Andra Whiteside (born 6 December 1989) is a Fijian squash and badminton player. She has represented Fiji in badminton at the 2006, 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2007, 2011, and 2019 Pacific Games. She also represented Fiji in squash at the 2015 Pacific Games. She plays as the third singles against Tahiti, helps the team to clinched the bronze medal.
On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the National Squash Championships as her first major squash appearance, defeating Sharon Wild three to nothing. In September 2016, she won three National Badminton Championships titles in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for women's singles, women's doubles with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against Chloe Kumar and Shannon Quai Hoi, and the mixed doubles A-grade with Jason Low against Martin Feussner and Sina Quai Hoi. Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year, defeating her.
In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.
Achievements
Pacific Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Gymnasium at Apia Park, Apia, Samoa Johanna Kou 16–21, 21–17, 21–17 Gold 2011 François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Valérie Sarengat 21–13, 21–6 Gold
Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Gymnasium at Apia Park,Apia, Samoa Danielle Whiteside Johanna Kou Cecile Sarengat 21–18, 12–21, 8–21 Silver 2011 François Anewy,Nouméa, New Caledonia Danielle Whiteside Cécile Kaddour Johanna Kou 14–21, 19–21 Silver 2019 Faleata Sports Complex,Tuanaimato, Samoa Karyn Gibson Johanna Kou Dgeniva Matauli 17–21, 13–21 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 François Anewy,Nouméa, New Caledonia Burty Molia Sébastien Arias Melissa Sanmoestanom 21–18, 21–11 Bronze
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Fiji International Johanna Kou 21–7, 21–18 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Fiji International Danielle Whiteside Carline Bentley Gabriella Wong 21–10, 21–15 Winner 2011 Fiji International Danielle Whiteside Cécile Kaddour Johanna Kou 19–21, 10–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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