Nettie Nielsen Explained

Nettie Nielsen
Birth Date:23 July 1964
Birth Place:Roskilde, Sjælland, Denmark
Country:Denmark
Handedness:Right

Nettie Nielsen (born 23 July 1964) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

European & Danish titles

Nielsen won the gold medal at the 1988 and 1990 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Dorte Kjaer.[1] She took a silver medal in the girls singles event at the European Junior Badminton Championships in 1981. Together with compatriot Dorte Kjaer she won the European juniors girls doubles title in 1981. In 1983 they became the Danish National ladies doubles champions for the first time. Together they won the Danish National Badminton Championships a total of six times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1990).

Other International titles

Nettie Nielsen won the ladies singles title of the German Open in 1983.

Nettie Nielsen and Dorte Kjaer won a bronze medal in Women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul when badminton was an exhibition sport. Nettie Nielsen was the Nordic ladies singles champion in 1982. She also won the Nordic badminton Championships in Women's doubles in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 with Dorte Kjaer. Together they won the Scottish Open twice in 1985 & 1986. Nettie Nielsen won her first big Open title in mixed doubles with Morten Frost in 1983 at the Scottish Open. With Jesper Knudsen she won the Nordic badminton mixed doubles titles in 1987 & 1988 and Grand Prix titles at the Dutch Open in 1988 and Danish Opens in 1988 and 1989. They were also runners-up in the mixed doubles at the All England Open 1988.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Scottish Open Dorte Kjær Maria Bengtsson
Christine Magnussen
15–13, 15–8 Winner
1986Scottish Open Dorte Kjær Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
15–8, 15–11 Winner
1986Carlton-Intersport-Cup Dorte Kjær Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1989World Grand Prix Finals Dorte Kjær Rosiana Tendean
Erma Sulistianingsih
15–11, 16–18, 16–18 Runner-up
1990Dutch Open Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Maria Bengtsson
Christine Magnussen
15–9, 15–11 Winner
1991Denmark Open Gillian Gowers Finarsih
Lili Tampi
15–7, 15–6 Winner
1991Swedish Open Gillian Clark Maria Bengtsson
Catrine Bengtsson
13–15, 15–9, 15–10 Winner
1991Finnish Open Gillian Clark Pan Li
Wu Yuhong
15–9, 14–17, 15–11 Winner
1991Malaysia Open Gillian Clark Hwang Hye-young
Chung So-young
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Denmark Open Jesper Knudsen Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1986Scottish Open Jesper Knudsen Andy Goode
Fiona Elliott
15–9, 3–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1988All England Open Jesper Knudsen Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
9–15, 13–18 Runner-up
1988Dutch Open Jesper Knudsen Henrik Svarrer
Dorte Kjær
15–7, 15–11 Winner
1988Denmark Open Jesper Knudsen Rudy Gunawan
Lilik Sudarwati
15–7, 15–4 Winner
1989Denmark Open Jesper Knudsen Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Maria Bengtsson
15–6, 15–6 Winner
1990Scottish Open Jesper Knudsen Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen
2–15, 13–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Scottish Open Morten Frost Rob Ridder
Marjan Ridder
15–9, 6–15, 15–12 Winner
1985Welsh International Jesper Knudsen
Winner

References

  1. http://www.badminton.dk/Turneringer_og_Mesterskaber/Medaljer_og_vindere/senior/em_individuel.aspx Europamesterskaber