Deepika Pallikal | Indian Female Squash Player | Dipika Pallikal | Dinesh Karthik Wife | Dipika Pallikal Squash Player | Deepika Pallikal Biography | Age | Wiki
Deepika Pallikal was born in 21st September 1991 at chennai, Tamilnadu. As of 2018, she is 27 years old and her parents are Sanjiv and Susan Pallikal. They are malayali's and originally from kerala and her mother Susan Pallikal played international cricket for Indian Women's cricket team. Dipika Pallikal did her schooling in Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai and did her B.A [English Honorus] Graduation from Ethiraj College of women in Chennai. She is a Malayali Christian and she become one of the Top Indian female Squash Player.
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Professional career
Dipika Pallikal started her career in 2006 and till 2011 her career was filled with lot of ups and downs. But she showing lot consistency and winning performances lifted her professional career. We will list her achievements year wise to become a Top Indian female Squash Player.
In 2011
- She won first WISPA Titles in September by winning Orange county open in Irvine, California
- She won second WISPA Tour victory in US
- She won her third victory in Hong Kong , the Crocodile Challenger Cup in December and move forward to 17th ranking position
In 2012
- In February 2012, she claimed a ranking of 14th position from the victories of world open
- She become the first Indian ever to reach the summit clash of Silver event when she reached the final of the Tournament of Champions squash meet.
- She reached semi finals in August 2012 in Australian Open.
- Dipika was integral part of Indian squash team in 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.
From 2013
- She won her sixth WSA title of her career against Joey chan of Hong kong.
- In 2014, Common wealth Games she with Joshna Chinappa won the squash women's doubles gold medal
- In 2015, She won the tenth Tour Title at the Winter Club Open.
- In 2016, She was part of the Gold medal winning Indian Women's Team in South Asian Games
With Other Players in Commonwealth
Training & Trainer
Dipika Pallikal trains at the ICL-TNSRA Academy at Chennai under Cyrus Poncha and Major (rtd) S. Maniam. Her coach is the six time world champion, Sarah Fitz-Gerald to whom she attributes most of her recent success. [ Source : wikipedia ]
Awards
In 2012 - Arjuna Award
In 2015 - Padmashri Award
Personal Life
In 2015 - Padmashri Award
Personal Life
On 15 November 2013, she became engaged to Indian Cricketer Dinesh Karthik and she become Dinesh Karthik Wife in August 2015. She married twice in both traditional Christian wedding style and Hindu wedding style on 18 August 2015 and 20 August 2015, respectively.
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