# Francesca Corbett

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American badminton player (born 2005)

Francesca Corbett Corbett at the 2021 Junior National Championships Personal information Nickname Frankie Born Francesca Autumn Corbett (2005-06-03) June 3, 2005 (age 21) Foster City, California, United States Sport Country United States Sport Badminton Handedness Right Women's & mixed doubles Highest ranking 24 (WD with Jennie Gai, April 14, 2026) 25 (WD with Allison Lee, March 4, 2025) 46 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi, May 19, 2026) Current ranking 24 (WD with Jennie Gai) 47 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (May 26, 2026) BWF profile Medal record Women's badminton Representing the United States Pan American Championships 2024 Guatemala City Women's doubles 2021 Guatemala City Women's doubles 2023 Kingston Women's doubles 2026 Lima Women's doubles 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles 2026 Lima Mixed doubles Pan Am Female Cup 2022 Acapulco Women's team 2020 Salvador Women's team 2024 São Paulo Women's team 2026 Guatemala City Women's team World Junior Championships 2023 Spokane Women's doubles Pan Am Junior Championships 2021 Acapulco Women's doubles 2021 Acapulco Mixed team

**Francesca Autumn Corbett** (born June 3, 2005) is an American [badminton](/source/Badminton) player.[1]

Corbett at the podium of U–15 Pan Am Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada in 2019

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 Championships](/source/Pan_Am_Junior_Badminton_Championships) in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively.[2] In late 2019, Corbett and her partner [Allison Lee](/source/Allison_Lee_(badminton)) won the [National Adult Championships](/source/U.S._National_Badminton_Championships) women's doubles title, becoming the youngest pair to ever be crowned as national champions.[3] She was then chosen to represent the USA's women's team at the [2020 Pan Am Male & Female Cup](/source/2020_Pan_Am_Badminton_Championships) in February. The team bagged silver after losing to Canada in the final.[4]

### 2021

In May, Corbett and Lee entered the final of [2021 Pan Am Championships](/source/2021_Pan_Am_Badminton_Championships) and finished as runners-up.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] In September, Corbett and Lee captured their first senior career title at the [Guatemala International](/source/Guatemala_International).[9]

### 2022

Corbett was part of the USA's women's team that won gold at the [2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup](/source/2022_Pan_Am_Badminton_Championships) in February.[10][11] In April, she and Lee won a bronze medal at the [2022 Pan Am Championships](/source/2022_Pan_Am_Badminton_Championships).[12] In August, they made their World Championships debut at the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_BWF_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles).

### 2023

In April, Corbett and Lee clinched their second silver medal at the [2023 Pan Am Championships](/source/2023_Pan_Am_Badminton_Championships).[13] They also reached the final of the [Mexican International](/source/Mexican_Open_(badminton)) the following week.[14] In October, the duo made history by becoming the first player or pair from the US to earn a [World Junior Championships](/source/BWF_World_Junior_Championships) medal when they reached the girls' doubles semi-final at the [2023 World Junior Championships](/source/2023_BWF_World_Junior_Championships).[15] They went on to win silver, falling to Japan's Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki in the final.[16][17]

### 2025

Corbett partnered with Jennie Gai beginning in 2025.[18] 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.[19] 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.[19] They were eliminated in the semifinals by Indonesia's Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum, losing 18–21, 19–21.[20]

## Achievements

### Pan Am Championships

*Women's doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Allison Lee Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 12–21, 7–21 Silver 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Allison Lee Catherine Choi Josephine Wu 18–21, 13–21 Bronze 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Allison Lee Catherine Choi Josephine Wu 14–21, 18–21 Silver 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Allison Lee Annie Xu Kerry Xu 21–14, 21–15 Gold 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Jennie Gai Lauren Lam Allison Lee 18–21, 18–21 Silver

*Mixed doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Chen Zhi-yi Davi Silva Sânia Lima 18–21, 19–21 Bronze

### World Junior Championships

*Girls' doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States Allison Lee Maya Taguchi Aya Tamaki 21–12, 13–21, 15–21 Silver

### Pan Am Junior Championships

*Girls' doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico Allison Lee Joline Siu Kalea Sheung 21–12, 21–5 Gold

