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]
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| Birth name | Kukkapalli Maneesha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1995 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 53 (WD with Rutaparna Panda 3 March 2020) 41 (XD with Arjun M.R. 6 August 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 61 (WD with Rutaparna Panda) 53 (XD with Arjun M.R.) (10 August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editSouth Asian Games
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
 N. Sikki Reddy
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Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa
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9–21, 17–21 |  Silver
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Commonwealth Youth Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man | Srikanth Kidambi
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 Teo Ee Yi Chow Mei Kuan
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21–18, 16–21, 8–21 | Silver
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BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
editThe 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 |
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| 2015 | Syed Modi International | Manu Attri
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 Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili
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17–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 9 runners-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Tata India International | Meghana Jakkampudi
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Aparna Balan Prajakta Sawant
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13–21, 21–10, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Tata India International | N. Sikki Reddy
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 Chaladchalam Chayanit Phataimas Muenwong
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11–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Polish International | Arathi Sara Sunil
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 Jenny Moore Victoria Williams
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19–21, 22–24 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Ghana International | Rutaparna Panda
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 Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
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21–11, 21–11 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Nepal International | Rutaparna Panda
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 Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville
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10–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Bangladesh International | Rutaparna Panda
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Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
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20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Maldives International | K. Nandagopal
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 Kim Dae-sung Oh Bo-kyung
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21–16, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2015 | Tata India International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan
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21–13, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2016 | Mauritius International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Yogendran Khrishnan Prajakta Sawant
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21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2016 | India International Series | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Low Hang Yee Cheah Yee See
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5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 | Winner
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| 2016 | Bangladesh International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Tanupat Viriyangkura Thanyasuda Wongya
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21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | Lagos International | Manu Attri
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Rohan Kapoor Kuhoo Garg
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21–17, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hellas Open | Arjun M. R.
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 Paweł Pietryja Agnieszka Wojtkowska
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21–15, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2019 | Ghana International | Arjun M. R.
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Ramchandran Shlok Rutaparna Panda
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19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Lagos International | Arjun M. R.
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Ramchandran Shlok Rutaparna Panda
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21–16, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2022 (I) | India International Challenge | Gouse Shaik
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Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
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18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Bahrain International | B. Sumeeth Reddy
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Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
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20–22, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Kazakhstan International | Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj
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Wong Tien Ci Lim Chiew Sien
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21–9, 7–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile of K. Maneesha". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Doubles Partners
- ^ Mixed Doubles Partners
External links
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