The All England Open Badminton Championships is an annual British badminton tournament created in 1899. For four decades beginning 1954, the Championships was held at the Wembley Arena , London but since 1994, it has been played at the Arena Birmingham in the city of Birmingham , United Kingdom .[1] The Ladies' Singles was first contested in 1900.[2] Below is the list of the winners at the All England Open Badminton Championships in ladies' singles. The tournament was cancelled between 1915–1919 because of World War I , and between 1940–1946 because of World War II .
History
In the Amateur Era, Judy Devlin (1954, 1957-1958, 1960–1964, 1966-1967) holds the record for the most titles in the Ladies' Singles, winning All England ten times. Devlin also holds the record for most consecutive titles with five from 1960 to 1964.
Since the Open Era of badminton began in late 1979[3] [4] with the inclusion of professional badminton players from around the world in 1980, Susi Susanti (1990-1991, 1993-1994) holds the record for the most Ladies' Singles titles with four. Ye Zhaoying (1997-1999) and Xie Xingfang (2005–2007) share the record for most consecutive victories with three.
This event was won without losing a single game in the entire tournament during the Open Era as many as ten times. The first to accomplish this was Lene Køppen who won the very first Open Era edition in 1980, followed by Zhang Ailing in 1982, consecutively from 1984 to 1986 by Li Lingwei , Han Aiping and Kim Yun-ja respectively, Gu Jiaming in 1988, Zhou Mi in 2003, Xie Xingfang in 2005 and 2007 and Wang Shixian in 2014.
Lene Køppen is the only player in history to reach the All England Open Badminton Ladies' Singles Final in both the Amateur and Open Era. She managed to do so a total of four times, winning in the last and first editions of the Amateur and Open Era respectively and also losing once each in both Era.
Finalists
Amateur era
Year
Country
Champion
Country
Runner–up
Score
1900
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
ENG
E. Moseley
1901
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
ENG
E. Schrieber
1902
ENG
Meriel Lucas
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
1903
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
ENG
Dorothea Katharina Douglass
1904
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
ENG
Dorothea Katharina Douglass
1905
ENG
Meriel Lucas
ENG
Mabel Hardy
9–15, 15–6, 15–9
1906
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
ENG
M. E. Brown
Walkover
1907
ENG
Meriel Lucas
ENG
Dorothea Katharina Douglass
1908
ENG
Meriel Lucas
ENG
G. L. Murray
11–2, 11–3
1909
ENG
Meriel Lucas
ENG
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
11–3, 11–5
1910
ENG
Meriel Lucas
ENG
Margaret Larminie
11–5, 3–11, 11–5
1911
ENG
Margaret Larminie
ENG
Alice Gowenlock
11–9, 4–11, 11–4
1912
ENG
Margaret Tragett [2]
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
11–14, 11–2, 14–13
1913
ENG
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
ENG
Margaret Tragett [3]
11–5, 11–8
1914
ENG
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
ENG
Bottomley
11–3, 11–5
1915 1919
No competition
1920
ENG
Kitty McKane
ENG
Margaret Tragett [4]
11–6, 11–5
1921
ENG
Kitty McKane
ENG
Margaret Tragett [5]
11–5, 11–6
1922
ENG
Kitty McKane
ENG
Margaret Tragett [6]
11–7, 11–7
1923
ENG
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
ENG
Marian Horsley
11–8, 11–6
1924
ENG
Kitty McKane
ENG
Margaret Tragett [7]
11–4, 11–2
1925
ENG
Margaret Stocks
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
11–2, 11–7
1926
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
