Ana Moura (badminton) explained

Ana Moura
Birth Name:Ana Luisa Flôr Moura
Birth Date:1986 1, df=y
Birth Place:Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height:1.69 m
Weight:58 kg
Event:Women's singles
Coach:Ricardo Fernandes
Bwf Id:52C1F2B4-2AAC-4C3C-8269-52B175B07630

Ana Luisa Flôr Moura (born 21 January 1986) is a Portuguese badminton player from the Club Sports Madeira.[1] Moura was the National Junior champion in the girls' singles and doubles event in 2004, and also in the girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles event in 2005. At the National senior championships, she won once in the women's singles, three times in the women's doubles and two times in the mixed doubles event.[2] In 2007, Moura won the singles title at the Iran and Algeria International tournaments, and in the doubles event at the Ecuador and Mauritius International tournaments.[3] In the same year, she competed at the 2007 BWF World Championships in the women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xie Xingfang, of China, 21–2, 21–7.[4] Moura also qualified to compete at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics,[5] but she was defeated by Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland in the first round with the score 21–9, 21–13.[6] Ana Moura is back on court. At the season 2018/2019 she is playing at Secção de Badminton - Associação Académica de Coimbra.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008Kenya International Yoana Martínez19–21, 21–14, 21–19 Winner
2007Algeria International Shannon Pohl21–12, 21–9 Winner
2007Iran Fajr International Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige21–16, 15–21, 21–18 Winner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Mauritius International Maja Tvrdy Michelle Edwards
Chantal Botts
21–16, 21–18 Winner
2007Ecuador International Filipa Lamy Jie Meng
Valeria Rivero
21–16, 21–11 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Badminton - Chegada da olímpica Ana Moura à Madeira . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005717/http://www.dnoticias.pt/impressa/hemeroteca/diario-de-noticias/138649-badminton-chegada-da-olimpica-ana-moura-a-madeira-DIDN138649 . 2018-02-03 . 2 February 2018 . Diário de Notícias da Madeira . pt.
  2. Web site: Portugal . . 2 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Player Profile: Ana Moura . . 2 February 2018.
  4. News: Taufik suffers shock exit at world event . . 2 February 2018.
  5. News: Madeirenses Olímpicos 2008 . Diário de Notícias da Madeira . 2 February 2018. pt.
  6. News: Ana Moura eliminada no Badminton . . 2 February 2018. pt.