Shruti Kurien
Indian badminton player
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Shruti Kurien (born 28 March 1983) is an Indian badminton player.[1] She along with partner Jwala Gutta won the National women's doubles championship in 2000 and 2002–2008. She was the gold medalists at the 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games in the women's doubles and team events, also won mixed team bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Kurien won the women's doubles Grand Prix title at 2008 Bulgaria Open.[2] She was formerly married to Nikhil Kanetkar, another National badminton champion from Maharashtra, although the two are now divorced.[3]
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| Born | 28 March 1983 Chennai, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 26 (WD 1 July 2010) 62 (XD 14 January 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
South Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan |
 Jwala Gutta |
Fathima Nazneen Manjusha Kanwar |
15–6, 15–3 |  Gold |
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Jwala Gutta |
Aparna Balan B. R. Meenakshi |
18–21, 23–21, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Aparna Balan |
P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa |
21–19, 22–20 | Gold |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Bulgaria Open | Jwala Gutta |
 Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari |
21–11, 21–19 |  Winner |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Aparna Balan |
 Chia Chi Huang He Tian Tang |
13–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | India Grand Prix | Tarun Kona |
Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan |
14–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Jwala Gutta |
 Petya Nedelcheva  Anastasia Russkikh |
11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Syed Modi India International | Jwala Gutta |
 Anita Raj Kaur Wong Mew Choo |
15–5, 17–15 | Winner |
| 2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite | Jwala Gutta |
Haw Chiou Hwee Lim Yin Loo |
21–15, 14–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2006 | India Satellite | Jwala Gutta |
 Jung Youn-kyung Kim Min-jung |
18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Cyprus International | Jwala Gutta |
 Ragna Ingolfsdottir  Kati Tolmoff |
21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2007 | Pakistan International | Jwala Gutta |
 Renu Hettiarachchige Thilini Jayasinghe |
21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2007 | Tata Open India International | Jwala Gutta |
Aparna Balan Jyotshna Polavarapu |
21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2008 | Nepal International | Jwala Gutta |
Kalita Anjali Jyotshna Polavarapu |
21–6, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2009 | Spanish Open | Aparna Balan |
 Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen |
14–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Nepal International | J. B. S. Vidyadhar |
Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta |
12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