ENG
Margaret Tragett [8]
11–7, 11–3
1927
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
ENG
Margaret Tragett [9]
11–8, 11–3
1928
ENG
Margaret Tragett [10]
ENG
Nora Coop
11–3, 5–11, 11–5
1929
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
ENG
F. Waterhouse
11–8, 14–13
1930
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
ENG
Betty Uber
11–2, 5–11, 11–9
1931
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
ENG
Leoni Kingsbury
11–8, 4–11, 14–9
1932
ENG
Leoni Kingsbury
ENG
Alice Woodroffe
11–4, 5–11, 11–2
1933
ENG
Alice Woodroffe
ENG
Leoni Kingsbury
1934
ENG
Leoni Kingsbury
ENG
Thelma Kingsbury
11–4, 11–6
1935
ENG
Betty Uber
ENG
Alice Teague
11–1 11–6
1936
ENG
Thelma Kingsbury
ENG
Betty Uber
5–11, 11–3, 11–2
1937
ENG
Thelma Kingsbury
ENG
Diana Doveton
11–0, 11–0
1938
ENG
Daphne Young
ENG
Betty Uber
10–12, 12–11, 11–3
1939
CAN
Dorothy Walton
ENG
Diana Doveton
11–4, 11–5
1940 1946
No competition
1947
DEN
Marie Ussing
DEN
Kirsten Thorndahl
11–6, 6–11, 12–10
1948
DEN
Kirsten Thorndahl
DEN
Tonny Ahm
15–3, 15–13
1949
DEN
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
DEN
Aase Svendsen
8–11, 11–8, 11–4
1950
DEN
Tonny Ahm
DEN
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
11–4, 11–6
1951
DEN
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
DEN
Tonny Ahm
11–6, 11–2
1952
DEN
Tonny Ahm
DEN
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
11–4, 11–2
1953
DEN
Marie Ussing
DEN
Agnete Friis
11–2, 7–11, 11–2
1954
USA
Judy Devlin
ENG
Iris Cooley
11–7, 11–5
1955
USA
Margaret Varner
USA
Judy Devlin
9–12, 11–5, 11–1
1956
USA
Margaret Varner
USA
Judy Devlin
11–8, 12–5
1957
USA
Judy Devlin
USA
Margaret Varner
11–2, 11–7
1958
USA
Judy Devlin
USA
Margaret Varner
11–7, 12–10
1959
ENG
Heather M. Ward
USA
Judy Devlin
11–7, 3–11, 11–4
1960
USA
Judy Hashman [11]
USA
Margaret Varner
11–1, 11–9
1961
USA
Judy Hashman [12]
ENG
Ursula Smith
11–2, 11–6
1962
USA
Judy Hashman [13]
ENG
Ursula Smith
11–4, 11–0
1963
USA
Judy Hashman [14]
ENG
Angela Bairstow
11–5, 11–9
1964
USA
Judy Hashman [15]
ENG
Ursula Smith
11–0, 11–3
1965
ENG
Ursula Smith
DEN
Ulla Strand
11–7, 11–7
1966
USA
Judy Hashman [16]
NED
Imre Rietveld
11–6, 11–7
1967
USA
Judy Hashman [17]
JPN
Noriko Takagi
5–11, 11–8, 12–10
1968
SWE
Eva Twedberg
INA
Minarni
11–6, 11–2
1969
JPN
Hiroe Yuki
JPN
Noriko Takagi
11–5, 11–5
1970
JPN
Etsuko Takenaka
ENG
Heather Nielsen
11–3, 11–4
1971
SWE
Eva Twedberg
DEN
Anni Berglund
11–3, 6–11, 11–2
1972
JPN
Noriko Nakayama
JPN
Hiroe Yuki
11–5, 3–11, 11–7
1973
ENG
Margaret Beck
ENG
Gillian Gilks
11–8, 11–0
1974
JPN
Hiroe Yuki
ENG
Gillian Gilks
11–5, 11–9
1975
JPN
Hiroe Yuki
ENG
Gillian Gilks
11–5, 11–9
1976
ENG
Gillian Gilks
ENG
Margaret Lockwood
11–0, 11–3
1977
JPN
Hiroe Yuki
DEN
Lene Køppen
7–11, 11–3, 11–7
1978
ENG
Gillian Gilks
JPN
Saori Kondo
11–1, 11–9
1979
DEN
Lene Køppen
JPN
Saori Kondo
13–9, 1–11, 11–8
Open era
Year
Country
Champion
Country
Runner–up
Score
1980
DEN
Lene Køppen
INA
Verawaty Fajrin
11–2, 11–6
1981
KOR
Sun-ae Hwang
DEN
Lene Køppen
11–1, 11–2
1982
CHN
Ailing Zhang
CHN
Lingwei Li
11–4, 11–6
1983
CHN
Ailing Zhang
CHN
Jianqiu Wu
11–5, 10–12, 12–9
1984
CHN
Lingwei Li
CHN
Aiping Han
11–5, 11–8
1985
CHN
Aiping Han
CHN
Lingwei Li
11–7, 12–10
1986
KOR
Yun-ja Kim
CHN
Ping Qian
11–6, 12–11
1987
DEN
Kirsten Larsen
CHN
Ping Qian
9–7 (retired)
1988
CHN
Jiaming Gu
KOR
Young-suk Lee
11–2, 11–2
1989
CHN
Lingwei Li
INA
Susi Susanti
11–8, 11–4
1990
INA
Susi Susanti
CHN
Hua Huang
12–11, 11–1
1991
INA
Susi Susanti
INA
Sarwendah Kusumawardhani
0–11, 11–2, 11–6
1992
CHN
Jiuhong Tang
KOR
Soo-hyun Bang
9–12, 12–10, 11–1
1993
INA
Susi Susanti
