Ksenia Polikarpova

Ksenia Olegovna Polikarpova (Russian: Ксения Олеговна Поликарпова, Hebrew: קסניה פוליקרפובה; born 11 March 1990) is a Russian-Israeli Olympic badminton player.^[1][2]

Ksenia Polikarpova קסניה פוליקרפובה
Personal information
Birth name	Ксения Олеговна Поликарпова (Ksenia Olegovna Polikarpova)
Country	Russia (until 2017) Israel (2017–present)
Born	(1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 34) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	43 (WS 3 September 2015) 38 (WD 9 January 2014) 219 (XD 5 July 2018)
Current ranking	64 (WS 31 January 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Russia European Mixed Team Championships 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team 2013 Moscow Mixed team 2015 Leuven Mixed team European Women's Team Championships 2010 Warsaw Women's team European Junior Championships 2009 Milan Women's doubles
BWF profile

In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Milan, Italy.^[3] She also won bronze medals at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2011, 2013, and 2015 with Russian national badminton team.^[4]

Polikarpova became an Israeli citizen in May 2017, and won a gold medal in 2017 Maccabiah Games.^[5] She competed at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, competing in women's singles, coming in 15th.^[6] At the 2022 Maccabiah Games, she won a gold medal in women's doubles and a silver medal in women's singles.^[7]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy	Elena Komendrovskaja	Selena Piek Iris Tabeling	19–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the 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

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Russian Open	Aya Ohori	5–21, 10–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Russian Open	Irina Khlebko	Anastasia Chervyakova Nina Vislova	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2016	Russian Open	Evgeniya Kosetskaya	Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova	14–21, 20–22	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 10 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Portugal International	Ella Diehl	21–16, 16–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Estonian International	Delphine Lansac	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Iran Fajr International	Grace Chua	9–11, 11–4, 11–5, 11–3	Winner
2017	Zambia International	Kate Foo Kune	21–14, 16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Estonian International	Michelle Skødstrup	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2018	Ghana International	Aurélie Allet	21–5, 21–5	Winner
2018	Lagos International	Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli	20–22, 21–16, 27–25	Winner
2018	Hatzor International	Lia Šalehar	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2019	Jamaica International	Jordan Hart	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Hatzor International	Dana Danilenko	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2022	Mexican International	Lauren Lam	7–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Tajikistan International	Anupama Upadhyaya	21–19, 9–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2023	Cameroon International	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Estonian International	Irina Khlebko	Cai Jiani Bo Rong	13–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2009	Hungarian International	Irina Khlebko	Tatjana Bibik Olga Golovanova	16–21, 21–17, 13–21	Runner-up
2013	Estonian International	Irina Khlebko	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen	15–21, 21–19, 22–20	Winner
2013	Romanian International	Irina Khlebko	Natalya Voytsekh Yelyzaveta Zharka	21–18, 23–21	Winner
2013	Croatian International	Irina Khlebko	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2013	Lithuanian International	Irina Khlebko	Alida Chen Gayle Mahulette	21–10, 21–13	Winner
2015	Kazakhstan International	Tatjana Bibik	Negin Amiripour Aghaei Hajiagha Soraya	21–14, 21–12	Winner
2018	Hatzor International	Krestina Silich	Iza Šalehar Lia Šalehar	21–16, 23–25, 22–20	Winner
2019	Hatzor International	Heli Neiman	Yuval Pugach Shery Rotshtein	21–15, 21–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Estonian International	Andrey Ashmarin	Zhang Yi Cai Jiani	9–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Ksenia POLIKARPOVA". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. "Ksenia POLIKARPOVA Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
3. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. "Ксения Поликарпова". xn--80aalwkhe.xn--p1ai (in Russian). Komanda.RF. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. Mirskiy, Dmitriy (18 October 2017). "Бадминтонистка Ксения Поликарпова будет выступать за Израиль" (in Russian). vesty.co.il. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
6. "Ksenia Polikarpova Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
7. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.

External links

• Ksenia Polikarpova at BWFBadminton.com
• Ksenia Polikarpova at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Ksenia Polikarpova at Olympedia
• Ksenia Polikarpova at Olympics.com
• Ksenia Polikarpova at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
• Ksenia Polikarpova at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)