Gayatri Gopichand
{{short description|Indian badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Gayatri Gopichand
| full_name = Gayatri Gopichand Pullela
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|03|04}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
| residence =
| height = 1.62 m
| weight = 56 kg
| years_active =
| handedness = Right
| coach = Pullela Gopichand
Arun Vishnu
| event = Women's doubles
| highest_ranking = 9 (with Treesa Jolly, 14 January 2025)
| current_ranking = 10 (with Treesa Jolly, 15 April 2025)
| played =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Birmingham |Women's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asia Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Dubai | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asia Team Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2024 Selangor | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | South Asian Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2019 Pokhara | Women's team }}
{{MedalSilver | {{Nowrap|2019 Pokhara}} | Women's singles }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 59966/gayatri-gopichand-pullela
}}
Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (born 4 March 2003) is an Indian badminton player and a member of the national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Gayatri-Gopichand-showing-signs-of-a-champion/article17125792.ece |title=Gayatri Gopichand showing signs of a champion |publisher=The Hindu |last=Rozario |first=Rayan |date=1 February 2018 |access-date=27 July 2018}} She is the daughter of former shuttlers P. V. V. Lakshmi and Pullela Gopichand.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/pullela-gopichands-daughter-gayathri-included-in-badminton-squad-for-asian-games-5236280/ |title=Pullela Gopichand's daughter Gayatri included in badminton squad for Asian Games |publisher=New Indian Express |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=27 July 2018}} She won the gold in the team event and the silver at the doubles event during the 2019 South Asian Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sag-2019-siril-ashmita-lead-india-to-6-badminton-golds/1679538 |title=SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds |publisher=Outlook India |date=6 December 2019 |access-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210170856/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sag-2019-siril-ashmita-lead-india-to-6-badminton-golds/1679538 |archive-date=10 December 2019 |url-status=live}} Gopichand won the silver in the mixed team and bronze in the doubles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |last=Nalwala |first=Ali Asgar |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/commonwealth-games-2022-badminton-india-bronze-medal-matches-results |title=Commonwealth Games 2022 badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, Gayatri-Treesa duo win bronze medals |publisher=International Olympic Committee |date=8 August 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022}} She became the first Indian women's doubles player to make the semi-finals of All England Open, 21 years after her father's victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/badminton/290618/badminton-in-her-blood.html |title=Badminton in her blood |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=27 July 2018}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Result ! Ref(s) |
|---|
| 2024
| Best Dressed Female | {{won}} |
| 2025
|Badminton Player of the Year Female |{{nom}} |
Achievements
= Commonwealth Games =
File:The six medallists in the women's doubles.jpg and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand (India).]]
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |
| style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chen Hsuan-yu | align="left" | 21–15, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= South Asian Games =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |
| style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ashmita Chaliha | align="left" | 18–21, 23–25 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver |
= BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up) =
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Syed Modi International | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Anna Cheong | align="left" | 12–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Odisha Open | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanyogita Ghorpade | align="left" | 21–12, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Syed Modi International | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Bao Lijing | align="left" | 21–18, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
= BWF International Challenge / Series (1 title, 5 runners-up) =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Nepal International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Malvika Bansod | align="left" | 14–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Polish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Margot Lambert | align="left" | 10–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | India International Challenge | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tanisha Crasto | align="left" | 23–21, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Margot Lambert | align="left" | 20–22, 21–17, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Bahrain International Challenge | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Lanny Tria Mayasari | align="left" | 18–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | India International Challenge | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} K. Sai Pratheek | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ishaan Bhatnagar | align="left" | 16–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} Runner-up |
: {{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
See also
References
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External links
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- {{BWFB|59966|Gayatri Gopichand Pullela}}
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- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|43612|Gayatri Gopichand Pullela}}
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