{{Short description|American badminton player (born 2005)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Francesca Corbett | nickname = Frankie | image = Francesca Corbett (USA) 2021.jpg | image_size = 250 px | caption = Corbett at the 2021 Junior National Championships | birth_name = Francesca Autumn Corbett | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|6|3}} | birth_place = [[Foster City, California|Foster City]], [[California]], United States | residence = | height = | weight = | country = United States | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Women's & mixed doubles | highest_ranking = 24 (WD with [[Jennie Gai]], April 14, 2026)<br />25 (WD with [[Allison Lee (badminton)|Allison Lee]], March 4, 2025)<br />46 (XD with [[Chen Zhi-yi]], May 19, 2026) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 24 (WD with Jennie Gai)<br />47 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) | date_of_current_ranking = May 26, 2026 | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Badminton Championships|Pan American Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2024 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2024 Guatemala City]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalSilver | [[2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2021 Guatemala City]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalSilver | [[2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2023 Kingston]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalSilver | [[2026 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2026 Lima]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalBronze | [[2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2022 San Salvador]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalBronze | [[2026 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2026 Lima]] | Mixed doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Badminton Championships#Male and Female team|Pan Am Female Cup]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2022 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup|2022 Acapulco]] | Women's team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2020 Salvador]] | Women's team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2024 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup|2024 São Paulo]] | Women's team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2026 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup|2026 Guatemala City]] | Women's team}} {{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships|2023 Spokane]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships|Pan Am Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | 2021 Acapulco | Women's doubles }} {{MedalGold | 2021 Acapulco | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 61882 }}
'''Francesca Autumn Corbett''' (born June 3, 2005) is an American [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francesca CORBETT {{!}} Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/61882/francesca-corbett |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Badminton World Federation }}</ref> [[File:Francesca Corbett .jpg|thumb|Corbett at the podium of U–15 Pan Am Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada in 2019]] [[File:Francesca Autumn Corbett .jpg|thumb|Corbett wins gold for girls' singles and doubles at the U–13 Pan Am Junior Championships in Ontario, Canada]]
== Career == Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She won gold medals in girls' singles and doubles events for U11, U15 and U17 categories at the [[Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships|Pan Am Junior Championships]] in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/local/corbett-a-badminton-gold-standard/article_fb64fc18-b341-11e9-b4c0-df0243e39366.html/ |website=smdailyjournal.com|title=Corbett: A badminton gold standard|date=July 31, 2019|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref> In late 2019, Corbett and her partner [[Allison Lee (badminton)|Allison Lee]] won the [[U.S. National Badminton Championships|National Adult Championships]] women's doubles title, becoming the youngest pair to ever be crowned as national champions.<ref name=underdog>{{cite web |url=https://usabadminton.org/underdog-junior-womens-doubles-pair-crowned-national-champions/|title=Underdog Junior Women's Doubles Pair Crowned National Champions|website=USA Badminton |date=June 9, 2020|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref> She was then chosen to represent the USA's women's team at the [[2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2020 Pan Am Male & Female Cup]] in February. The team bagged silver after losing to Canada in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Badminton/Features/2020/February/17/US-teams-earn-spots-on-the-podium-at-Pan-Am-Team-Continental-Championships-2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226223517/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Badminton/Features/2020/February/17/US-teams-earn-spots-on-the-podium-at-Pan-Am-Team-Continental-Championships-2020|archivedate=2020-02-26|title=U.S. teams earn spots on the podium at Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2020|date=February 17, 2020|website=teamusa.org}}</ref>
=== 2021 === In May, Corbett and Lee entered the final of [[2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2021 Pan Am Championships]] and finished as runners-up.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021 |url=http://www.badmintonpanam.org/crowns-owners-pan-am-2021/ |website=Badminton Pan America |date=2021-05-03 |access-date=2023-11-25 }}</ref> In the following month, she competed in the National Junior Championships. She won gold in the girls' doubles U19 event with Lee, another gold in the mixed doubles U17 event with Samuel Li, as well as a bronze in the girls' singles U19 event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=2D2FC227-4ADA-46F7-AB81-6D317BE065EB&player=32 |title=2021 U.S. Junior National Championships - Francesca Corbett|website=tournamentsoftware.com|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>[[File:Allison Lee and Francesca Corbett.jpg|thumb|2019 National Adult Champions Allison Lee and Francesca Corbett]]
In July, Corbett helped team USA to win gold in the mixed team event at the 2021 Pan Am Junior Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-18 |title=U.S. WINS GOLD in XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships 2021 Team Event |url=https://usabadminton.org/u-s-wins-gold-in-xxix-pan-am-junior-championships-2021-team-event/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=USA Badminton }}</ref> She then won gold with Lee in the women's doubles U19 event. She also picked up bronze in the mixed doubles U17 event partnering Li.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/local/calem-filipek-and-frankie-corbett-proving-olympics-arent-the-only-games-in-town/article_4ccd1612-e91e-11eb-86e0-8f8e1d917e44.html|title = Calem Filipek and Frankie Corbett proving Olympics aren't the only games in town|website=smdailyjournal.com|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref> In September, Corbett and Lee captured their first senior career title at the [[Guatemala International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.badmintonpanam.org/champions-at-guatemala-international-series-2021/ |title=Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021 |date=2021-09-30|website=Badminton Pan America |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref>
=== 2022 === Corbett was part of the USA's women's team that won gold at the [[2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup]] in February.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=U.S. Athletes at the 2022 Pan Am M&F Cup |url=https://usabadminton.org/u-s-athletes-at-the-2022-pan-am-mf-cup/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=USA Badminton }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sankar |first=Vimal |date=2022-02-20 |title=Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119603/pan-am-badminton-canada-us |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Inside the Games }}</ref> In April, she and Lee won a bronze medal at the [[2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2022 Pan Am Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BWF - XXV Pan Am Individual Championships 2022 - Winners |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=3c51063d-bbae-48d1-9cb9-1615879516b4 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com }}</ref> In August, they made their World Championships debut at the [[2022 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles|2022 World Championships]].
