Vimala Hériau (born 10 February 1999) is a French badminton player who affiliate with Racing Club de France.[1][2] She was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships.[3][4] She won her first senior international title by winning the women's and mixed doubles event at the 2019 Hellas Open.[5] Hériau was the women's doubles National Champions in 2018 and 2020.[6]
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1999 Argenteuil, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 47 (WD with Margot Lambert 2 February 2021) 71 (XD with Fabien Delrue 2 February 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 72 (WD with Margot Lambert) 75 (XD with Fabien Delrue) (16 August 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 7 runners-up) edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Riga International |  Margot Lambert
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 Kristin Kuuba Helina Rüütel
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22–20, 17–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Hellas Open | Margot Lambert
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 Rutaparna Panda Arathi Sara Sunil
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19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Hellas Open | Margot Lambert
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 Anastasiya Prozorova Valeriya Rudakova
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21–13, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2020 | Estonian International | Margot Lambert
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 Rena Miyaura Saori Ozaki
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18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Swedish Open | Margot Lambert
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 Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow
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20–22, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Portugal International | Sharone Bauer
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 Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam
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14–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Dutch International | William Villeger
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Mathias Thyrri Elisa Melgaard
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14–21, 21–16, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Hellas Open | Fabien Delrue
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 Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska
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17–21, 21–19, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2019 | Kharkiv International | Fabien Delrue
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Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska
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20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Vimala Heriau". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "#EJC17 - Vimala Heriau : "je suis motivée et impatiente"" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton Accueil. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Badminton – (Ch. Europe Juniors) : Déjà 3 médailles assurées pour les bleus !" (in French). PA-Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Pays, Sandrine (12 April 2017). "Un titre historique pour les Bleuets" (in French). L'Alsace. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Despoina, Anastasiadou-Galva (8 November 2019). "French players dominating in Greece". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Mulhouse 2020 : Les Champions sont ..." (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton Accueil. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
External links edit
- Vimala Hériau at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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