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Ruthvika Gadde
Ruthvika in 2022
Personal information
Full nameRuthvika Shivani Gadde
CountryIndia
Born (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 29)[1]
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand[2]
Women's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking49 (WS, 1 December 2016)
29 (XD with Rohan Kapoor, 3 June 2025)[3]
Current ranking39 (XD with Rohan Kapoor, 5 May 2026)
BWF profile

Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 26 March 1997) is an Indian badminton player who plays mixed doubles.[4] She trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[5]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Gadde, the daughter of G. Bhavani Prasad[6] and G. Prameela Rani,[7] was born in a Telugu family on 26 March 1997.[8]

Career[edit | edit source]

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[9] with that victory Indian women's team secured bronze medal in Uber Cup.[citation needed]

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.[10] 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.[citation needed]

At the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championship,[11][circular reference] 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[12] 21-12, 23-21 to claim another victory in women's singles.[citation needed]

Achievements[edit | edit source]

South Asian Games[edit | edit source]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India India P. V. Sindhu 21–11, 22–20 Gold Gold

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)[edit | edit source]

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 Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21–10, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)[edit | edit source]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Tata Open India International India Arundhati Pantawane 19–21, 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bangladesh International United States Iris Wang 23–21, 19–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 India International India Rituparna Das 7–11, 11–8, 7–11, 12–14 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Tata Open India International India Riya Mookerjee 21–12, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 (I) India International Japan Miho Kayama 11–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 (III) India International India Tanya Hemanth 19–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Turkey International India Rohan Kapoor France Julien Maio
France Léa Palermo
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 (I) India International India Rohan Kapoor India Hariharan Amsakarunan
India Tanisha Crasto
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 (II) India International India Rohan Kapoor India Ashith Surya
India Amrutha Pramuthesh
21–16, 19–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (6 titles)[edit | edit source]

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Ramenskoe Junior International Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 India Junior International India Rituparna Das 21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 India Junior International Singapore Liang Xiaoyu 16–21, 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 India Junior International India K. Reshma 11–3, 11–1, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 India Junior International Thailand Supamart Mingchua 21–9, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 India Junior International India Poorvisha S. Ram India Meghana Jakkampudi
India K. Maneesha
21–12, 18–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Career overview[edit | edit source]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

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[13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu…now Ruthvika Shivani Gadde for India". indianexpress.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "Gadde Ruthvika Shivani". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  4. "Gadde Ruthvika Shivani: Junior National Badminton Champion". kammasworld.blogspot.in. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. "Gopichand Academy trainees Ruthvika, Vrushali emerge champions". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. "Ruthvika: 'I dream of an Olympic medal'". sportstarlive.com. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. "Shivani means business". sportstaronnet.com. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. "Ruthvika Shivani Gadde live scores, results, fixtures | Flashscore.in / Badminton". www.flashscore.in. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  9. "Thomas and Uber Cup: Ruthvika Shivani seals team's spot in semis, medal assured for India". firstpost.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  10. Anura Prabhudesai
  11. "Indian National Badminton Championships".
  12. "Riya MOOKERJEE | Profile".
  13. @BPCLimited (15 November 2024). "Congratulations to BPCL's very own Ruthvika Shivani on her incredible Gold win!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit | edit source]