N. Sikki Reddy

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]

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 name	Nelakurihi Sikki
Country	India
Born	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) Kodad, Telangana, India
Residence	Hyderabad, India
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Handedness	Left
Coach	Pullela Gopichand
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	17 (WD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 13 August 2019) 13 (XD with Pranav Chopra, 23 March 2017)
Current ranking	32 (XD with B. Sumeeth Reddy, 5 November 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  India Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Mixed doubles 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's team 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's doubles 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's doubles Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Pune Girls' doubles 2008 Pune Girls' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

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

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

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

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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	Ashwini Ponnappa	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	Ashwini Ponnappa	Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	Pranaav Chopra	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow	21–15, 19–21, 23–25	Runner-up

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

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	Ashwini Ponnappa	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Brasil Open	Pranaav Chopra	Toby Ng Rachel Honderich	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2016	Russian Open	Pranaav Chopra	Vladimir Ivanov Valeria Sorokina	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2016	Scottish Open	Pranaav Chopra	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21–13, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Syed Modi International	Pranaav Chopra	B. Sumeeth Reddy Ashwini Ponnappa	22–20, 21–10	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

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

References

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.

External links

• Sikki Reddy at BWFBadminton.com
• Sikki Reddy at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• N. Sikki Reddy at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)