Juliana Viana Vieira (born 23 September 2004) is a Brazilian badminton player. She made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics, competing in the women's singles event. Vieira is the first Brazilian woman to win the women's singles title at the Pan Am Championships, an achievement she secured in 2025. Her career also includes three gold medals at the 2022 South American Games (in women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed team events), and a bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Career In 2020, Juliana Vieira represented the Brazilian national team at the Pan Am Women's Team Championships, winning a bronze medal. In 2021, she secured a bronze medal at the Junior Pan American Games and won titles at the Brazil International and the Dominican Open.
In 2022, Vieira won women's singles titles at the Brazil International and the Peru International. She also competed at the South American Games, claiming gold medals in women's singles, women's doubles, and the mixed team events.
In 2023, Vieira won the women's singles title at the Santo Domingo Open, where she also secured the women's doubles title alongside Sânia Lima. She additionally won the El Salvador International and qualified for the World Championships. At the World Championships, she defeated Insyirah Khan of Singapore in the first round before being defeated by Pornpawee Chochuwong in the second round.
In 2024, Vieira qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's singles event. In Group D, she was defeated by Supanida Katethong of Thailand. In her second match, she defeated Lo Sin Yan of Hong Kong, becoming the first Brazilian woman to win a badminton singles match at the Olympic Games.
In 2025, Vieira won the gold medal at the Pan Am Championships, becoming the first Brazilian woman to win the women's singles title at that tournament.
Achievements
Pan American Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Olympic Training Center,Santiago, Chile Sânia Lima Annie Xu Kerry Xu 7–21, 18–21 Bronze
Pan Am Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Wen Yu Zhang 21–19, 15–21, 21–8 Gold
South American Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Estadio León Condou, Asunción, Paraguay Sâmia Lima 21–14, 21–10 Gold
Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Estadio León Condou,Asunción, Paraguay Sânia Lima Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima 26–24, 21–13 Gold
South American Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2021 Ginásio Univille, Joinville, Brazil Jaqueline Lima 18–21, 21–18, 21–13 Gold
Junior Pan American Games Girls' singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult2021Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia Rachel Chan8–21, 9–21 Bronze 2025 SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay Rachel Chan 12–21, 16–21 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay Davi Silva Victor Lai Rachel Chan 23–21, 14–21, 21–19 Gold
BWF International Challenge/Series (15 titles, 3 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2021 Brazil International Jaqueline Lima 14–21, 25–23, 21–15 Winner 2021 Dominican Open Sâmia Lima 21–9, 21–17 Winner 2021 El Salvador International Ishika Jaiswal 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 Brazil International Vanessa García 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2022 Perú International Haramara Gaitán 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2023 Santo Domingo Open Sâmia Lima 21–7, 21–3 Winner 2023 El Salvador International Disha Gupta 21–12, 21–11 Winner 2024 Perú International Chloe Hoang 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2024 El Salvador International Yevheniia Kantemyr 21–10, 21–14 Winner 2024 Canadian International Michelle Li 21–18, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2025 Perú International Inés Castillo 8–15, 15–8, 15–6 Winner 2026 Portugal International Frederikke Østegaard 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 Winner 2026 Brazil International Rachel Chan 16–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2026 Mexican International Shriyanshi Valishetty 21–12, 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2026 Guatemala International Huang Ching-ping 21–16, 21–14 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Santo Domingo Open Sânia Lima Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima 21–16, 24–22 Winner 2026 Brazil International Sânia Lima Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima 21–13, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2026 Guatemala International Sânia Lima Mihane Endo Natsumi Takasaki 21–17, 22–20 Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
References
External links
Juliana Viana Vieira at Confederação Brasileira de Badminton