French Open (badminton)

French Open 2013

The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBa). The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November.

The tournament was halted between 1915 and 1934, in 1965, 1970, 1972, 1994 and 2006. Not previously considered as one of the international badminton circuit's leading events, it was promoted to become part of the BWF Super Series in 2007 making the French Open one of the 12 major badminton tournaments in the world.

Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1908	Frank Chesterton	Margaret Larminie	Frank Chesterton Stewart Marsden Massey	Margaret Larminie Lavinia Clara Radeglia	Frank Chesterton Margaret Larminie
1909		Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Alan Thomas Guy A. Sautter	Margaret Larminie Mary K. Bateman	George Alan Thomas Mary K. Bateman
1910	George Alan Thomas			Lavinia Clara Radeglia Mary K. Bateman
1911					Guy A. Sautter Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1912			George Alan Thomas A. Gardner	Lavinia Clara Radeglia C. Ropert	George Alan Thomas Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1913			B. L. Bisgood Robert McCallum	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Mary K. Bateman
1914 1934	No competition
1935	Ralph Nichols	Betty Uber	Ralph Nichols G. 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 Horslay
1937		Mavis Green		Daphne Young Mavis Green	D. E. Kenyon Mavis Green
1938		Daphne Young			Ian Maconachie Mavis Green
1939	A. S. Samuel	Mavis Green	A. S. Samuel C. C. Rickets	K. R. Davidson Mavis Green	C. C. Ricketts Mavis Green
1940	Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard	Henri Pellizza René Gathier	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Henri Pelliza Madeleine Girard
1941	Michel Marret		Michel Marret René Mathieu		Michel Marrett Madeleine Girard
1942	Yves Baudoin
1943	Henri Pellizza		Michel Marret Henri Pellizza
1944					Henri Pellizza Simone Pellizza
1945	O. H. Hilton		O. H. Hilton Jacques Rozier		O. H. Hilton C. Carvallo
1946	Henri Pellizza	Bradley	Michel Marret Henri Pellizza		Yves Baudoin Yvonne Girard
1947	A. J. Hone	L. Barlow	S. G. Bell A. J. Hone	Mavis Henderson L. Barlow	A. J. Hone Mavis Henderson
1948	Palle Granlund	F. M. Henderson	Niels Greaffe Bent Palling	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone
1949	Eddy L. Choong	A. Lehmeier	Foo Sun Lau Yet Sun Lau		Eddy L. Choong A. Lehmeier
1950		Audrey Blathwayt	Eddy L. Choong J. Newland	Audrey Blathwayt M. Crombie	Eddy L. Choong Audrey Stone
1951	Ong Poh Lim	D. B. Grace	Ong Poh Lim Ismail bin Marjan	Q. M. Allen Weber Audrey Stone	Eddy B. Choong Q. M. Allen Webber
1952	Eddy B. Choong	Audrey Stone	Eddy L. Choong Eddy B. Choong	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone
1953		Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen		Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen A. Petersen	Eddy B. Choong J. Peters
1954	Alistair McIntyre	Elisabeth O'Beirne	Ralph Nichols G. J. Fish	Elisabeth O'Beirne S. Wyatt	Ralph Nichols Elisabeth O'Beirne
1955	S. D. McLean	A. Durst	Pierre Lenoir Ghislain Vasseur	Yvonne Girard Mireille Laurent	S. D. McLean H. Laing
1956	G. E. Rowlands	M. McIntosh	A. C. Bahrée C. L. Yap	B. Forrester M. McIntosh	A. J. Malone M. B. Forrester
1957	Ferry Sonneville	Sheila Ryder	Eddy L. Choong Ferry Sonneville	S. Wyatt R. Page	Eddy L. Choong Sonia Cambril
1958	Peter Knack	Pratuang Pattabongs	O. Nyberg R. Olsson	Pratuang Pattabongs Julie Charles	R. Olsson Ingrid Dahlberg
1959	Lee Kin Tat	P. S. Wheating	Lee Kin Tat J. Lim	Mireille Laurent M. Sharp	A. Nyberg Mireille Laurent
1960	Ferry Sonneville	R. A. Rabey	Heah Hock Heng J. Lim	Audrey Stone Ursula H. Smith	Ferry Sonneville Yvonne Theresia Sonneville
1961	Erland Kops	Hanne Jensen	Finn Kobberø Erland Kops	R. A. Rabey J. Brennan	Erland Kops Hanne Jensen
1962	Charoen Wattanasin	Tan Gaik Bee		Bent Nielsen Tan Gaik Bee	Finn Kobberø Tan Gaik Bee
1963	Lee Kin Tat	Irmgard Latz	Heinz Honegger Torkild Nielsen	Irmgard Latz Imre Rietveld	C. Harvey J. Brennan
1964	Oon Chong Jin	Imre Rietveld	Oon Chong Teik Oon Chong Jin	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Oon Chong Jin Julie Charles
1965	No competition
1966	Ang Tjin Siang	Imre Rietveld	Ang Tjin Siang Wong Pek Shen	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Erland Kops Marianne Svensson
1967	Lee Kin Tat	Gerda Schuhmacher	Willi Braun Detlef Würfel		Klaus Tetenberg Gudrun Ziebold
