GDGWS welcomes – Sanya Singh and Pari Singh

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GDGWS welcomes Sanya Singh and Pari Singh of Grade 9 and 7 respectively. Both students are accomplished Tennis Players. We are proud to have them as students of G.D. Goenka World School !!

Background and Achievements of Sanya Singh (Grade 9):

· Started playing tennis at the age of 5 years

· Winner of more than 40 titles at National level in different age categories

· Selected to represent India by Grand Slam Development Fund for ITF Asia Development Championship in March 2016 in Vietnam

· Represented India in World Junior Championship in Bangkok in April, 2016

· Winner of Doubles in International Tennis Federation Grade 5 in Kathmandu

· Runners Up in International Tennis Federation Grade 5 in Dehradun

· National Sub Junior Fenesta Champion in U-14, in year 2015.

· National Sub Junior Finalist U-14 in Aurangabad

· Part of State Vision Program for 2016-2020

· Career best ranking in U-12 in India is Ranked no. 3

· Career best ranking in U-14 in India is Ranked no. 2

· Currently ranked no. 3 in India in U-16 category

· Represented Haryana in the Khelo India Youth Games, January 2019

Background and Achievements of Pari Singh (Grade 7):

· Started playing tennis at the age of 5 years

· Winner of more than 10 titles at State Level and 25 titles at National level in different age categories

· Holding a record of winning 10 continuous titles back to back in 10 weeks at State Level

· Won her first National Level title in U-12 at the age of 9 years

· Holds a record in India of winning four back to back ‘Asian Championship in U-14’ in singles and doubles events in two weeks

· Won her first National Level title in U-18 at the age of 13 years

· Ranked no. 1 in India in U-12 category

· Ranked no. 2 in India in U-14 category at the age of 13 years

· Represented India in prestigious ‘Les Petits As-France’ Tournament in Asian Play offs. Secured 3rd Place in Asia and qualified to compete in Europe

· Became the first girl to qualify for ‘Les Petits As-France’ Tournament in October 2018 and will be travelling with Indian Team to compete in France in January 2019.

· Aiming to be a top-ranked player in India by January 2019 and to be a part of Indian Team to represent India in ‘Asia Oceania Championship -2019’ and ‘World Junior Championships.