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Ana Moura
Personal information
Birth nameAna Luisa Flôr Moura
Country Portugal
Born (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
CoachRicardo Fernandes
EventWomen's singles
BWF profile

Ana Luisa Flôr Moura (born 21 January 1986) is a Portuguese badminton player from the Club Sports Madeira.[1] Moura was the National Junior champion in the girls' singles and doubles event in 2004, and also in the girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles event in 2005. At the National senior championships, she won once in the women's singles, three times in the women's doubles and two times in the mixed doubles event.[2] In 2007, Moura won the singles title at the Iran and Algeria International tournaments, and in the doubles event at the Ecuador and Mauritius International tournaments.[3] In the same year, she competed at the 2007 BWF World Championships in the women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xie Xingfang, of China, 21-2, 21-7.[4] Moura also qualified to compete at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics,[5] but she was defeated by Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland in the first round with the score 21-9, 21-13.[6] Ana Moura is back on court. At the season 2018/2019 she is playing at Secção de Badminton - Associação Académica de Coimbra.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Kenya International Spain Yoana Martínez 19–21, 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Algeria International United States Shannon Pohl 21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Iran Fajr International Sri Lanka Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige 21–16, 15–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Mauritius International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy South Africa Michelle Edwards
South Africa Chantal Botts 		21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Ecuador International Portugal Filipa Lamy Peru Jie Meng
Peru Valeria Rivero 		21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Badminton - Chegada da olímpica Ana Moura à Madeira" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias da Madeira. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Portugal". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Ana Moura". University of Minho. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Taufik suffers shock exit at world event". Dawn. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Madeirenses Olímpicos 2008" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias da Madeira. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Ana Moura eliminada no Badminton" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 2 February 2018.


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