Monika Cassens ( Thiere, born 28 February 1953) is a German former

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player. She started her career in Tröbitz. For this club she won 15 national titles. After her marriage to Claus Cassens, she changed to SG Gittersee, a badminton club in

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. During her career she won 101 international tournaments. She won 6 Polish Open titles in a row in women's singles and women's doubles, and six titles in mixed doubles. In 1990 she won the

Malta International The Malta International is an international badminton tournament held in Malta. This tournament has been a BWF Future Series, Future Series. Maltese National Badminton Championships already started in 1953. Winners Performances by nation ...

References

*René Born: ''1957–1997. 40 Jahre Badminton in Tröbitz – Die Geschichte des BV Tröbitz e.V.'', self-published (1997), 84 pages.
Online version
*René Born: ''Badminton in Tröbitz (Teil 1 – Die Anfänge, die Medaillengewinner, die Statistik)'', self-published (2007), 455 pages
European results
1953 births Living people People from Uebigau-Wahrenbrück Sportspeople from Bezirk Cottbus German female badminton players Sportspeople from Brandenburg 20th-century German women 21st-century German women 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-badminton-bio-stub