Yvonne Kelly

Yvonne Kelly (born c. 1935) is an Irish badminton player.

Biography Yvonne Kelly is the daughter of badminton player Billy Kelly.

Kelly won her first titles at the Irish National Badminton Championships in 1956. She won the Irish Open for the first time two years later, and the Scottish Open in 1963. In total, she won 25 national titles and the Irish Open 10 times. She won mixed doubles with Winston Wilkinson 7 times from 1962 to 1971.

She was coached by Frank Peard, along with fellow high ranking players including James 'Chick' Doyle and Mary Bryan. Until 2019, Bryan and Kelly held the record for the most Irish National Titles won as a pair in badminton.

Achievements Year Tournament Event Winner 1954 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles R. Gobson / Yvonne Kelly 1956 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1957 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1957 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1958 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1958 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1958 Irish Open Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1959 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1960 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1960 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1961 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1961 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1962 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1962 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1963 Scottish Open Women's doubles Mary O'Sullivan / Yvonne Kelly 1963 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1963 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan 1965 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1965 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1966 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1966 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1966 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1967 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1967 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1967 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / James B. Leslie 1968 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1969 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1970 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Sue Peard 1970 Irish Open Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1970 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1971 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Winston Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly 1971 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1972 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1972 Irish Open Women's singles Yvonne Kelly 1972 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan 1976 Irish Open Women's doubles Yvonne Kelly / Barbara Beckett