Ruthvika Gadde
Indian badminton player (born 1997)
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Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (Telugu: గద్దె రుత్విక శివాని; born 26 March 1997) is an Indian badminton player who plays mixed doubles.[4] She trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[5]
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| Full name | Ruthvika Shivani Gadde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1997[1] Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pullela Gopichand[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 49 (WS, 1 December 2016) 29 (XD with Rohan Kapoor, 3 June 2025)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 42 (XD with Rohan Kapoor, 7 July 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
Career
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
South Asian Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |  P. V. Sindhu |
21–11, 22–20 |  Gold |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)
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 |
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| 2016 | Russian Open |  Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
21–10, 21–13 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Tata Open India International | Arundhati Pantawane |
19–21, 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2015 | Bangladesh International |  Iris Wang |
23–21, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2016 | India International | Rituparna Das |
7–11, 11–8, 7–11, 12–14 |  Runner-up |
| 2017 | Tata Open India International | Riya Mookerjee |
21–12, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2022 (I) | India International |  Miho Kayama |
11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 (III) | India International | Tanya Hemanth |
19–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Turkey International | Rohan Kapoor |
 Julien Maio Léa Palermo |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 (I) | India International | Rohan Kapoor |
Hariharan Amsakarunan Tanisha Crasto |
21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2024 (II) | India International | Rohan Kapoor |
Ashith Surya Amrutha Pramuthesh |
21–16, 19–21, 21–12 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (6 titles)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Ramenskoe Junior International | Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2012 | India Junior International | Rituparna Das |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2013 | India Junior International |  Liang Xiaoyu |
16–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | India Junior International | K. Reshma |
11–3, 11–1, 11–9 | Winner |
| 2015 | India Junior International |  Supamart Mingchua |
21–9, 21–6 | Winner |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | India Junior International | Poorvisha S. Ram |
Meghana Jakkampudi K. Maneesha |
21–12, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Career overview
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Personal life
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]
