Jeanine Cicognini

Jeanine Cicognini
Jeanine Cicognini
Personal information
Country	Switzerland; Italy
Born	14 November 1986 (age 37); Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Arturo Ruiz
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	33 (WS 16 September 2010); 109 (WD 22 October 2009)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Switzerland
European Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986) is a Swiss badminton player who now represents Italy.^[1] Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at age 16 and has since won the award seven more times.^[2]

Biography[edit]

In 2005, she won the silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles event.^[3]

Cicognini became a badminton professional as soon as she left school. She soon moved to Denmark, and then moved to the International Badminton Federation's training centre in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 2010, she returned to Switzerland and joined the sport army, where she played for the BC Uzwil. She later moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and played for the 1.BV Mülheim in the first bundesliga.

At the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing she reached the second round, losing to Anna Rice of Canada.^[4] In 2016, she did not advance to the elimination round after placing third in the group stage.

In 2015, she represented Italy to compete at the European Games in the women's singles event. She was defeated by Line Kjærsfeldt of Denmark 21-10, 25-23 in round of 16.^[5]

Achievements[edit]

European Junior Championships[edit]

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Janet Köhler	5–11, 9–11	Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series[edit]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Tine Rasmussen	3–11, 3–11	Runner-up
2005	Bulgarian International	Petya Nedelcheva	7–11, 2–11	Runner-up`
2007	Hungarian International	Ragna Ingólfsdóttir	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2009	Czech International	Trupti Murgunde	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2009	Hungarian International	Tatjana Bibik	22–20, 21–12	Winner
2011	Guatemala International	Michelle Li	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2012	Uganda International	Özge Bayrak	21–14, 14–10, retired	Winner
2014	Giraldilla International	Marie Demy	21–19, 21–13	Winner
2014	Lagos International	Martina Repiská	21–10, 21–9	Winner
2014	Mauritius International	Elisabeth Baldauf	21–18, 21–10	Winner
2014	Kenya International	Grace Gabriel	21–16, 13–21, 21–16	Winner
2014	Guatemala International	Crystal Pan	11–2, 11–6, 3–11, 11–5	Winner
2015	Trinidad and Tobago International	Elisabeth Baldauf	21–16, 16–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Colombia International	Fabiana Silva	21–15, 12–21, 21–13	Winner
2015	New Caledonia International	Joy Lai	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2015	Puerto Rico International	Laura Sárosi	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Manhattan Beach International	Haramara Gaitan	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2016	Jamaica International	Akvilė Stapušaitytė	21–16, 22–20	Winner