Kate Foo Kune

Kate Foo Kune
Personal information
Birth nameKate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune
CountryMauritius
Born (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993
Moka, Mauritius
ResidenceParis, France
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessLeft
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking57 (WS 21 April 2016)
69 (WD with Karen Foo Kune 5 April 2012)
89 (XD with Julien Paul 12 March 2024)
Current ranking97 (WS)
467 (WD with Kobita Dookhee)
112 (XD with Julien Paul) (16 July 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Mauritius
African Games
2015 BrazzavilleWomen's singles
2015 BrazzavilleMixed team
2015 BrazzavilleWomen's doubles
2023 AccraMixed doubles
African Championships
2014 GaboroneWomen's singles
2014 GaboroneWomen's doubles
2017 BenoniWomen's singles
2018 AlgiersWomen's singles
2020 CairoWomen's singles
2024 CairoWomen's singles
2013 Rose HillWomen's singles
2017 BenoniMixed doubles
2023 BenoniMixed team
2025 DoualaMixed team
2011 MarrakeshWomen's doubles
2011 MarrakeshMixed team
2013 Rose HillMixed team
2014 GaboroneMixed team
2024 CairoMixed doubles
Africa Team Championships
2016 Rose HillWomen's team
2018 AlgiersWomen's team
2008 Rose HillWomen's team
2012 Addis AbabaWomen's team
2020 CairoWomen's team
BWF profile

Kate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune (born 29 March 1993) is a badminton player from Mauritius. She began playing badminton in Mauritius at age six. Her first major tournament participation was 2013 BWF World Championships in China, where she lost in the first round of women's singles to Sarah Walker of England. Foo Kune represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was the flag bearer for Mauritius during the Parade of Nations.

As a junior player, she won the Under-15 and Under-19 African tournaments. In 2015, she was awarded the Sportswoman of the Year award in Mauritius. In doubles, she partnered with Yeldy Marie Louison, while in mixed doubles, she partnered with Julien Paul. Her career-best ranking remains 63 as of 2016, and her best performance remains the gold at 2015 African games.