Kim Yun-ja

Kim Yun-ja (, born May 15, 1963) is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.

In 1989, Kim married Sung Han-kook, a fellow world-class player who later went on to become the national team head coach. Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun is also a badminton player.

Career Kim was one of a Korean finest women's badminton player in early 1980's where she won 2 bronzes in women's singles and 2 silvers in women's doubles at 1982 Asian Games and 1986 Asian Games. Kim also snatched two golds and one silver medals in 1983 and 1985 Asian Championships which two of it in women's doubles and another one in mixed doubles. In the World Championships, Kim won two bronze medals in women's doubles, one at the 1985 IBF World Championships with Yoo Sang-hee, and another at the 1987 IBF World Championships with Chung So-young.

Post-Retirement She has long been retired from the sports since 1988 and stay with the sports as a fulltime instructor specifically for badminton in Hansei University. In 1998, She became a professor and working in several universities such as Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Korea National Sports University

Achievements Olympic Games Women's doubles

World Championships Women's doubles

World Games Women's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult 1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Hwang Sun-ai Jane Webster Nora Perry 15–8, 14–17, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Women's doubles

Asian Games Women' singles

Women's doubles

Asian Championships Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 8 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1984 Swedish Open Fumiko Tookairin 11–6, 5–11, 10–12 Runner-Up 1985 Scandinavian Cup Kirsten Larsen 11–4, 11–2 Winner 1986 German Open Helen Troke 11–1, 8–11, 12–10 Winner 1986 All England Open Qian Ping 11–6, 12–11 Winner 1987 French Open Lee Young-suk 11–4, 5–11, 11–0 Winner

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles