Ashwini Ponnappa

Ashwini Ponnappa
Ponnappa in 2010
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 35) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Residence	Hyderabad, India
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Years active	2007–present
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	10 (WD with Jwala Gutta, 20 August 2015) 19 (XD with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, 3 February 2021)
Current ranking	16 (WD with Tanisha Crasto, 27 August 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  India World Championships 2011 London Women's doubles Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Women's doubles 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team 2010 Delhi Mixed team 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles 2022 Birmingham Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team Asian Championships 2014 Gimcheon Women's doubles Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Women's team South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka Mixed doubles 2010 Dhaka Women's team 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's doubles 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10. Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships.