# Keisha Fatimah Azzahra

Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (Azerbaijani: Keişa Fatimə Zəhra; born 12 August 2003) is an Indonesian-born Azerbaijani badminton player. She became an Azerbaijani naturalized citizen in 2022. She is also the second Azerbaijani badminton player to qualify for the Olympic Games after Ade Resky Dwicahyo.

## Career

In her junior days, Keisha competed in the Indonesian junior regional tournaments and reached the semi-finals of the Yogyakarta Regional Junior tournament. In January 2022, she lost in the final of the Indonesian national selection trials.
In late 2022, she started to compete in international tournaments under the Azerbaijan flag. In November 2022, she won the Zambia International by defeating Era Maftuha 21–12, 21–16. In 2023, she reached the Iceland International final but lost to Frederikke Lund 21–16, 19–21, 20–22.
Keisha also competed in the 2023 European Games in both women's singles and doubles. In women's singles, she pulled off an upset by defeating fourth seed Yvonne Li to top her group and advance to the knockout stages. In the round of 16, she lost to Jenjira Stadelmann in three games. In women's doubles, she partnered with Era Maftuha but did not get past the group stages. She also won the Cameroon International in November 2023.
In 2024, Keisha competed in the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In Group N, she faced He Bingjiao of China and Kirsty Gilmour of Great Britain. She lost her first match to He Bingjiao 8–21, 7–21. In her second match, she lost to Kirsty Gilmour 13–21, 11–21. She did not advance to the knockout stage.

## Achievements
### BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Zambia International | Era Maftuha | 21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Iceland International | Frederikke Lund | 21–16, 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Cameroon International | Ksenia Polikarpova | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2024 | Turkey International | Amalie Schulz | 21–11, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2024 | Dutch Open | Kisona Selvaduray | 14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Iran Fajr International | Neslihan Arın | 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Zambia International | Era Maftuha | Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens | 21–12, 21–8 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

* Senior level
| Team Events | 2025 |
| European Mixed Team Championships | RR |

### Individual competitions
#### Senior level
##### Women's singles

| Events | 2023 | 2024 |
| European Games | 2R | NH |
| European Championships | NH | 1R |
| Olympic Games | NH | RR |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Indonesia Masters | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |
| German Open | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| Orléans Masters | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) |
| Ruichang China Masters | 1R | A | | 1R ('23) |
| Thailand Open | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| Malaysia Masters | A | Q2 | | Q2 ('24) |
| Kaohsiung Masters | 1R | A | | 1R ('23) |
| Taipei Open | w/d | A | | — |
| Vietnam Open | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) |
| Hylo Open | 1R | 2R | | 2R ('24) |
| Korea Masters | 1R | A | | 1R ('23) |
| Syed Modi International | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| Guwahati Masters | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) |
| Year-end ranking | 67 | 68 | | 60 |

##### Women's doubles

| Events | 2023 | 2024 |
| European Games | RR | NH |
| European Championships | NH | 1R |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
| Ruichang China Masters | 1R | A | 1R ('23) |
| Year-end ranking | 108 | | 76 |