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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Aparna Balan
| image = AparnaBalan.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|9}}
| birth_place = [[Kozhikode, Kerala]], India
| height = 1.60 m
| weight =
| handedness = Right
| years active =
| event = Women's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 26 (WD 1 July 2010) 41 (XD 20 November 2014)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking =
| date_of_current_ranking =
| best_result =
| medals =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 New Delhi]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Games|2004 Islamabad]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]] | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Dhaka | Women's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Colombo | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Colombo | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Dhaka | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2002 Kuala Lumpur]] | Girls' team }}
| bwf_id = 9964356A-7EE1-4AB5-BF71-AADBC2BB44C8
}}

'''Aparna Balan''' (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian [[badminton]] player from [[Kozhikode, Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Aparna Balan |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/51651/aparna-balan |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Profile of Aparna Balan, Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010 |url=http://www.delhispider.com/resources/3178-Aparna-Balan-Indian-Badminton-Player.aspx |publisher=DelhiSpider.com |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thushara and Duminda take silver |url=http://www.island.lk/2006/08/19/sports1.html |publisher=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]] |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> In [[2010 South Asian Games]], Balan won the women's doubles gold with [[Shruti Kurien]] and mixed doubles silver with [[Sanave Thomas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian shuttlers rule the roost at South Asian Games |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/Indian-shuttlers-rule-the-roost-at-South-Asian-Games/articleshow/5535611.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== South Asian Games ===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, [[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. R. Meenakshi]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–23, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010]]
| align="left" | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. C. Thulasi]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, [[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thomas Kurien]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010]]
| align="left" | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== BWF Grand Prix ===
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2009 Australian Open Grand Prix#Finals 4|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chia Chi Huang]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tang He Tian]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2009 India Open Grand Prix#Finals 5|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|India Grand Prix]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Vishnu]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Kona]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 17–21, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 13 runners-up) ===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyotshna Polavarapu]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sampada Sahasrabuddhe]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nicole Grether]] {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Charmaine Reid]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2009
| align="left" | [[Spanish International (badminton)|Spanish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Shruti Kurien
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Line Damkjær Kruse]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–17, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Siki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicole Grether {{flagicon|CAN}} Charmaine Reid
| align="left" | 10–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} N. Siki Reddy
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee So-hee]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shin Seung-chan]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 13–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanyogita Ghorpade]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajakta Sawant]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arathi Sara Sunil]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 18–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International Challenge]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanyogita Ghorpade
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pradnya Gadre]] {{flagicon|IND}} N. Siki Reddy
| align="left" | 13–21, 21–19, 5–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Prajakta Sawant
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghana Jakkampudi]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 10–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Nepal International (badminton)|Nepal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sruthi K.P]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harika Veludurthi]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Karishma Wadkar]]
| align="left" | 21–8, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | Nepal International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sruthi K.P
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thilini Hendahewa]] {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Kavidi Sirimannage]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sruthi K.P
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Vivian Hoo]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Yap Cheng Wen]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Pakistan International (badminton)|Pakistan International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Valiyaveetil Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Diluka Karunaratne]] {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Chandrika de Silva|Renu Hettiarachchige]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rupesh Kumar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Valiyaveetil Diju {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Vishnu]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Valiyaveetil Diju {{flagicon|IND}} [[Trupti Murgunde]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–18, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2009
| align="left" | [[Spanish International (badminton)|Spanish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arun Vishnu
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robin Middleton]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mariana Agathangelou]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arun Vishnu
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Patipat Chalardchaleam]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Savitree Amitapai]]
| align="left" | 10–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Maldives International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arun Vishnu
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toby Ng]] {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grace Gao (badminton)|Grace Gao]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 12–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arun Vishnu
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Valiyaveetil Diju {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Siki Reddy]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 25–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Sri Lanka International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arun Vishnu
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Robin Middleton {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leanne Choo]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 21–17, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arun Vishnu
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament

=== Major National Achievements ===
* National champion in mixed doubles 2006
* National champion in mixed doubles 2007
* National champion in women doubles 2011
* National champion in mixed doubles 2012
* National champion in women doubles 2012
* National champion in mixed doubles 2013
* National champion in mixed doubles 2014
* National champion in mixed doubles 2015
* National champion in mixed doubles 2016
* National champion in women doubles 2017
* National games 2015 mixed doubles gold
* Premier Badminton League 2016 winners

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWF|9964356A-7EE1-4AB5-BF71-AADBC2BB44C8}}

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Kerala]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Indian female badminton players]]
[[Category:Indian national badminton champions]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in badminton]]

Aparna Balan - Revision history

>Scorpions13256 at 17:51, 24 June 2021