Clara Azurmendi
Birth nameClara Azurmendi Moreno[1]
CountrySpain
Birth date4 May 1998 (age 28)
Birth placeSan Sebastián, Spain
Height1.83 m
Weight68 kg
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Highest rankingWS: 34 (22 November 2022)
WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (24 January 2023)
Current rankingWS: 83
WD: 325 with Lucía Rodríguez (26 May 2026)
Bwfbadminton id74218
Bwf idBA050564-3365-4552-BA07-9A960CB4F083

Clara Azurmendi Moreno (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish badminton player.[2] She won the bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event.[3] She won her first international title at the 2016 Bulgarian International tournament.[4] Azurmendi competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Baku Sports Hall, Baku, AzerbaijanLianne Tan21–16, 19–21, 13–21Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Bulgarian InternationalJulie Dawal Jakobsen26–24, 21–11Winner
2016Italian InternationalSabrina Jaquet20–22, 14–21Runner-up
2016Turkey InternationalCemre Fere21–14, 16–21, 12–21Runner-up
2017Romanian InternationalAnne Hald JensenWalkoverWinner
2018Welsh InternationalGayle Mahulette12–21, 21–6, 21–12Winner
2019Dutch InternationalLine Christophersen19–21, 14–21Runner-up
2019Slovenian InternationalSofie Holmboe Dahl14–21, 21–17, 21–18Winner
2019Welsh InternationalFabienne Deprez21–14, 21–16Winner
2021Austrian OpenYaëlle Hoyaux21–6, 21–14Winner
2021Mexican InternationalBeatriz Corrales18–21, 17–21Runner-up
2022Peru ChallengeKaoru Sugiyama13–15 retiredRunner-up
2024Mexican InternationalIshika Jaiswal21–14, 19–21, 19–21Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Mexican InternationalBeatriz CorralesLucía Rodríguez
Ania Setién		23–21, 12–21, 22–20Winner
2022Canadian InternationalBeatriz CorralesAnnie Xu
Kerry Xu		21–15, 15–21, 14–21Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Clara Azurmendi Moreno" (in Spanish). Spanish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Players: Clara Azurmendi". Badminton World Federation. Archived 25 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Athletes: Clara Azurmendi". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Azurmendi executes Revenge". Badminton Europe. Archived 9 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Clara Azurmendi cae en su debut frente a la surcoreana An" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 July 2021. Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2021.