Gayatri Gopichand Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Gayatri Gopichand Pullela [1]BWF
Profession	Badminton Player
Known for	Being the daughter of the former Indian badminton players Pullela Gopichand and P. V. V. Lakshmi
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Badminton
Handedness	Right
Coach(es)	• Pullela Gopichand • Anil Kumar
Medal(s)	Gold • 2018: Kerala State Junior Ranking Badminton Championship • 2021: Infosys International Challenge • 2021: India International Challenge (Women's doubles) with Treesa Jolly • 2022: Odisha Open (Women's doubles) in Super 100 with Treesa Jolly Silver • 2019: BWF International Challenge/Series Nepal International (Women's singles) • 2019: South Asian Games (Women's singles), Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal • 2021: Polish International (Women's doubles) with Treesa Jolly 2021: India International Challenge (Mixed doubles) with K. Sai Pratheek • 2021: Welsh International (Women's doubles) with Treesa Jolly • 2022: Syed Modi International (Women's doubles) in Super 300 with Treesa Jolly
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 March 2003 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2022)	19 Years
Birthplace	Hyderabad, Telangana
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hyderabad, Telangana
School	Glendale Academy, Hyderabad
Controversy	Denounced of Favouritism In 2017, she used to play with another badminton player Vaishnavi in women’s doubles. At that time, Vaishnavi’s parents accused Gayatri Gopichand’s father Pullela Gopichand that he was partial towards his daughter and picked Gayatri for the 2018 Asian Games instead of Vaishnavi. Later, parents of a few other badminton players also accused Gayatri and his father of nepotism. [2]The Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Pullela Gopichand (former badminton player and chief national coach for the India national badminton team) Mother- P.V.V. Lakshmi (former badminton player)
Siblings	Brother- Sai Vishnu Pullela (badminton player; image in parents' section)
Other Relative(s)	Grandfather- Pullela Subash Chandra Grandmother- Pullela Subbaravamma
Favourites
Badminton Player(s)	Chen Long, Tai Tzu Ying, Kento Momoto
Subject	English

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gayatri Gopichand

• Gayatri Gopichand Pullela is an Indian badminton player, who mainly participates in the women’s double and mixed doubles category in various badminton tournaments. In 2022, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games organised in Birmingham, England.

• She followed the footsteps of her parents, and at the age of 7, she started playing badminton. In an interview, she shared how she thought of making a career as a badminton player. She said,
  

  At first I used to play only for fun, but then I started liking it. And my parents also wanted me to play.”

• She then participated in various junior badminton tournaments and won various matches.

• By the age of 15, she became India’s No. 1 in Badminton in the under-17 age group. She then participated in the Asian Games (2018) held in Jakarta.

• In 2019, she won her first silver medal in the women’s singles category at the South Asian Games (2019) in Nepal.

• In the early 2020s, she met Treesa Jolly at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. After watching the game style of Treesa and Gayatri, Pullela and Arun Vishnu (badminton coach) decided to team up the girls for women’s mixed doubles. The duo participated in various badminton tournaments and bagged many medals.
  

  Gayatri Gopichand with Treesa Jolly

• Some of the tournaments in which she has participated are:

1. 2018: Asian Games
2. 2022: Yonex-Sunrise India Open
3. 2022: Perodua Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. 2022: Totalenergies BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, Bangkok, Thailand
5. 2022: Yonex Swiss Open, Basel, Switzerland
6. 2022: Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships, Birmingham, England
7. 2022: Yonex Gainward German Open, Muelheim An Der Ruhr, Germany
8. 2022: Odisha Open, Cuttack, India
9. 2022: Syed Modi India International, Lucknow, India
10. 2022: Yonex-Sunrise India Open, New Delhi, India

• During an interview, while talking about her parents, she said,
  

  He is very strict with everyone, even me, when on court. However, off the court, he is very nice. We laugh a lot together. Mom is strict off the court. I used to go with dad for matches and that’s how I started. Then, I slowly took a liking to it and began playing it seriously.”

• In her leisure time, she loves to watch Hindi & English films, listen to music, sing, and dance.