Ethel Marshall

Ethel Marshall (May 6, 1924 - June 12, 2013) was an American badminton player noted for her mobility and shot-making prowess.

Career An all-around athlete who also excelled in softball and tennis, Marshall won the US Women's Singles title on all seven occasions that she contested it (1947–1953), defeating seventeen-year-old Judy Devlin (Hashman) in the last of these. She also won the US Women's Doubles title in 1952 and 1956 with Beatrice Massman, defeating the Devlin sisters on the latter occasion who had recently won the All-England women's doubles title. Marshall reached the final of US Women's Doubles on several other occasions, the last one in 1974 as she approached her fiftieth birthday.

Marshall was a member of the women's world team champion US Uber Cup squad in 1957 and coached the team in later years. She continued to compete into the 1980s and won numerous national age division titles. In 1956 the Buffalo based Marshall was among the first class of inductees into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now called the Walk of Fame.

Achievements International tournaments (2 titles, 9 runners-up) Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1954 U.S. Open Beatrice Massman Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 15–10, 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1956 U.S. Open Beatrice Massman Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 10–15, 15–7, 15–10 Winner 1957 Canada Open Beatrice Massman Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 5–15, 15–10, 3–15 Runner-up 1958 U.S. Open Beatrice Massman Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1959 U.S. Open Beatrice Massman Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1962 U.S. Open Beatrice Massman Judy Hashman Patricia Stephens 10–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1971 U.S. Open Dorothy O'Neil Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki 8–15, 2–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1956 U.S. Open Bob Williams Finn Kobberø Judy Devlin 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1957 U.S. Open Bob Williams Finn Kobberø Judy Devlin 0–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1957 Canada Open Bob Williams Bill Purcell Marjory Shedd 15–8, 15–8 Winner 1958 U.S. Open Bob Williams Finn Kobberø Judy Devlin 5–15, 14–17 Runner-up

Summary Tournament Event Year US Open Women's doubles 1956US Championships Women's singles 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 Women's doubles 1952 Canadian Open Mixed doubles 1957 Uber Cup Women's team 1957