Juliana Vieira
{{Short description|Brazilian badminton player}}
{{Portuguese name|Viana|Vieira}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Juliana Vieira
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| birth_name = Juliana Viana Vieira
| country = Brazil
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|9|23}}
| birth_place = Teresina, Brazil
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| height = 1.62 m
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| handedness = Right
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| event = Women's singles & doubles
| highest_ranking = 46 (WS 6 August 2024)
49 (WD with Sânia Lima 23 January 2024)
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| current_ranking = 56
| date_of_current_ranking = WS 15 April 2025
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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Santiago | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2025 Lima | Women's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Guadalajara | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2025 Aguascalientes | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Female Cup }}
{{MedalBronze | 2020 Salvador | Women's team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Acapulco | Women's team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2024 São Paulo | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | South American Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Asuncion | Women's singles }}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Asuncion | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Asuncion | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | South American Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2021 Joinville | Women's singles }}
{{MedalGold | 2021 Joinville | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Junior Pan American Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 2021 Cali–Valle | Girls' singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Junior Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2019 Moncton | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2021 Acapulco | Mixed team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 84897
| bwf_id = E4970D2C-15CE-486D-980E-3D160473475C
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Juliana Viana Vieira (born 23 September 2004) is a Brazilian badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Juliana Viana Vieira |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/84897/juliana-viana-vieira |access-date=6 August 2024 |publisher=Badminton World Federation}} She made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics where she represented Brazil in the women's singles event. She was the first ever Brazilian women's singles to win the Pan Am Championships.
Career
Juliana was called up to represent the Brazilian national team in the 2020 Pan Am Women's Team Championships and won a bronze medal. In 2021, she won a bronze medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.{{Cite web |title="Since I Was Little I Decided to Focus on Sports" – Juliana Viana Vieira – Badminton Pan America |url=https://www.badmintonpanam.org/since-i-was-little-i-decided-to-focus-on-sports-juliana-viana-vieira/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |language=en-US}} She also won the Brazil International and the Dominican Open that year.{{Cite web |last=Deporte |first=Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y |title=Badmintonistas mexicanos logran plata y tres bronces en Serie Internacional en Perú |url=http://www.gob.mx/conade/articulos/badmintonistas-mexicanos-logran-plata-y-tres-bronces-en-serie-internacional-en-peru-317925 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=gob.mx |language=es}}
In 2022, Juliana won two international titles in women's singles at the Brazil International and the Peru International. She also competed in the 2022 South American Games and won gold in women's singles, doubles and in the mixed team event.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Badminton do Piauí conquista sete medalhas para o Brasil nos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Assunção |url=https://ge.globo.com/pi/badminton/noticia/2022/10/07/badminton-do-piaui-conquista-sete-medalhas-para-o-brasil-nos-jogos-sul-americanos-de-assuncao.ghtml |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=ge |language=pt-br}}
In 2023, Juliana won the women's singles title at the Santo Domingo Open. She also won the women's doubles title partnered with Sânia Lima. She also won the El Salvador International and gained enough ranking points to qualify for the 2023 BWF World Championships.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Piauiense Juliana Vieira conquista o título do El Salvador International 2023 |url=http://www.febapi.com.br/2023/12/piauiense-juliana-vieira-conquista-o.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Febapi - Badminton Piauí |language=pt-br}} In the 2023 World Championships, she first beat Insyirah Khan of Singapore in the first round but lost out to Pornpawee Chochuwong in the second round.{{Cite web |title=Pan Am Players at BWF World Championships 2023 – Badminton Pan America |url=https://www.badmintonpanam.org/pan-am-victories-at-bwf-world-championships-2023/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |language=en-US}}
In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's singles event. In Group D, she lost her first match to Supanida Katethong of Thailand 16–21, 19–21. In her second match, she defeated Lo Sin Yan of Hong Kong 21–19, 21–14, making her the first ever Brazilian to win a match in the women's singles event in badminton at the Olympic Games.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Juliana Viana supera atleta de Hong Kong e fatura 1ª vitória de uma brasileira em Olimpíadas |url=https://ge.globo.com/pi/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/07/29/paris-2024-juliana-viana-supera-atleta-de-hong-kong-e-fatura-1a-vitoria-de-uma-brasileira-em-olimpiadas.ghtml |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=ge |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Oliver |date=2024-07-30 |title=Historic Victory for Brazil in Olympic Badminton |url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/historic-victory-for-brazil-in-olympic-badminton/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=The Rio Times |language=en-US}}
In 2025, she won the gold medal at the Pan Am Championships, became the first ever Brazilian women's singles to win the title.{{cite web |title=Pan Am Championships: Juliana Vieira Makes History |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2025/04/13/pan-am-championships-juliana-vieira-makes-history |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=13 April 2025 |access-date=13 April 2025}}
Achievements
= Pan American Games =
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Olympic Training Center, | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sânia Lima | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Annie Xu | align="left" | 7–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= Pan Am Championships =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Wen Yu Zhang | align="left" | 21–19, 15–21, 21–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
= South American Games =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Estadio León Condou, Asuncion, Paraguay | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sâmia Lima | align="left" | 21–14, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Estadio León Condou, | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sânia Lima | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jaqueline Lima | align="left" | 26–24, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
= South American Championships =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Ginásio Univille, Joinville, Brazil | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jaqueline Lima | align="left" | 18–21, 21–18, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
= Junior Pan American Games =
Girls' singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Year !Venue !Opponent !Score !Result |
| style="background:#B0E0E6"
| align="center" |2021 | align="left" |Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Rachel Chan | align="left" |8–21, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 1 runner-up) =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Brazil International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jaqueline Lima | align="left" | 14–21, 25–23, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Dominican Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sâmia Lima | align="left" | 21–9, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | El Salvador International | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ishika Jaiswal | align="left" | 19–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Brazil International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Vanessa García | align="left" | 21–13, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Perú International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Haramara Gaitán | align="left" | 21–16, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Santo Domingo Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sâmia Lima | align="left" | 21–7, 21–3 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | El Salvador International | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Disha Gupta | align="left" | 21–12, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Perú International | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Chloe Hoang | align="left" | 21–16, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | El Salvador International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yevheniia Kantemyr | align="left" | 21–10, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Canadian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Michelle Li | align="left" | 21–18, 14–21, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Santo Domingo Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sânia Lima | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jaqueline Lima | align="left" | 21–16, 24–22 | 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWF|E4970D2C-15CE-486D-980E-3D160473475C}}
- [http://www.badminton.org.br/atleta Confederação Brasileira de Badminton Atleta]
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Category:Sportspeople from Teresina
Category:Sportspeople from Piauí
Category:Brazilian female badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic badminton players for Brazil
Category:Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Category:Pan American Games medalists in badminton
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:South American Games gold medalists for Brazil