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Full name | Camilla Martin Nygaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aarhus, Denmark | March 23, 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 373 wins, 103 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles. [1]
She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.
The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. [2] She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.
In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.
She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.
Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.
She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.
She currently works as co-host of the Danish football magazine, Onside.
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia |
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10–13, 3–11 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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11–6, 6–11, 11–10 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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10–12, 1–11 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |
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10–12, 11–6, 7–11 |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark |
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11–0, 11–3 |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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11–2, 11–4 |
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2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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13–10, 11–3 |
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2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden |
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7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7 |
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2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland |
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4–11, 13–10, 8–11 |
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The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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5–11, 7–11 |
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1990 [3] | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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9–11, 2–11 |
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Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England |
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11–4, 11–4 |
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Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England |
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5–15, 15–13, 5–15 |
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The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | German Open |
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9–12, 8–11 | ![]() |
1993 | Canadian Open |
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11–5, 11–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Dutch Open |
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7–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1993 | Finnish Open |
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11–12, 12–11, 11–7 | ![]() |
1993 | Scottish Open |
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11–6, 11–8 | ![]() |
1994 | Swiss Open |
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11–5, 11–1 | ![]() |
1994 | Denmark Open |
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11–5, 5–11, 12–11 | ![]() |
1995 | Swiss Open |
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11–7, 11–7 | ![]() |
1995 | All England Open |
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9–11, 12–10, 7–11 | ![]() |
1995 | German Open |
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11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
1996 | Swiss Open |
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4–11, 11–6, 11–2 | ![]() |
1996 | U.S. Open |
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5–11, 9–12 | ![]() |
1996 | Hong Kong Open |
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11–8, 11–6 | ![]() |
1997 | Chinese Taipei Open |
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12–10, 11–2 | ![]() |
1997 | Swiss Open |
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9–12, 11–6, 11–5 | ![]() |
1997 | U.S. Open |
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11–4, 6–11, 12–10 | ![]() |
1997 | German Open |
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11–7, 11–2 | ![]() |
1997 | Denmark Open |
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11–2, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Swiss Open |
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12–9, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Denmark Open |
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13–10, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Hong Kong Open |
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11–3, 11–0 | ![]() |
1999 | Denmark Open |
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8–11, 11–3, 11–1 | ![]() |
2000 | Korea Open |
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11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
2000 | Indonesia Open |
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11–9, 11–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Denmark Open |
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11–1, 6–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
2001 | Korea Open |
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11–7, 8–11, 13–10 | ![]() |
2001 | Denmark Open |
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8–6, 7–3, 7–0 | ![]() |
2002 | All England Open |
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7–5, 8–6, 7–3 | ![]() |
2002 | Malaysia Open |
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8–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
2002 | Denmark Open |
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11–5, 3–11, 11–7 | ![]() |
2003 | Japan Open |
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11–1, 11–5 | ![]() |
2003 | Malaysia Open |
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1–11, 11–7, 5–11 | ![]() |
2003 | German Open |
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7–11, 3–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Finnish Open |
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15–1, 15–3 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Norwegian International |
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11–2, 11–3 | ![]() |
1990 | Polish Open |
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11–4, 7–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International |
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11–8, 11–1 | ![]() |
1993 | Amor International |
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11–5, 11–7 | ![]() |
1994 | Hamburg Cup |
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11–3, 11–2 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Norwegian International |
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15–10, 15–10 | ![]() |
1990 | Polish International |
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15–18, 1–15 | ![]() |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International |
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14–17, 8–15 | ![]() |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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Full name | Camilla Martin Nygaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aarhus, Denmark | March 23, 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 373 wins, 103 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles. [1]
She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.
The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. [2] She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.
In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.
She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.
Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.
She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.
She currently works as co-host of the Danish football magazine, Onside.
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia |
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10–13, 3–11 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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11–6, 6–11, 11–10 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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10–12, 1–11 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |
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10–12, 11–6, 7–11 |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark |
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11–0, 11–3 |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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11–2, 11–4 |
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2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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13–10, 11–3 |
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2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden |
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7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7 |
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2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland |
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4–11, 13–10, 8–11 |
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The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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5–11, 7–11 |
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1990 [3] | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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9–11, 2–11 |
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Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England |
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11–4, 11–4 |
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Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England |
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5–15, 15–13, 5–15 |
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The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | German Open |
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9–12, 8–11 | ![]() |
1993 | Canadian Open |
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11–5, 11–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Dutch Open |
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7–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1993 | Finnish Open |
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11–12, 12–11, 11–7 | ![]() |
1993 | Scottish Open |
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11–6, 11–8 | ![]() |
1994 | Swiss Open |
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11–5, 11–1 | ![]() |
1994 | Denmark Open |
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11–5, 5–11, 12–11 | ![]() |
1995 | Swiss Open |
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11–7, 11–7 | ![]() |
1995 | All England Open |
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9–11, 12–10, 7–11 | ![]() |
1995 | German Open |
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11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
1996 | Swiss Open |
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4–11, 11–6, 11–2 | ![]() |
1996 | U.S. Open |
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5–11, 9–12 | ![]() |
1996 | Hong Kong Open |
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11–8, 11–6 | ![]() |
1997 | Chinese Taipei Open |
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12–10, 11–2 | ![]() |
1997 | Swiss Open |
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9–12, 11–6, 11–5 | ![]() |
1997 | U.S. Open |
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11–4, 6–11, 12–10 | ![]() |
1997 | German Open |
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11–7, 11–2 | ![]() |
1997 | Denmark Open |
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11–2, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Swiss Open |
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12–9, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Denmark Open |
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13–10, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Hong Kong Open |
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11–3, 11–0 | ![]() |
1999 | Denmark Open |
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8–11, 11–3, 11–1 | ![]() |
2000 | Korea Open |
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11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
2000 | Indonesia Open |
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11–9, 11–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Denmark Open |
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11–1, 6–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
2001 | Korea Open |
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11–7, 8–11, 13–10 | ![]() |
2001 | Denmark Open |
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8–6, 7–3, 7–0 | ![]() |
2002 | All England Open |
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7–5, 8–6, 7–3 | ![]() |
2002 | Malaysia Open |
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8–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
2002 | Denmark Open |
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11–5, 3–11, 11–7 | ![]() |
2003 | Japan Open |
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11–1, 11–5 | ![]() |
2003 | Malaysia Open |
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1–11, 11–7, 5–11 | ![]() |
2003 | German Open |
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7–11, 3–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Finnish Open |
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15–1, 15–3 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Norwegian International |
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11–2, 11–3 | ![]() |
1990 | Polish Open |
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11–4, 7–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International |
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11–8, 11–1 | ![]() |
1993 | Amor International |
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11–5, 11–7 | ![]() |
1994 | Hamburg Cup |
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11–3, 11–2 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Norwegian International |
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15–10, 15–10 | ![]() |
1990 | Polish International |
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15–18, 1–15 | ![]() |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International |
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14–17, 8–15 | ![]() |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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