Vimala Hériau

Vimala Hériau (born 10 February 1999) is a French badminton player who affiliate with Racing Club de France.[1][2] She was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships.[3][4] She won her first senior international title by winning the women's and mixed doubles event at the 2019 Hellas Open.[5] Hériau was the women's doubles National Champions in 2018 and 2020.[6]

Vimala Hériau
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999
Argenteuil, France
ResidenceParis, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking47 (WD with Margot Lambert 2 February 2021)
71 (XD with Fabien Delrue 2 February 2021)
Current ranking72 (WD with Margot Lambert)
75 (XD with Fabien Delrue) (16 August 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  France
European Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Liévin Women's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Riga International France Margot Lambert Estonia Kristin Kuuba
Estonia Helina Rüütel		 22–20, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Hellas Open France Margot Lambert India Rutaparna Panda
India Arathi Sara Sunil		 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hellas Open France Margot Lambert Ukraine Anastasiya Prozorova
Ukraine Valeriya Rudakova		 21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Estonian International France Margot Lambert Japan Rena Miyaura
Japan Saori Ozaki		 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Swedish Open France Margot Lambert Denmark Julie Finne-Ipsen
Denmark Mai Surrow		 20–22, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Portugal International France Sharone Bauer Hong Kong Yeung Nga Ting
Hong Kong Yeung Pui Lam		 14–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch International France William Villeger Denmark Mathias Thyrri
Denmark Elisa Melgaard		 14–21, 21–16, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hellas Open France Fabien Delrue Poland Paweł Śmiłowski
Poland Magdalena Świerczyńska		 17–21, 21–19, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Kharkiv International France Fabien Delrue Poland Paweł Śmiłowski
Poland Magdalena Świerczyńska		 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Vimala Heriau". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. "#EJC17 - Vimala Heriau : "je suis motivée et impatiente"" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton Accueil. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Badminton – (Ch. Europe Juniors) : Déjà 3 médailles assurées pour les bleus !" (in French). PA-Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. Pays, Sandrine (12 April 2017). "Un titre historique pour les Bleuets" (in French). L'Alsace. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. Despoina, Anastasiadou-Galva (8 November 2019). "French players dominating in Greece". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. "Mulhouse 2020 : Les Champions sont ..." (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton Accueil. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.


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