Julie Rickard

Julie E. Rickard (née Julie Charles, born 1939) is a retired female badminton player from England.

Career Born Julie Charles, she won the 1958 & 1964 French Open, the 1958 Swiss Open and was English National champion in the doubles in 1966. She married in 1969 and competed in her married name thereafter.

Rickard represented the England team at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. She competed in the badminton events, winning a silver medal in the women's doubles.

She also reached the doubles final in the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, in 1970 and 1972.

Achievements Commonwealth Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Gillian Perrin Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall 9–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman 11–15, 7–15 Silver Silver

International tournaments (12 titles, 9 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1958 Swiss Open Noëlle Ailloud 11–1, 12–11 Winner 1967 Welsh International Anita Price 11–2, 11–4 Winner 1969 French Open Anne Mette Sørensen 11–5, 11–3 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1958 French Open Pratuang Pattabongse Beryl Olsson Ingrid Dahlberg 18–13, 15–8 Winner 1964 French Open Imre Rietveld Bep Verstoep June van der Willigen 15–2, 15–8 Winner 1966 French Open Imre Rietveld J. Davy Angela Lindsay 15–12, 15–5 Winner 1967 French Open Imre Rietveld Gerda Schumacher Gudrun Ziebold 14–17, 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1967 Welsh International Angela Dickson Betty Fisher M. Withers 15–6, 12–15, 18–13 Winner 1969 French Open Alison Glenie Anne Mette Sørensen Lene Horvid 15–6, 15–4 Winner 1970 All England Open Gillian Perrin Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall 6–15, 15–8, 9–15 Runner-up 1970 Wimbledon Open Margaret Beck Tyna Barinaga Nora Gardner 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1971 Irish Open Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks Nora Gardner 15–12, 15–9 Winner 1972 All England Open Margaret Beck Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka 15–9, 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1958 Swiss Open Jean Mermod Bob Loo Noëlle Ailloud 8–15, 15–13, 6–15 Runner-up 1964 French Open Oon Chong Jin Jørgen Herlevsen Henriette Ernst 15–3, 15–1 Winner 1966 Dutch Open Paul Whetnall David Horton Jenny Horton 3–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1967 Welsh International Roger Mills Peter Seaman Betty Fisher 15–3, 15–9 Winner 1968 French Open Torsten Winter Herman Leidelmeijer Lily ter Metz 15–6, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1969 French Open Torsten Winter Elo Hansen Lene Horvid 9–15, 17–14, 7–15 Runner-up 1970 Wimbledon Open Keith Andrews Robert McCoig Tyna Barinaga 1–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1971 Irish Open Roger Mills Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks 4–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Personal life She married in 1969 and afterwards competed as Julie Rickard.