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P. V. Sindhu Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth5 July 1995

Age29 Years

BirthplaceHyderabad, India

ProfessionIndian Badminton player

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseVenkata Datta Sai

FamilyFather - P. V. Ramana; Mother - P. Vijaya; Sister - Divyaram Pusarla

P. V. Sindhu Biography

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player from Hyderabad. A multiple-time medallist at the highest levels of the sport, she has won

Early life and background
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born on 5 July 1995 in Hyderabad, India. Raised in a sporting family—both her parents were volleyball players—she grew up in Hyderabad and attended Auxilium High School in Secunderabad before moving on to St. Ann’s College for Women in Mehdipatnam. Sindhu began playing badminton around the age of eight and a half and developed her early skills at the Indian Railway Institute in Secunderabad under coach Mehboob Ali. Her elder sister, Divyaram Pusarla, was a national-level handball player who later became a doctor.

Career
Sindhu made her international debut in 2009 at the Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships in Colombo. Coached by Pullela Gopichand, who is also the chief coach of the Indian badminton team, she established herself rapidly on the junior and then senior international circuit. A pivotal moment in her early career was winning gold at the 2011 Douglas Commonwealth Youth Games in the girls’ singles event.

From junior success she transitioned into one of the world’s top singles players. Sindhu’s medal record at major events is extensive: she has won gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships, the 2016 South Asian Games women’s team event, the 2018 Commonwealth Games mixed team event, the 2019 World Championships in women’s singles, and the 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s singles. She has collected multiple silver and bronze medals across Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and continental championships, including an Olympic silver medal at Rio 2016 and an Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020.

Sindhu reached her highest world ranking of No. 2 on 7 April 2017. Other notable achievements include becoming the first Indian woman’s singles player to win a medal at the Badminton World Championships in 2013, and securing the BWF World Tour title in 2018 after defeating Nozomi Okuhara. She also won the Singapore Open in July 2022, adding to a long list of international titles.

Awards and honours
Sindhu’s performances have been recognised with several national honours. She received the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2015, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016. In 2020 she was named for the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, and received it at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 8 November 2021.

Public profile
On and off the court Sindhu has been a high-profile sporting figure in India. Forbes included her among the highest-paid female athletes in 2018 and she topped Forbes India’s list of 22 Young Achievers the same year. She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as GRAZIA, JFW and ELLE, and cites Sachin Tendulkar and her coach Pullela Gopichand as inspirations. Sindhu’s public life has included appointments and recognition from state and national bodies; after her 2016 Olympic silver she was appointed as a Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh government.

Personal life
Sindhu has pursued formal studies alongside her sporting career and holds an MBA. Her parents are P. V. Ramana and P. Vijaya. She enjoys watching movies and practices yoga in her free time. Favourite foods listed include biryani, ice cream, pasta and pizza, and among athletes she admires are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Usain Bolt.

Latest updates
In July 2022 Sindhu won the Singapore Open, defeating China’s Zhi Yi Wang. Earlier, on 1 August 2021 she became India’s most decorated female sportsperson by winning the women’s singles bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, securing her second Olympic medal after the Rio 2016 silver.
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Recent Work

Singapore Open

Won the Singapore Open title, defeating China’s Zhi Yi Wang

2022
World Championships

Won World Championships gold in women’s singles

2019
Commonwealth Games

Gold medal in women’s singles

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Olympic silver medalist (Rio 2016) and bronze medalist (Tokyo 2020)
  2. World Championships gold medalist (2019)
  3. Reached world No. 2 ranking (7 April 2017)
  4. Recipient of Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Padma Bhushan
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was P. V. Sindhu born?

5 July 1995

What is P. V. Sindhu known for?

Indian Badminton player

What is P. V. Sindhu’s marital status?

Married

Who is P. V. Sindhu married to?

Venkata Datta Sai