Dipika Pallikal (Squash Player) Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Bio & More
Dipika Pallikal is an Indian squash player. She is the first Indian woman to be top 10 in the WSA rankings. In 2011, she has won 3 WISPA (Women’s International Squash Players Association) tour titles, which attained her a career best ranking of 13. Later she excelled to top 10 ranking in December 2012. She was runner up in the Tournament of Champions 2012 and has reached the semifinals of Australian Open 2012. In 2013 February, she has won in the Meadowood Pharmacy Open and received her sixth WSA title.
Bio
Real Name: Dipika Rebecca Pallikal
Nickname: Dipika
Profession: Indian squash player
Date of Birth: 21 September 1991
Age (as in 2017): 25 Years
Birth Place: Chennai, India
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Chennai, India
School: Good Shepherd School
College: Ethiraj College
Educational Qualifications: English Honours
Father- Sanjiv Pallikal
Mother- Susan Pallikal
Religion: Hinduism
Hobbies: Travelling, Dancing
Physical Stats & More
Height: 5’ 7”
Weight: 69 kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
International Debut
Dipika Pallikal turned into a professional Squash player in the year 2006
Coach/Mentor: Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Records/Achievements
- 2013 Macau Squash Open Winner
- 2013 Macau Squash Open Winner
- 2013 Canada Meadowood Pharmacy Open Winner
- 2012 Australia Australian Open Semifinals
- 2012 United States Tournament of Champions Runner Up
- 2011 Hong Kong Crocodile Challenge Cup Winner
- 2011 Netherlands World Open Quarterfinal
- 2011 United States Dread Sports Series
- 2011 United States Orange County Open Winner
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status: Married on August 18, 2015
Affairs/Girlfriends: Dinesh Karthik (Cricketer)
Husband: Dinesh Karthik
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dipika Pallikal
- She has been playing squash from the age of 10 years.
- Dipika ignored participating National Championship Squash competition from 2012 until 2015 due to the inequality in prize money where the women’s championship winner was awarded only 40% of the prize money of the men’s championship winner.
- Along with her squash career, she has also done bit of commercials and endorse a few products.
- She also recived the prestigous award “Arjuna Award” for Squash.
