# Luana Vicente

Luana Tamara de Oliveira Vicente (born 30 January 1994) is a Brazilian badminton player who won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

## Personal life

Vicente was born on 30 January 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her younger sister Lohaynny Vicente is also an international badminton player. When Luana was six, her father, a drug dealer, was killed in a shootout with the police. Following her father's death, her mother moved the family from the west of the city to Chacrinha, a favela in the north of Rio. She now lives with her sister in Campinas, São Paulo, in a house funded by the Brazilian Badminton Federation.

## Career

Both Vicente and her sister began playing badminton through a programme set up by a coach to teach the sport to kids in the community.
Vicente won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing alongside her sister . The pair defeated Daigenis Saturria and Bermary Polanco of the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals then Alex Bruce and Phyllis Chan of Canada in the semifinals. In the final they lost to the American pairing of Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obañana by a score of 14−21, 6−21, to finish as runners-up.
Vicente competed at the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal in the team event, and also the silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event.

## Achievements
### Pan American Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | Lohaynny Vicente | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 14–21, 6–21 | Silver |

### Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Lohaynny Vicente | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 21–23, 14–21 | Silver |

### South American Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia | Fabiana Silva | Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura | 20–22, 10–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia | Artur Pomoceno | Daniel la Torre Regal Dánica Nishimura | 17–21, 11–21 | Silver |

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Carebaco International | Lohaynny Vicente | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Carebaco International | Lohaynny Vicente | Mariama Eastmond Shari Watson | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2011 | Miami International | Lohaynny Vicente | Dayanis Alvarez Shannon Pohl | 21–9, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Internacional Mexicano | Lohaynny Vicente | Cynthia González Victoria Montero | 21–10, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2014 | Mercosul International | Lohaynny Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–11, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Argentina International | Lohaynny Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 18–21, 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2014 | Venezuela International | Lohaynny Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–13, 21–5 | Winner |
| 2015 | Peru International Series | Lohaynny Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–9, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | Chile International | Lohaynny Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2015 | Internacional Mexicano | Lohaynny Vicente | Cynthia González Mariana Ugalde | 21–8, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | Chile International Challenge | Lohaynny Vicente | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | International Mexicano | Lohaynny Vicente | Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura | 23–25, 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Lohaynny Vicente | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | 22–20, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Internacional Mexicano | Alex Yuwan Tjong | David Obernosterer Elisabeth Baldauf | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Chile International Challenge | Alex Yuwan Tjong | Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
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