Ana Moura (badminton)

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| birth_name = Ana Luisa Flôr Moura

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|1|21}}

| birth_place = Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

| height = 1.69 m

| weight = 58 kg

| event = Women's singles

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| country = {{POR}}

| coach = Ricardo Fernandes

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| bwfbadminton_id = 14195

| bwf_id = 52C1F2B4-2AAC-4C3C-8269-52B175B07630

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Ana Luisa Flôr Moura (born 21 January 1986) is a Portuguese badminton player from the Club Sports Madeira.{{cite news |title=Badminton - Chegada da olímpica Ana Moura à Madeira |url=http://www.dnoticias.pt/impressa/hemeroteca/diario-de-noticias/138649-badminton-chegada-da-olimpica-ana-moura-a-madeira-DIDN138649 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005717/http://www.dnoticias.pt/impressa/hemeroteca/diario-de-noticias/138649-badminton-chegada-da-olimpica-ana-moura-a-madeira-DIDN138649 |archive-date=2018-02-03 |accessdate=2 February 2018 |publisher=Diário de Notícias da Madeira |language=pt}} 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.{{cite web|title=Portugal |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/Clubs/CommonDrive/Components/GetWWWFile.aspx?fileID=47135 |publisher=Badminton Europe |accessdate=2 February 2018}} 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.{{cite web|title=Player Profile: Ana Moura |url=http://www.badminton08.uminho.pt/ModuleLeft.aspx?mdl=~/Modules/GenericCategory/GenericCategoryView.ascx&ItemID=112&Mid=51&lang=en-US&pageid=40&tabid=6 |publisher=University of Minho |accessdate=2 February 2018}} 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.{{cite news|title=Taufik suffers shock exit at world event |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/261496 |publisher=Dawn |accessdate=2 February 2018}} Moura also qualified to compete at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics,{{cite news|title=Madeirenses Olímpicos 2008 |url=http://www.dnoticias.pt/opiniao/artigos/59640-madeirenses-olimpicos-2008-AQDN59640 |publisher=Diário de Notícias da Madeira |accessdate=2 February 2018|language=pt}} but she was defeated by Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland in the first round with the score 21–9, 21–13.{{cite news|title=Ana Moura eliminada no Badminton |url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pequim-2008/ana-moura-eliminada-no-badminton_d257289 |publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal |accessdate=2 February 2018|language=pt}}

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

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!|Year

!|Tournament

!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

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|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Kenya International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Yoana Martínez

|align="left"|19–21, 21–14, 21–19

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#E9E9E9"

|align="center"|2007

|align="left"|Algeria International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Pohl

|align="left"|21–12, 21–9

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#E9E9E9"

|align="center"|2007

|align="left"|Iran Fajr International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SRI}} Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige

|align="left"|21–16, 15–21, 21–18

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

Women's doubles

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!|Year

!|Tournament

!|Partner

!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

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|align="center"|2007

|align="left"|Mauritius International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Tvrdy

|align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
{{flagicon|RSA}} Chantal Botts

|align="left"|21–16, 21–18

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#E9E9E9"

|align="center"|2007

|align="left"|Ecuador International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Filipa Lamy

|align="left"|{{flagicon|PER}} Jie Meng
{{flagicon|PER}} Valeria Rivero

|align="left"|21–16, 21–11

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

:{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

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