Sonja Pekkola (born 23 May 1993) is a Finnish badminton player. She started playing badminton since 10 years old at her hometown, then in 2012 she joined Finnish national badminton team.[1] She won Finnish National Championships women's singles title in 2013, and six consecutive women's doubles title from 2014–2019.[2] She won the international title at the 2016 Hellas Open in the women's doubles with Jenny Nyström.
| Sonja Pekkola | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country | Finland |
| Born | 23 May 1993 Espoo, Finland |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 178 (WS 29 October 2015) 65 (WD with Jenny Nyström 4 May 2017) 178 (XD with Oskari Larkimo 14 January 2020) |
| BWF profile | |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hellas Open |  Jenny Nyström
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 Barbara Bellenberg Eva Janssens
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21–17, 21–16 |  Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Sonja PEKKOLA". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Sonja Pekkola". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
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