#7 Aparna Popat
Former badminton superstar Aparna Popat was India's national champion for a record-equalling nine times, as she won all the senior national championships between 1997 and 2006. She won a silver medal, a bronze and another bronze medal at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games respectively.
Popat reached a career high ranking of 16th in the world. She remains the only badminton player to have won 16 national singles titles.
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