Rakshitha Ramraj

{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 2007)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Rakshitha Ramraj

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj

| country = India

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2007|4|4}}

| birth_place = Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

| height = 1.68 m

| handedness = Right

| years_active = 2021–present

| coach = {{ubl

| Pullela Gopichand

| Rahul Yadav Chittaboina{{cite news|title=Badminton: Rakshitha Ramraj, with a push from coach Gopichand to attack more, registers big win at Hylo Open

|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/rakshitha-sree-hylo-open-badminton-gilmour-9647609/|access-date=9 November 2024|work=The Indian Express|date=1 November 2024}}

}}

| event = Women's singles

| career_record = 70 wins, 28 losses

| highest_ranking = 41

| date_of_highest_ranking = 6 May 2025

| current_ranking = 45

| date_of_current_ranking = 20 May 2025

| bwfbadminton_id = 91807

| bwf_id = f66dc9c4-6f69-4a16-8e08-0749dcf551b9

}}

Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj (born 4 April 2007) is an Indian badminton player from Tamil Nadu.{{cite web|title=Players: Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/91807/rakshitha-sree-santhosh-ramraj/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation }} She is a women's singles player and she is ranked 45 in the BWF World Ranking and has a World Tour Rank of 18 in women's singles as of April 2025. She won two BWF international titles winning the Slovenia Open and India International in 2024.

Early life

Ramraj is from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She is trained by Pullela Gopichand and Rahul Yadav Chittaboina.

Achievements

= BWF International (2 titles, 3 runners-up) =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Sri Lanka International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Isharani Baruah

| align="left" | 20–22, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Slovenia Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Shriyanshi Valishetty

| align="left" | 21–16, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Réunion Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tasnim Mir

| align="left" | 15–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024 (I)

| align="left" | India International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Isharani Baruah

| align="left" | 15–21, 21–9, 17–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024 (II)

| align="left" | India International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tanvi Patri

| align="left" | 17–21, 21–12, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

= BWF Junior International (1 runner-up) =

Girls' singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#AE9C45"

| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | India Junior International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tara Shah

| align="left" | 21–13, 23–25, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

: {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

{{Performance key (badminton)}}

= National team =

  • Junior level

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Team events !! 2022 !! 2023 !! Ref

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | Asian Junior Championships

| style=color:#ccc | NH

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

| {{cite web |title=India's campaign ends in team event of Badminton Asia Junior Championships |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/indias-campaign-ends-in-team-event-of-badminton-asia-junior-championships/articleshow/101643442.cms |work=The Times of India |date=10 July 2023 |access-date=9 November 2024}}

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | World Junior Championships

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 13th

| style=color:#ccc | A

|

= Individual competitions =

== Junior level ==

  • Girls' singles

style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'

! Events !! 2022 !! 2023 !! Ref

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | Asia Junior Championships

| style=color:#ccc | NH

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 4R

| {{cite web |title=Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023 results for Indian shuttlers |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/badminton-asia-junior-championships-2023-india-medal-winners-results |publisher=Olympic Games |date=14 July 2023 |access-date=9 November 2024}}

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | World Junior Championships

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 3R

| style=color:#ccc | A

| {{cite web |title=BWF World Junior C'ships: Unnati Hooda, S Sankar progress; top seed Anupama Upadhyaya bows out |url=https://scroll.in/field/1035952/bwf-world-junior-c-ships-unnati-hooda-s-sankar-progress-top-seed-anupama-upadhyaya-bows-out |publisher=Scroll.in |date=26 October 2022 |access-date=9 November 2024}}

== Senior level ==

  • Women's singles

style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'

! rowspan="2" | Tournament !! colspan="2" | BWF World Tour !! rowspan="2" | Best !! rowspan="2" | Ref

20242025
align=left | India Open

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

| {{cite web |title=India Open 2025: Anupama wins next gen battle against Rakshitha but her journey has just begun |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/anupama-upadhyaya-rakshitha-ramraj-india-open-2025-badminton-training-gopichand-academy-season-goals/article69101871.ece |publisher=Sportstar |date=15 January 2025 |access-date=30 January 2025}}

align=left | Indonesia Masters

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

|

align=left | Thailand Masters

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('25)

|

align=left | German Open

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('25)

|

align=left | Swiss Open

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

|

align=left | Taipei Open

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('24, '25)

|

align=left | Thailand Open

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

|

align=left | Singapore Open

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

|

align=left | Indonesia Open

| style=color:#ccc | A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

|

align=left | Kaohsiung Masters

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R

|

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R ('24)

|

align=left | Indonesia Masters Super 100

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

|

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('24)

|

align=left | Vietnam Open

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R

|

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R ('24)

|

align=left | Hylo Open

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

|

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('24)

| {{cite web |title=Malvika Bansod, Ayush Shetty cruise into semi-finals of Hylo Open 2024 |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/malvika-bansod-ayush-shetty-cruise-into-semi-finals-of-hylo-open-202420241101231454/ |publisher=Asian News International |date=1 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024}}

align=left | Syed Modi International

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R

|

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R ('24)

|

align=left | Guwahati Masters

| 2024 Guwahati Masters

|

|

|

align=left | Odisha Masters

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

|

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('24)

|

align=left | Year-end ranking

| 50

|

| 45

|

References

{{Reflist}}