Wins by Indian badminton players that made the world take note

#4 Aparna Popat

Before Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu burst on the scene and took Indian women badminton to heights on the world stage, Aparna Popat was the country’s flag bearer.

9-time national women’s singles champion, Aparna won the prestigious French Open in 1998 when she beat German Katja Michalowsky 11-8, 11-4 in the final. She won the silver medal at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games the same year.