Jwala Gutta Turns 38: A Look at Ace Indian Shuttler's Career, in Photos

Jwala Gutta had a successful partnership with Shruti Kurien in her early career and together won the Women’s Doubles Junior National Championship and the Senior National Badminton Championship. (Image: Instagram)

The left hander won India’s first mixed doubles Grand Prix Title With V Diju in 2009. They also won the Chinese Taipei Open. (Image: Instagram)

In 2010, Gutta achieved her highest rank in mixed doubles with Diju of World no. 6. (Image: Instagram)

Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won a gold medal in the women’s doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. They also won bronze in 2011 at the World Championships. In 2011, Gutta was bestowed with the Arjuna award by the Indian Government. (Image: Instagram)

At the 2012 London Olympics, Gutta became the first and the only Indian to qualify for women's doubles as well as mixed doubles in the entire history of the game. (Image: Instagram)

In the Commonwealth Games 2014, Gutta and Ponnappa won a silver medal. They won the bronze at Asian Championships. (Image: Instagram)

In 2015, the athlete achieved a world no. 10 rank in women's doubles with Ponappa. (Image: Instagram)

In the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, Gutta and Ponnappa secured a semifinal berth and won the team's second consecutive bronze medal. (Image: Instagram)

The Arjuna Awardee has not played competitive badminton since 2017. She became a member of SAI and opened her own academy Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Hyderabad. (Image: Instagram)