# Tarun Kona

Tarun Kona (born 17 November 1989) is an Indian badminton player. He entered the national team in 2006, and in 2011, he won the men's doubles title at the National Championships.

## Achievements
### BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | India Grand Prix | Shruti Kurien | Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan | 14–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 12 runners-up)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Bangladesh International | Arun Vishnu | Bui Bang Duc Dao Manh Thang | 21–7, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2012 | Iran Fajr International | Arun Vishnu | Markus Fernaldi Gideon Agripina Prima Rahmanto | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Guatemala International | Alwin Francis | Job Castillo Lino Munoz | 21–8, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2016 | Peru International Series | Alwin Francis | Job Castillo Lino Munoz | 21–8, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Brazil International | Alwin Francis | Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Jamaica International | Alwin Francis | Matijs Dierickx Freek Golinski | 19–21, Retired | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Norwegian International | Akshay Dewalkar | Oliver Leydon-Davis Lasse Moelhede | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Botswana International | Alwin Francis | Aatish Lubah Julien Paul | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2017 | Uganda International | Alwin Francis | Aatish Lubah Julien Paul | 21–8, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Peru International | Alwin Francis | Mario Cuba Diego Mini | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2017 | Kharkiv International | Alwin Francis | K. Nandagopal Rohan Kapoor | 21–18, 22–24, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | South Africa International | Saurabh Sharma | Aatish Lubah Julien Paul | 21–9, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Iran Fajr International | Saurabh Sharma | Alwin Francis K. Nandagopal | 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 8–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Jamaica International | Saurabh Sharma | Gareth Henry Samuel O'Brien Ricketts | 21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Brazil International | Saurabh Sharma | Jason Anthony Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura | 7–21 retired | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Dubai International | Lim Khim Wah | Kim Sang-soo Yoo Yeon-seong | 16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Uganda International | Shivam Sharma | Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | 21–15, 22–20 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | India International | Ashwini Ponnappa | Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre | 17–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Uganda International | N. Sikki Reddy | Muhammed Ali Kurt Kader İnal | 11–6, 11–4, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2015 | Romanian International | N. Sikki Reddy | Jones Ralfy Jansen Cisita Joity Jansen | 11–7, 11–8, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2015 | Lagos International | N. Sikki Reddy | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba | 19–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Uganda International | Meghana Jakkampudi | Shivam Sharma Poorvisha S. Ram | 21–7, 14–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2022 | El Salvador International | Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli | Joan Monroy Ania Setien | 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 (II) | Bahrain International | Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli | Dmitriy Panarin Aisha Zhumabek | 21–18, 18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament