Aparna Balan


Aparna Balan is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.

Career

In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju. At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event. In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas.

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Shruti Kurien P. C. Thulasi
Ashwini Ponnappa		21–19, 22–20 Gold
2006Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 B. R. Meenakshi Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurien		21–18, 21–23, 12–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Sanave Thomas V. Diju
Ashwini Ponnappa		11–21, 15–21 Silver
2006Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 Thomas Kurien V. Diju
Jwala Gutta		11–21, 13–21 Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Australian Open Shruti Kurien Chia Chi Huang
Tang He Tian		13–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Syed Modi India Open Arun Vishnu Tarun Kona
Shruti Kurien		21–14, 17–21, 21–19 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Bangladesh International Sruthi K.P Vivian Hoo
Yap Cheng Wen		14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018Nepal International Sruthi K.P Thilini Hendahewa
Kavidi Sirimannage		21–16, 21–13 Winner
2017Nepal International Sruthi K.P Harika Veludurthi
Karishma Wadkar		21–8, 21–9 Winner
2014Tata Open India International Prajakta Sawant Meghana Jakkampudi
K. Maneesha		21–13, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
2013Bahrain International Challenge Sanyogita Ghorpade Pradnya Gadre
N. Siki Reddy		13–21, 21–19, 5–21 Runner-up
2013Bahrain International Sanyogita Ghorpade Prajakta Sawant
Arathi Sara Sunil		21–18, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Tata Open India International N. Siki Reddy Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011Bahrain International N. Siki Reddy Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid		10–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009Spanish Open Shruti Kurien Line Damkjær Kruse
Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen		14–21, 21–17, 15–21 Runner-up
2008Bahrain International Sampada Sahasrabuddhe Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid		16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2007Tata Open India International Jyotshna Polavarapu Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurien		11–21, 8–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Tata Open India International Arun Vishnu Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
K. Maneesha		13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Sri Lanka International Arun Vishnu Robin Middleton
Leanne Choo		15–21, 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2013Bahrain International Arun Vishnu Valiyaveetil Diju
N. Siki Reddy		21–14, 25–23 Winner
2011Maldives International Arun Vishnu Toby Ng
Grace Gao		21–10, 12–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2010Tata Open India International Arun Vishnu Patipat Chalardchaleam
Savitree Amitapai		10–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009Spanish Open Arun Vishnu Robin Middleton
Mariana Agathangelou		16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2008Bahrain International Arun Vishnu Valiyaveetil Diju
Trupti Murgunde		17–21, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2007Tata Open India International Rupesh Kumar Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta		14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2007Pakistan International Valiyaveetil Diju Diluka Karunaratne
Renu Hettiarachchige		21–11, 21–14 Winner

Major National Achievements