Camilla Martin

Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles.[1]

Camilla Martin
Personal information
Full name	Camilla Martin Nygaard
Country	Denmark
Born	March 23, 1974 Aarhus, Denmark
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	373 wins, 103 losses
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Singles World Championships 1999 Copenhagen Singles World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Singles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team European Championships 1996 Herning Singles 1998 Sofia Singles 2000 Glasgow Singles 1992 Glasgow Singles 2002 Malmö Singles 2004 Geneva Singles European Mixed Team Championships 1996 Herning Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 2004 Geneva Mixed team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Girl's singles 1989 Manchester Mixed team 1989 Manchester Girl's doubles
BWF profile

Career

She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.

The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.

In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.

She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.

Personal life

Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.

She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.

She currently works as co-host of the Danish football magazine, Onside.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Gong Zhichao	10–13, 3–11	Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Dai Yun	11–6, 6–11, 11–10	Gold

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Susi Susanti	10–12, 1–11	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Mia Audina	4–11, 13–10, 8–11	Bronze
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Yao Jie	7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Marina Andrievskaya	13–10, 11–3	Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Kelly Morgan	11–2, 11–4	Gold
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Marina Yakusheva	11–0, 11–3	Gold
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Pernille Nedergaard	10–12, 11–6, 7–11	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Helene Kirkegaard	11–4, 11–4	Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Helene Kirkegaard	Marlene Thomsen Trine Johansson	5–15, 15–13, 5–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	German Open	Zhang Ning	7–11, 3–11	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Zhou Mi	1–11, 11–7, 5–11	Runner-up
2003	Japan Open	Xie Xingfang	11–1, 11–5	Winner
2002	Denmark Open	Gong Ruina	11–5, 3–11, 11–7	Winner
2002	Malaysia Open	Hu Ting	8–11, 6–11	Runner-up
2002	All England Open	Gong Ruina	7–5, 8–6, 7–3	Winner
2001	Denmark Open	Pi Hongyan	8–6, 7–3, 7–0	Winner
2001	Korea Open	Kim Ji-hyun	11–7, 8–11, 13–10	Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Zhou Mi	11–1, 6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2000	Indonesia Open	Wang Chen	11–9, 11–4	Winner
2000	Korea Open	Kanako Yonekura	11–6, 11–6	Winner
1999	Denmark Open	Zhou Mi	8–11, 11–3, 11–1	Winner
1998	Hong Kong Open	Lidya Djaelawijaya	11–3, 11–0	Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Ye Zhaoying	13–10, 11–8	Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Ye Zhaoying	12–9, 11–8	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Mette Pedersen	11–2, 11–8	Winner
1997	German Open	Marina Andrievskaya	11–7, 11–2	Winner
1997	U.S. Open	Dai Yun	11–4, 6–11, 12–10	Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Ye Zhaoying	9–12, 11–6, 11–5	Winner
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Mia Audina	12–10, 11–2	Winner
1996	Hong Kong Open	Mia Audina	11–8, 11–6	Winner
1996	U.S. Open	Mia Audina	5–11, 9–12	Runner-up
1996	Swiss Open	Yuliani Sentosa	4–11, 11–6, 11–2	Winner
1995	German Open	Mia Audina	11–6, 11–6	Winner
1995	All England Open	Lim Xiaoqing	9–11, 12–10, 7–11	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Lim Xiaoqing	11–7, 11–7	Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Lim Xiaoqing	11–5, 5–11, 12–11	Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Ika Henny	11–5, 11–1	Winner
1993	Dutch Open	Susi Susanti	7–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1990	German Open	Pernille Nedergaard	9–12, 8–11	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Hamburg Cup	Monique Hoogland	11–3, 11–2	Winner
1993	Scottish Open	Denyse Julien	11–6, 11–8	Winner
1993	Finnish Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–12, 12–11, 11–7	Winner
1993	Canadian Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–5, 11–5	Winner
1993	Amor International	Monique Hoogland	11–5, 11–7	Winner
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Helle Andersen	11–8, 11–1	Winner
1990	Polish Open	Chen Ying	11–4, 7–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1989	Norwegian International			Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Finnish Open	Marlene Thomsen	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	15–1, 15–3	Winner
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Helene Kirkegaard	Trine Johansson Marlene Thomsen	14–17, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	Polish Open	Helene Kirkegaard	Chen Ying Sheng Wengqing	15–18, 1–15	Runner-up
1989	Norwegian International	Lotte Olsen			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 Anna Lao 1 0 1 –1 Dai Yun 14 9 5 +4 Gong Ruina 11 8 3 +5 Gong Zhichao 3 0 3 –3 Han Jingna 4 2 2 0 Tang Jiuhong 3 0 3 –3 Xie Xingfang 5 3 2 +1 Yao Yan 1 1 0 +1 Ye Zhaoying 9 3 6 –3 Zhang Ning 15 6 9 –3 Zhou Mi 10 5 5 0 Zhu Lin 2 2 0 +2 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 1 0 +1 Huang Chia-chi 5 5 0 +5

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Mette Sørensen 3 2 1 +1 Tracey Hallam 2 1 1 0 / Pi Hongyan 5 3 2 +1 Petra Overzier 2 2 0 +2 Juliane Schenk 3 3 0 +3 Xu Huaiwen 1 1 0 +1 / Wang Chen 10 7 3 +4 Yasuko Mizui 4 4 0 +4 Susi Susanti 15 0 15 –15 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 / Mia Audina 11 6 5 +1 Bang Soo-hyun 2 0 2 –2 Kim Ji-hyun 7 5 2 +3 Lim Xiaoqing 6 5 1 +4

References

1. Mohapatra, Bikash (26 August 2019). "On the home front: When Camilla Martin grasped her biggest chance". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

External links

• Camilla Martin at BadmintonDenmark.com
• Camilla Martin at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Camilla Martin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)