Jwala Gutta

Jwala Gutta
Jwala during a match at the IBL
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 33) Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Residence	Hyderabad,Telangana, India
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Years active	2001–Present
Handedness	Left
Coach	S. M. Arif
Mixed Doubles/ Women's Doubles
Highest ranking	6 (in XD) (Aug 2010) 10 (in WD) (20 August 2015)
Current ranking	14 (in WD) (5 May 2016)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  India World Championships 2011 London Women's doubles Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Women's Doubles 2010 Delhi Mixed Team 2014 Glasgow Women's Doubles 2006 Melbourne Mixed Team Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Team 2016 Kunshan Team Asia Championships 2014 Gimcheon Women's Doubles South Asian Games 2006 Colombo Mixed Doubles 2016 Guwahati Women's Doubles 2016 Guwahati Women's Team
BWF profile

Jwala Gutta is a left-handed Indian badminton player. Gutta, who is the country's most successful doubles specialist, has won the National Badminton Championships fourteen times. She has represented India at the international circuit since early 2000s, partnering Shruti Kurien earlier in her career winning the national championships for six consecutive years. Gutta later found greater international success with Ashwini Ponnappa, and the pair consistently figured among the top-twenty pairs in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10 in 2015.

Gutta has won numerous medals for Indian badminton including the bronze medal BWF World Championships in 2011 and a gold and silver at 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games respectively in women's doubles which were the first for the country in the discipline. Other achievements include the historic bronze medal at the 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup held at New Delhi, a bronze medal at Badminton Asia Championships in the same year and final and semi-final appearances in many big international events most notably the finals appearance at the 2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals alongside Diju which was the first for the country in any discipline.

Gutta has been credited to have brought recognition for doubles badminton in India, first with her mixed doubles partner Valiyaveetil Diju with whom she peaked at no. 6 in 2010 becoming the first doubles partnership from the country to be ranked amongst the top-10 and later with her partnership with Ponnappa in women's doubles. She has also won medals at all major international badminton tournaments and multi-sport events, except for the Olympics. In addition to her successful career, Gutta has been vociferous for the issues she advocates for, ranging from fair treatment in sports, health and education, women's empowerment and gender equality. She has been listed several times among the top most inspiring sportswomen of India. She was awarded the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award for her achievements. She paired with Ponappa at the Rio 2016 Olympics where the pair crashed out in the group stage with two consecutive losses at the hands of opponents from Japan and Netherlands.