Marina Yakusheva

Marina Alexandrovna Yakusheva (; born 19 June 1974) is a Russian badminton player. She won the women's singles silver medal at the 1996 European Championships, and a bronze medal in the women's doubles in 2000.

Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia] in the round of 32. In her home country of Russia she won 13 national titles.

Achievements

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Camilla Martin 0–11, 3–11 Silver Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Irina Ruslyakova Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 13–15, 13–15 Bronze Bronze

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 1993 Russian Open Marina Andrievskaya 1–11, 4–11 Runner-up 1994 Russian Open Xu Li 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1995 French Open Elena Rybkina 4–11, 1–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Swiss Open Marina Andrievskaya Gillian Clark Joanne Wright 8–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1993 Finnish Open Marina Andrievskaya Camilla Martin Marlene Thomsen 1–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1993 Russian Open Marina Andrievskaya Cha Yoon-sook Yoo Eun-young 13–15, 15–13, 15–1 Winner 1994 Russian Open Svetlana Alferova Viktoria Evtushenko Elena Nozdran 15–1, 15–7 Winner 1995 French Open Elena Rybkina Margit Borg Maria Bengtsson 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1995 Russian Open Elena Rybkina Chen Ying Peng Xingyong 4–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2006 U.S. Open Ella Karachkova Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Russian Open Sergey Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev Marina Andrievskaya 14–17, 7–15 Runner-up 1995 Thailand Open Nikolai Zuyev Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min 1–15, 4–15 Runner-up

