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 (age 25)
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

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

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Riga International   Margot Lambert   Kristin Kuuba
  Helina Rüütel
22–20, 17–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2018 Hellas Open   Margot Lambert   Rutaparna Panda
  Arathi Sara Sunil
19–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Hellas Open   Margot Lambert   Anastasiya Prozorova
  Valeriya Rudakova
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2020 Estonian International   Margot Lambert   Rena Miyaura
  Saori Ozaki
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2020 Swedish Open   Margot Lambert   Julie Finne-Ipsen
  Mai Surrow
20–22, 20–22   Runner-up
2022 Portugal International   Sharone Bauer   Yeung Nga Ting
  Yeung Pui Lam
14–21, 8–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch International   William Villeger   Mathias Thyrri
  Elisa Melgaard
14–21, 21–16, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Hellas Open   Fabien Delrue   Paweł Śmiłowski
  Magdalena Świerczyńska
17–21, 21–19, 21–15   Winner
2019 Kharkiv International   Fabien Delrue   Paweł Śmiłowski
  Magdalena Świerczyńska
20–22, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  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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