# Anupama Upadhyaya

Anupama Upadhyaya (born 12 February 2005) is an Indian badminton player. She is a former BWF World Junior Number 1. She became the Indian National Badminton Champion in women's singles in 2023.

## Early life

Hailing from Almora, Uttarakhand, Upadhyaya first started playing badminton when she was sent to a summer camp by her father, Naveen, a former cricketer. She first started training under D. K. Sen (father of 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lakshya Sen).

## Career

In 2023, Upadhyaya won the Indian National Championships women's singles title at the age of 18, became the first girls' from Almora district to do so. She was elected to join national team to compete at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

## Achievements
### BWF International (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2020 | Kenya International | Aakarshi Kashyap | 15–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Uganda International | Malvika Bansod | 21–17, 23–25, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | India International Challenge | Unnati Hooda | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2022 | Polish Open | Aditi Bhatt | 17–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Tajikistan International | Ksenia Polikarpova | 19–21, 21–9, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2024 | Polish Open | Tanya Hemanth | 21–15, 11–21, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2024 | Kazakhstan International | Isharani Baruah | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (1 title)

Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Uganda Junior International | Meghana Reddy Mareddy | 21–10, 12–21, 21–17 | Winner |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2022 |
| World Junior Championships | 13th |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2022 | 2023 |
| Asian Games | QF | NH |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | RR |

### Individual competitions

* Junior level
| Team events | 2022 |
| World Junior Championships | 3R |
* Senior level
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best |
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best |
| Malaysia Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) |
| India Open | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R ('22, '25) |
| Indonesia Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) |
| Thailand Masters | NH | 1R | A | A | 1R ('23) |
| German Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) |
| Orléans Masters | QF | Q2 | 2R | | QF ('22) |
| Thailand Open | Q1 | A | A | | Q1 ('22) |
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) |
| Kaohsiung Masters | NH | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| Canada Open | A | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | 1R | A | | 1R ('23) |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | A | A | | 1R ('23) |
| Taipei Open | A | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| Vietnam Open | 1R | A | 1R | | 1R ('22, '24) |
| Macau Open | NH | NH | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| China Masters | NH | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) |
| Syed Modi International | SF | 2R | 2R | | SF ('22) |
| Guwahati Masters | NH | 2R | A | | 2R ('23) |
| Odisha Masters | 2R | QF | 1R | | QF ('23) |
| Year-end ranking | 48 | 87 | 46 | | 43 |
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best |