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Birth name | Kukkapalli Maneesha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India | 29 April 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India | N. Sikki Reddy | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 9–21, 17–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man | Srikanth Kidambi | Teo Ee Yi Chow Mei Kuan | 21–18, 16–21, 8–21 | Silver |
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 |
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2015 | Syed Modi International | Manu Attri | Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Tata India International | Meghana Jakkampudi | Aparna Balan Prajakta Sawant | 13–21, 21–10, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Tata India International | N. Sikki Reddy | Chaladchalam Chayanit Phataimas Muenwong | 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Polish International | Arathi Sara Sunil | Jenny Moore Victoria Williams | 19–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
2019 | Ghana International | Rutaparna Panda | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | 21–11, 21–11 | Winner |
2019 | Nepal International | Rutaparna Panda | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville | 10–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Bangladesh International | Rutaparna Panda | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Maldives International | K. Nandagopal | Kim Dae-sung Oh Bo-kyung | 21–16, 23–21 | Winner |
2015 | Tata India International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
2016 | Mauritius International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Yogendran Khrishnan Prajakta Sawant | 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2016 | India International Series | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Low Hang Yee Cheah Yee See | 5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 | Winner |
2016 | Bangladesh International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Tanupat Viriyangkura Thanyasuda Wongya | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
2018 | Lagos International | Manu Attri | Rohan Kapoor Kuhoo Garg | 21–17, 23–21 | Winner |
2018 | Hellas Open | Arjun M. R. | Paweł Pietryja Agnieszka Wojtkowska | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
2019 | Ghana International | Arjun M. R. | Ramchandran Shlok Rutaparna Panda | 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Lagos International | Arjun M. R. | Ramchandran Shlok Rutaparna Panda | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2022 | India Maharashtra International Challenge | Gouse Shaik | Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | 18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Bahrain International | B. Sumeeth Reddy | Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | 20–22, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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