1968	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Horst Lösche Gerhard Kucki	Eva Twedberg Karin Dittberner	Herman Leidelmeijer Lili ter Metz
1969	Elo Hansen	Julie Rickard	Oon Chong Hau Koh Kheng Siong	Julie Rickard A. J. Glenie	Elo Hansen L. Horvid
1970	No competition
1971	Torsten Winter	Brigitte Pothoff	Torsten Winter Hugo Wilmes	Brigitte Pothoff June Jacques	Klaus Steden Brigitte Pothoff
1972	No competition
1973	Tage Nielsen	Lene Büchert	Peter Bullivant William Kidd	Lene Büchert Kirsten Kjaerbye	Søren Willandsen Vibeke Brisson
1974	David Hunt	Margaret Gardner	David Hunt Peter Penneket	Margaret Gardner Patricia Assinder	Daniel Gosset Kirsten Ballisager
1975		Yu Yuk Geor		Lim Shour Yu Yuk Geor	David Hunt Patricia Assinder
1976	Peter Penneket	Yu Yuk Geor		Lim Shour Yu Yuk Geor	Kung 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	Adam Jack	Richard Purser Patricia Assinder
1979	Andy Goode		Roland Maywald Karl-Heinz Zwiebler	Ingrid Morsch Vera Martini	Karl Heinz Zwiebler Ingrid Morsch
1980	Gert Helsholt	Pia Nielsen	Peter Holm Hans Olaf Birkholm	MarieLuisa Zizman Liselotte Blumer	Peter Holm Pia Nielsen
1981	Steve Baddeley	Svetlana Belyasova	Andy Goode Steve Baddeley	Svetlana Belyasova Vart Pogosyan	Nigel Tier Alison Fulton
1982	Ahmed Zubair	Denyse Julien	Bob MacDougall M. Freitag	Johanne Falardeau Linda Cloutier	Bob MacDougall Johanne Falardeau
1983	Vimal Kumar	Alison Fulton	Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh	Alison Fulton J. Benson	Stefan Frey Mechtild Hagemann
1984		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		Julie McDonald	Kerrin Harrison Glenn Stewart	Anne Meniane Catharine Lechalupe	Graeme Robson Julie McDonald
1987	Ib Frederiksen	Kim Yun-ja	Lee Deuk-choon Kim Moon-soo	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Kim Yun-ja
1988	Icuk Sugiarto	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk		Park Joo-bong Chung So-young
1989	Xiong Guobao	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Sun Yiaoqing Zhou Lei	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
1990	Foo Kok Keong	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	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	Zhengwen Wan		Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Rhonda Chator Anna Lao	Liu Jianjun Wang Xiaoyuan
1993	Hendrawan	Yao Yan	Denny Kantono Antonius Ariantho	Yao Fen Lin Yanfen	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael
1994	No competition
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 Victor Wibowo	Cynthia Tuwankotta Etty Tantri	Peter Jeffrey Sarah Hardaker
1998	Niels Christian Kaldau	Aparna Popat	Jan Jorgensen Ove Svejstrup	Hui-Min Tsai Li-Chin Chen	Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans
1999	Chen Gang	Zhou Mi	Anthony Clark Ian Sulivan	Qin Yiyuan Gao Ling	Chen Gang Qiu Yiyuan
2000	Siddharth Jain	Takako Ida	Keita Masuda Tadashi Otsuka	Li Xu Hong Qian	Chan Chong Ming Joanna Quay
2001	Abhinn Shyam Gupta	Brenda Beenhakker	Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov	Erica van den Heuvel Nicole van Hooren	Chris Bruil Lotte Jonathans
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 Taimi	Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson
2004	Chen Jin		Gan Teik Chai Koo Kien Keat	Du Jing Yu Yang	Xie Zhongbo Yu Yang
2005	Stanislav Pukhov		Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen	Elodie Eymard Weny Rahmawati	Nabil Lasmari Eny Widiowati
2006	No competition
2007	Lee Chong Wei	Xie Xingfang	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa
2008	Peter Gade	Wang Lin	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Du Jing Yu Yang	He Hanbin Yu Yang
2009	Lin Dan	Wang Yihan		Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir
2010	Taufik Hidayat		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam
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 O Jorgensen	Wang Shixian	Markis Kido Markus Fernaldi Gideon	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
2014	Chou Tien-chen		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir
2015	Lee Chong Wei	Carolina Marin	Lee Yong-Dae Yoo Yeon-seong	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na

Full list

• Men's singles
• Women's singles
• Men's doubles
• Women's doubles
• Mixed doubles

References

• Badminton Europe: Fédération Française de Badminton (PDF)
• Badminton.de: French Open
• Smash: French Open

External links

• Official website