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1991 Portugal International Astrid van der Knaap 5–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1991 Czechoslovakian International Irina Serova 5–11, 0–11 Runner-up 1992 Polish International Natalja Ivanova 11–8, 12–10 Winner 1992 Russian International Marina Andrievskaya 3–11, 11–3, 11–6 Winner 1994 Portugal International Irina Serova 12–11, 11–7 Winner 1994 Wimbledon International Irina Yakusheva 11–3, 2–11, 11–2 Winner 1995 Wimbledon International Elena Rybkina 11–5, 12–11 Winner 1999 Welsh International Ella Karachkova 11–3, 11–7 Winner 2000 Austrian International Rebecca Pantaney 7–11, 11–1, 11–9 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Portugal International Elena Denisova Tracy Dineen Felicity Gallup 7–15, 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1992 Polish International Marina Andrievskaya Rikke Broen Anne Søndergaard 15–4, 15–5 Winner 1992 Russian International Marina Andrievskaya Natalja Ivanova Julia Martynenko 17–14, 15–9 Winner 1992 Irish International Marina Andrievskaya Anne Søndergaard Lotte Thomsen 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1993 Portugal International Marina Andrievskaya Chung Hoi Yuk Wong Chun Fan 6–15, 15–6, 15–7 Winner 1994 Wimbledon International Irina Yakusheva Nichola Beck Tracy Dineen 15–9, 11–15, 15–10 Winner 1995 Welsh International Elena Rybkina Gail Emms Lotte Jonathans 15–8, 15–4 Winner 1996 Amor International Elena Sukhareva Nadezhda Chervyakova Ella Karachkova 15–7, 15–5 Winner 1999 Scottish International Irina Ruslyakova Takae Masumo Chikako Nakayama 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1999 Welsh International Irina Ruslyakova Gail Emms Joanne Wright 17–14, 17–14 Winner 1999 Irish International Irina Ruslyakova Naomi Murakami Hiromi Yamada 15–11, 6–15, 16–17 Runner-up 2000 Austrian International Irina Ruslyakova Rebecca Pantaney Joanne Wright 2–15, 15–9, 6–15 Runner-up 2000 Russian International Irina Ruslyakova Ella Karachkova Anastasia Russkikh 15–8, 15–10 Winner 2001 French International Irina Ruslyakova Erica van den Heuvel Nicole van Hooren 0–7, 7–4, 1–7, 8–6, 4–7 Runner-up 2001 Slovenian International Elena Shimko Fabienne Baumeyer Judith Baumeyer 7–0, 7–0, 7–0 Winner 2002 Austrian International Elena Shimko Helle Nielsen Lene Mørk 4–7, 0–7, 5–7 Runner-up 2002 Bulgarian International Natalia Gorodnicheva Alexandra Olariu Florentina Petre 11–11, 11–2 Winner 2002 Hungarian International Elena Shimko Elena Sukhareva Natalia Gorodnicheva 11–8, 11–9 Winner 2003 French International Elena Shimko Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai 1–11, 11–7, 9–11 Runner-up 2003 Slovak International Elena Shimko Ekaterina Ananina Irina Ruslyakova 15–7, 15–13 Winner 2003 Slovenian International Elena Shimko Ragna Ingólfsdóttir Sara Jónsdóttir 15–6, 15–3 Winner 2003 Hungarian International Elena Shimko Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 16–17, 9–15 Runner-up 2004 Portugal International Elena Shimko Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 6–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2005 Italian International Ella Karachkova Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 15–2, 8–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2006 Belgian International Elena Shimko Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2006 Scottish International Elena Shimko Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 22–20, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Czechoslovakian International Vladislav Druzchenko Michael Helber Anne-Katrin Seid 15–9, 13–15, 15–4 Winner 1992 Russian International Nikolai Zuyev Vladimir Nikolenko Irina Gritsenko 15–3, 15–11 Winner 1993 Portugal International Nikolai Zuyev Chan Siu Kwong Chung Hoi Yuk 17–15, 15–11 Winner 1994 Wimbledon International Nikolai Zuyev John Quinn Joanne Muggeridge 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 Wimbledon International Nikolai Zuyev Ian Pearson Joanne Davies 12–15, 15–11, 5–15 Runner-up 1995 Welsh International Nikolai Zuyev Julian Robertson Lorraine Cole 15–11, 15–7 Winner 1997 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Vladislav Druzchenko Nathan Robertson Sarah Hardaker 15–9, 3–15, 15–10 Winner 2000 Russian International Artur Khachaturyan Pavel Uvarov Irina Ruslyakova 15–13, 7–15, 0–15 Runner-up 2001 Slovenian International Nikolai Zuyev Russell Hogg Kirsteen McEwan 7–5, 7–3, 7–2 Winner 2001 Welsh International Nikolai Zuyev Mike Beres Kara Solmundson 7–1, 5–7, 7–1...–... Winner 2002 Bulgarian International Nikolai Zuyev Konstantin Dobrev Petya Nedelcheva 4–11, 11–9, 11–7 Winner 2002 Slovak International Nikolai Zuyev Andrey Konakh Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 4–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2002 Hungarian International Nikolai Zuyev Sergey Ivlev Natalia Gorodnicheva 11–5, 8–11, 7–11 Runner-up 2002 Scottish International Nikolai Zuyev Robert Blair Natalie Munt 11–6, 12–13, 9–11 Runner-up 2002 Welsh International Nikolai Zuyev Matthew Hughes Joanne Muggeridge 11–4, 11–6 Winner 2003 Slovenian International Nikolai Zuyev Simon Archer Donna Kellogg 2–15, 16–17 Runner-up 2003 Hungarian International Nikolai Zuyev Dmitry Miznikov Natalia Golovkina 15–13, 15–1 Winner 2003 Bitburger International Nikolai Zuyev Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson 15–13, 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2004 Swedish International Nikolai Zuyev Kristof Hopp Kathrin Piotrowski 15–5, 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2004 French International Nikolai Zuyev Xie Zhongbo Yu Yang 16–17, 9–15 Runner-up 2004 Slovak International Nikolai Zuyev Peter Jeffrey Hayley Connor 15–4, 15–2 Winner 2004 Hungarian International Nikolai Zuyev Ong Ewe Hock Lim Pek Siah 15–5, 9–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2005 Swedish International Nikolai Zuyev Kristian Roebuck Liza Parker 15–4, 15–8 Winner 2005 Italian International Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko Valeria Sorokina 15–10, 15–9 Winner