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Tanvi Khanna

Tanvi Khanna
Personal information
Born (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996
New Delhi, India
EducationColumbia University
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country India
HandednessRight-handed
ClubColumbia Lions[1]
Racquet usedHead
Women's singles
Highest ranking69 (September 2023)
Current ranking92 (October 2025)
Title4
Tour final9
PSA Profile
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  India
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chennai Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Team
Representing IOA
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nanjing Team

Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian squash player and a member of the national team.[2][3]

Career

She made her maiden Asian Games appearance at the 2018 Asian Games representing India and clinched a silver medal in the women's team event. She also participated at the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships and reached quarter-finals.[4] She lost to fellow national squash player Joshna Chinappa in the quarterfinals.[5]

Tanvi Khanna also represents Columbia Lions in Ivy League and was named first team All-Ivy League for three consecutive years from 2016-2018.[6] South Asian Games 2018 Nepal Gold medallist in the individual event.[7]

Tanvi Khanna was also part of senior women squash team for the 2023 Asian Games.[8]

In September 2023 she became the top ranked squash player of India replacing Joshna Chinappa and in the process achieving the world ranking of 69.[9][10][11]

Tanvi Khanna is part of Indian Women's squash team for 2023 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in China.[12]

Titles

In Year 2019, Tanvi Khanna claimed the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament for the women's title .[13]

In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her first PSA Challenger Tour-10 Event at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Chennai Leg-3 Event by defeating Sunayana Kuruvilla in finals in a five set thriller match 11-5,9-11,7-11,11-7,15-13.[14]

In Year 2021 Tanvi Khanna won her second PSA Challenger Tour event by defeating Sunayna Kuruvilla 7-11,7-11,9-11 at the HCL-SRFI Indian tour Noida Leg during the women's final.[15]

Tanvi Khanna won the women's North Coast Open 2023 title Championship making her current year champion for the new Costa North Coast tournament.[16] This win gave her third PSA title in the career.[17]

Tanvi Khanna who was seeded 6th, won the HCL $9000 PSA Challenger Squash Tournament on 12 September 2025 at Otters Club defeating Egyptian Top Seed Amina El Rihany.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Tanvi Khanna - Women's Squash". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Tanvi Khanna - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Squash Info | PSA World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ Scroll Staff (2 May 2019). "Asian Individual Squash Championship: Tanvi Khanna sets up quarter-final clash with Joshna Chinappa". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ Sportstar, Team (3 May 2019). "Asian squash: Joshna, Saurav storm into semifinals". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Tanvi Khanna Named First Team All-Ivy". Columbia University Athletics. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. ^ Suryanarayan, Sharikkalraman (28 December 2019). "Tanvi Khanna was the star in India's triumphant march in squash in the South Asian Games". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Velavan Senthilkumar, Akanksha Salunkhe clinch Jansher Khan Canberra Open squash titles". thebridge.in. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ^ Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ "World Squash Rankings: Tanvi Khanna dethrones Joshna Chinappa to become the new India No. 1". sportskeeda.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Tanvi Khanna is India No. 1 in world squash rankings". inkl. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ Keerthivasan, K. (6 September 2023). "India's Asian Games-bound squash team to camp in Chennai; Tanvi Khanna becomes India no.1". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna Win Bengal Open Squash Titles - Sentinelassam". sentinelassam.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Squash: Velavan Senthilkumar, Tanvi Khanna lift PSA Challenger Tour titles in contrasting styles". The Indian Express. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Tanvi, Velavan do an encore, grab back to back PSA Challenger Tour titles in 10 days". The Indian Express. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  16. ^ "North Coast Open : Idrakie and Khanna claim the titles". SquashSite - all about Squash. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  17. ^ "SQUASH Tanvi Khanna wins PSA Challenger title in Australia Sixth seed Tanvi Khanna beat third seed". Pixstory. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Tanvi Khanna, Veer Chotrani triumph". The Hindu. 12 September 2025. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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