Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former

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player. Most notably, she won the

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women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final tournament before retirement.

Career

Baun started playing badminton at the age of 7. She played at Lynge, a small club in North Zealand, Denmark. She said she really liked traveling around the world and learning other cultures through sports. She made her international debut in 1996 at the

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, and since finishing her education in 1999, she started playing badminton professionally full time. At the

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, Baun was eliminated by

Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva (; born 30 July 1983) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles. Career A right-handed Nedelcheva became a professi ...

in round 32. At the

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, she won the 2007 Japan Open, beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed,

Zhang Ning Zhang Ning (; born 19 May 1975) is a former Chinese badminton player. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid-1990s and has been particularly succes ...

, in the quarterfinal. She also won the

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, beating Zhou Mi in the final. She won the silver medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships after losing to Huaiwen Xu in the final with a rubber set. Baun also played at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the 6th seed. She beat Akvile Stapusaityte in the round of 32, but was eliminated after losing to

Maria Kristin Yulianti Maria Kristin Yulianti (born 25 June 1985) is an Indonesian badminton player. She is a bronze medalist in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles at the 2008 Olympics. Career 2004 Yulianti played in some s ...

21–18, 19–21, 14–21 in the round of 16. Baun claimed three titles in 2009, defending the Malaysia Open title by beating the 1st seed, Zhou Mi in the final, the Korea Open by beating

Pi Hongyan Pi Hongyan ( zh, s=皮红艳, t=皮紅艷, p=Pí Hóngyàn; born 25 January 1979) is a former Chinese badminton player, who later represented France. Career Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emig ...

, and the

by beating the 1st seeded,

Wang Yihan Wang Yihan (born 18 January 1988) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She w ...

. She played in the

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as the first seed, reaching the final by beating two younger competitors in the quarterfinal and semi-final. She lost in the final to

, thus losing her title with a score of 19–21, 23–21, 11–21. Baun won the gold medal at the

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after beating

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in the final. In the

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, she defended her title against the same opponent. In 2010 she won a bronze medal at the

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held in

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. She was defeated in the semi-finals by Wang Lin with a score of 11–21, 8–21. At the

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, she reached the quarter finals, losing to

Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was ...

of India 2–0. After progressing no further than the quarter finals in the Super Series tournaments of 2012 and 2013, she ended her career high by winning the prestigious

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against 18-year-old

Ratchanok Intanon Ratchanok Intanon (, , ; born 5 February 1995) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, which has been described as 'balletic' by com ...

of Thailand. It was her third All England title and fourth time reaching the final in that tournament. After retiring, she joined the Europe All Stars Team to participate in the 2013 Axiata Cup. In the preliminary round, she was defeated by Intanon from Thailand in three sets, scoring 21–9, 13–21, 12–21. In August 2013, Baun played at the

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for the Mumbai Masters team, earning a reported salary of $30,000.

Personal life

Rasmussen married Martin Baun, her physiotherapist, in May 2010.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

''Women's singles''

European Championships

''Women's singles''

European Junior Championships

''Girls' singles''

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the

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(BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. ''Women's singles'' : Superseries tournament : Superseries Premier tournament

IBF International

''Women's singles''

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Career overview

References

External links

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