Shruti Kurien (born 28 March 1983) is an Indian badminton player.[1] She along with partner Jwala Gutta won the National women's doubles championship in 2000 and 2002–2008. She was the gold medalists at the 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games in the women's doubles and team events, also won mixed team bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Kurien won the women's doubles Grand Prix title at 2008 Bulgaria Open.[2] She was formerly married to Nikhil Kanetkar, another National badminton champion from Maharashtra, although the two are now divorced.[3]

Shruti Kurien
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1983-03-28) 28 March 1983 (age 41)
Chennai, India
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (WD 1 July 2010)
62 (XD 14 January 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

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South Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall,
Islamabad, Pakistan
  Jwala Gutta   Fathima Nazneen
  Manjusha Kanwar
15–6, 15–3   Gold
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
  Jwala Gutta   Aparna Balan
  B. R. Meenakshi
18–21, 23–21, 21–12   Gold
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Aparna Balan   P. C. Thulasi
  Ashwini Ponnappa
21–19, 22–20   Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Bulgaria Open   Jwala Gutta   Shendy Puspa Irawati
  Meiliana Jauhari
21–11, 21–19   Winner
2009 Australian Open   Aparna Balan   Chia Chi Huang
  He Tian Tang
13–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 India Grand Prix   Tarun Kona   Arun Vishnu
  Aparna Balan
14–21, 21–17, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Jwala Gutta   Petya Nedelcheva
  Anastasia Russkikh
11–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2004 Syed Modi India International   Jwala Gutta   Anita Raj Kaur
  Wong Mew Choo
15–5, 17–15   Winner
2006 Sri Lanka Satellite   Jwala Gutta   Haw Chiou Hwee
  Lim Yin Loo
21–15, 14–21, 22–20   Winner
2006 India Satellite   Jwala Gutta   Jung Youn-kyung
  Kim Min-jung
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2007 Cyprus International   Jwala Gutta   Ragna Ingolfsdottir
  Kati Tolmoff
21–12, 21–13   Winner
2007 Pakistan International   Jwala Gutta   Renu Hettiarachchige
  Thilini Jayasinghe
21–13, 21–14   Winner
2007 Tata Open India International   Jwala Gutta   Aparna Balan
  Jyotshna Polavarapu
21–11, 21–8   Winner
2008 Nepal International   Jwala Gutta   Kalita Anjali
  Jyotshna Polavarapu
21–6, 21–8   Winner
2009 Spanish Open   Aparna Balan   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
14–21, 21–17, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Nepal International   J. B. S. Vidyadhar   Valiyaveetil Diju
  Jwala Gutta
12–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Shruti Kurien". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Shruti Kurien's Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Indian badminton stars Nikhil Kanetkar and Shruti Kurien are all smiles during their marriage". The Hindu. 28 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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