Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Badminton player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	07/02/1993
Age	31 years
Birthplace	Ravulapalem, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 9"
Weight	65 Kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Hometown	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Religion	Hinduism

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Spouse	N/A

Family

Father

Kittu Kidambi (Landowner)

Mother

Radha (homemaker)

Siblings

Brother	Nandagopal Kidambi (Elder, Badminton player, Auditor at Indian Audit & Accounts Department)
Sister	Ruthvika Shivani (Younger, Badminton player)

Career

International Debut	In 2011, Commonwealth Youth Games
Coach/Mentor	Pullela Gopichand
Handedness	Right
Achievements	He won "China Open Super Series Premier" (2014) and became the first Indian to do so. Kidambi won a gold medal at "Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold" in 2015, became first Indian to do so. On 18 June 2017, he won Indonesia Open Super Series Premier Title after beating Japan's Sakai. In April 2018, Kidambi moved to the top of the men’s singles rankings with 76895 points.
Highest Ranking	1 (12 April 2018)
Records	On 19 December 2021, he created history in Huelva when he became the first Indian man to reach the final of the World Championship.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Srikanth Kidambi's smoking habits are not known.
Srikanth Kidambi's alcohol consumption habits are not known.
He began playing Badminton after being inspired by his elder brother.
Former Indian badminton player Pullela Gopichand is his biggest role model.
Kidambi received the prestigious "Arjuna Award" in 2015.
In 2017, Kidambi and Sai Praneeth made history by becoming the first Indian pair to reach the finals of an international ranking badminton event (Singapore Super Series Title).