Agnete Friis

Agnete Friis (married name Varn) was a Danish badminton player. She became Danish Champion in the women's singles in 1941 and 1944 and nine times in women's doubles from 1941 to 1958. She played for the national team until the end of the 1950s. She also reached three All England Championship Finals in all three categories in 1953. In the singles final she lost to Marie Ussing; the two of them lost the doubles final to Iris Cooley and June White of Great Britain and in the mixed doubles with Poul Holm, they were defeated by Eddy Choong and June White.

Achievements International tournaments (8 titles, 9 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1946 Denmark Open Tonny Ahm 3–11, 11–5, 2–11 Runner-up 1953 All England Open Marie Ussing 2–11, 11–7, 2–11 Runner-up 1956 Dutch Open Barbara Carpenter 9–11, 11–1, 11–2 Winner 1959 German Open Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 2–11, 11–7, 2–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1946 Denmark Open Marie Ussing Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1952 Denmark Open Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl 7–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1953 All England Open Marie Ussing Iris Cooley June White 15–11, 2–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1956 Dutch Open Annelise Petersen Barbara Carpenter June Timperley 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1957 German Open Hanne Jensen Inger Kjærgaard Bitten Nielsen 18–14, 15–11 Winner 1958 Dutch Open Inger Kjærgaard Iris Rogers June Timperley 5–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1959 German Open Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Karin Rasmussen Annette Schmidt 15–12, 15–6 Winner 1959 Norwegian International Hanne Andersen Lisbeth Friberg Berit Olsson 15–3, 15–1 Winner 1960 German Open Inger Kjærgaard Karin Rasmussen Annette Schmidt 15–13, 15–6 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1953 Denmark Open Eddy Choong David Choong Inger Kjærgaard 18–17, 15–5 Winner 1953 All England Open Poul Holm David Choong June White 6–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1957 German Open Erland Kops Eddy Choong Barbara Carpenter 15–6, 15–10 Winner 1959 German Open Poul-Erik Nielsen Arne Rasmussen Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 6–15, 15–13, 15–13 Winner