Ksenia Polikarpova

Ksenia Polikarpova
קסניה פוליקרפובה
Personal information
Birth nameКсения Олеговна Поликарпова
(Ksenia Olegovna Polikarpova)
CountryRussia (until 2017)
Israel (2017–present)
Born (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking43 (WS 3 September 2015)
38 (WD 9 January 2014)
219 (XD 5 July 2018)
Current ranking64 (WS 31 January 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Mixed Team Championships
2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
2010 Warsaw Women's team
European Junior Championships
2009 Milan Women's doubles
BWF profile

Ksenia Olegovna Polikarpova (Russian: Ксения Олеговна Поликарпова, Hebrew: קסניה פוליקרפובה; born 11 March 1990) is a Russian-Israeli Olympic badminton player.[1][2]

In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Milan, Italy.[3] She also won bronze medals at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2011, 2013, and 2015 with Russian national badminton team.[4]

Polikarpova became an Israeli citizen in May 2017, and won a gold medal in 2017 Maccabiah Games.[5] She competed at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, competing in women's singles, coming in 15th.[6] At the 2022 Maccabiah Games, she won a gold medal in women's doubles and a silver medal in women's singles.[7]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton,
Milan, Italy
Elena Komendrovskaja Selena Piek
Iris Tabeling
19–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Russian Open Aya Ohori 5–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Russian Open Irina Khlebko Anastasia Chervyakova
Nina Vislova
16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2016 Russian Open Evgeniya Kosetskaya Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
14–21, 20–22 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 10 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Portugal International Ella Diehl 21–16, 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Estonian International Delphine Lansac 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Iran Fajr International Grace Chua 9–11, 11–4, 11–5, 11–3 Winner
2017 Zambia International Kate Foo Kune 21–14, 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 Estonian International Michelle Skødstrup 21–13, 21–17 Winner
2018 Ghana International Aurélie Allet 21–5, 21–5 Winner
2018 Lagos International Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli 20–22, 21–16, 27–25 Winner
2018 Hatzor International Lia Šalehar 21–15, 21–12 Winner
2019 Jamaica International Jordan Hart 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Hatzor International Dana Danilenko 21–15, 21–13 Winner
2022 Mexican International Lauren Lam 7–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2023 Tajikistan International Anupama Upadhyaya 21–19, 9–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2023 Cameroon International Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Estonian International Irina Khlebko Cai Jiani
Bo Rong
13–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009 Hungarian International Irina Khlebko Tatjana Bibik
Olga Golovanova
16–21, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up
2013 Estonian International Irina Khlebko Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Søby Hansen
15–21, 21–19, 22–20 Winner
2013 Romanian International Irina Khlebko Natalya Voytsekh
Yelyzaveta Zharka
21–18, 23–21 Winner
2013 Croatian International Irina Khlebko Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Søby Hansen
21–19, 21–19 Winner
2013 Lithuanian International Irina Khlebko Alida Chen
Gayle Mahulette
21–10, 21–13 Winner
2015 Kazakhstan International Tatjana Bibik Negin Amiripour
Aghaei Hajiagha Soraya
21–14, 21–12 Winner
2018 Hatzor International Krestina Silich Iza Šalehar
Lia Šalehar
21–16, 23–25, 22–20 Winner
2019 Hatzor International Heli Neiman Yuval Pugach
Shery Rotshtein
21–15, 21–9 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Estonian International Andrey Ashmarin Zhang Yi
Cai Jiani
9–21, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Ksenia POLIKARPOVA". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Ksenia POLIKARPOVA Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Ксения Поликарпова". xn--80aalwkhe.xn--p1ai (in Russian). Komanda.RF. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ Mirskiy, Dmitriy (18 October 2017). "Бадминтонистка Ксения Поликарпова будет выступать за Израиль" (in Russian). vesty.co.il. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Ksenia Polikarpova Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.