Camilla Martin

Camilla Martin Nygaard ( Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a Danish retired badminton player. 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.

Career 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. 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.

Personal life 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 a sports presenter for TV 2.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's singles

World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Dai Yun 11–6, 6–11, 11–10 Gold Gold

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Susi Susanti 10–12, 1–11 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Pernille Nedergaard 10–12, 11–6, 7–11 Silver Silver 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Marina Yakusheva 11–0, 11–3 Gold Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Kelly Morgan 11–2, 11–4 Gold Gold 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Marina Andrievskaya 13–10, 11–3 Gold Gold 2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Yao Jie 7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7 Bronze Bronze 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Mia Audina 4–11, 13–10, 8–11 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships 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 1989 Jakarta, Indonesia Kim Ji-hyun 5–11, 7–11 Silver Silver 1990 Jakarta, Indonesia Li Lijun 9–11, 2–11 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England Helene Kirkegaard 11–4, 11–4 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Armitage Centre,Manchester, England Helene Kirkegaard Marlene Thomsen Trine Johansson 5–15, 15–13, 5–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1990 German Open Pernille Nedergaard 9–12, 8–11 Runner-up 1993 Canadian Open Pernille Nedergaard 11–5, 11–5 Winner 1993 Dutch Open Susi Susanti 7–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1993 Finnish Open Pernille Nedergaard 11–12, 12–11, 11–7 Winner 1993 Scottish Open Denyse Julien 11–6, 11–8 Winner 1994 Swiss Open Ika Henny 11–5, 11–1 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–5, 5–11, 12–11 Winner 1995 Swiss Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–7, 11–7 Winner 1995 All England Open Lim Xiaoqing 9–11, 12–10, 7–11 Runner-up 1995 German Open Mia Audina 11–6, 11–6 Winner 1996 Swiss Open Yuliani Sentosa 4–11, 11–6, 11–2 Winner 1996 U.S. Open Mia Audina 5–11, 9–12 Runner-up 1996 Hong Kong Open Mia Audina 11–8, 11–6 Winner 1997 Chinese Taipei Open Mia Audina 12–10, 11–2 Winner 1997 Swiss Open Ye Zhaoying 9–12, 11–6, 11–5 Winner 1997 U.S. Open Dai Yun 11–4, 6–11, 12–10 Winner 1997 German Open Marina Andrievskaya 11–7, 11–2 Winner 1997 Denmark Open Mette Pedersen 11–2, 11–8 Winner 1998 Swiss Open Ye Zhaoying 12–9, 11–8 Winner 1998 Denmark Open Ye Zhaoying 13–10, 11–8 Winner 1998 Hong Kong Open Lidya Djaelawijaya 11–3, 11–0 Winner 1999 Denmark Open Zhou Mi 8–11, 11–3, 11–1 Winner 2000 Korea Open Kanako Yonekura 11–6, 11–6 Winner 2000 Indonesia Open Wang Chen 11–9, 11–4 Winner 2000 Denmark Open Zhou Mi 11–1, 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up 2001 Korea Open Kim Ji-hyun 11–7, 8–11, 13–10 Winner 2001 Denmark Open Pi Hongyan 8–6, 7–3, 7–0 Winner 2002 All England Open Gong Ruina 7–5, 8–6, 7–3 Winner 2002 Malaysia Open Hu Ting 8–11, 6–11 Runner-up 2002 Denmark Open Gong Ruina 11–5, 3–11, 11–7 Winner 2003 Japan Open Xie Xingfang 11–1, 11–5 Winner 2003 Malaysia Open Zhou Mi 1–11, 11–7, 5–11 Runner-up 2003 German Open Zhang Ning 7–11, 3–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Finnish Open Marlene Thomsen Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva 15–1, 15–3 Winner

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1989 Norwegian International Irina Serova 11–2, 11–3 Winner 1990 Polish Open Chen Ying 11–4, 7–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1990 Czechoslovakian International Helle Andersen 11–8, 11–1 Winner 1993 Amor International Monique Hoogland 11–5, 11–7 Winner 1994 Hamburg Cup Monique Hoogland 11–3, 11–2 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Norwegian International Lotte Olsen Svetlana Beliasova Irina Serova 15–10, 15–10 Winner 1990 Polish International Helene Kirkegaard Chen Ying Sheng Wengqing 15–18, 1–15 Runner-up 1990 Czechoslovakian International Helene Kirkegaard Trine Johansson Marlene Thomsen 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Anna Lao 1 0 1 –1 Dai Yun 14 9 5 +4 Gong Ruina 11 8 3 +5 Gong Zhichao 3 0 3 –3 Han Jingna 4 2 2 0 Tang Jiuhong 3 0 3 –3 Xie Xingfang 5 3 2 +1 Yao Yan 1 1 0 +1 Ye Zhaoying 9 3 6 –3 Zhang Ning 15 6 9 –3 Zhou Mi 10 5 5 0 Zhu Lin 2 2 0 +2 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 1 0 +1 Huang Chia-chi 5 5 0 +5

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Mette Sørensen 3 2 1 +1 Tracey Hallam 2 1 1 0 / Pi Hongyan 5 3 2 +1 Petra Overzier 2 2 0 +2 Juliane Schenk 3 3 0 +3 Xu Huaiwen 1 1 0 +1 / Wang Chen 10 7 3 +4 Yasuko Mizui 4 4 0 +4 Susi Susanti 15 0 15 –15 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 / Mia Audina 11 6 5 +1 Bang Soo-hyun 2 0 2 –2 Kim Ji-hyun 7 5 2 +3 Lim Xiaoqing 6 5 1 +4