=== 2023 === In April, Corbett and Lee clinched their second silver medal at the [[2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2023 Pan Am Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-30 |title=Champions of the Pan Am 2023 |url=https://www.badmintonpanam.org/champions-of-the-pan-am-2023/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Badminton Pan America }}</ref> They also reached the final of the [[Mexican Open (badminton)|Mexican International]] the following week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2023 |url=https://www.badmintonpanam.org/champions-in-mexico-pan-am-circuit-2023/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Badminton Pan America }}</ref> In October, the duo made history by becoming the first player or pair from the US to earn a [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] medal when they reached the girls' doubles semi-final at the [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships|2023 World Junior Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |date=2023-10-07 |title=World Juniors: Corbett/Lee Make History for USA |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2023/10/07/world-juniors-corbett-lee-make-history-for-usa |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Badminton World Federation }}</ref> They went on to win silver, falling to Japan's Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rendon |first=Cristina |date=2023-10-11 |title=2 Bay Area women nab USA's very first medal at BWF World Junior Championships |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/2-bay-area-women-nab-usas-very-first-medal-at-bwf-world-junior-championships |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=KTVU FOX 2 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Allison Lee & Francesca Corbett: World Junior Medalists |url=https://www.badmintonpanam.org/allison-lee-francesca-corbett-world-junior-medalists/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Badminton Pan America }}</ref>
===2025=== Corbett partnered with Jennie Gai beginning in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://badmintonoceania.org/australian-badminton-open-2025-day-4/ |title=Raising The Stakes: SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2025 Day 4 |publisher=Badminton Oceania |date=21 November 2025 |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref> The pair achieved a breakthrough result at the Australian Open in November, reaching the semifinals of a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament for the first time—a rare accomplishment for a United States women's doubles pair.<ref name="bwf-milestone">{{cite web |url=https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2025/11/21/australian-open-milestone-for-corbett-gai |title=Australian Open: Milestone for Corbett/Gai |publisher=BWF World Tour |date=21 November 2025 |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref> In the quarterfinals, the world No. 38 ranked duo rallied from a first-game loss to defeat 29th-ranked Hu Ling Fang and Jheng Yu Chieh of Chinese Taipei 10–21, 21–10, 21–12.<ref name="bwf-milestone"/> They were eliminated in the semifinals by Indonesia's Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum, losing 18–21, 19–21.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.tempo.co/read/2067780/australian-open-2025-all-indonesian-finals-secured-in-mens-and-womens-doubles |title=Australian Open 2025: All-Indonesian Finals Secured in Men's and Women's Doubles |publisher=Tempo |date=22 November 2025 |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>
== Achievements == === Pan Am Championships === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals 4|2021]] | align="left" | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allison Lee (badminton)|Allison Lee]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rachel Honderich]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kristen Tsai]] | align="left" | 12–21, 7–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals 4|2022]] | align="left" | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,<br />[[San Salvador]], El Salvador | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Catherine Choi]] {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Josephine Wu]] | align="left" | 18–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals 4|2023]] | align="left" | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Catherine Choi<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} Josephine Wu | align="left" | 14–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2024 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals 4|2024]] | align="left" | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Annie Xu]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kerry Xu]] | align="left" | 21–14, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2026 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals 4|2026]] | align="left" | High Performance Center VIDENA, [[Lima]], Peru | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennie Gai]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren Lam]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | 18–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2026 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals 5|2026]] | align="left" | High Performance Center VIDENA, [[Lima]], Peru | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chen Zhi-yi]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Davi Silva]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sânia Lima]] | align="left" | 18–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== World Junior Championships === ''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#98FB98" | align="center" | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships|2023]] | align="left" | [[The Podium (sports facility)|The Podium]], [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], United States | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allison Lee (badminton)|Allison Lee]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Maya Taguchi]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Aya Tamaki]] | align="left" | 21–12, 13–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
=== Pan Am Junior Championships === ''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Hotel Mundo Imperial,<br />[[Acapulco]], Mexico | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allison Lee (badminton)|Allison Lee]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joline Siu]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kalea Sheung]] | align="left" | 21–12, 21–5 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up) === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Guatemala International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allison Lee (badminton)|Allison Lee]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|GUA}} [[Ana González (badminton)|Ana González]] <br />{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Karolina Orellana]] | align="left" | 21–12, 21–4 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Mexican Open (badminton)|Mexican International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sayaka Hobara]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yui Suizu]] | align="left" | 11–21, 21–23 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | El Salvador International | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Annie Xu]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kerry Xu]] | align="left" | 21–18, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Uganda International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allison Lee | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Lynn Cao Hok]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Lam | align="left" | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
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