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Guatemala International Allison Lee Ana González Karolina Orellana 21–12, 21–4 Winner 2023 Mexican International Allison Lee Sayaka Hobara Yui Suizu 11–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2023 El Salvador International Allison Lee Annie Xu Kerry Xu 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2024 Uganda International Allison Lee Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Francesca CORBETT | Profile"](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/61882/francesca-corbett). *Badminton World Federation*. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Corbett: A badminton gold standard"](https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/local/corbett-a-badminton-gold-standard/article_fb64fc18-b341-11e9-b4c0-df0243e39366.html/). *smdailyjournal.com*. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-underdog_3-0)** ["Underdog Junior Women's Doubles Pair Crowned National Champions"](https://usabadminton.org/underdog-junior-womens-doubles-pair-crowned-national-champions/). *USA Badminton*. June 9, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["U.S. teams earn spots on the podium at Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2020"](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). *teamusa.org*. February 17, 2020. Archived from [the original](https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Badminton/Features/2020/February/17/US-teams-earn-spots-on-the-podium-at-Pan-Am-Team-Continental-Championships-2020) on February 26, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021"](http://www.badmintonpanam.org/crowns-owners-pan-am-2021/). *Badminton Pan America*. May 3, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2021 U.S. Junior National Championships - Francesca Corbett"](https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=2D2FC227-4ADA-46F7-AB81-6D317BE065EB&player=32). *tournamentsoftware.com*. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["U.S. WINS GOLD in XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships 2021 Team Event"](https://usabadminton.org/u-s-wins-gold-in-xxix-pan-am-junior-championships-2021-team-event/). *USA Badminton*. July 18, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Calem Filipek and Frankie Corbett proving Olympics aren't the only games in town"](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). *smdailyjournal.com*. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021"](http://www.badmintonpanam.org/champions-at-guatemala-international-series-2021/). *Badminton Pan America*. September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["U.S. Athletes at the 2022 Pan Am M&F Cup"](https://usabadminton.org/u-s-athletes-at-the-2022-pan-am-mf-cup/). *USA Badminton*. February 17, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Sankar, Vimal (February 20, 2022). ["Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup"](https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119603/pan-am-badminton-canada-us). *Inside the Games*. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["BWF - XXV Pan Am Individual Championships 2022 - Winners"](https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=3c51063d-bbae-48d1-9cb9-1615879516b4). *bwf.tournamentsoftware.com*. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Champions of the Pan Am 2023"](https://www.badmintonpanam.org/champions-of-the-pan-am-2023/). *Badminton Pan America*. April 30, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2023"](https://www.badmintonpanam.org/champions-in-mexico-pan-am-circuit-2023/). *Badminton Pan America*. May 11, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Sukumar, Dev (October 7, 2023). ["World Juniors: Corbett/Lee Make History for USA"](https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2023/10/07/world-juniors-corbett-lee-make-history-for-usa). *Badminton World Federation*. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Rendon, Cristina (October 11, 2023). ["2 Bay Area women nab USA's very first medal at BWF World Junior Championships"](https://www.ktvu.com/news/2-bay-area-women-nab-usas-very-first-medal-at-bwf-world-junior-championships). *KTVU FOX 2*. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Allison Lee & Francesca Corbett: World Junior Medalists"](https://www.badmintonpanam.org/allison-lee-francesca-corbett-world-junior-medalists/). *Badminton Pan America*. October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bwf-milestone_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bwf-milestone_19-1) ["Australian Open: Milestone for Corbett/Gai"](https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2025/11/21/australian-open-milestone-for-corbett-gai). BWF World Tour. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Australian Open 2025: All-Indonesian Finals Secured in Men's and Women's Doubles"](https://en.tempo.co/read/2067780/australian-open-2025-all-indonesian-finals-secured-in-mens-and-womens-doubles). Tempo. November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.

## External links

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- [Francesca Corbett](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/61882) at [BWFBadminton.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)

- [Francesca Corbett](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/5F992C54-69AB-48B5-8D1A-2EBBB29998EB) at [BWF.TournamentSoftware.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (archived)

- [Francesca Corbett](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000347552) at InterSportStats

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