Wednesday, 7 September 2016

INDIAN BADMINTON PLAYER JWALA GUTTA BORN 1983 SEPTEMBER 7


INDIAN BADMINTON PLAYER 
JWALA GUTTA BORN 1983 SEPTEMBER 7



Jwala Gutta is a left-handed Indian international badminton player who is the country's top ranked doubles specialist. She has won the National Badminton Championships fourteen times till 2013. 
She has been representing India on the international circuit for more than 15 years and has partnered with Shruti Kurien earlier in her career winning the nationals with her for six straight years.

  The pair then split and Gutta then paired up with Ashwini Ponnappa before New Delhi Commonwealth Games and found greater international success with her as the pair has consistently been ranked among the top-twenty in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10 in 2015.
Jwala Gutta
Jwala Gutta IBL (adjusted).jpg
Jwala during a match at the IBL.
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born7 September 1983 (age 32)
Wardha, Maharashtra, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Years active2001–Present
HandednessLeft
CoachS. M. Arif
Mixed Doubles/ Women's Doubles
Highest ranking6 (in XD) (Aug 2010)
10 (in WD) (20 August 2015)
Current ranking14 (in WD) (5 May 2016)
BWF profile

 Gutta has won numerous medals for Indian badminton including the bronze medal BWF World Championships in 2011 and a gold and silver at 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games respectively in women's doubles which were the first for the country in the discipline. 











































Other achievements include the historic bronze medal at the 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup held at New Delhi, a bronze medal at Badminton Asia Championships in the same year and final and semi-final appearances in many big international events most notably the finals appearance at the 2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals alongside Diju which was the first for the country in any discipline.

Gutta has been credited to have brought recognition for doubles badminton in India, first with her mixed doubles partner Valiyaveetil Diju with whom she peaked at no. 6 in 2010 becoming the first doubles partnership from the country to be ranked amongst the top-10 and later with her partnership with Ponnappa in women's doubles. She has also won medals at all major international badminton tournaments and multi-sport events, except for the Olympics.[2]
 In addition to her successful career, Gutta has been vociferous for the issues she advocates for, ranging from fair treatment in sports, health and education, women's empowerment and gender equality. She has been listed several times among the top most inspiring sportswomen of India. 
She was awarded the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award for her achievements. She paired with Ponappa at the Rio 2016 Olympics where the pair crashed out in the group stage with two consecutive losses at the hands of opponents from Japan and Netherlands.[3]

 Jwala got married to fellow badminton player 

 Chetan Anand in 2005 and later separated in 2011.






BWF events[edit]

ResultYearTournamentPartner
Quarter-Finals2009BWF World ChampionshipsV. Diju
Quarter-Finals2010BWF World ChampionshipsV. Diju
Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal2011BWF World ChampionshipsAshwini Ponnappa
Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal2014Uber CupWomen's Team
Quarter-Finals2015BWF World ChampionshipsAshwini Ponnappa

Super Series Premier/finals[edit]

ResultYearTournamentPartner
Runner-up2009BWF Super Series Masters FinalsV. Diju
Quarter-Finals2011Korea Superseries PremierAshwini Ponnappa
Quarter-Finals2011Denmark Open Superseries PremierV. Diju
Quarter-Finals2012Victor Korea Superseries PremierV. Diju

Super Series[edit]

ResultYearTournamentPartner
Semi-Finals2009Korea SuperseriesV. Diju
Quarter-Finals2010Singapore Open SuperseriesV. Diju
Quarter-Finals2010Singapore Open SuperseriesAshwini Ponnappa
Semi-Finals2011China Masters SuperseriesV. Diju
Quarter-Finals2012India Open SuperseriesAshwini Ponnappa
Quarter-Finals2012Singapore Open SuperseriesV. Diju

Grand Prix and gold[edit]

ResultYearTournamentPartner
Winner2008Bitburger OpenV. Diju
Winner2008Bulgaria OpenShruti Kurian
Runner up2009Indian OpenV. Diju
Winner2009Chinese Taipei GP GoldV. Diju
Winner2010Indian GP GoldV. Diju
Runner-up2010Indian GP GoldAshwini Ponnappa
Quarter-Finals2011Indian GP GoldV. Diju
Semi-Finals2015Indian GP GoldAshwini Ponnappa
Semi-Finals2015Yonex US GP GoldAshwini Ponnappa
Winner2015Yonex Canada OpenAshwini Ponnappa
Semi-Finals2016Indian GP GoldAshwini Ponnappa

Others[edit]

ResultYearTournamentPartner
Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal2006Commonwealth GamesMixed Team
Gold medal.svg Gold Medal2010Commonwealth GamesAshwini Ponnappa
Silver medal.svg Silver Medal2010Commonwealth GamesMixed Team
Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal2014Badminton Asia ChampionshipsAshwini Ponnappa
Silver medal.svg Silver Medal2014Commonwealth GamesAshwini Ponnappa

Filmography[edit]


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