Tine Baun

Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former badminton player. Most notably, she won the All England Open Badminton Championships 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 Denmark Open, and since finishing her education in 1999, she started playing badminton professionally full time.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Baun was eliminated by Petya Nedelcheva in round 32. At the BWF Super Series, she won the 2007 Japan Open, beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed, Zhang Ning, in the quarterfinal. She also won the 2008 Singapore Super Series, 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 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, and the Denmark Open by beating the 1st seeded, Wang Yihan. She played in the 2009 All England Super Series as the first seed, reaching the final by beating two younger competitors in the quarterfinal and semi-final. She lost in the final to Wang Yihan, thus losing her title with a score of 19–21, 23–21, 11–21.

Baun won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships after beating Juliane Schenk in the final. In the 2012 European Badminton Championships, she defended her title against the same opponent. In 2010 she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships held in Paris. She was defeated in the semi-finals by Wang Lin with a score of 11–21, 8–21.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the quarter finals, losing to Saina Nehwal 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 All England Open against 18-year-old Ratchanok Intanon 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 Indian Badminton League 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

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Template:Flagicon Wang Lin	11–21, 8–21	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Huaiwen Xu	21–12, 12–21, 17–21	Silver Silver
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Juliane Schenk	21–19, 14–21, 21–18	Gold Gold
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Template:Flagicon Juliane Schenk	21–19, 16–21, 21–19	Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Nymburk, Czech Republic	Template:Flagicon Judith Meulendijks	11–6, 9–12, 6–11	Silver Silver

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 Badminton World Federation (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

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Xie Xingfang	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2008	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhu Lin	18–21, 21–19, 21–18	Winner
2008	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lu Lan	21–11, 18–21, 22–20	Winner
2008	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2009	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Wang Yihan	19–21, 23–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	21–17, 15–21, 21–16	Winner
2009	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Pi Hongyan	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2009	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Wang Yihan	21–14, 19–21, 21–14	Winner
2010	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Wang Xin	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Wang Yihan	21–14, 18–21, 21–19	Winner
2011	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Wang Xin	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Wang Xin	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ratchanok Intanon	21–14, 16–21, 21–10	Winner

  Superseries tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	BMW Open International	Template:Flagicon Heike Schönharting	12–9, 11–9	Winner
2001	French International	Template:Flagicon Brenda Beenhakker	2–7, 6–8, 7–5, 1–7	Runner-up
2002	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Petya Nedelcheva	3–11, 13–12, 11–8	Winner
2002	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Yuki Shimada	9–11, 11–8, 3–11	Runner-up
2003	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Petya Nedelcheva	11–7, 11–5	Winner
2003	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Template:Flagicon Jeanine Cicognini	11–3, 11–3	Winner
2003	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Kelly Morgan	11–9, 11–5	Winner
2004	Swedish International	Template:Flagicon Huaiwen Xu	11–7, 4–11, 11–6	Winner
2005	Italian International	Template:Flagicon Anu Nieminen	11–4, 11–5	Winner
2006	Swedish International	Template:Flagicon Petra Overzier	21–18, 21–16	Winner

Record against selected opponents

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

Players	Matches	Results		Difference
		Won	Lost
Template:Flagicon Petya Nedelcheva	9	6	3	+3
Template:Flagicon Dai Yun	1	0	1	–1
Template:Flagicon Gong Ruina	2	0	2	–2
Template:Flagicon Gong Zhichao	1	0	1	–1
Template:Flagicon Li Xuerui	3	1	2	–1
Template:Flagicon Lu Lan	6	4	2	+2
Template:Flagicon Wang Lin	4	2	2	0
Template:Flagicon Wang Shixian	4	2	2	0
Template:Flagicon Wang Xin	9	0	9	–9
Template:Flagicon Wang Yihan	13	5	8	–3
Template:Flagicon Xie Xingfang	12	1	11	–10
Template:Flagicon Yao Yan	1	0	1	–1
Template:Flagicon Zhang Ning	5	1	4	–3
Template:Flagicon Zhu Lin	3	2	1	+1
Template:Flagicon Cheng Shao-chieh	3	3	0	+3
Template:Flagicon Tai Tzu-ying	4	2	2	0
Template:Flagicon Mette Sørensen	1	0	1	–1
Template:Flagicon Tracey Hallam	5	4	1	+3

Players	Matches	Results		Difference
		Won	Lost
Template:Flagicon Pi Hongyan	12	6	6	0
Template:Flagicon Juliane Schenk	11	8	3	+5
Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Huaiwen Xu	11	4	7	–3
Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Wang Chen	11	6	5	+1
Template:Flagicon Yip Pui Yin	5	4	1	+3
Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	10	3	7	–4
Template:Flagicon Saina Nehwal	10	5	5	0
Template:Flagicon P. V. Sindhu	1	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon Lindaweni Fanetri	1	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon Maria Kristin Yulianti	2	1	1	0
Template:Flagicon Minatsu Mitani	2	0	2	–2
Template:Flagicon Wong Mew Choo	6	5	1	+4
Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	2	0	2	–2
Template:Flagicon Sung Ji-hyun	7	6	1	+5
Template:Flagicon Carolina Marín	3	2	1	+1
Template:Flagicon Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	3	2	1	+1
Template:Flagicon Ratchanok Intanon	5	2	3	–1

Career overview

Singles	Played	Wins	Losses	Balance
Total*	456	310	146	+164

Doubles	Played	Wins	Losses	Balance
Total*	41	21	20	+1

External links

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