# Unnati Hooda

Unnati Hooda (born 20 September 2007) is an Indian badminton player. In 2022, she won the women's singles event at the Odisha Open. She was also part of India's 2022 Uber Cup team.

## Early life

Hailing from Rohtak, Haryana, Unnati first started playing badminton when she was seven years old. Her father, Upkar, who was passionate about badminton, enrolled her in a badminton academy at Chottu Ram Stadium.

## Career
### 2021–22: First senior title

In 2021, Hooda's first tournament was the India International Challenge where she lost to Anupama Upadhyaya in the finals. In January 2022, Unnati played in the 2022 Odisha Open where she won the tournament beating Smit Toshniwal in the finals, winning her first ever BWF World Tour tournament. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event.

### 2023: Abu Dhabi Masters title

In 2023, Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Samiya Imad Farooqui in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters finals and won her second BWF World Tour Title. She then won the India International Challenge by beating compatriot Tasnim Mir in straight games.

## Achievements
### BWF World Tour (2 titles)

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 Tour is 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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2022 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Smit Toshniwal | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner | |
| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Samiya Farooqui | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner | |

### BWF International Challenge (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | India International | Anupama Upadhyaya | 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 (I) | India International | Isharani Baruah | 21–13, 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 (II) | India International | Tasnim Mir | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2025 | Singapore International | Ruzana | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2022 | India Junior International | Sarunrak Vitidsarn | 25–23, 17–21, 10–21 | Runner-up | |
    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 | 2023 | Ref |
| World Junior Championships | 13th | QF | |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2022 | Ref |
| Uber Cup | QF | |

### Individual competitions
#### Junior level

| Events | 2022 | 2023 | Ref |
| World Junior Championships | 4R | 3R | |

#### Senior level
##### Women's singles

| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Thailand Masters | NH | Q2 | A | A | Q2 ('23) | |
| German Open | A | A | A | QF | QF ('25) | |
| Orléans Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |
| Thailand Open | A | Q1 | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Malaysia Masters | A | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Baoji China Masters | NA | NA | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| Abu Dhabi Masters | NA | W | NH | | W ('23) | |
| Arctic Open | A | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) | |
| Denmark Open | A | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Syed Modi International | A | 2R | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Guwahati Masters | NA | 2R | 1R | | 2R ('23) | |
| Odisha Masters | W | SF | A | | W ('22) | |
| Year-end ranking | 137 | 56 | 80 | | 47 | |

##### Women's doubles

| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Guwahati Masters | 2R | 2R | | 2R ('23, '24) | |

## Record against opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 5 March 2025.
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Diff. |
| P. V. Sindhu | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| An Se-young | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |