Shikha GAUTAM

Jayce September 6, 2024 0

Character Introduction

Shikha Gautam (April 18, 1998 – ) is an Indian female badminton player who has won the Women’s Doubles title at the Indian National Championships.

Hailing from Nashik, Maharashtra, Shikha Gautam began her training at the age of 9. In 2011, seeking better training resources, she joined Prakash Padukone’s badminton academy in Bangalore, Karnataka, on the invitation of the badminton legend. Later, she continued her training at the academy run by former Indian player Jagdish Yadav. Gautam has represented India in the 2016 Asian Junior Championships and the World Junior Championships.

Until 2017, Shikha Gautam was active as a singles player and won the Women’s Singles title at the Mauritius International and was the runner-up at the Indian International Series. However, after finishing as the runner-up in Women’s Doubles at the National Championships early in the year, she realized her potential in doubles and began to focus on developing her doubles game. In February 2019, Gautam and Ashwini Bhat unexpectedly won the Women’s Doubles title at the Indian National Championships by defeating favorites Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha Ram. This victory led Gautam to concentrate on doubles, and she and Bhat also reached the Women’s Doubles semifinals at the Poland International and Maldives International Challenge in the same year.

In March 2022, Gautam and Bhat reached the semifinals of the Super 100 Orléans Masters, ultimately losing 1-2 (16-21, 21-18, 22-24) to the German pair Stein Susann Kuspert and Emma Mossingski.

World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 71, Week 36, 2024

Olympic Points – Women’s Doubles 59, 25280 points

Finals Ranking – Women’s Doubles 61, 9660 points