KOR
Soo-hyun Bang
4–11, 11–4, 11–1
1994
INA
Susi Susanti
CHN
Zhaoying Ye
11–5, 11–9
1995
SWE
Xiaoqing Lim
DEN
Camilla Martin
11–9, 10–12, 11–3
1996
KOR
Soo-hyun Bang
CHN
Zhaoying Ye
11–1, 11–1
1997
CHN
Zhaoying Ye
CHN
Zhichao Gong
11–3, 11–1
1998
CHN
Zhaoying Ye
CHN
Ning Zhang
11–5, 11–8
1999
CHN
Zhaoying Ye
CHN
Yun Dai
9–11, 11–5, 11–1
2000
CHN
Zhichao Gong
CHN
Yun Dai
11–5, 8–11, 11–5
2001
CHN
Zhichao Gong
CHN
Mi Zhou
11–7, 11–3
2002
DEN
Camilla Martin
CHN
Ruina Gong
7–5, 8–6, 7–3
2003
CHN
Mi Zhou
CHN
Xingfang Xie
11–6, 11–5
2004
CHN
Ruina Gong
CHN
Mi Zhou
11–7, 11–7
2005
CHN
Xingfang Xie
CHN
Ning Zhang
11–3, 11–9
2006
CHN
Xingfang Xie
CHN
Ning Zhang
11–3, 9–11, 11–3
2007
CHN
Xingfang Xie
FRA
Hongyan Pi
21–6, 21–13
2008
DEN
Tine Rasmussen
CHN
Lan Lu
21–11, 18–21, 22–20
2009
CHN
Yihan Wang
DEN
Tine Rasmussen
21–19, 21–23, 21–11
2010
DEN
Tine Rasmussen
CHN
Yihan Wang
21–14, 18–21, 21–19
2011
CHN
Shixian Wang
JPN
Eriko Hirose
24–22, 21–18
2012
CHN
Xuerui Li
CHN
Yihan Wang
21–13, 21–19
2013
DEN
Tine Rasmussen
THA
Ratchanok Intanon
21–14, 16–21, 21–10
2014
CHN
Shixian Wang
CHN
Xuerui Li
21–19, 21–18
2015
ESP
Carolina Marín
IND
Saina Nehwal
16–21, 21–14, 21–7
2016
JPN
Nozomi Okuhara
CHN
Shixian Wang
21–11, 16–21, 21–19
2017
TPE
Tzu-ying Tai
THA
Ratchanok Intanon
21–16, 22–20
2018
TPE
Tzu-ying Tai
JPN
Akane Yamaguchi
22–20, 21–13
2019
CHN
Yufei Chen
TPE
Tzu-ying Tai
21–17, 21–17
2020
TPE
Tzu-ying Tai
CHN
Yufei Chen
21–19, 21–15
Statistics
Multiple champions
Bold indicates active players.
Rank
Country
Player
Amateur Era
Open Era
All-time
Years
1
USA
Judy Devlin
10
0
10
1954 , 1957 , 1958 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1966 , 1967
2
ENG
Meriel Lucas
6
0
6
1902 , 1905 , 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1910
3
ENG
Ethel Warneford Thomson
5
0
5
1900 , 1901 , 1903 , 1904 , 1906
ENG
Marjorie Barrett
5
0
1926 , 1927 , 1929 , 1930 , 1931
5
ENG
Kitty McKane
4
0
4
1920 , 1921 , 1922 , 1924
JPN
Hiroe Yuki
4
0
1969 , 1974 , 1975 , 1977
INA
Susi Susanti
0
4
1990 , 1991 , 1993 , 1994
8
ENG
Margaret Larminie
3
0
3
1911 , 1912 , 1928
ENG
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
3
0
1913 , 1914 , 1923
CHN
Zhaoying Ye
0
3
1997 , 1998 , 1999
CHN
Xingfang Xie
0
3
2005 , 2006 , 2007
DEN
Tine Rasmussen
0
3
2008 , 2010 , 2013
TPE
Tzu-ying Tai
0
3
2017 , 2018 , 2020
14
ENG
Leoni Kingsbury
2
0
2
1932 , 1934
ENG
Thelma Kingsbury
2
0
1936 , 1937
DEN
Marie Ussing
2
0
1947 , 1953
DEN
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
2
0
1949 , 1951
DEN
Tonny Ahm
2
0
1950 , 1952
USA
Margaret Varner
2
0
1955 , 1956
SWE
Eva Twedberg
2
0
1968 , 1971
ENG
Gillian Gilks
2
0
1976 , 1978
DEN
Lene Køppen
1
1
1979 , 1980
CHN
Ailing Zhang
0
2
1982 , 1983
CHN
Lingwei Li
0
2
1984 , 1989
CHN
Zhichao Gong
0
2
2000 , 2001
CHN
Shixian Wang
0
2
2011 , 2014
Champions by country
Multiple finalists
Bold indicates active players.Italic indicates players who never won the championship.
Notes
Many female badminton players change their surname after marriage. Below are some of the former names or latest names as noted in the table above:
^1 – Judy Devlin later known as Judy Hashman
^2 – Tonny Ahm formerly known as Tonny Olsen
^3 – Ethel Warneford Thomson later known as Ethel Thomson Larcombe
^4 – Margaret Tragett formerly known as Margaret Larminie
^5 – Gillian Gilks formerly known as Gillian Perrin and later known as Gillian Goodwin
^6 – Ulla Strand formerly known as Ulla Rasmussen
^7 – Kitty McKane later known as Kitty Godfree
See also
All England Open Badminton Championships other competitions
References
Super Series Super Series Premier Super 1000