THANDI Karman Kaur

Date of Birth: 16 Jun 1998

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.65/5'5''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Women's Doubles IND India2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Not before 13:45	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre Court 4	Women's Doubles Round 1 Match 14 IND India2 6 6 KAZ Kazakhstan2 4 2	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre Court 6	Women's Doubles Round 2 Match 7 HKG Hong Kong, China1 6 6 IND India2 4 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
Last 16	Women's Singles	2018	Indonesia
Last 16	Mixed Doubles	2018	Indonesia
WTA Race
Quarterfinal	Women's Doubles	2022	Chennai Open
Last 16	Women's Singles	2022	Chennai Open
Last 16	Women's Singles	2018	Jiangxi Open
Last 16	Women's Doubles	2018	Jiangxi Open
1/16 Final	Women's Singles	2018	Guangzhou Open

Travel, watching romantic comedies, shopping. (Instagram profile, 18 Apr 2023; hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022)

Occupation:

Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi, IND

Languages spoken:

English, Hindi, Punjabi

Aditya Sachdeva [personal]

Right (itftennis, 17 Apr 2023)

Sporting relatives:

Her grandfather competed in athletics [hurdles] at international level. Her mother Rajandeep Thandi also competed in athletics [sprints and long jump] at national level in India. (hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022)

In 2021 she sustained abdominal and shoulder injuries. (timesofindia, 26 Dec 2021)

In 2019 she suffered a stress fracture in her lower back that kept her out for several months. (zeenews, 27 Feb 2023)

She began playing tennis at age eight. (itftennis, 17 Apr 2023)

"My parents put my brother and I in tennis lessons during summer vacations. And that wasn't the only sport we played. We also played soccer, skating, we even did horse riding. But I improved really fast in tennis; the coaches also saw potential, so they eventually told mum and dad, 'She should pursue this'. But the main thing was, I really enjoyed playing tennis." (hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022)

To achieve a top-20 world ranking. (hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022)

She trains at the RoundGlass Tennis Academy in Chandigarh, India. "I spend six to eight hours a day training, starting at 07:00 in the morning. I play two hours of tennis, eat lunch, then play another hour and a half, then two hours of fitness, then recovery for another hour, and then I go home." (hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022, 23 Jun 2022)

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova. (timesofindia, 20 Nov 2017)

Coach Aditya Sachdeva, and her family. (hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022, 23 Jun 2022)

Philosophy:

"Once I set my mind on something, decide that this is what I want to do, I put everything into it, and I can't sit idle until it's finished." (hindustantimes, 02 Dec 2022)

Additional Information

General
RETURN TO FORMER COACH
In 2022 she resumed working with former coach Aditya Sachdeva at the RoundGlass Tennis Academy in Chandigarh, India. She has previously spent time training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Biot, France, the Nensel Tennis Academy in Peine, Germany, and with Bobby Mahal in Canada. "I am delighted to train at the RoundGlass Tennis Academy. Aditya has over the years played a key role in shaping me as a player and I hope to continue developing my game under his guidance with the help of the world-class facilities at the academy." (sportstar, 27 Oct 2022; hindustantimes, 23 Jun 2022; timesofindia, 26 Dec 2021; Nensel Academy Facebook page, 16 Nov 2020; mouratoglou男子棍术, 22 Nov 2017)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event