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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 |
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