Clara Azurmendi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Clara Azurmendi Moreno [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Sebastián, Spain | 4 May 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Fernando Rivas Anders Thomsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | WS: 34 (22 November 2022) WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (24 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | WS: 40 WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (31 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Clara Azurmendi Moreno [lower-alpha 1] (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish badminton player. [2] She won the bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event. [3] She won her first international title at the 2016 Bulgarian International tournament. [4] Azurmendi competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [5]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Lianne Tan | 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Bulgarian International | Julie Dawal Jakobsen | 26–24, 21–11 | Winner |
2016 | Italian International | Sabrina Jaquet | 20–22, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Turkey International | Cemre Fere | 21–14, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Romanian International | Anne Hald Jensen | Walkover | Winner |
2018 | Welsh International | Gayle Mahulette | 12–21, 21–6, 21–12 | Winner |
2019 | Dutch International | Line Christophersen | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Slovenian International | Sofie Holmboe Dahl | 14–21, 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
2019 | Welsh International | Fabienne Deprez | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
2021 | Austrian Open | Yaëlle Hoyaux | 21–6, 21–14 | Winner |
2021 | Mexican International | Beatriz Corrales | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Peru Challenge | Kaoru Sugiyama | 13–15 retired | Runner-up |
2024 | Mexican International | Ishika Jaiswal | 21–14, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Mexican International | Beatriz Corrales | Lucía Rodríguez Ania Setién | 23–21, 12–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2022 | Canadian International | Beatriz Corrales | Annie Xu Kerry Xu | 21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
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