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Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
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Shivani
Personal information
Birth nameGadde Ruthvika Shivani
Country India
Born (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 27)[1]
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
ResidenceKhammam, Telangana, India[2]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand [3]
Women's Singles
Career title(s)4
Highest ranking49 (1 December 2016[4])
Current ranking49 (1 December 2016[5])
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's badminton
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Women's Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Women's Team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Mixed Team
Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Chiba Women's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Chiba Women's Doubles
BWF profile

Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (born 26 March 1997) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays Singles.[6] She is currently being supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. She trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[7]

Childhood and Early Training

Gadde Ruthvika Shivani, the daughter of G. Bhavani Prasad[8] and G. Prameela Rani,[9] was born in a Telugu family on 26 March 1997. Her father is a small business man and her mother is a homemaker and Shivani's elder brother is G. S. Chaitanya Prasad. Shivani getting interested in playing badminton at the age of five, she used to go along with his father to play with club members at Khammam's Sequel Resorts. Her father and his friends noticed her keen interest to the sport, from then she started playing it every single day and make it as a career.

In 2002, Shivani initially took in the nuts and bolts of the game with the direction of club coach Prem Singh at Khammam's Sequel Resorts. Later, she joined in the Sports Authority Academy, Khammam, in 2004 under the guidance of coach G. Sudhakar Reddy till 2011. During her training she sharpened her repertoire of mix-and-match shots to bait and confuse her opponents. One of the others things she did was to play singles and doubles with boys. While their physicality made Shivani work harder, her techniques refined her game, making her stand out.

Soon after Shivani joined in the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2012, she won several medals after joining in the Gopichand Badminton Academy, one of the recent triumph is winning the title in Russian Grand Prix. About Shivani's performance at the Russian Grand Prix, Gopichand said: "She had the habit of playing against the boys in her early days". "So, her fitness and power is automatically developed and it is likely to make the difference from the other students of this academy. And after she joined the academy, I did not overwrite her game style. Rather I tried to polish it".

Before that Shivani's family was owning a small granite factory, when Shivani's stead results meant her shift to Gopichand's academy became imminent. Shivani won 115 national medals at sub-junior, junior, senior level categories in all age groups and in all formats of badminton events. Shivani completed her schooling from Harvest Public School, Khammam. She completed her 11th, 12th standards from Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad. At present she is pursuing her B.Com III rd Yr in St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad.

Career

In the international circuit, Shivani won 20 medals at sub-junior, junior, senior level categories. Shivani made her first international debut at sub-junior category in 2010, she was a bronze medallist in doubles category at the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships held in Chiba, Japan, that was her first medal in international level. In the same year she was a silver medallist in doubles category at the Li-Ning Singapore Youth International held in Singapore. In 2011, Shivani was a silver medallist in singles category at the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships held in Chiba, Japan. She was also a silver medallist in doubles category at the DJARUM SIRNAS REG.IV FLY POWER PERTAMINA JATIM OPEN held in Surabaya, Indonesia.

2011

In 2011, Lucknow Shivani made her first international junior debut at the Asian Junior Championships where she was a bronze medallist in mixed team event. On 27 November 2011, she won Ramenskoe Junior International beating Russian Player Evgeniya Kosetskaya in final by 21–17, 22–20. And also Shivani was a bronze medallist in doubles category in that same tournament held in Ramenskoe, Russia.

2012

In 2012, Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra shivani won the gold medal in singles by defeating Rituparna Das in straight sets 21-19, 21-14 and also won the gold medal in doubles category.

2013

Shivani won gold medal in singles by defeating her opponent in final Liang Xiaoyu by 16-21, 21-16, 21-13 at Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra. In the 2013 Indian Badminton League, Shivani was the team member of the Awadhe Warriors. Her team lost in finals against Hyderabad HotShots and finished as runner's-up.

2014

On September 7, 2014 Shivani won her third consecutive year of winning gold medal in Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra defeating her opponent in the final Karthik Reshma by 11-3, 11-1, 11-9. Previously, she won gold medal in singles category in the respective years 2012 and 2013.

In December, Shivani won the Tata Open India International women's singles title after beating her opponent Arundhati Pantawane by 19–21, 21–18, 21–14 in the final. This was her first international challenge title held in Mumbai, Maharastra.

2015

In September, playing at the Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra. She defeated second seeded player Supamart Mingchua in the final by 21-9, 21-6 and winning gold medal for the fourth consecutive year.

