Treesa Jolly (born 27 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. With her doubles partner Gayatri Gopichand, she has won bronze medals at the 2026 World Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was a member of the women's team that won the 2024 Asia Team Championships.
Early life Treesa was born on 27 May 2003 in Cherupuzha in Kannur district of Kerala. Her father, Jolly Mathew, was a physical education teacher and volleyball coach for a local school team. Her mother, Daisy Jolly, is a teacher. It was under her father that Treesa first started training in badminton. She started training in badminton at the age of five, and after winning various age-group championships, she left home at the age of 13 to undergo specialist training under Dr. Anil Ramachandran, Director of Sports, Kannur University. After a strong performance in the Khelo India Youth Games, Treesa joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy in early 2020 and switched to doubles with Gayatri Gopichand. She is part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Achievements
World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Gayatri Gopichand Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 21–18, 13–21, 8–21 Bronze
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Gayatri Gopichand Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville 21–15, 21–18 Bronze
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 Gayatri Gopichand Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Gayatri Gopichand Sanyogita Ghorpade Shruti Mishra 21–12, 21–10 Winner 2024 Syed Modi International Super 300 Gayatri Gopichand Bao Lijing Li Qian 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2025 Syed Modi International Super 300 Gayatri Gopichand Kaho Osawa Mai Tanabe 17–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Arjun M. R. Sachin Dias Thilini Hendahewa 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
BWF International Challenge / Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Polish International Gayatri Gopichand Margot Lambert Anne Tran 10–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2021 India International Challenge Gayatri Gopichand Tanisha Crasto Rutaparna Panda 23–21, 21–14 Winner 2021 Welsh International Gayatri Gopichand Margot Lambert Anne Tran 20–22, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up 2022 Bahrain International Challenge Gayatri Gopichand Lanny Tria Mayasari Ribka Sugiarto 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2026 Philippine International Gayatri Gopichand Miki Kanehiro Yuna Kato 16–21, 21–4, 21–17 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Turkey International Hariharan Amsakarunan M. Nawaf Khoiriyansyah Nahya Muhyifa 21–14, 18–21, 21–11 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Girls' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2018 Bangladesh Junior International Ruhi Raju 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2019 Dubai Junior International Tasnim Mir 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Dubai Junior International Varshini Vishwanath Sri Tanisha Crasto Aditi Bhatt 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Bangladesh Junior International Manav Raj Sumith Gourab Singha Urmi Akter 21–14, 21–14 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryResultRef2025Times of India Sports AwardsBadminton Player of the Year Female2026Arjuna Award Badminton (for 2025)
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