NEW DELHI: India's Jwala Gutta clinched women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the Bulgarian Grand Prix badminton tournament in Sofia.

Jwala first combined with V Diju to win their consecutive Grand Prix title, defeating fifth seeded Indonesian pair of Fran Kurniawan and Shendy Puspa Irawati to clinch the mixed double's title. The Indian duo overcame initial hiccups and rallied from behind to pip the Indonesian pair 15-21 21-18 21-19 in a 45-minute grueling contest.

The pair had won the Bitburger Grand Prix mixed doubles title in Saarbruecken, Germany last week, which catapulted them to World number 55 in the latest ranking.

There was more good news for 25-year-old Jwala as she paired up with her doubles partner Shruti Kurian to thump second seeded Indonesian duo of Irawati and Meiliana Jauhari in straight-games to bring home her second title of the day.

The World number 26 pair, who also has the distinction of winning the National Badminton Doubles Champions seven times, spanked Irawati-Jauhari 21-11 21-19 in just 28 minutes.

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