N. Sikki Reddy

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 Reddy
Country India
Born 18 August 1993
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 40 (XD with Rohan Kapoor 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing India
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pune Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Girls' singles
BWF profile

Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles. In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra. She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games.

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 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 Silver
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal 		Meghana Jakkampudi Thilini Hendahewa
Kavidi Sirimannage 		14–21, 18–21 Bronze 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 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 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 Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Ashwini Ponnappa Baek Ha-na
Jung Kyung-eun 		17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open Pranaav Chopra Toby Ng
Rachel Honderich 		21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Russian Open Pranaav Chopra Vladimir Ivanov
Valeria Sorokina 		21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Scottish Open Pranaav Chopra Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai 		21–13, 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Syed Modi International Pranaav Chopra B. Sumeeth Reddy
Ashwini Ponnappa 		22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 12 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Bahrain International Aparna Balan Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid 		10–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Tata Open India International Aparna Balan Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		21–19, 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Tata Open India International Pradnya Gadre Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa 		21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bahrain International Challenge Pradnya Gadre Aparna Balan
Sanyogita Ghorpade 		21–13, 19–21, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bangladesh International Pradnya Gadre Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit 		21–10, 22–24, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Uganda International Poorvisha S. Ram Negin Amiripour
Sorayya Aghaei 		11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Polish Open Pradnya Gadre Alex Bruce
Phyllis Chan 		21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Lagos International Pradnya Gadre Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit 		21–19, 21–23, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Tata Open India International K. Maneesha Chayanit Chaladchalam
Phataimas Muenwong 		11–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Welsh International Ashwini Ponnappa Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova 		16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Maldives International Ashwini Ponnappa Sayaka Hobara
Natsuki Sone 		10–21, 21–17, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Denmark Masters Ashwini Ponnappa Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn 		21–15, 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bahrain International Valiyaveetil Diju Arun Vishnu
Aparna Balan 		14–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge Valiyaveetil Diju Sanave Thomas
Prajakta Sawant 		21–19, 14–21, 23–23 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International Manu Attri Akshay Dewalkar
Pradnya Gadre 		21–19, 19–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Uganda International Tarun Kona Muhammed Ali Kurt
Kader İnal 		11–6, 11–4, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Lagos International Tarun Kona Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba 		19–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 India Chattisgarh International Challenge Rohan Kapoor Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
Chasinee Korepap 		22–20, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 India International Rohan Kapoor K. Sai Pratheek
Ashwini Ponnappa 		16–21, 21–11, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Maldives International Rohan Kapoor Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri 		21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Slovenia Open Rohan Kapoor Jesper Toft
Clara Graversen 		12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Denmark Masters Rohan Kapoor Mads Vestergaard
Christine Busch 		21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

Sikki Reddy married her fellow badminton player B. Sumeeth Reddy in February 2019.