Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (; born 12 August 2003) is an Indonesian-born Azerbaijani badminton player. She became an Azerbaijani naturalized citizen in 2022. She is also the second Azerbaijani badminton player to qualify for the Olympic Games after Ade Resky Dwicahyo.
Career In her junior days, Keisha competed in the Indonesian junior regional tournaments and reached the semi-finals of the Yogyakarta Regional Junior tournament. In January 2022, she lost in the final of the Indonesian national selection trials.
In late 2022, she started to compete in international tournaments under the Azerbaijan flag. In November 2022, she won the Zambia International by defeating Era Maftuha 21–12, 21–16. In 2023, she reached the Iceland International final but lost to Frederikke Lund 21–16, 19–21, 20–22.
Keisha also competed in the 2023 European Games in both women's singles and doubles. In women's singles, she pulled off an upset by defeating fourth seed Yvonne Li to top her group and advance to the knockout stages. In the round of 16, she lost to Jenjira Stadelmann in three games. In women's doubles, she partnered with Era Maftuha but did not get past the group stages. She also won the Cameroon International in August 2023.
In 2024, Keisha competed in the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (alternate link) In Group N, she faced He Bingjiao of China and Kirsty Gilmour of Great Britain. She lost her first match to He Bingjiao 8–21, 7–21. In her second match, she lost to Kirsty Gilmour 13–21, 11–21. She did not advance to the knockout stage.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2022 Zambia International Era Maftuha 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2023 Iceland International Frederikke Lund 21–16, 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2023 Cameroon International Ksenia Polikarpova 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2024 Turkey International Amalie Schulz 21–11, 21–9 Winner 2024 Dutch Open Kisona Selvaduray 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2025 Iran Fajr International Neslihan Arın 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2026 Cameroon International Prakriti Bharath 21–16, 21–19 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Zambia International Era Maftuha Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens 21–12, 21–8 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team Senior level Team Events 2025 European Mixed Team Championships RR
Individual competitions Senior level Women's singles Events 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ref European Championships NH 1R 2R 2R European Games 2R NH World Championships A NH 1R 1R Olympic Games NH RR NH
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref 2023 2024 2025 2026 Indonesia Masters A 1R A 1R ('25) German Open A 1R A 1R ('24) Ruichang China Masters 1R A 1R ('23) Orléans Masters A 2R A 2R ('24) Thailand Open A 1R A 1R ('24) Baoji China Masters NH A 1R 1R ('26) Malaysia Masters A Q2 A Q2 ('24) Macau Open NH A Q2 1R 1R ('26) Taipei Open A — Vietnam Open A 2R A 2R ('24) Indonesia Masters Super 100 A 1R 1R ('25) A Kaohsiung Masters 1R A 1R ('23) Malaysia Super 100 A 1R 1R ('25) Hylo Open 1R 2R QF QF ('25) Korea Masters 1R A 1R 1R ('23, '25) Japan Masters A 1R 1R ('25) Syed Modi International A 1R A 1R ('24) Guwahati Masters A 1R A 1R ('24) Year-end ranking 67 68 73 56 Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref
Women's doubles Events 2023 2024 European Championships NH 1R European Games RR NH
Tournament BWF World Tour Best 2023 2024 Ruichang China Masters 1R A 1R ('23) Year-end ranking 108 76
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