Prajakta Sawant (born 28 October 1992) is a badminton player from India. She was the national women's doubles champion in 2010 and 2011 and also won the mixed doubles title in 2010. In 2013, she won the Bangladesh International tournament partnered with Arathi Sara Sunil.
In 2007, at age 14, she made history by becoming the first Indian female to win a gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championship. She achieved this feat alongside Raj Kumar, as they won the Asian Bandminton Championship U-16 mixed doubles title. In 2009, she once again made history by becoming the first Indian female to win a bronze medal in the same tournament, but this time in the U-19 mixed doubles category.
In 2010, when she participated, she was the youngest player on the badminton court. In 2010, Prajakta was selected to be a part of the Indian team for the Asian Games, and she was the youngest badminton player to participate in this prestigious event.
Achievements Asia Junior Championships Mixed doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2009Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pranav Chopra Lu Kai Bao Yixin12–21, 15–21 Bronze
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 6 runners-up) Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2017Egypt International Sanyogita Ghorpade Anastasiya Cherniavskaya Alesia Zaitsava17–21, 18–21 Runner-up2017Mauritius International Sanyogita Ghorpade Lisa Kaminski Hannah Pohl18–21, 20–22 Runner-up2016Mauritius International Lee Zhi Qing Evelyn Siamupangila Ogar Siamupangila21–7, 21–6 Winner2014Tata Open India International Aparna Balan J. Meghana K. Maneesha21–13, 10–21, 21–13 Winner2013Bangladesh International Arathi Sara Sunil Dhanya Nair Mohita Sahdev22–20, 15–4 Retired Winner2013Bahrain International Arathi Sara Sunil Aparna Balan Sanyogita Ghorpade18–21, 21–18, 21–16 Winner2011Swiss International Pradnya Gadre Laura Choinet Audrey Fontaine19–21, 21–10, 21–10 Winner2011Bulgarian International Pradnya Gadre Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver21–18, 7–21, 10–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2017Malaysia International Yogendran Khrishnan Hiroki Okamura Naru Shinoya10–21, 22–24 Runner-up2017Egypt International Yogendran Khrishnan Ahmed Salah Menna Eltanany21–15, 21–13 Winner2017Mauritius International Yogendran Khrishnan Jonathan Persson Kate Foo Kune21–7, 21–17 Winner2016Mauritius International Yogendran Khrishnan Satwiksairaj Rankireddy K. Maneesha19–21, 21–11, 17–21 Runner-up2014Sri Lanka International Vountus Indra Mawan Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre16–21, 18–21 Runner-up2013Bahrain International Challenge Sanave Thomas V. Diju N. Siki Reddy19–21, 21–14, 23–23 Retired Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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