In October, Sofia, Bulgaria Shivani was a bronze medallist in women's singles at the Babolat Bulgarian International. At the 2015 December, Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She won the gold medal in the singles category defeating top seeded player Iris Wang of United States by 23–21, 19–21, 21–18.

2016

In the 2016 Premier Badminton league, Shivani was the team member of the Mumbai Rockets. Her team finished as runner's-up after loosing in finals against Delhi Acers. At the 2016 South Asian Games held in Guwahati and Shillong, she won two gold medals, in women's team and women's singles. Rising star Shivani created the biggest upset by defeating P. V. Sindhu in straight games by 21–11, 22–20. To win the women's singles gold medal.

Shivani was a women's team member in India's national team at the 2016 Uber Cup and secured bronze medal in 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup World Team Championships Finals held in Kunshan, China. In the quarter finals Shivani defeated Thailand's top player Nichaon Jindapol by 21-18, 21-16 with that victory Indian women's team secured bronze medal in Uber Cup. Later, they lost in semi-finals against china.

On October 9, 2016, Shivani won Russian Open title, beating her opponent from Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya by 21–10, 21-13. This is Shivani's maiden Grand Prix title held in Vladivostok, Russia. Shivani was a silver medallist in Sats-Yonex Sunrise India International Series held in Hyderabad, Telangana where she lost her finals against Rituparna Das.

International Achievements (Senior)

International Senior Medals (6)

S. No. Year Tournament Opponent/Opponent in final Score Result
1 2014 Tata Open India International India Arundhati Pantawane 19–21, 21–18, 21–14[10]  Gold
2 2015 Babolat Bulgarian International Ukraine Maria Ulitina 20-22, 15-21[11][12]  Bronze
3 2015 Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International United States Iris Wang 23–21, 19–21, 21–18[13]  Gold
4 2016 South Asian Games India P.V.Sindhu 21–11, 22–20[14]  Gold
5 2016 Russian Open Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21-10, 21-13[15]  Gold
6 2016 Sats-Yonex Sunrise India International Series India Rituparna Das 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 12-14[16]  Silver
  Grand Prix
  International Challenge
  International Series

International Achievements (Junior)

International Junior Medals (7)

S. No. Year Tournament Format Partner Opponents/Opponent(s) in final Score Result
1 2011 Ramenskoe Junior International Singles N/A Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21-17, 22-20[17]  Gold
2 2011 Ramenskoe Junior International Doubles India Rituparna Das Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya, Viktoriya Varabyova 21-15, 18-21, 11-21[18][19]  Bronze
3 2012 Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 21-19, 21-14[20]  Gold
4 2012 Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Doubles India Poorvisha S. Ram India J. Meghana, K. Maneesha 21-12, 18-21, 21-19[21]  Gold
5 2013 Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Singles N/A Singapore Liang Xiaoyu 16-21, 21-16, 21-13[22]  Gold
6 2014 Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Singles N/A India Karthik Reshma 11-3, 11-1, 11-9[23]  Gold
7 2015 Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Singles N/A Thailand Supamart Mingchua 21-9, 21-6[24]  Gold
  Junior International Grand Prix
  Junior International Series

International Achievements (Sub-Junior)

International Sub-Junior Medals (4)

S. No. Year Tournament Format Partner Opponents/Opponent(s) in final Score Result
1 2010 Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships Doubles India Rituparna Das South Korea Shim Jae Rin, Sun Min LEE 19-21, 21-14, 14-21[25]  Bronze
2 2010 Li-Ning Singapore Youth International Doubles India Poorvisha. S. Ram Indonesia Shella Devi Aulia, Anggia Shitta Awanda 16-21, 14-21[26]  Silver
3 2011 Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships Singles N/A Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 13-21, 18-21[27]  Silver
4 2011 DJARUM SIRNAS REG.IV FLY POWER PERTAMINA JATIM OPEN Doubles India Sanjana Santosh Indonesia Cynthia Shara Ayunidha, Rahmadhani Hastiyanti Putri 18-21, 21-17, 10-21[28]  Silver
  Continental Junior Championships

International Career overview

* Statistics were last updated on 30 November 2016.[29]
Singles Titles
Type No. of titles
Super Series Premier -
Super Series -
Grand Prix Gold -
Grand Prix 1
International Challenge 2
International Series -
Others 1
Total 4

National Achievements

National Sub-Junior/Junior/Senior Medals (31)

