Ferry Sonneville

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Ferry Sonneville 1962

Ferdinand Alexander "Ferry" Sonneville (born January 3, 1931 in Jakarta , † November 20, 2003 ibid) was an Indonesian badminton player and official.

Career

Ferry Sonneville was one of the world's best players in badminton for a decade from the mid-1950s. In 1955 he won his first international title at the Malaysian Open , followed by victories at the Dutch Open , German Open and French Open . At the All England 1959 he was defeated in the final by his compatriot Tan Joe Hok. Three years later he won bronze at the Asian Games . After successes in Canada and the USA in 1962, he also made guest appearances behind the iron curtain in the GDR at the international badminton tournament in Tröbitz in 1963. Another attempt at the All-England title ended in the final again in the same year.

After the end of his sporting career, he occupied numerous functions. Among other things, he was President of the FIABCI (1995–1996), President of the International Badminton Federation (1971–1974) and Chairman of the Advisory Council of International Executive Corps for Indonesia (1981–1997). He has received several awards for his services, including the Satya Lencana Kebudayaan (1961), the Tanda Jasa Bintang RI Kelas II (1964) and the FIABCI Medal of Honor (Melbourne, 1988).

Sporting successes

event season discipline space Surname
Malaysian Open 1955 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1955/1956 Mixed 3 Ferry Sonneville / Inger Kjærgaard
German Open 1955/1956 Men's singles 2 Ferry Sonneville
Dutch Open 1956 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1956/1957 Men's doubles 2 Arne Rasmussen / Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1956/1957 Men's singles 2 Ferry Sonneville
French Open 1957 Men's doubles 1 David Choong / Ferry Sonneville
French Open 1957 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1957/1958 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
Dutch Open 1958 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
All of England 1959 Men's singles 2 Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1959/1960 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
French Open 1960 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
French Open 1960 Mixed 1 Ferry Sonneville / Yvonne Theresia Sonneville
Dutch Open 1960 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1960/1961 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
Dutch Open 1961 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
Canadian Open 1962 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
Dutch Open 1962 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
US Open 1962 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
Asian Games 1962 Men's singles 3 Ferry Sonneville
German Open 1962/1963 Mixed 2 Sonneville / Sonneville
International badminton tournament in Tröbitz 1962/1963 Men's doubles 1 Ferry Sonneville / Göran Wahlqvist
International badminton tournament in Tröbitz 1962/1963 Men's singles 1 Ferry Sonneville
All of England 1963 Men's doubles 2 Ferry Sonneville / Tan Joe Hok

Web links

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