Pullela Gayatri Gopichand (born 4 March 2003) is an Indian badminton player. She is the daughter of former badminton players P. V. V. Lakshmi and Pullela Gopichand.[1][2][3] She was part of the national team that clinched the women's team gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games, and a silver in the women's singles;[4] She also competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the women's doubles.[5] Gopichand became the first woman Indian doubles specialist to make the semi-finals of All England Open 21 years after her father's feat.
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand Arun Vishnu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 197 (WS 14 January 2020), 14 (WD with Treesa Jolly 30 May 2023), 110 (XD with K. Sai Pratheek 25 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 28 (WD with Treesa Jolly 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Commonwealth Games edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |  Treesa Jolly
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 Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville
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21–15, 21–18 |  Bronze
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[5] |
South Asian Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal | Ashmita Chaliha
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18–21, 23–25 |  Silver
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[4] |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Treesa Jolly
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 Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing
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12–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | Treesa Jolly
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Sanyogita Ghorpade Shruti Mishra
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21–12, 21–10 |  Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Nepal International | Malvika Bansod
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14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Polish International | Treesa Jolly
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 Margot Lambert Anne Tran
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10–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | India International Challenge | Treesa Jolly
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Tanisha Crasto Rutaparna Panda
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23–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2021 | Welsh International | Treesa Jolly
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Margot Lambert Anne Tran
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20–22, 21–17, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Bahrain International Challenge | Treesa Jolly
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 Lanny Tria Mayasari Ribka Sugiarto
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | India International Challenge | K. Sai Pratheek
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Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Pullela Gopichand's daughter Gayatri included in badminton squad for Asian Games". New Indian Express. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Rozario, Rayan (1 February 2018). "Gayatri Gopichand showing signs of a champion". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Badminton in her blood". Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b Nalwala, Ali Asgar (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022 badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, Gayatri-Treesa duo win bronze medals". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
