Andra Whiteside


Andra Whiteside is a Fijian squash and badminton player. She has represented Fiji in badminton at the 2006, 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2007, 2011, and 2019 Pacific Games. She also represented Fiji in squash at the 2015 Pacific Games. She plays as the third singles against Tahiti, helps the team to clinched the bronze medal.
On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the National Squash Championships as her first major squash appearance, defeating Sharon Wild three to nothing. In September 2016, she won three National Badminton Championships titles in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for women's singles, women's doubles with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against Chloe Kumar and Shannon Quai Hoi, and the mixed doubles A-grade with Jason Low against Martin Feussner and Sina Quai Hoi. Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year, defeating her.
In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.

Achievements

Pacific Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Valérie Sarengat21–13, 21–6 Gold
2007Gymnasium at Apia Park, Apia, Samoa Johanna Kou16–21, 21–17, 21–17 Gold

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Faleata Sports Complex,
Tuanaimato, Samoa
Karyn Gibson Johanna Kou
Dgeniva Matauli
17–21, 13–21 Silver
2011François Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Danielle Whiteside Cécile Kaddour
Johanna Kou
14–21, 19–21 Silver
2007Gymnasium at Apia Park,
Apia, Samoa
Danielle Whiteside Johanna Kou
Cecile Sarengat
21–18, 12–21, 8–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011François Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Burty Molia Sébastien Arias
Melissa Sanmoestanom
21–18, 21–11 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Fiji International Johanna Kou21–7, 21–18 Winner

'Women's doubles''
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Fiji International Danielle Whiteside Cecile Kaddour
Johanna Kou
19–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2010Fiji International Danielle Whiteside Carline Bentley
Gabriella Wong
21–10, 21–15 Winner