Ashwini Ponnappa

Ashwini Ponnappa
Ponnappa in 2010
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2007–present
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (WD with Jwala Gutta, 20 August 2015)
19 (XD with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, 3 February 2021)
Current ranking33 (WD with Tanisha Crasto, 3 June 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
2011 LondonWomen's doubles
Uber Cup
2014 New DelhiWomen's team
2016 KunshanWomen's team
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiWomen's doubles
2018 Gold CoastMixed team
2010 DelhiMixed team
2014 GlasgowWomen's doubles
2022 BirminghamMixed team
2018 Gold CoastWomen's doubles
Asian Games
2014 IncheonWomen's team
Asian Championships
2014 GimcheonWomen's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2024 SelangorWomen's team
South Asian Games
2010 DhakaMixed doubles
2010 DhakaWomen's team
2016 Guwahati–ShillongWomen's doubles
2016 Guwahati–ShillongWomen's team
2010 DhakaWomen's doubles
2016 Guwahati–ShillongMixed doubles
BWF profile

Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10. Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships.