Dipika Pallikal

She became more consistent and started notching up winning performances after her brief training stint in Egypt in the beginning of 2011.

[9] She clinched the first of her three WISPA titles for 2011 in September by winning the Orange County Open in Irvine, California.

[12] In August the same year, she went one step further when she reached the semi-finals of a gold event, the 2012 Australian Open, another first for any Indian.

In February 2013, she won the sixth WSA title of her career after outplaying Joey Chan of Hong Kong 11–9, 11–7, 11–4 in the final of the Meadowood Pharmacy Open in the Canadian city of Winnipeg.

[18] In February 2014 she was back at number 10 in the Women's Squash Association (WSA) rankings despite enduring a tough start to the year.

[20] Pallikal picked up her 10th Tour title in January 2015 after triumphing at the Winter Club Open.

[21] Equal prize money was agreed for the 2016 championships where she defeated Joshna Chinappa 4–11, 11–6, 11–2, 11–8, thus winning the title for the second time.

Joshna Chinappa with Pallikal Karthik, 2012
Pallikal Karthik receiving the Arjuna Award in 2012