At the
2016 South Asian Games held in
Guwahati and
Shillong, she won two gold medals, in women's team and women's singles. She defeated
P. V. Sindhu in straight games winning the women's singles title. She was a women's team member in India's national team at the 2016
Uber Cup and secured bronze medal in
2016 Thomas & Uber Cup held in
Kunshan, China. In the quarter-finals she defeated Thailand's top player
Nichaon Jindapol by 21-18, 21-16 with that victory Indian women's team secured bronze medal in
Uber Cup. In 2017, Shivani participated at V.V. Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking and won women's singles in Pune in August, where she defeated Anura Prabhudesai. She also won a gold medal in the Mixed team event at the 73rd Inter State - Inter Zonal Senior National Badminton Mixed Team Championship in Nagpur. At the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championship, Shivani lost to P. V. Sindhu, earning a bronze medal in Nagpur. She later competed in the
Tata Open India International Challenge in Mumbai, defeating Riya Mukherjee 21-12, 23-21 to claim another victory in women's singles. == Achievements ==