Sonja Pekkola | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Finland |
Born | Espoo, Finland | 23 May 1993
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 |
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Hellas Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
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