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| Country | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1989 Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 201 (WD 23 September 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andra Whiteside (born 6 December 1989) is a Fijian squash and badminton player.[1][2] She has represented Fiji in badminton at the 2006, 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2007, 2011, and 2019 Pacific Games.[3] She also represented Fiji in squash at the 2015 Pacific Games.[2] She plays as the third singles against Tahiti, helps the team to clinched the bronze medal.[4]
On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the National Squash Championships as her first major squash appearance, defeating Sharon Wild three to nothing.[5] In September 2016, she won three National Badminton Championships titles in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for women's singles, women's doubles with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against Chloe Kumar and Shannon Quai Hoi, and the mixed doubles A-grade with Jason Low against Martin Feussner and Sina Quai Hoi.[6] Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year,[7] defeating her.[8]
In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.[9]
Achievements
Pacific Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Gymnasium at Apia Park, Apia, Samoa |  Johanna Kou
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16–21, 21–17, 21–17 |  Gold
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| 2011 | François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Valérie Sarengat
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21–13, 21–6 | Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Gymnasium at Apia Park, Apia, Samoa |
 Danielle Whiteside
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Johanna Kou Cecile Sarengat
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21–18, 12–21, 8–21 |  Silver
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| 2011 | François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Danielle Whiteside
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Cécile Kaddour Johanna Kou
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14–21, 19–21 | Silver
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| 2019 | Faleata Sports Complex, Tuanaimato, Samoa |
Karyn Gibson
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Johanna Kou Dgeniva Matauli
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17–21, 13–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Burty Molia
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Sébastien Arias Melissa Sanmoestanom
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21–18, 21–11 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Fiji International | Johanna Kou
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21–7, 21–18 |  Winner
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'Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Fiji International | Danielle Whiteside
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Carline Bentley Gabriella Wong
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21–10, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2011 | Fiji International | Danielle Whiteside
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Cécile Kaddour Johanna Kou
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19–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Andra Whiteside". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Participants: Andra Whiteside". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Narain, Pravin (22 June 2015). "Andra Whiteside". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea teenager Lynette Vai clinches triple gold for Pacific Games hosts". Sportskeeda. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Kumar, Arin (3 September 2014). "Whiteside, Ho win squash meet". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Ratuva, Anasilini (19 September 2016). "Whiteside Scoops Three Titles". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Narain, Pravin (25 June 2016). "Top clash at Suva Badminton Open". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Narain, Pravin (27 June 2016). "Low wins Suva Open". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Andra Whiteside arrives in Beijing!". websites.sportstg.com. Fiji Badminton Association. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
External links
- Andra Whiteside at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Andra Whiteside at BWFBadminton.com
- Andra Whiteside at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Andra Whiteside at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
