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Name : DIPIKA REBECCA PALLIKAL

Date of Birth : 21st September 1991

E-mail : dpallikal@gmail.com

University : Ethiraj College

Training : Egyptian Coach Mr. Amir Wagih in Cairo
English Coach Malcolm Willstrop in Leeds/UK

Ranking : Ranked No.38 in the Women’s International Squash Association as on 1st july 2010 and Ranked as Asia’s No.1 in the Under-19 category.
As on may 1st 2010, ranked no:1 in the World Rising Star WISPA ranking

Mailing Address : No:5, C Haddows Road, Chennai – 600006. 

Winner Girls Under 13 German Junior Squash Open, May 2003, Stuttgart

Winner Girls Under 13 Belgium Junior Open November 2003 Herentals.

Winner Girls Under 13 Scottish Junior Open, December 2004 Edinburg.

Winner Girls Under 13 Australian Open, April 2004 Melbourne

Winner Girls Under 13 German Junior Open, May 2004 Stuttgart

Winner Girls Under 13 Dutch Junior Open, July 2004, Amsterdam.

Runner up Girls Under 15 Malaysian Open, May 2004 Kuala Lumpur

Winner Girls Under 15 French Junior Open, February 2005 Marseilles.

Winner Girls Under 15 Australian Junior Open –1, April 2005 Adelaide

Winner Girls Under 15 Australian Junior Open – 2 April 2005 Adelaide

Winner Girls Under 15 Dutch Junior Open, July 2005, Amsterdam.

Winner Girls Under 15 German Junior Open, May 2006 Stuttgart.

Winner Girls Under 15 Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship, June 2006 Singapore.

Winner Girls Under 15 Pioneer Junior Open, July 2006 Cologne.

Winner Girls Under 15 Dutch Junior Open, July 2006 Amsterdam.

Winner Individual - won Silver Medal at SAG games held at Colombo, August 2006

Winner Team event won Gold Medal at SAG games held at Colombo, August 2006

Winner Girls Under 17 Nordic Junior Open, September 2007 Malmo, Sweden.

Winner Girls Under 17 British Junior Open, January 2007, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Runner UP Girls Under 19 Asian Juniors, January 2009

Runner UP Girls Under 19 British Open, January 2009

Bronze Medalist - World Juniors, August 2009

National

Winner Girls Under 11 South Zone Inter School Squash 2002

Winner Girls Under 13 Indian Junior Nationals 2002

Winner Girls Under 13 IndianOil – Servo Squash Tournament Bom. June 2003

Winner Girls Under 15 IndianOil – Servo Squash Tournament, Bom. June 2003

Winner Girls Under 13 Indian Junior Open, Pune – Sept 2003

Winner Girls Under 15 National Grand Finals – Chennai 2003

Winner Girls Under 15 Eastern India Squash Championship Calcutta 2003

Winner Girls Under 15 Rajasthan Open Jaipur 2004

Winner Girls Under 15 Little Masters Bombay 2004

Winner Girls Under 17 Northern India Circuit Delhi 2004

Winner Girls Under 17 Chelmsford Delhi Open 2005

Runner up Women’s Category Chelmsford Delhi Open 2005

Winner Girls Under 17 Rajasthan Open Jaipur 2005 – September 2005

Runner up Women’s Category Rajasthan Open Jaipur 2005 – September 2005

Winner Girls Under 17 Northern India Circuit – September 2005

Runner up Women’s Category Northern India Circuit – September 2005

Winner Girls Under 19 Indian Junior Open Indore – October 2005

Winner Girls Under 15 C.C.I Western India Squash Tournament – November 2005

Winner Girls Under 19 C.C.I Western India Squash Tournament – November 2005

Runner up Women’s Category C.C.I Western India Squash Tournament – November 2005

Winner Won Silver Medal at the Senior Nationals held at Delhi, September 2006.

Winner Girls Under 19 Junior Nationals held at Kolkata, October 2006.

Winner Girls Under 17 Junior Nationals held at Ajmer, October 2007.

Winner Girls Under 19 Junior Nationals held at Chennai, November2008.

Winner Girls Under 19 Junior Nationals held at Indore, October 2009.

Represented and played at the No.1 spot at the recently concluded ASIAN SENIOR which was held in Taipei in the month of FEB 2006. She played the World No.1 Nicole David during the Team Match against Malaysia and came as close to 10- 8 in the 3rd game.

Highlights of Dipika's Career

1. Asian Junior Champion Under 19

2. Asian Junior Champion Under 15

3. Back to Back Austrailan Open Winner

4. Three times German Open Winner-Twice Under 13 and Once Under 15

5. Have won the French Open / Pioneer Open / Dutch Open / Nordic Open and Scottish Open between 2004 and 2007

6. Winner of the prestigious British Open Juniors-2008 which is in squash equivalent to the Wimbledon Juniors.

7. Dipika attained World Ranking No.1 in the rising star Under 19 rankings in the month of May 2008, may 2010, which is the first time any indian(male/female) has ever achieved.

8. Started Playing the professional circuit at the tender age of 15. Playing along side professionals aged 7 to 10 years senior to her. Dipika has entered 2 semifinals an 1 finals in the professional circuit. She stands 49 in the WISPA ranking.

9. Besides her squash talent, Dipika is no ordinary teenager. As the world sees her on Television and in the Papers nearly every other day. She has been endorsing products and has been invited to be the BRAND AMBASSADOR of

NATURALS, a chain of beauty spas and saloon,
Maverich fitness centre,
Odyssia, an Italian Shoe Venture,
Vammaa Oils, a virgin oil company,
Nike, the Sporting Company and
Technifibre, the famous racket company, France.

The media in chennai go gaga over Dipika be it in the Squash Courts or while she is attending shows and functions. She is amongst the Top Ten Women in Chennai, who got the award from "JUST FOR WOMEN" magazine alongside Shruthi Haassan, Soundarya Rajinikant, Priya Selvaraj, Kushboo and Others. Last month she was invited for the RITZ Awards function, where she was adjudged as one amongst the 19 Divas of Chennai. Here again she was the youngest of all at age of 17 and the only sport personality who was chosen amongst Entrepreneurs, Doctors and Film Personalities.

9. Appeared on cover page of Magazines

SAVVY
Just for Women
Vanita
Teenager
Femina