Swedish badminton player
Badminton player
Eva Twedberg Birth name Eva Pettersson Country Sweden Born (1943-02-16 ) 16 February 1943 (age 81) Ystad , SwedenHeight 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) Weight 55 kg (121 lb) Years active 1959 – 1986 Coach Bertil Johnsson Career title(s) All England (1968, 1971) European Champion (1970) Highest ranking World number 1 (1968 – 1971)
Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson ; later Eva Stuart ) is a former Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1971 in both singles and doubles, the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971;[1] the Danish Open in 1968, 1970,[2] and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973;[3] and the European Championships in 1970.[4] Mrs. Stuart is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Badminton Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976. During the latter part of her badminton career she married the Northumberland county and England badminton internationalist Elliot Stuart and represented Northumberland.
European Championships [ edit ] International tournaments [ edit ] Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1960 German Open Karin Rasmussen 4–11, 11–1, 11–5 Winner 1960 Swedish Open Berit Olsson 6–11, 11–9, 12–10 Winner 1964 Norwegian International Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 2–11, 11–3, 6–11 Runner-up 1965 Swedish Open Ulla Rasmussen 2–11, 11–1, 11–4 Winner 1965 Norwegian International Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 11–8, 11–2 Winner 1966 Swedish Open Judy Hashman 0–11, 0–11 Runner-up 1966 German Open Irmgard Latz 8–11, 11–8, 9–12 Runner-up 1967 German Open Ulla Strand 11–2, 11–6 Winner 1967 North of Scotland International Muriel Woodcock 11–1, 11–0 Winner 1968 All England Open Minarni 11–6, 11–2 Winner 1968 German Open Irmgard Latz 11–6, 9–11, 11–3 Winner 1968 Swedish Open Winner 1968 Malaysia Open Hiroe Yuki 1–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1968 Norwegian International Jette Føge 10–12, 11–3, 11–5 Winner 1968 Denmark Open Noriko Takagi 12–9, 9–12, 12–10 Winner 1968 French Open Agnes Geene 11–2, 11–0 Winner 1968 East of Scotland International Marianne Flykt 11–1, 11–0 Winner 1969 German Open Anne Flindt 6–11, 4–11 Runner-up 1969 Canadian Open Retno Kustijah 11–1, 11–2 Winner 1969 Norwegian International Jette Føge 11–4, 11–1 Winner 1970 Swedish Open Jette Føge Winner 1970 Denmark Open Etsuko Takenaka 11–2, 11–2 Winner 1971 Swedish Open Margaret Beck 11–7, 11–5 Winner 1971 All England Open Anne Berglund 11–3, 6–11, 11–2 Winner 1971 German Open Irmgard Gerlatzka 11–3, 11–4 Winner 1971 Dutch Open Gillian Gilks 11–3, 7–11, 12–11 Winner 1971 Norwegian International Lene Køppen 11–5, 11–2 Winner 1972 Swedish Open Irmgard Gerlatzka 11–5, 12–10 Winner 1972 Dutch Open Winner 1972 German Open Irmgard Gerlatzka 11–6, 11–4 Winner 1972 U. S. Open Pam Stockton 11–7, 11–8 Winner 1972 Canadian Open Anne Berglund 11–7, 11–2 Winner 1972 Denmark Open Noriko Nakayama 11–4, 11–6 Winner 1972 Norwegian International Pernille Kaagaard 6–11, 11–5, 11–0 Winner 1973 German Open Imre Rietveld 11–7, 11–8 Winner 1973 India Open Lene Køppen 8–11, 11–8, 11–7 Winner 1973 U. S. Open Barb O'Brien 11–6, 11–1 Winner 1973 Swedish Open Margaret Beck 11–3, 11–5 Winner 1973 Jamaica International Margaret Beck Runner-up 1974 Swedish Open Lene Køppen 9–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1974 Dutch Open Joke van Beusekom Winner 1980 Portugal International Kathleen Redhead 11–5, 11–6 Winner 1982 Portugal International Catharine Troke 8–11, 4–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1964 Norwegian International Gunnila Dahlström Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Liselotte Nielsen 15–7, 6–15, 15–8 Winner 1965 Norwegian International Gunnila Dahlström Lonny Funch Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 7–15, 14–17 Runner-up 1966 Swedish Open Judy Hashman Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand 12–15, 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1967 Swedish Open Imre Rietveld Lonny Funch Ulla Strand Runner-up 1968 Singapore Open Rosalind Singha Ang Hiroe Yuki Noriko Takagi 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1968 French Open Karin Dittberner Winner 1968 Norwegian International A. C. Rosenqvist Jette Føge Lonny Funch 3–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1969 Norwegian International Lena Olsson Jette Føge Karin Jørgensen 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1972 Norwegian International Anette Börjesson Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1973 India Open Joke van Beusekom Anne Berglund Lene Køppen 15–1, 15–9 Winner 1973 U. S. Open Bridget Cooper Pam Brady Diane Hales 15–12, 12–15, 13–18 Runner-up 1974 Dutch Open Anette Börjesson Brigitte Steden Marieluise Zizmann Runner-up 1980 Portugal International Mary Eddy Gillian Clark Kathleen Redhead 3–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1982 Portugal International Paula Kilvington Nora Perry Catharine Troke 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1984 Portugal International Fiona Elliott Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1965 Swedish Open Berndt Dahlberg Henning Borch Ulla Rasmussen 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1969 Norwegian International Sture Johnsson Winner 1968 Malaysia Open Svend Andersen Teh Kew San Ng Mei Ling 18–17, 15–13 Winner 1971 Norwegian International Gert Perneklo Erland Kops Lene Køppen 3–15, 15–5, 15–10 Winner 1972 U. S. Open Elliot Stuart Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard 5–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1972 Canadian Open Elliot Stuart Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard 11–15, 17–18 Runner-up 1973 German Open Gert Perneklo Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann 15–13, 15–2 Winner 1973 India Open Elliot Stuart Satish Bhatia Morin Mathias 15–0, 15–11 Winner 1973 U. S. Open Sture Johnsson Thomas Carmichael Pam Brady 18–13, 15–12 Winner 1973 Jamaica International Sture Johnsson Mike Tredgett Margaret Beck Winner 1981 Portugal International Billy Gilliland Winner 1982 Portugal International Billy Gilliland Ray Stevens Nora Perry 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106. ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152. ^ "The 19th U.S.open", Badminton USA , May 1972, 10 and "20th U.S. open", Badminton USA , May 1973, 4. ^ Davis, 115.