S. No. Year Tournament Age group Format Partner(s) Opponent(s)/Opponent(s) in final Score Result
1 2008 22nd Sub-Junior Mini National Badminton Championships, Patna Under 13 Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 9-21, 13-21 [30]  Silver
2 2008 22nd Sub-Junior Mini National Badminton Championships, Patna Under 13 Doubles India Rituparna Das India V. Harika, Karthik Reshma [31]  Gold
3 2009 23rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur Under 13 Singles N/A India Karishma Wadkar 21-13, 21-16[32]  Gold
4 2009 23rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur Under 13 Doubles India V. Harika India Akshaya Warang, Karishma Wadkar 21-16, 21-8[33]  Gold
5 2009 23rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur Under 16 Doubles India Poorvisha S Ram India K. Maneesha, P. V. Sindhu 19-21, 17-21 [34]  Silver
6 2009 18th CBSE National Badminton Championships, Mohali Under 14 Singles N/A India Tamal Salvi [35]  Gold
7 2010 24th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Hyderabad Under 16 Singles N/A India P. V. Sindhu 13-21, 17-21[36]  Silver
8 2010 24th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Hyderabad Under 16 Doubles India Poorvisha. S. Ram India K. Maneesha, P. V. Sindhu 19-21, 17-21[37]  Silver
9 2011 25th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, New Delhi Under 15 Singles N/A India G. Vrushali 21-19, 21-15[38]  Gold
10 2011 25th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, New Delhi Under 15 Doubles India Sanjana Santosh India Lalita Katre, Karishma Wadkar 21-11, 22-20[39]  Gold
11 2012 36th Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur Under 17 Doubles India Poorvisha S. Ram India J. Meghana, K. Maneesha 21-7, 21-9[40]  Gold
12 2012 36th Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur Under 19 Mixed Doubles India B. Venkatesh India K. Srikanth, K. Maneesha 21-19, 21-19[41]  Gold
13 2012 37th Junior National Badminton Championships, Imphal Under 17 Singles N/A India Reshma Karthik 21-13, 21-23, 21-16[42]  Gold
14 2012 37th Junior National Badminton Championships, Imphal Under 19 Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 21-17, 21-5[43]  Gold
15 2012 37th Junior National Badminton Championships, Imphal Under 19 Doubles India Poorvisha S. Ram India J. Meghana, K. Maneesha 21-10, 21-12[44]  Gold
16 2012 37th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Imphal Under 19 Team Event India J. Meghana, K. Maneesha India West Bengal [45]  Gold
17 2013 38th Junior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh Under 17 Singles N/A India Karishma Wadkar 21-19, 21-14[46]  Gold
18 2013 38th Junior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh Under 19 Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 14-21, 7-21[47]  Silver
19 2013 38th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Chandigarh Under 19 Team Event India Rituparna Das, J. Meghana India Air India [48]  Gold
20 2014 39th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Patna Under 19 Team Event India Rituparna Das, G. Vrushali, K. Sri Krishna Priya N/A N/A  Gold
21 2014 39th Junior National Badmintion Championships, Patna Under 19 Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 19-21, 19-21[49]  Silver
22 2014 39th Junior National Badmintion Championships, Patna Under 19 Doubles India Rituparna Das India Reshma Karthik, Sanjana Santosh 21-11, 21-17[50]  Gold
23 2015 Air Costa 70th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Vijayawada Senior Team Event India Rituparna Das, J. Meghana, K. Maneesha India PSPB [51]  Silver
24 2015 79th Senior National Badminton Championships, Vijayawada Senior Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 21-13, 21-13[52]  Gold
25 2015 79th Senior National Badminton Championships, Vijayawada Senior Doubles India Rituparna Das India Pradnya Gadre, N. Siki Reddy 16-21, 13-21[53][54]  Bronze
26 2015 35th National Games Kerala, Ernakulam Senior Team Event India Rituparna Das, N. Siki Reddy, J. Meghana India Kerala [55]  Gold
27 2015 35th National Games Kerala, Ernakulam Senior Singles N/A India P. C. Thulasi 21-18, 11-21, 10-21[56][57]  Bronze
28 2016 71st Inter State - Inter Zonal Senior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh Senior Mixed Team N/A India AAI [58]  Gold
29 2016 80th Senior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh Senior Singles N/A India P. C. Thulasi 21-10, 18-21, 18-21[59][60]  Bronze
30 2016 37th Inter - Unit PSPB Badminton Tournament, Hyderabad Senior Team Event India P. V. Sindhu, Jwala Gutta India ONGC [61]  Gold
31 2016 37th Inter - Unit PSPB Badminton Tournament, Hyderabad Senior Singles N/A India Rituparna Das 21-13, 21-17[62]  Gold

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