Treesa Jolly
.jpg) Treesa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 2003 Cherupuzha, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pullela Gopichand Arun Vishnu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 14 January 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 20 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 3 November 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Treesa Jolly (born 27 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. With her doubles partner Gayatri Gopichand, she has won bronze medals at the 2026 World Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was a member of the women's team that won the 2024 Asia Team Championships.
Early life
Treesa was born on 27 May 2003 in Cherupuzha in Kannur district of Kerala. Her father, Jolly Mathew, was a physical education teacher and volleyball coach for a local school team. Her mother, Daisy Jolly, is a teacher. It was under her father that Treesa first started training in badminton. She started training in badminton at the age of five, and after winning various age-group championships, she left home at the age of 13 to undergo specialist training under Dr. Anil Ramachandran, Director of Sports, Kannur University. After a strong performance in the Khelo India Youth Games, Treesa joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy in early 2020 and switched to doubles with Gayatri Gopichand. She is part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Achievements
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref. |
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| 2026 | Indira Gandhi Arena New Delhi, India |
 Gayatri Gopichand |
 Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
21–18, 13–21, 8–21 |  Bronze |
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, England |
Gayatri Gopichand |
 Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville |
21–15, 21–18 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Gayatri Gopichand |
 Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing |
12–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | Gayatri Gopichand |
Sanyogita Ghorpade Shruti Mishra |
21–12, 21–10 |  Winner |
| 2024 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Gayatri Gopichand |
Bao Lijing Li Qian |
21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2025 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Gayatri Gopichand |
 Kaho Osawa Mai Tanabe |
17–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | Arjun M. R. |
 Sachin Dias Thilini Hendahewa |
16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge / Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Polish International | Gayatri Gopichand |
 Margot Lambert Anne Tran |
10–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | India International Challenge | Gayatri Gopichand |
Tanisha Crasto Rutaparna Panda |
23–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2021 | Welsh International | Gayatri Gopichand |
Margot Lambert Anne Tran |
20–22, 21–17, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Bahrain International Challenge | Gayatri Gopichand |
 Lanny Tria Mayasari Ribka Sugiarto |
18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Philippine International | Gayatri Gopichand |
Miki Kanehiro Yuna Kato |
16–21, 21–4, 21–17 | Winner |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Turkey International | Hariharan Amsakarunan |
M. Nawaf Khoiriyansyah Nahya Muhyifa |
21–14, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Bangladesh Junior International |  Ruhi Raju |
21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | Dubai Junior International | Tasnim Mir |
15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Dubai Junior International | Varshini Vishwanath Sri |
Tanisha Crasto Aditi Bhatt |
17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Bangladesh Junior International | Manav Raj Sumith |
 Gourab Singha Urmi Akter |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | Times of India Sports Awards | Badminton Player of the Year Female | Nominated | |
| 2026 | Arjuna Award | Badminton (for 2025) | Won |
