Marija Ulitina

Mariia Viktorivna Ulitina (Ukrainian: Марія Вікторівна Улітіна; also transliterated as Mariya or Marija, born 5 November 1991) is a badminton player from Ukraine and the National Champion of Ukraine.[1][2] She represented Ukraine in the 2016 Summer Olympics[3][4] and proceeded to the knockout round after defeating the former world number one Saina Nehwal of India and Lohaynny Vicente of Brazil in the group stage.[5][6]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Viktorivna and the family name is Ulitina.
Mariia Ulitina
Personal information
Full nameMariia Viktorivna Ulitina
CountryUkraine
Born (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachVictoria Semenyuta
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking47 (WS 29 September 2016)
42 (WD with Natalya Voytsekh 11 August 2011)
97 (XD with Kyrylo Leonov 20 March 2014)
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 11 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Kharkiv International Ukraine Larisa Griga 14–21, 21–17, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Slovak Open Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh 21–8, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Hungarian International Russia Olga Golovanova 21–11, 17–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Slovenian International Denmark Lene Clausen 21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Estonian International Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 16–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Czech International Canada Michelle Li 14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Polish Open Germany Karin Schnaase 19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Slovenian International Denmark Mia Blichfeldt 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Germany Olga Konon 21–19, 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Estonian International Belgium Lianne Tan 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Slovak Open Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh Denmark Maria Lykke Andersen
Denmark Karina Sørensen		 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Kharkiv International Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh Ukraine Anna Kobceva
Ukraine Elena Prus		 23–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Slovak Open Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Iris Tabeling		 10–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Estonian International Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Iris Tabeling		 12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Lithuanian International Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh Ukraine Anna Kobceva
Ukraine Elena Prus		 12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Kharkiv International Ukraine Natalya Voytsekh Germany Johanna Goliszewski
Germany Lara Käpplein		 15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

See also

References
  1. "Ukraine". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. "Athletes: Marija Ulitina". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook" (PDF). noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020. Улітіна Марія / Ulitina Maria
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mariya Ulitina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018.
  5. "Saina Nehwal crashes out of Olympics, loses to Marija Ulitina 18-21, 19-21". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. "Rio: Saina Nehwal suffers shock defeat, crashes out of women's singles event". www.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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