Alesia Mikhaylovna Zaitsava (Belarusian: Алеся Міхайлаўна Зайцава, Russian: Алеся Михайловна Зайцева; born 14 August 1985) is a Belarusian badminton player.[1] She competed for Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after being defeated by Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria and Adriyanti Firdasari of Indonesia in the group stage.[2][3] She started playing badminton in 1993, and became part of the Belarusian national badminton team in 1996.[1]
| Alesia Zaitsava | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname(s) | Aleska |
| Birth name | Alesia Mikhaylovna Zaitsava |
| Country | Belarus |
| Born | 14 August 1985 Brest, Belarus |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Coach | Viktar Konakh |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 72 (WS 14 March 2013) 78 (WD 2 November 2017) 58 (XD 24 March 2011) |
| BWF profile | |
Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 11 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Egypt International |  Thet Htar Thuzar
|
Walkover |  Runner-up
|
| 2018 | Latvia International |  Kristin Kuuba
|
10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2016 | Latvia International |  Elena Komendrovskaja
|
17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2016 | Croatian International | Elena Komendrovskaja
|
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2015 | Lithuanian International |  Yvonne Li
|
14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2014 | Lithuanian International |  Anna Narel
|
19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2012 | Slovak Open |  Natalya Voytsekh
|
21–17, 21–13 |  Winner
|
| 2012 | Bulgaria Hebar Open |  Stefani Stoeva
|
21–17, 18–21, 21–10 | Winner
|
| 2009 | Slovak Open |  Gustiani Megawati
|
17–21, 21–19, 21–10 | Winner
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Egypt International |  Anastasiya Cherniavskaya
|
 Sanyogita Ghorpade Prajakta Sawant
|
21–17, 21–18 | Winner
|
| 2016 | Latvia International | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya
|
Ksenia Evgenova Maria Shegurova
|
21–16, 10–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bahrain International |  Artyom Savatyugin
|
 Tan Yip Jiun Yang Li Lian
|
17–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2010 | Slovak Open | Aliaksei Konakh
|
 Jacco Arends Selena Piek
|
15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2010 | Kharkiv International | Aliaksei Konakh
|
Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus
|
19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2009 | Slovak Open | Aliaksei Konakh
|
 Mark Philip Winther Karina Sørensen
|
21–18, 9–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Players: Alesia Zaitsava". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Alesia Zaitsava". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Alesya Zaytseva". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links edit
- Alesia Zaitsava at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com