Tine Baun

Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former badminton player. Most notably, she won the All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final tournament before retirement.

Career Baun started playing badminton at the age of 7. She played at Lynge, a small club in North Zealand, Denmark. She said she really liked traveling around the world and learning other cultures through sports. She made her international debut in 1996 at the Denmark Open, and since finishing her education in 1999, she started playing badminton professionally full time.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Baun was eliminated by Petya Nedelcheva in round 32. At the BWF Super Series, she won the 2007 Japan Open, beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed, Zhang Ning, in the quarterfinal. She also won the 2008 Singapore Super Series, beating Zhou Mi in the final.

She won the silver medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships after losing to Huaiwen Xu in the final with a rubber set. Baun also played at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the 6th seed. She beat Akvile Stapusaityte in the round of 32, but was eliminated after losing to Maria Kristin Yulianti 21–18, 19–21, 14–21 in the round of 16.

Baun claimed three titles in 2009, defending the Malaysia Open title by beating the 1st seed, Zhou Mi in the final, the Korea Open by beating Pi Hongyan, and the Denmark Open by beating the 1st seeded, Wang Yihan. She played in the 2009 All England Super Series as the first seed, reaching the final by beating two younger competitors in the quarterfinal and semi-final. She lost in the final to Wang Yihan, thus losing her title with a score of 19–21, 23–21, 11–21.

Baun won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships after beating Juliane Schenk in the final. In the 2012 European Badminton Championships, she defended her title against the same opponent. In 2010 she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships held in Paris. She was defeated in the semi-finals by Wang Lin with a score of 11–21, 8–21.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the quarter finals, losing to Saina Nehwal of India 2–0. After progressing no further than the quarter finals in the Super Series tournaments of 2012 and 2013, she ended her career high by winning the prestigious All England Open against 18-year-old Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand. It was her third All England title and fourth time reaching the final in that tournament.

After retiring, she joined the Europe All Stars Team to participate in the 2013 Axiata Cup. In the preliminary round, she was defeated by Intanon from Thailand in three sets, scoring 21–9, 13–21, 12–21. In August 2013, Baun played at the Indian Badminton League for the Mumbai Masters team, earning a reported salary of $30,000.

Personal life Rasmussen married Martin Baun, her physiotherapist, in May 2010.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Wang Lin 11–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2008 Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark Huaiwen Xu 21–12, 12–21, 17–21 Silver Silver 2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Juliane Schenk 21–19, 14–21, 21–18 Gold Gold 2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Juliane Schenk 21–19, 16–21, 21–19 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic Judith Meulendijks 11–6, 9–12, 6–11 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2007 Japan Open Xie Xingfang 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2008 Malaysia Open Zhu Lin 18–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2008 All England Open Lu Lan 21–11, 18–21, 22–20 Winner 2008 Singapore Open Zhou Mi 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2009 All England Open Wang Yihan 19–21, 23–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 Malaysia Open Zhou Mi 21–17, 15–21, 21–16 Winner 2009 Korea Open Pi Hongyan 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2009 Denmark Open Wang Yihan 21–14, 19–21, 21–14 Winner 2010 China Masters Wang Xin 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2010 All England Open Wang Yihan 21–14, 18–21, 21–19 Winner 2011 Singapore Open Wang Xin 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Hong Kong Open Wang Xin 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2013 All England Open Ratchanok Intanon 21–14, 16–21, 21–10 Winner Superseries tournament Superseries Premier tournament

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1997 BMW Open International Heike Schönharting 12–9, 11–9 Winner 2001 French International Brenda Beenhakker 2–7, 6–8, 7–5, 1–7 Runner-up 2002 Norwegian International Petya Nedelcheva 3–11, 13–12, 11–8 Winner 2002 Scottish International Yuki Shimada 9–11, 11–8, 3–11 Runner-up 2003 Norwegian International Petya Nedelcheva 11–7, 11–5 Winner 2003 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Jeanine Cicognini 11–3, 11–3 Winner 2003 Irish Open Kelly Morgan 11–9, 11–5 Winner 2004 Swedish International Huaiwen Xu 11–7, 4–11, 11–6 Winner 2005 Italian International Anu Nieminen 11–4, 11–5 Winner 2006 Swedish International Petra Overzier 21–18, 21–16 Winner

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

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 9 6 3 +3 Dai Yun 1 0 1 –1 Gong Ruina 2 0 2 –2 Gong Zhichao 1 0 1 –1 Li Xuerui 3 1 2 –1 Lu Lan 6 4 2 +2 Wang Lin 4 2 2 0 Wang Shixian 4 2 2 0 Wang Xin 9 0 9 –9 Wang Yihan 13 5 8 –3 Xie Xingfang 12 1 11 –10 Yao Yan 1 0 1 –1 Zhang Ning 5 1 4 –3 Zhu Lin 3 2 1 +1 Cheng Shao-chieh 3 3 0 +3 Tai Tzu-ying 4 2 2 0 Mette Sørensen 1 0 1 –1 Tracey Hallam 5 4 1 +3

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Pi Hongyan 12 6 6 0 Juliane Schenk 11 8 3 +5 / Huaiwen Xu 11 4 7 –3 / Wang Chen 11 6 5 +1 Yip Pui Yin 5 4 1 +3 / Zhou Mi 10 3 7 –4 Saina Nehwal 10 5 5 0 P. V. Sindhu 1 1 0 +1 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 2 1 1 0 Minatsu Mitani 2 0 2 –2 Wong Mew Choo 6 5 1 +4 Mia Audina 2 0 2 –2 Sung Ji-hyun 7 6 1 +5 Carolina Marín 3 2 1 +1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 2 1 +1 Ratchanok Intanon 5 2 3 –1

Career overview

Singles Played Wins Losses Balance Total 456 310 146 +164

Doubles Played Wins Losses Balance Total 41 21 20 +1