Sara Persson | |
Birth Name: | Sara Lisa Sofia Persson |
Birth Date: | 1980 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Weight: | 64 kg |
Event: | Women's singles |
Country: | Sweden |
Handedness: | Right |
Bwf Id: | E8022F32-C1D8-43B3-9ACD-B3AA0C2974BD |
Sara Lisa Sofia Persson (born 23 September 1980) is a Swedish badminton player.[1] Persson won the women's singles title at the Swedish National Championships in 2002 representing Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and repeating it consecutively from 2005-2008.[2] She competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, but defeated in the first round to Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria with the score 10–21, 10–21.[3] Her sister, Johanna Persson, is also an Olympian who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[4]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2008 | Finnish International | Elizabeth Cann | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2007 | Italian International | Juliane Schenk | 16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up | |
2006 | Italian International | Ella Karachkova | 21–12, 21–11 | Winner | |
2006 | Irish International | Susan Hughes | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner | |
2006 | Norwegian International | Anne Marie Pedersen | 19–21, 21–18, 21–9 | Winner | |
2006 | Austrian International | Juliane Schenk | 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
2005 | Iceland International | Julia Mann | 13–11, 7–0 Retired | Winner | |
2005 | Swedish International | Elizabeth Cann | 9–11, 2–11 | Runner-up | |
2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Ella Karachkova | 11–7, 10–13, 3–11 | Runner-up | |
2004 | Dutch International | Petra Overzier | 8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up | |
2002 | Czech International | Jill Pittard | 11–2, 11–5 | Winner | |
2002 | Spanish International | Dolores Marco | 7–3, 7–2, 7–3 | Winner | |
2002 | Austrian International | Elena Sukhareva | 7–5, 8–6, 7–4 | Winner | |
2001 | Welsh International | Brenda Beenhakker | 5–7, 5–7, 0–7 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament