| Rutaparna Panda | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 7 May 1999 Nayabazar, Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Women's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 37 (WD with Swetaparna Panda, 3 December 2024) 101 (XD, 12 November 2019) |
| Current ranking | 37 (WD with Swetaparna Panda, 3 December 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Rutaparna Panda (born 7 May 1999) is an Indian badminton player from Odisha. [1] She was selected to be part of the Indian team for the 2018 Asian Games. [2] [3] [4] Here, she and her partner Arathi Sara Sunil were defeated in the round of 32 by the Thai doubles team. In July 2018, she won the women's doubles title at the All-India senior ranking badminton tournament in Bengaluru. [5] She earlier trained at the Gopichand Badminton Academy at Hyderabad and currently trains with her sister and current doubles partner Swetaparna Panda at Cuttack. [6] [7]
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ghana International |  Ramchandran Shlok | Arjun M.R. K. Maneesha | 21–19, 21–15 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Lagos International | Ramchandran Shlok | Arjun M.R. K. Maneesha | 16–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
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