Alyssa Leonardo

Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo (born 15 September 1997) is a Filipino badminton player.

Alyssa Leonardo
Personal information
Birth nameAlyssa Ysabel Leonardo
CountryPhilippines
Born (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines[1]
ResidenceMeycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
HandednessRight[1]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking94 (WD with Thea Pomar, 13 June 2023)
61 (XD with Alvin Morada, 25 July 2023)
Current ranking99 (WD with Thea Pomar)
61 (XD with Alvin Morada) (25 July 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Philippines
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Women's team
BWF profile

Career

Leonardo started to enjoy badminton when she was a child by played with others and watched her parents play. At the age of 8, she went from playing for fun to competing in a local tournament.[2] After graduated from the IUF Academy of Bulacan, Leonardo then educated sports management in the De La Salle University, and also taking part in the La Salle badminton team to compete in the national event.[3]

In 2017, Leonardo made her debut with Filipino team at the SEA Games.[2]

In 2022, under the coach of Rosman Razak, Leonardo won her first senior international title in the mixed doubles at the Cameroon International.[4] In the next tournament in Benin, she claimed two titles in the mixed doubles with Alvin Morada and in the women's doubles with Thea Pomar.[5]

In 2023, Leonardo participated in the SEA Games, and was part of the team that beat strong country Malaysia in the women's team quarter-finals, and led the team advanced to the semi-finals.[6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Benin International Philippines Thea Pomar Egypt Jana Abdelkader
Egypt Nour Ahmed Youssri		 21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Cameroon International Philippines Alvin Morada India Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
India Aadya Variyath		 21–19, 18–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [4]
2022 Benin International Philippines Alvin Morada Philippines Christian Bernardo
Philippines Thea Pomar		 21–13, 18–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Australian Junior International Philippines Eleanor Inlayo Australia Joy Lai
Australia Alice Wu		 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Singapore Youth International Philippines Thea Pomar Philippines Geva de Vera
Philippines Alyssa Geverjuan		 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Australian Junior International Philippines Alvin Morada Philippines Christian Bernardo
Philippines Eleanor Inlayo		 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. Isaga, J R (25 July 2017). "2017 SEA Games rookie shuttler Alyssa Leonardo ready for the big stage". Rappler. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. Jerusalem, Dan (10 July 2013). "Alyssa Leonardo: A dream come true". The LaSallian. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. "PHL badminton bets bag 2 golds, 2 bronzes in Cameroon". BusinessMirror. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. "PH badminton doubles teams take 3 golds in Benin". ABS-CBN News. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. Fuertes Jr., Rommel (8 May 2023). "SEA Games 2023: PH badminton ends medal drought as women's team shines". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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