{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = K. Maneesha | image = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Kukkapalli Maneesha | country = India | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|04|29}} | birth_place = [[Guntur]], Andhra Pradesh, India | death_place = | height = | weight = | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Women's & mixed doubles | highest_ranking = 53 (WD with [[Rutaparna Panda]], 3 March 2020)<br />41 (XD with [[Arjun M. R.]], 6 August 2019) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 60 | date_of_current_ranking = XD with [[Dhruv Rawat]], 5 May 2026 | played = | titles = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016 Kunshan]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati–Shillong]] | Women's team }} {{MedalSilver | {{Nowrap|2016 Guwahati–Shillong}} | {{Nowrap|Women's doubles}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Youth Games|Commonwealth Youth Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011 Douglas]] | Mixed doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asia Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2011 Lucknow]] | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 56836 | bwf_id = 59A7BB10-CA74-4CD8-AC13-C9BB28107F89 }}
'''Kukkapalli Maneesha''' (born 29 April 1995) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays women's and mixed doubles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile of K. Maneesha |url=http://www.badmintoninindia.com/viewplayer/Maneesha-K/9941 |website=[[Badminton Association of India]] |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128050348/http://www.badmintoninindia.com/viewplayer/Maneesha-K/9941 |archive-date=28 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She partners [[Sanyogita Ghorpade]] for women's doubles events and previously partnered with [[Meghana Jakkampudi|J. Meghana]], [[P. V. Sindhu]].<ref>[http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=59A7BB10-CA74-4CD8-AC13-C9BB28107F89 Doubles Partners]</ref> For mixed doubles events she partners with [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]], and previously, [[Manu Attri]] and [[K. Nandagopal]].<ref>[http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=59A7BB10-CA74-4CD8-AC13-C9BB28107F89 Mixed Doubles Partners]</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 2016 South Asian Games|2016]] | align="left" | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,<br />[[Shillong]], India | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] | align="left" | 9–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
=== Commonwealth Youth Games === ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#C6AEFF" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011]] | align="left" | [[National Sports Centre (Isle of Man)|National Sports Centre]], [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], Isle of Man | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Teo Ee Yi]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chow Mei Kuan]] | align="left" | 21–18, 16–21, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
=== BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) === The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|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.
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2015 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold#Finals 5|2015]] | align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Riky Widianto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Richi Puspita Dili]] | align="left" | 17–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{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 (10 titles, 12 runners-up) === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | [[India International Challenge|Tata India International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghana Jakkampudi]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajakta Sawant]] | align="left" | 13–21, 21–10, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Tata India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chaladchalam Chayanit]]<br />{{flagicon|THA}} [[Phataimas Muenwong]] | align="left" | 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Polish International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arathi Sara Sunil]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jenny Moore]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Victoria Williams (badminton)|Victoria Williams]] | align="left" | 19–21, 22–24 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Ghana International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rutaparna Panda]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan]]<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh]] | align="left" | 21–11, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Nepal International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Rutaparna Panda | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Setyana Mapasa]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gronya Somerville]] | align="left" | 10–21, 21–18, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Rutaparna Panda | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Pearly Tan]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Thinaah Muralitharan]] | align="left" | 20–22, 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:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | [[Maldives International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Dae-sung (badminton)|Kim Dae-sung]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Oh Bo-kyung]] | align="left" | 21–16, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | [[India International Challenge|Tata India International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Vishnu]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Mauritius International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Yogendran Khrishnan]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajakta Sawant]] | align="left" | 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | India International Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Low Hang Yee]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Cheah Yee See]] | align="left" | 5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tanupat Viriyangkura]]<br />{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thanyasuda Wongya]] | align="left" | 21–12, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | [[Lagos International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohan Kapoor (badminton)|Rohan Kapoor]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kuhoo Garg]] | align="left" | 21–17, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | [[Hellas Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun M. R.]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Pietryja]]<br />{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Wojtkowska]] | align="left" | 21–15, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Ghana International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun M. R. | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramchandran Shlok]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rutaparna Panda]] | align="left" | 19–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Lagos International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun M. R. | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok<br />{{flagicon|IND}} Rutaparna Panda | align="left" | 21–16, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2022 (I) | align="left" | [[India International Challenge]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gouse Shaik]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ruttanapak Oupthong]]<br />{{flagicon|THA}} [[Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat]] | align="left" | 18–21, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" |2022 | align="left" |[[Bahrain International Challenge|Bahrain International]] | align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]] | align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Ruttanapak Oupthong<br />{{flagicon|THA}} Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | align="left" |20–22, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Kazakhstan International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wong Tien Ci]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lim Chiew Sien]] | align="left" | 21–9, 7–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | [[Uganda International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dhruv Rawat]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ishaan Bhatnagar]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Srinidhi Narayanan]] | align="left" | 18–21, 3–9 retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Lagos International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Rawat | align="left" | {{Flagicon|INA}} [[Bimo Prasetyo]]<br>{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Arlya Nabila Thesa Munggaran]] | align="left" | 15–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 (I) | align="left" | India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Rawat | align="left" | {{Flagicon|THA}} [[Thanawin Madee]]<br>{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Napapakorn Tungkasatan]] | align="left" | 18–21, 21–18, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2026 | align="left" | [[Mexican Open (badminton)#Mexican International Challenge|Mexican International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Rawat | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Davi Silva]]<br>{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Sânia Lima]] | align="left" | 19–21, 25–23, 22–24 | 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 : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
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