French Open (badminton)

French Open 2013

The French Open (also Internationaux de France de Badminton ) are the open international championships of France in badminton. They have been held since 1909. They did not take place from 1915 to 1934, but they did take place during the Second World War. The title fights also took a break in 1965, 1970 and 1994. In 2006 they did not take place either, they were not even part of the BE Circuit in all the years before , and then in 2007 they were promoted to the top tier of badminton competitions, the BWF Super Series, with prize money of 200,000 US dollars .

The winners

year	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
1908	Frank Chesterton	Margaret Larminie	Frank Chesterton Stewart Marsden Massey	Margaret Larminie Lavinia Clara Radeglia	Frank Chesterton Margaret Larminie
1909	Frank Chesterton	Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Alan Thomas Guy Sautter	Margaret Larminie Mary K. Bateman	George Alan Thomas Mary K. Bateman
1910	George Alan Thomas	Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Alan Thomas Guy Sautter	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Mary K. Bateman	George Alan Thomas Mary K. Bateman
1911	George Alan Thomas	Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Alan Thomas Guy Sautter	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Mary K. Bateman	Guy Sautter Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1912	George Alan Thomas	Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Alan Thomas H. A. Gardner	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Cécile Ropert	George Alan Thomas Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1913	George Alan Thomas	Lavinia Clara Radeglia	Dorothy Bisgood Robert McCallum	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Mary K. Bateman	George Alan Thomas Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1914 - 1934	not carried out
1935	Ralph Nichols	Betty Uber	Ralph Nichols Geoffrey J. Fish	Betty Uber Diana Doveton	Ralph Nichols Diana Doveton
1936	Ian Maconachie	Marian Horsley	Ian Maconachie K. Smedley	Margaret Tragett Marian Horsley	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley
1937	Ian Maconachie	Mavis Green	Ian Maconachie K. Smedley	Daphne Young Mavis Green	EN Kenyon Mavis Green
1938	Ian Maconachie	Daphne Young	Ian Maconachie K. Smedley	Daphne Young Mavis Green	Ian Maconachie Mavis Green
1939	AS Samuel	Mavis Green	AS Samuel C. C. Ricketts	Connie Davidson Mavis Green	CC Ricketts Mavis Green
1940	Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard	Henri Pellizza René Gathier	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Henri Pellizza Madeleine Girard
1941	Michel Marret	Yvonne Girard	Michel Marret René Mathieu	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Michel Marret Madeleine Girard
1942	Yves Baudoin	Yvonne Girard	Michel Marret René Mathieu	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Michel Marret Madeleine Girard
1943	Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard	Michel Marret Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Michel Marret Madeleine Girard
1944	Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard	Michel Marret Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Henri Pellizza Simone Pellizza
1945	Ozzie Hilton	Yvonne Girard	Ozzie Hilton Jacques Rozier	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Ozzie Hilton Claude Carvallo
1946	Henri Pellizza	Jean Bardsley	Michel Marret Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Yves Baudoin Yvonne Girard
1947	James Hone	Lucy Barlow	SG Bell James Hone	Mavis Henderson Lucy Barlow	James Hone Mavis Henderson
1948	Palle Granlund	Mavis Henderson	Niels Graeffe Bent Palling	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone	James Hone Mavis Henderson
1949	David Choong	Anne Lehmeier	Foo Sun Lau Yat Sun Lau	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone	David Choong Anne Lehmeier
1950	David Choong	Audrey Blathwayt	David Choong John Newland	Audrey Blathwayt M. Crombie	David Choong Audrey Stone
1951	Ong Poh Lim	Betty Grace	Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan	Queenie Webber Audrey Stone	Eddy Choong Queenie Webber
