Shruti Kurien
Shruti Kurien is an Indian badminton player. She along with partner Jwala Gutta won the National women's doubles championship in 2000 and 2002–2008. She was the gold medalists at the 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games in the women's doubles and team events, also won mixed team bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Kurien won the women's doubles Grand Prix title at 2008 Bulgaria Open. She was formerly married to Nikhil Kanetkar, another National badminton champion from Maharashtra, although the two are now divorced.
Achievements
South Asian Games
Women's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Aparna Balan | P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa | 21–19, 22–20 | Gold |
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Jwala Gutta | Aparna Balan B. R. Meenakshi | 18–21, 23–21, 21–12 | Gold |
2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | Jwala Gutta | Fathima Nazneen Manjusha Kanwar | 15–6, 15–3 | Gold |
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
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2009 | Australian Open | Aparna Balan | Chia Chi Huang Tang He Tian | 13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Bulgaria Open | Jwala Gutta | Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari | 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2009 | Syed Modi India Open | Tarun Kona | Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan | 14–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doublesYear | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2009 | Spanish Open | Aparna Balan | Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | 14–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Nepal International | Jwala Gutta | Kalita Anjali Jyotshna Polavarapu | 21–6, 21–8 | Winner |
2007 | Tata Open India International | Jwala Gutta | Aparna Balan Jyotshna Polavarapu | 21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
2007 | Pakistan International | Jwala Gutta | Renu Hettiarachchige Thilini Jayasinghe | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
2007 | Cyprus International | Jwala Gutta | Kati Tolmoff Ragna Ingolfsdottir | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
2006 | India Satellite | Jwala Gutta | Jung Youn-kyung Kim Min-jung | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite | Jwala Gutta | Haw Chiou Hwee Lim Yin Loo | 21–15, 14–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2004 | Syed Modi India International | Jwala Gutta | Wong Mew Choo Anita Raj Kaur | 15–5, 17–15 | Winner |
2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Jwala Gutta | Anastasia Russkikh Petya Nedelcheva | 11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2008 | Nepal International | J. B. S. Vidyadhar | Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |