K. Maneesha

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K. Maneesha
Personal information
Birth nameKukkapalli Maneesha
CountryIndia
Born (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 28)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
ResidenceIndia
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking53 (WD with Rutaparna Panda 3 March 2020)
41 (XD with Arjun M.R. 6 August 2019)
Current ranking61 (WD with Rutaparna Panda)
53 (XD with Arjun M.R.) (10 August 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile

Kukkapalli Maneesha (born 29 April 1995) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays women's and mixed doubles.[1] She partners Sanyogita Ghorpade for women's doubles events and previously partnered with J. Meghana, P. V. Sindhu.[2] For mixed doubles events she partners with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and previously, Manu Attri and K. Nandagopal.[3]

Achievements[edit]

South Asian Games[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
India N. Sikki Reddy India Jwala Gutta
India Ashwini Ponnappa
9–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Commonwealth Youth Games[edit]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man India Srikanth Kidambi Malaysia Teo Ee Yi
Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan
21–18, 16–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[edit]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Syed Modi International India Manu Attri Indonesia Riky Widianto
Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili
17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 9 runners-up)[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Tata India International India Meghana Jakkampudi India Aparna Balan
India Prajakta Sawant
13–21, 21–10, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Tata India International India N. Sikki Reddy Thailand Chaladchalam Chayanit
Thailand Phataimas Muenwong
11–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Polish International India Arathi Sara Sunil England Jenny Moore
England Victoria Williams
19–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Ghana International India Rutaparna Panda Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
21–11, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Nepal International India Rutaparna Panda Australia Setyana Mapasa
Australia Gronya Somerville
10–21, 21–18, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Bangladesh International India Rutaparna Panda Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan
20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Maldives International India K. Nandagopal South Korea Kim Dae-sung
South Korea Oh Bo-kyung
21–16, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Tata India International India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Arun Vishnu
India Aparna Balan
21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Mauritius International India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Malaysia Yogendran Khrishnan
India Prajakta Sawant
21–19, 11–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 India International Series India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Malaysia Low Hang Yee
Malaysia Cheah Yee See
5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Bangladesh International India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Thailand Tanupat Viriyangkura
Thailand Thanyasuda Wongya
21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Lagos International India Manu Attri India Rohan Kapoor
India Kuhoo Garg
21–17, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Hellas Open India Arjun M. R. Poland Paweł Pietryja
Poland Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Ghana International India Arjun M. R. India Ramchandran Shlok
India Rutaparna Panda
19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Lagos International India Arjun M. R. India Ramchandran Shlok
India Rutaparna Panda
21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 India Maharashtra International Challenge India Gouse Shaik Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong
Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain International India B. Sumeeth Reddy Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong
Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
20–22, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Kazakhstan International India Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj Malaysia Wong Tien Ci
Malaysia Lim Chiew Sien
21–9, 7–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player Profile of K. Maneesha". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ Doubles Partners
  3. ^ Mixed Doubles Partners

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