1952	Eddy Choong	Audrey Stone	David Choong Eddy Choong	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone	Eddy Choong Queenie Webber
1953	Eddy Choong	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	David Choong Eddy Choong	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Annelise Petersen	Eddy Choong Jenifer Peters
1954	Alistair McIntyre	Elisabeth O'Beirne	Ralph Nichols Geoffrey J. Fish	Elisabeth O'Beirne Marie Rose Wyatt	Ralph Nichols Elisabeth O'Beirne
1955	SD McLean	A. Thirst	Pierre Lenoir Ghislain Vasseur	Yvonne Girard Mireille Laurent	SD McLean H. Laing
1956	Gordon Rowlands	Maggie McIntosh	AC Bahrée C. L. Yap	Marjory B. Forrester Maggie McIntosh	AJ Malone Marjory B. Forrester
1957	Ferry Sonneville	Sheila Ryder	David Choong Ferry Sonneville	Mimi Wyatt Ruth Page	David Choong Sonia Cambril
1958	Peter Knack	Pratuang Pattabongse	Atte Nyberg Rolf Olsson	Pratuang Pattabongse Julie Charles	Rolf Olsson Ingrid Dahlberg
1959	Lee Kin did	Pamela S. Wheating	Lee Kin did Jimmy Lim	Mireille Laurent Marjorie Sharp	Atte Nyberg Mireille Laurent
1960	Ferry Sonneville	Rita A. Rabey	Heah Hock Heng Jimmy Lim	Audrey Stone Ursula Smith	Ferry Sonneville Yvonne Theresia Sonneville
1961	Erland Kops	Hanne Jensen	Finn Kobberø Erland Kops	Rita A. Rabey Janet Brennan	Erland Kops Hanne Jensen
1962	Charoen Wattanasin	Tan Gaik Bee	Finn Kobberø Bengt Nielsen	Ask Nielsen Tan Gaik Bee	Finn Kobberø Tan Gaik Bee
1963	Lee Kin did	Irmgard Latz	Heinz Honegger Torkild Nielsen	Irmgard Latz Imre Rietveld	C. Harvey Janet Brennan
1964	Oon Chong Jin	Imre Rietveld	Oon Chong Teik Oon Chong Jin	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Oon Chong Jin Julie Charles
1965	not carried out
1966	Ang Tjin Siang	Imre Rietveld	Ang Tjin Siang Wong Pek Shen	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Erland Kops Marianne Svensson
1967	Lee Kin did	Gerda Schumacher	Willi Braun Detlef Würfel	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Klaus Tetenberg Gudrun Ziebold
1968	Stubborn Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Horst Lösche Gerhard Kucki	Eva Twedberg Karin Dittberner	Herman Leidelmeijer Lily ter Metz
1969	Elo Hansen	Julie Rickard	Oon Chong Hau Koh Kheng Siong	Julie Rickard Alison Glenie	Elo Hansen Lene Horvid
1970	not carried out
1971	Torsten Winter	Brigitte Potthoff	Torsten Winter Hugo Wilmes	Brigitte Potthoff June Jacques	Klaus Steden Brigitte Potthoff
1972	Herman Moens	Margaret Gardner	Holger Rode Edelwald Rumpel	Margaret Gardner Yveline Hue	Per Walsøe Yveline Hue
1973	Days Nielsen	Lene Büchert	Peter Bullivant William Kidd	Lene Büchert Kirsten Kjærbye	Søren Willandsen Vibeke Brisson
1974	David Hunt	Margaret Gardner	David Hunt Peter Penneket	Margaret Gardner Patricia Assinder	Daniel Gosset and Kirsten Ballisager
1975	David Hunt	Yu Yuk Geor	David Hunt Peter Penneket	Lim Shour Yu Yuk Geor	David Hunt Patricia Assinder
1976	Peter Penneket	Yu Yuk Geor	David Hunt Peter Penneket	Lim Shour Yu Yuk Geor	Liao Kun-Fu Lim Shour
1977	David Hunt	Inge Rozemeijer	Duncan Bridge Brian Keeling	Sylvia Robbe Inge Rozemeijer	David Hunt Patricia Assinder
1978	Gregor Berden	Alison Bryson	Andy Goode Richard Purser	Elizabeth Adam M. Jack	Richard Purser Patricia Assinder
1979	Andy Goode	Alison Bryson	Roland Maywald Karl-Heinz Zwiebler	Ingrid Morsch Vera Martini	Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Ingrid Morsch
1980	Gert Helsholt	Pia Nielsen	Peter Holm Hans Olaf Birkholm	Marieluise Zizmann Liselotte Blumer	Peter Holm Pia Nielsen
1981	Steve Baddeley	Svetlana Belyasova	Andy Goode Steve Baddeley	Svetlana Belyasova Vard Poghosyan	Nigel Beast Alison Fulton
1982	Zubair Ahmed	Denyse Julien	Bob MacDougall Mark Friday	Johanne Falardeau Linda Cloutier	Bob MacDougall Johanne Falardeau
1983	Vimal Kumar	Alison Fulton	Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh	Alison Fulton Jill Benson	Stefan Frey Mechtild Hagemann
1984	Vimal Kumar	Wendy Poulton	Jan de Mulder Eddy van Herbruggen	Wendy Poulton Corinne Sonnet	Eddy van Herbruggen Wendy Poulton
1985	Kim Brodersen	Maria Henning	Kim Brodersen Claus Thomsen	Maria Henning Lilian Johansson	Lars Noies Dorthe Lynge
1986	Kerrin Harrison	Julie McDonald	Kerrin Harrison Glenn Stewart	Anne Méniane Catherine Lechalupé	Graeme Robson Julie McDonald
