Alyssa Leonardo

Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo (born 15 September 1997) is a Filipino badminton player.

Alyssa Leonardo
Personal information
Birth name	Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo
Country	Philippines
Born	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27) Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines[1]
Residence	Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
Handedness	Right[1]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	94 (WD with Thea Pomar, 13 June 2023) 61 (XD with Alvin Morada, 25 July 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Philippines SEA Games 2023 Cambodia Women's team
BWF profile

Career

Leonardo started to enjoy badminton when she was a child by played with others and watched her parents play. At the age of 8, she went from playing for fun to competing in a local tournament.^[2] After graduated from the IUF Academy of Bulacan, Leonardo then educated sports management in the De La Salle University, and also taking part in the La Salle badminton team to compete in the national event.^[3]

In 2017, Leonardo made her debut with Filipino team at the SEA Games.^[2]

In 2022, under the coach of Rosman Razak, Leonardo won her first senior international title in the mixed doubles at the Cameroon International.^[4] In the next tournament in Benin, she claimed two titles in the mixed doubles with Alvin Morada and in the women's doubles with Thea Pomar.^[5]

In 2023, Leonardo participated in the SEA Games, and was part of the team that beat strong country Malaysia in the women's team quarter-finals, and led the team advanced to the semi-finals.^[6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Benin International	Thea Pomar	Jana Abdelkader Nour Ahmed Youssri	21–13, 21–7	Winner	[5]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Cameroon International	Alvin Morada	Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath	21–19, 18–21, 22–20	Winner	[4]
2022	Benin International	Alvin Morada	Christian Bernardo Thea Pomar	21–13, 18–21, 21–17	Winner	[5]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Girls' doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Australian Junior International	Eleanor Inlayo	Joy Lai Alice Wu	21–10, 21–15	Winner
2015	Singapore Youth International	Thea Pomar	Geva de Vera Alyssa Geverjuan	21–14, 21–14	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Australian Junior International	Alvin Morada	Christian Bernardo Eleanor Inlayo	21–19, 21–17	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

1. "Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
2. Isaga, J R (25 July 2017). "2017 SEA Games rookie shuttler Alyssa Leonardo ready for the big stage". Rappler. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
3. Jerusalem, Dan (10 July 2013). "Alyssa Leonardo: A dream come true". The LaSallian. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
4. "PHL badminton bets bag 2 golds, 2 bronzes in Cameroon". BusinessMirror. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
5. "PH badminton doubles teams take 3 golds in Benin". ABS-CBN News. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
6. Fuertes Jr., Rommel (8 May 2023). "SEA Games 2023: PH badminton ends medal drought as women's team shines". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

External links

• Alyssa Leonardo at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com