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Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10. Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships.
Later on in 2011 they came up with one of their finest performances when she and Gutta etched their names in history books becoming the first Indian pair to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships. The pair defeated 12th seeds Vita Marrisa and Nadya Melati of Indonesia 17–21, 21–10, 21–17 to storm into the women's doubles semifinal before losing out to Chinese fifth seeds in the semis in London, thereby winning a bronze in the Badminton World Championship.
She participated in the women's doubles at the 2012 London Olympics. Ponnappa and Gutta lost their opening women's doubles match against the Japanese duo of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa. They then went on to beat much higher ranked Cheng Wen-hsing and Chien Yu-chin of Chinese Taipei 25–23, 16–21, 21–18 to register their first win in the group stages. Jwala and Ashwini missed out on a quarterfinal berth by a difference of just one point, even though they beat Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei of Singapore 21-16 21–15 in their last group B match, after tying with Japan and Taipei on the number of wins. Prior to India's final group game on Tuesday night, the World number five Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa had shockingly lost to Chinese Taipei's Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin, ranked 10th, 19-21 11–21. India lodged a formal protest with the Games organizers to probe if the women's doubles badminton match involving Japan and Chinese Taipei was played in the right spirit, following the elimination of medal hopes Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa but no action was taken. Following the Olympic Games Jwala went to a temporary sabbatical from the game. Ponnappa then partnered Pradnya Gadre for a brief period of time in 2013 and then re-united with Jwala Gutta later in the year. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Ponnappa and Gutta won the silver medal in the women's doubles, losing to a Malaysian pair in the final. On 29 June 2015, playing with Jwala Gutta, they won the Canada Open women's doubles title by defeating the top-seeded Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek. She competed with Gutta at the 2016 Olympics, but they lost all three of their group stage matches and therefore did not progress further. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Ponnappa was part of the Indian team which won gold in the mixed team event, and won bronze with N. Sikki Reddy in the women's doubles.
| 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Jwala Gutta | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 14–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
| 2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India | Jwala Gutta | Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei | 21–16, 21–19 | Gold |
| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Jwala Gutta | Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei | 17–21, 21–23 | Silver |
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | N. Sikki Reddy | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville | 21–19, 21–19 | Bronze |
| 2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Jwala Gutta | Luo Ying Luo Yu | 12–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | P. C. Thulasi | Aparna Balan Shruti Kurien | 19–21, 20–22 | Silver |
| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI-SAG Centre, Shillong, India | Jwala Gutta | N. Sikki Reddy K. Maneesha | 21–9, 21–17 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Valiyaveetil Diju | Sanave Thomas Aparna Balan | 21–11, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI-SAG Centre, Shillong, India | Manu Attri | Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy | 29–30, 17–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| 2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | N. Sikki Reddy | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | N. Sikki Reddy | Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Tanisha Crasto | Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow | 21–16, 16–21, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Tanisha Crasto | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi | 14–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Tanisha Crasto | Sung Shuo-yun Yu Chien-hui | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Tanisha Crasto | Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari Rachel Allessya Rose | 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Tanisha Crasto | Li Huazhou Wang Zimeng | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| 2010 | India Open | Jwala Gutta | Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei | 11–21, 21–9, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Canada Open | Jwala Gutta | Eefje Muskens Selena Piek | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2017 | Syed Modi International | N. Sikki Reddy | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| 2017 | Syed Modi International | B. Sumeeth Reddy | Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy | 20–22, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Bahrain International | Trupti Murgunde | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| 2013 | Tata India International | Jwala Gutta | Pradnya Gadre N. Sikki Reddy | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Welsh International | N. Sikki Reddy | Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova | 16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Maldives International | N. Sikki Reddy | Sayaka Hobara Natsuki Sone | 10–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Denmark Masters | N. Sikki Reddy | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | 21–15, 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Nantes International | Tanisha Crasto | Hung En-tzu Lin Yu-pei | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| 2013 | Tata India International | Tarun Kona | Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre | 17–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 (III) | India International Challenge | K. Sai Pratheek | Rohan Kapoor N. Sikki Reddy | 21–16, 11–21, 21–18 | Winner |
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