1987	Ib Frederiksen	Kim Yun-ja	Lee Deuk-choon Kim Moon-soo	Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee	Park Joo-bong Kim Yun-ja
1988	Icuk Sugiarto	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk	Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee	Park Joo-bong Chung So-young
1989	Xiong Guobao	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
1990	Foo Kok Keong	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee	Kim Moon-soo Chung So-young
1991	Jaimie Dawson	Doris Piché	Yap Yee Hup Yap Yee Guan	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	Michael Keck Anne-Katrin Seid
1992	Wan Zhengwen	Doris Piché	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Rhonda Cator Anna Lao	Liu Jianjun Wang Xiaoyuan
1993	Hendrawan	Yao Yan	Denny Cantono S. Antonius Budi Ariantho	Yao Fen Lin Yanfen	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael
1994	Sun Jun	Zhang Ning	Aras Razak Amon Santoso	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	Liang Qing Peng Yun
1995	George Rimarcdi	Elena Rybkina	Sigit Budiarto Dicky Purwotsugiono	Margit Borg Maria Bengtsson	Thomas Stavngaard Anne Søndergaard
1996	Kenneth Jonassen	Marina Andrievskaya	Michael Keck Dharma Gunawi	Brenda Conijn Nicole van Hooren	Jesper Larsen Majken Vange
1997	Chris Bruil	Kelly Morgan	Tony Gunawan Victo Wibowo	Cynthia Tuwankotta Eti Tantra	Peter Jeffrey Sara Hardaker
1998	Niels Christian Kaldau	Aparna Popat	Jan Jørgensen Ove Svejstrup	Tsai Hui-Min Chen Li-Chin	Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Bruil
1999	Chen Gang	Zhou Mi	Anthony Clark Ian Sullivan	Qin Yiyuan Gao Ling	Chen Gang Qin Yiyuan
2000	Siddharth Jain	Takako Ida	Keita Masuda Tadashi Ohtsuka	Xu Li Qiang Hong	Chan Chong Ming Joanne Quay
2001	Abhinn Shyam Gupta	Brenda Beenhakker	Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov	Erica van den Heuvel Nicole van Hooren	Chris Bruil Lotte Bruil
2002	Luo Yigang	Xie Xingfang	Cheng Rui Wang Wei	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	Zheng Bo Zhang Yawen
2003	Marc Zwiebler	Pi Hongyan	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Carsten Mogensen	Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai	Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson
2004	Chen Jin	Pi Hongyan	Gan Teik Chai Koo Kien Keat	You Jing Yu Yang	Xie Zhongbo Yu Yang
2005	Stanislav Pukhov	Pi Hongyan	Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen	Elodie Eymard Weny Rahmawati	Nabil Lasmari Eny Widiowati
2006	not carried out
2007	Lee Chong Wei	Xie Xingfang	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Zhang Yawen Wei Yili	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa
2008	Peter Gade	Wang Lin	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	You Jing Yu Yang	He Hanbin Yu Yang
2009	Lin Dan	Wang Yihan	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
2010	Taufik Hidayat		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam
2011	Lee Chong Wei	Wang Xin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2012	Daren Liew	Minatsu Mitani	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	Ma Jin Tang Jinhua	Xu Chen Ma Jin
2013	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	Wang Shixian	Markis Kido Gideon Markus Fernaldi	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
2014	Chou Tien-Chen	Wang Shixian	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2015	Lee Chong Wei	Carolina Marín	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
2016	Shi Yuqi	Hey Bingjiao	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
2017	Srikanth Kidambi	Tai Tzu-ying	Lee Jhe-Huei Lee Yang	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2018	Chen Long	Akane Yamaguchi	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong

Web links

Commons : French Open (Badminton)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the French Open / Internationaux de France de Badminton

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=3462A843-4C3C-4CFD-A417-E905A95CE661
2. ↑ http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=4E92F62C-6537-425B-BE6E-925A82CB86BE
3. ↑ http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=AB88223D-BBC2-45EB-AC19-8CE0DB7DE8BE