N. Sikki Reddy

N. Sikki Reddy
President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Arjuna Award to Reddy in a ceremony in New Delhi on 25 September 2018.
Personal information
Birth nameNelakurihi Sikki
CountryIndia
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31)
Kodad, Telangana, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachPullela Gopichand
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking17 (WD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 13 August 2019)
13 (XD with Pranav Chopra, 23 March 2017)
Current ranking32 (XD with B. Sumeeth Reddy, 5 November 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pune Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Girls' singles
BWF profile

Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles.[1] In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra.[2] She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games.[3][4]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
India Ashwini Ponnappa Australia Setyana Mapasa
Australia Gronya Somerville
21–19, 21–19 Bronze Bronze

South Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
India K. Maneesha India Jwala Gutta
India Ashwini Ponnappa
9–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
India Meghana Jakkampudi Sri Lanka Thilini Hendahewa
Sri Lanka Kavidi Sirimannage
14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
India Pranaav Chopra India Manu Attri
India Ashwini Ponnappa
30–29, 21–17 Gold Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India India Saina Nehwal 21–23, 20–22 Silver Silver

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India India P. C. Thulasi Canada Alexandra Bruce
Canada Michelle Li
21–18, 21–8 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Ashwini Ponnappa Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan
Malaysia Lee Meng Yean
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 India Ashwini Ponnappa South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 India Pranaav Chopra Indonesia Akbar Bintang Cahyono
Indonesia Winny Oktavina Kandow
21–15, 19–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International India Ashwini Ponnappa Denmark Christinna Pedersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open India Pranaav Chopra Canada Toby Ng
Canada Rachel Honderich
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Russian Open India Pranaav Chopra Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Valeria Sorokina
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Scottish Open India Pranaav Chopra Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai
21–13, 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Syed Modi International India Pranaav Chopra India B. Sumeeth Reddy
India Ashwini Ponnappa
22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 14 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Smiling Fish International India P. C. Thulasi Thailand Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Bahrain International India Aparna Balan Canada Nicole Grether
Canada Charmaine Reid
10–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Tata Open India International India Aparna Balan South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
21–19, 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Tata Open India International India Pradnya Gadre India Jwala Gutta
India Ashwini Ponnappa
21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bahrain International Challenge India Pradnya Gadre India Aparna Balan
India Sanyogita Ghorpade
21–13, 19–21, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bangladesh International India Pradnya Gadre Turkey Özge Bayrak
Turkey Neslihan Yiğit
21–10, 22–24, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Uganda International India Poorvisha S. Ram Iran Negin Amiripour
Iran Sorayya Aghaei
11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Polish Open India Pradnya Gadre Canada Alex Bruce
Canada Phyllis Chan
21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Lagos International India Pradnya Gadre Turkey Özge Bayrak
Turkey Neslihan Yiğit
21–19, 21–23, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Tata Open India International India K. Maneesha Thailand Chayanit Chaladchalam
Thailand Phataimas Muenwong
11–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Welsh International India Ashwini Ponnappa Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
Russia Olga Morozova
16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Maldives International India Ashwini Ponnappa Japan Sayaka Hobara
Japan Natsuki Sone
10–21, 21–17, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Denmark Masters India Ashwini Ponnappa Denmark Amalie Magelund
Denmark Freja Ravn
21–15, 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bahrain International India Valiyaveetil Diju India Arun Vishnu
India Aparna Balan
14–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge India Valiyaveetil Diju India Sanave Thomas
India Prajakta Sawant
21–19, 14–21, 23–23 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International India Manu Attri India Akshay Dewalkar
India Pradnya Gadre
21–19, 19–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Uganda International India Tarun Kona Turkey Muhammed Ali Kurt
Turkey Kader İnal
11–6, 11–4, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Lagos International India Tarun Kona Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Zięba
19–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 (II) India International Challenge India Rohan Kapoor Thailand Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
Thailand Chasinee Korepap
22–20, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 (III) India International Challenge India Rohan Kapoor India K. Sai Pratheek
India Ashwini Ponnappa
16–21, 21–11, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Maldives International India Rohan Kapoor Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Tanina Mammeri
21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Slovenia Open India Rohan Kapoor Denmark Jesper Toft
Denmark Clara Graversen
12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Denmark Masters India Rohan Kapoor Denmark Mads Vestergaard
Denmark Christine Busch
21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Iran Fajr International India B. Sumeeth Reddy India Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
India Aadya Variyath
20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Azerbaijan International India B. Sumeeth Reddy India Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
India Aadya Variyath
21–13, 20–22, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

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Sikki Reddy married her fellow badminton player B. Sumeeth Reddy in February 2019.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Reddy N. Sikki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Ruthvika Gadde, Reddy-Chopra win in Russian Open Grand Prix 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "South Asian Games: Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu to win gold". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Sikki Reddy's saga of blood, sweat and success".
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding". Times Now. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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