Treesa Jolly Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession | Badminton Player |
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) | • Jolly Mathew Thaickal (Treesa Jolly's father) • Anil Ramachandran • Arun Vishnu |
Medal(s) | Gold • 2018: Kerala State Junior State Ranking Badminton Championship • 2021: Infosys International Challenge • 2021: India International Challenge (Women's doubles) with Gayatri Gopichand • 2022: Odisha Open (Women's doubles) in Super 100 with Gayatri Gopichand Silver • 2021: Polish International (Women's doubles) with Gayatri Gopichand • 2021: Welsh International (Women's doubles) with Gayatri Gopichand • 2022: Syed Modi International (Women's doubles) in Super 300 with Gayatri Gopichand • 2022: Odisha Open (Mixed doubles) in Super 100 with Arjun M.R. Bronze • 2021: U-19 International Junior Grand Pix, Pune |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 27 May 2003 (Tuesday) |
Age (as of 2022) | 19 Years |
Birthplace | Pulingome Village, Cherupuzha, Kerala |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Pulingome Village, Cherupuzha, Kerala |
Family | |
Parents | Father- Jolly Mathew Thaickal (former physical education teacher and volleyball coach) Mother- Daisy Joseph (teacher) |
Siblings | Sister- Mariya Jolly (badminton player; image in parents' section) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Treesa Jolly
- Treesa Jolly is an Indian badminton player, who mainly plays in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles categories. In 2022, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games organised in Birmingham, England.
- When she was 5 years old, she started playing badminton under the guidance of her father, who was a physical education teacher at that time. Her father trained her in badminton for almost six years and then decided to continue her training under the Indian badminton coach Anil Ramachandran. Initially, she used to play with her sister in women’s doubles. During an interview, she talked about making her career in badminton. She said,
When I started out, hardly anyone played the sport back in my village. When my father started encouraging me and my sister to play badminton, a lot of people questioned him. Many suggested that it was of no use and that no one from our region would make a career out of it. But my father didn’t pay heed to any of it and kept training us and offered his full support.”
- At the age of 7, she participated in the U-10 State Championship held in Kannur, Kerala.
- She then started focusing more on doubles categories as she used to perform better in them. In an interview, while talking about it, she said,
In singles, I had good performances at the State level, but at the National level I used to reach the semifinals just once or twice a year, there was no consistency. I was doing better in doubles.”
- In the early 2020s, she joined Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. At the academy, she met Gayatri Gopichand, who is a badminton player and daughter of the former Indian badminton player Pullela Gopichand. 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.
- Treesa has participated in various badminton championships like:
- 2018: Kerala State Junior Ranking Badminton Championship at Sulthan Bathery
- 2022: Perodua Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2022: Totalenergies BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2022: Yonex Swiss Open, Basel, Switzerland
- 2022: Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships, Birmingham, England
- 2022: Yonex Gainward German Open, Muelheim An Der Ruhr, Germany
- 2022: Odisha Open, Cuttack, India
- 2022: Syed Modi India International, Lucknow, India
- 2022: Yonex-Sunrise India Open, New Delhi, India
- In 2022, during an interview, she shared her future goals. She said,
I’m concentrating more on doubles right now in terms of career goals and the aim is to try and qualify for the next Olympics in 2024. Even though I have a scholarship from the Sports Ministry, there are still a lot of financial difficulties. My father had to quit his job to help with my career because he couldn’t concentrate on both. But the fact that we’ve come this far gives us confidence. I’m very thankful to my parents and my family.”