{{short description|Indian badminton player (born 1997)}} <!--Do not remove these until they have been properly addressed.-->{{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=January 2025}} {{tone|date=January 2025}} {{COI|date=January 2025}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Ruthvika Gadde | image = Gadde sr.jpg | size = | caption = Ruthvika in 2022 | full_name = Ruthvika Shivani Gadde | nickname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/biography.aspx?id=EF757969-55B1-4CD7-90B9-E280BA65A9F7|title= Full Profile |publisher= bwf.tournamentsoftware.com|access-date= 13 October 2016 }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], Andhra Pradesh, India | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="Ruthvika Shivani Gadde for India">{{cite web|url= http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/saina-nehwal-pv-sindhu-ruthvika-shivani-gadde-india-3076021|title=Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu…now Ruthvika Shivani Gadde for India|publisher= indianexpress.com|date= 11 October 2016|access-date= 11 October 2016 }}</ref> | weight = 60 kg (132 lb) | event = Women's singles & mixed doubles | country = India | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = [[Pullela Gopichand]]<ref name=" Ruthvika Shivani Gadde for India"/> | highest_ranking = 49 (WS, 1 December 2016)<br />29 (XD with [[Rohan Kapoor (badminton)|Rohan Kapoor]], 3 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gadde Ruthvika Shivani|url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/ef757969-55b1-4cd7-90b9-e280ba65a9f7/ranking|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|access-date= 31 December 2024}}</ref> | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 39 | date_of_current_ranking = XD with Rohan Kapoor, 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 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati-Shillong]] | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|Women's singles]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati-Shillong]] | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|Women's team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2011 Lucknow]] | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 69619 | bwf_id = EF757969-55B1-4CD7-90B9-E280BA65A9F7 }}
'''Ruthvika Shivani Gadde''' ({{langx|te|గద్దె రుత్విక శివాని}}; born 26 March 1997) is an Indian [[badminton]] player who plays mixed doubles.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://kammasworld.blogspot.in/2013/02/gadde-ruthvika-shivani-junior-national.html|title=Gadde Ruthvika Shivani: Junior National Badminton Champion |publisher= kammasworld.blogspot.in|date=21 February 2013|access-date= 22 June 2015 }}</ref> She trains at the [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://zeenews.india.com/tags/ruthvika-shivani-gadde.html|title=Gopichand Academy trainees Ruthvika, Vrushali emerge champions|work=zeenews.india.com|access-date= 23 June 2015 }}</ref>
==Early life== Gadde, the daughter of G. Bhavani Prasad<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/badminton/ruthvika-i-dream-of-an-olympic-medal/article9230742.ece|title=Ruthvika: 'I dream of an Olympic medal'|publisher=sportstarlive.com|date=17 October 2016|access-date=23 November 2016 }}</ref> and G. Prameela Rani,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3608/stories/20130223504903800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824071232/http://sportstaronnet.com/tss3608/stories/20130223504903800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2013|title=Shivani means business|work=sportstaronnet.com|date=23 February 2013|access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> was born in a Telugu family on 26 March 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruthvika Shivani Gadde live scores, results, fixtures {{!}} Flashscore.in / Badminton |url=https://www.flashscore.in/player/gadde-ruthvika-shivani/fX5QOhwl/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=www.flashscore.in |language=en-IN}}</ref>
== Career == At the [[2016 South Asian Games]] held in [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]], she won two gold medals, in women's team and women's singles. She defeated [[P. V. Sindhu]] in straight games winning the women's singles title. She was a women's team member in India's national team at the 2016 [[Uber Cup]] and secured bronze medal in [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup]] held in [[Kunshan]], China. In the quarter-finals she defeated Thailand's top player [[Nichaon Jindapol]] by 21-18, 21-16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/saina-nehwal-pv-sindhu-badminton-thomas-and-uber-cup-indian-womens-team-into-semi-finals-assured-of-medal-2789498.html|title=Thomas and Uber Cup: Ruthvika Shivani seals team's spot in semis, medal assured for India|publisher=firstpost.com|date=19 May 2016|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref> with that victory Indian women's team secured bronze medal in [[Uber Cup]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
In 2017, Shivani participated at V.V. Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking and won women's singles in Pune in August, where she defeated Anura Prabhudesai.<ref>[https://bwfbadminton.com/player/76882/anura-prabhudesai Anura Prabhudesai]</ref> She also won a gold medal in the Mixed team event at the 73rd Inter State - Inter Zonal Senior National Badminton Mixed Team Championship in Nagpur.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
At the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championship,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Badminton_Championships | title=Indian National Badminton Championships }}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2025}} Shivani lost to P. V. Sindhu, earning a bronze medal in Nagpur. She later competed in the [[India International Challenge|Tata Open India International Challenge]] in Mumbai, defeating Riya Mukherjee<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/76459/riya-mookerjee | title=Riya MOOKERJEE | Profile }}</ref> 21-12, 23-21 to claim another victory in women's singles.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
== Achievements == === South Asian Games === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]] | align="left" | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, [[Shillong]], India | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]] | align="left" | 21–11, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |}
=== BWF Grand Prix (1 title) === 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.
