Francesca Corbett

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Francesca Corbett
Corbett at the 2015 Pan Am Junior Championships
Personal information
Nickname
Frankie
BornFrancesca Autumn Corbett
(2005-06-03) June 3, 2005 (age 20)
Foster City, California, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking25 (WD with Allison Lee) (March 4, 2025)
56 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (November 11, 2025)
Current ranking36 (WD with Jennie Gai)
56 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (November 11, 2025)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kingston Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salvador Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 São Paulo Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Spokane Women's doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Acapulco Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Acapulco Mixed team

Francesca Autumn Corbett (born June 3, 2005) is an American badminton player from Foster City, California.[1]

Corbett at the podium of U–15 Pan Am Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada in 2019
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Corbett wins gold for girls' singles and doubles at the U–13 Pan Am Junior Championships in Ontario, Canada

Career

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Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She won gold medals in girls' singles and doubles events for U11, U15 and U17 categories at the Pan Am Junior Championships in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively.[2] In late 2019, Corbett and her partner Allison Lee won the National Adult Championships women's doubles title, becoming the youngest pair to ever be crowned as national champions.[3] She was then chosen to represent the USA's women's team at the 2020 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February. The team bagged silver after losing to Canada in the final.[4]

2021

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In May, Corbett and Lee entered the final of 2021 Pan Am Championships and finished as runners-up.[5] In the following month, she competed in the National Junior Championships. She won gold in the girls' doubles U19 event with Lee, another gold in the mixed doubles U17 event with Samuel Li, as well as a bronze in the girls' singles U19 event.[6]

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2019 National Adult Champions Allison Lee and Francesca Corbett

In July, Corbett helped team USA to win gold in the mixed team event at the 2021 Pan Am Junior Championships.[7] She then won gold with Lee in the women's doubles U19 event. She also picked up bronze in the mixed doubles U17 event partnering Li.[8] In September, Corbett and Lee captured their first senior career title at the Guatemala International.[9]

2022

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Corbett was part of the USA's women's team that won gold at the 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February.[10][11] In April, she and Lee won a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[12] In August, they made their World Championships debut at the 2022 World Championships.

2023

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In April, Corbett and Lee clinched their second silver medal at the 2023 Pan Am Championships.[13] They also reached the final of the Mexican International the following week.[14] In October, the duo made history by becoming the first player or pair from the USA to earn a World Junior Championships medal when they reached the girls' doubles semi-final at the 2023 World Junior Championships.[15] They went on to win silver, falling to Japan's Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki in the final.[16][17]

Achievements

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Pan Am Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		United States Allison Lee Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		12–21, 7–21 Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador 		United States Allison Lee Canada Catherine Choi
Canada Josephine Wu 		18–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica 		United States Allison Lee Canada Catherine Choi
Canada Josephine Wu 		14–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		United States Allison Lee United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu 		21–14, 21–15 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States United States Allison Lee Japan Maya Taguchi
Japan Aya Tamaki 		21–12, 13–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Hotel Mundo Imperial,
Acapulco, Mexico 		United States Allison Lee United States Joline Siu
United States Kalea Sheung 		21–12, 21–5 Gold Gold

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

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Guatemala International United States Allison Lee Guatemala Ana González
Guatemala Karolina Orellana 		21–12, 21–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Mexican International United States Allison Lee Japan Sayaka Hobara
Japan Yui Suizu 		11–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 El Salvador International United States Allison Lee United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu 		21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Uganda International United States Allison Lee United States Paula Lynn Cao Hok
United States Lauren Lam 		21–19, 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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025 Season Corbett partnered with Jennie Gai beginning in 2025.[1] The pair achieved a breakthrough result at the Australian Open in November, reaching the semifinals of a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament for the first time—a rare accomplishment for a United States women's doubles pair.[2] In the quarterfinals, the world No. 38 ranked duo rallied from a first-game loss to defeat 29th-ranked Hu Ling Fang and Jheng Yu Chieh of Chinese Taipei 10–21, 21–10, 21–12.[2] They were eliminated in the semifinals by Indonesia's Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum, losing 18–21, 19–21.[3]

Updated Draft for Francesca Corbett's Wikipedia page: Injury and Return (2024-2025) In March 2024 at the Spain Masters, Corbett slipped and tore the labrum in her hip BWF World Tour.[4] She continued competing to finish the Olympic qualification race before undergoing hip surgery and beginning university BWF World Tour.[4] Her last international match before surgery was in August 2024, followed by rehabilitation during the final quarter of 2024.[4] Corbett made her return to international competition at the YONEX All England 2025 in March, partnering with Jennie Gai BWF World Tour.[4] The pair were initially on the reserves list for women's doubles but were promoted to the main draw following the withdrawal of England's Chloe Coney and Estelle van Leeuwen BWF World Tour.[4] This marked both Corbett's All England debut and her first international match in seven months.[4] 2025 Season Breakthrough Corbett partnered with Jennie Gai beginning in 2025.[5] The pair achieved a breakthrough result at the Australian Open in November, reaching the semifinals of a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament for the first time—a rare accomplishment for a United States women's doubles pair.[2] In the quarterfinals, the world No. 38 ranked duo rallied from a first-game loss to defeat 29th-ranked Hu Ling Fang and Jheng Yu Chieh of Chinese Taipei 10–21, 21–10, 21–12.[2] They were eliminated in the semifinals by Indonesia's Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum, losing 18–21, 19–21.[6]

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