Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (; born 26 March 1997) is an Indian badminton player who plays mixed doubles. She trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.
Early life Gadde, the daughter of G. Bhavani Prasad and G. Prameela Rani, was born in a Telugu family on 26 March 1997.
Career At the 2016 South Asian Games held in Guwahati and Shillong, she won two gold medals, in women's team and women's singles. She defeated P. V. Sindhu in straight games winning the women's singles title. She 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 held in Kunshan, China. In the quarter-finals she 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.
In 2017, Shivani participated at V.V. Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking and won women's singles in Pune in August, where she defeated Anura Prabhudesai.Anura Prabhudesai She also won a gold medal in the Mixed team event at the 73rd Inter State - Inter Zonal Senior National Badminton Mixed Team Championship in Nagpur.
At the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championship, Shivani lost to P. V. Sindhu, earning a bronze medal in Nagpur. She later competed in the Tata Open India International Challenge in Mumbai, defeating Riya Mukherjee 21-12, 23-21 to claim another victory in women's singles.
Achievements South Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India P. V. Sindhu 21–11, 22–20 Gold
BWF Grand Prix (1 title) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Russian Open Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21–10, 21–13 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2014 Tata Open India International Arundhati Pantawane 19–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2015 Bangladesh International Iris Wang 23–21, 19–21, 21–18 Winner 2016 India International Rituparna Das 7–11, 11–8, 7–11, 12–14 Runner-up 2017 Tata Open India International Riya Mookerjee 21–12, 23–21 Winner 2022 (I) India International Miho Kayama 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2022 (III) India International Tanya Hemanth 19–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Turkey International Rohan Kapoor Julien Maio Léa Palermo 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2024 (I) India International Rohan Kapoor Hariharan Amsakarunan Tanisha Crasto 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2024 (II) India International Rohan Kapoor Ashith Surya Amrutha Pramuthesh 21–16, 19–21, 21–12 Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (6 titles) Girls' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Ramenskoe Junior International Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21–17, 22–20 Winner 2012 India Junior International Rituparna Das 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2013 India Junior International Liang Xiaoyu 16–21, 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2014 India Junior International K. Reshma 11–3, 11–1, 11–9 Winner 2015 India Junior International Supamart Mingchua 21–9, 21–6 Winner
Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 India Junior International Poorvisha S. Ram Meghana Jakkampudi K. Maneesha 21–12, 18–21, 21–19 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Career overview
Singles Played Wins Losses Balance Total* 217 142 75 +67 Current year (2024)* 0 0 0 0
Doubles Played Wins Losses Balance Total* 17 9 8 +1 Current year (2024)* 2 1 1 0
Mixed Doubles Played Wins Losses Balance Total* 45 31 14 +17 Current year (2024)* 37 26 11 +15
Personal life Ruthvika Shivani has been employed with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) since 23 November 2015. Now she is in Assistant Manager (SPORTS) post at Hyderabad, Telangana office
References
External links
Gadde Ruthvika Shivani at Gopichand Badminton Academy Interview with Gadde Ruthvika Shivani – "Rising Stars - Upcoming star in Indian badminton Ruthvika Shivani" on Dreamaboutsports Gadde Ruthvika Shivani interview on Badminton-Unlimited Twitter Official page