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2016 Russia Open Grand Prix#Finals 2|2016]] | align="left" | [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeniya Kosetskaya]] | align="left" | 21–10, 21–13 | 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 (5 titles, 4 runners-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arundhati Pantawane]] | align="left" | 19–21, 21–18, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|US}} [[Iris Wang]] | align="left" | 23–21, 19–21, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rituparna Das]] | align="left" | 7–11, 11–8, 7–11, 12–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Tata Open India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Riya Mookerjee]] | align="left" | 21–12, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2022 (I) | align="left" | India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miho Kayama]] | align="left" | 11–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2022 (III) | align="left" | India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tanya Hemanth]] | align="left" | 19–21, 21–17, 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" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Turkey International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohan Kapoor (badminton)|Rohan Kapoor]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Maio]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Léa Palermo]] | align="left" | 15–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 (I) | align="left" | [[India International Challenge|India International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Rohan Kapoor | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Hariharan Amsakarunan<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Tanisha Crasto]] | align="left" | 21–17, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 (II) | align="left" | India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Rohan Kapoor | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashith Surya]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Amrutha Pramuthesh]] | align="left" | 21–16, 19–21, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
: {{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
=== BWF Junior International (6 titles) === ''Girls' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | Ramenskoe Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeniya Kosetskaya]] | align="left" | 21–17, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#AE9C45" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | India Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rituparna Das]] | align="left" | 21–19, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#AE9C45" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | India Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Liang Xiaoyu (badminton)|Liang Xiaoyu]] | align="left" | 16–21, 21–16, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#AE9C45" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | India Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Reshma]] | align="left" | 11–3, 11–1, 11–9 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#AE9C45" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | India Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Supamart Mingchua]] | align="left" | 21–9, 21–6 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AE9C45" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | India Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Poorvisha S. Ram]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghana Jakkampudi]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]] | align="left" | 21–12, 18–21, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament : {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament
== Career overview == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Singles ! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Balance |- | align=left | '''Total'''<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 217 | 142 | 75 | '''+67''' |- | align=left | '''Current year''' (2024)<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 0 | 0 | 0 | '''0''' |}
{{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Doubles ! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Balance |- | align=left | '''Total'''<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 17 | 9 | 8 | '''+1''' |- | align=left | '''Current year''' (2024)<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 2 | 1 | 1 | '''0''' |} {{col-end}}
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Mixed Doubles ! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Balance |- | align=left | '''Total'''<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 45 | 31 | 14 | '''+17''' |- | align=left | '''Current year''' (2024)<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 37 | 26 | 11 | '''+15''' |} {{col-end}}
== Personal life == Ruthvika Shivani has been employed with [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited]] (BPCL) since 23 November 2015. Now she is in Assistant Manager (SPORTS) post at [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] office<ref>{{Cite tweet | user=BPCLimited | number=1857380237169906084 | title=Congratulations to BPCL’s very own Ruthvika Shivani on her incredible Gold win!}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{sports links}} * [http://www.essentiallysports.com/badmintons-next-star-interview-ruthvika-shivani Gadde Ruthvika Shivani] at [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPra5Z3XHBQ Interview with Gadde Ruthvika Shivani – "Rising Stars - Upcoming star in Indian badminton Ruthvika Shivani"] on Dreamaboutsports * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkrDmZgseY Gadde Ruthvika Shivani interview] on Badminton-Unlimited * [https://twitter.com/ruthvikas Twitter Official page]
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