Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Women's singles; at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park
Date	16 – 22 September 2000
Competitors	40 from 23 nations
Medalists
	← 1996 Atlanta 2004 Athens →

These are the results for the women’s singles badminton tournament of 2000 Summer Olympics. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 11 for women's singles. The tournament was held at Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park.^[1]^[2]

Seeds[]

Gong Zhichao (CHN) (Gold medalist)
Camilla Martin (DEN) (Silver medalist)
Dai Yun (CHN) (Fourth place)
Ye Zhaoying (CHN) (Bronze medalist)
Mia Audina (NED) (Quarterfinals)
Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) (Quarterfinals)
Lee Kyung-won (KOR) (Third round)
Yasuko Mizui (JPN) (Quarterfinals)

Section	Name	Country
1	Gong Zhichao	China
1	Ling Wan Ting	Hong Kong
1	Sandra Dimbour	France
1	Lidya Djaelawijaya	Indonesia
1	Kara Solmundson	Canada
1	Yasuko Misui	Japan
1	Marina Yakusheva	Russia
1	Maja Pohar	Slovenia
1	Julia Mann	Great Britain
1	Amrita Sawaram	Mauritius
2	Ye Zhaoying	China
2	Judith Meulendijks	Netherlands
2	Takako Ida	Japan
2	Mette Sorensen	Denmark
2	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	Thailand
2	Lee Kyung-won	South Korea
2	Elena Nozdran	Ukraine
2	Huang Chia-chi	Chinese Taipei
2	Neli Boteva	Bulgaria
2	Kellie Lucas	Australia
3	Nicole Grether	Germany
3	Katarzyna Krasowska	Poland
3	Rhonda Cator	Australia
3	Milaine Cloutier	Canada
3	Kim Ji-hyun	South Korea
3	Kanako Yonekura	Japan
3	Tatiana Vattier	France
3	Anu Weckström	Finland
3	Ella Karachkova	Russia
3	Dai Yun	China
4	Rayoni Head	Australia
4	Robbyn Hermitage	Canada
4	Chan Ya-lin	Chinese Taipei
4	Mia Audina	Netherlands
4	Sonya McGinn	Ireland
4	Kelly Morgan	Great Britain
4	Aparna Popat	India
4	Koon Wai Chee Louisa	Hong Kong
4	Ellen Angelina	Indonesia
4	Camilla Martin	Denmark

Draw[]

Finals[]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

1	Gong Zhichao (CHN)	11	11

8	Yasuko Mizui (JPN)	6	3
				1	Gong Zhichao (CHN)	11	11

				4	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	8	8
4	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	11	11

	Huang Chia-chi (TPE)	3	4
								1	Gong Zhichao (CHN)	13	11

								2	Camilla Martin (DEN)	10	3
6	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	3	4

3	Dai Yun (CHN)	11	11
				3	Dai Yun (CHN)	5	0	Bronze medal match

				2	Camilla Martin (DEN)	11	11
5	Mia Audina (NED)	2	1					4	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	8	11	11

2	Camilla Martin (DEN)	11	11					3	Dai Yun (CHN)	11	2	6

Section 1[]

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	Gong Zhichao (CHN)	11	11
					Ling Wanting (HKG)	4	3
								1	Gong Zhichao (CHN)	11	11
									Lidya Djaelawijaya (INA)	9	3
					Sandra Dimbour (FRA)	1	6
	Lidya Djaelawijaya (INA)	11	11		Lidya Djaelawijaya (INA)	11	11
	Kara Solmundson (CAN)	4	4									1	Gong Zhichao (CHN)
												8	Yasuko Mizui (JPN)
				8	Yasuko Mizui (JPN)	11	11
					Marina Yakusheva (RUS)	10	6
								8	Yasuko Mizui (JPN)	11	11
									Julia Mann (GBR)	9	5
					Maja Pohar (SLO)	4	7
	Julia Mann (GBR)	11	11		Julia Mann (GBR)	11	11
	Amrita Sawaram (MRI)	0	0

Section 2[]

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				4	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	11	9	11
					Judith Meulendijks (NED)	3	11	7
									4	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	11	11
										Mette Sorensen (DEN)	4	6
					Takako Ida (JPN)	12	7
	Mette Sorensen (DEN)	11	13		Mette Sorensen (DEN)	13	11
	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn (THA)	7	10										4	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
														Huang Chia-chi (TPE)
				7	Lee Kyung-won (KOR)	11	11
					Elena Nozdran (UKR)	1	5
									7	Lee Kyung-won (KOR)	9	6
										Huang Chia-chi (TPE)	11	11
					Huang Chia-chi (TPE)	11	11
	Neli Boteva (BUL)	11	11		Neli Boteva (BUL)	1	5
	Kellie Lucas (AUS)	5	6

Section 3[]

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	Nicole Grether (GER)	13	11
	Katarzyna Krasowska (POL)	12	2		Nicole Grether (GER)	11	11
					Rhonda Cator (AUS)	3	3
									Nicole Grether (GER)	0	3
								6	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	11	11
					Milaine Cloutier (CAN)	1	3
				6	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	11	11
												6	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)
	Kanako Yonekura (JPN)	11	11									3	Dai Yun (CHN)
	Tatiana Vattier (FRA)	2	3		Kanako Yonekura (JPN)	11	11
					Anu Weckström (FIN)	8	2
									Kanako Yonekura (JPN)	2	5
								3	Dai Yun (CHN)	11	11
					Ella Karachkova (RUS)	3	5
				3	Dai Yun (CHN)	11	11

Section 4[]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Rayoni Head (AUS)	11	11
	Robbyn Hermitage (CAN)	7	2			Rayoni Head (AUS)	1	1
						Chan Ya-lin (TPE)	11	11
											Chan Ya-lin (TPE)	2	2
										5	Mia Audina (NED)	11	11
					5	Mia Audina (NED)	11	11
						Sonya McGinn (IRL)	3	6
														5	Mia Audina (NED)
	Kelly Morgan (GBR)	5	11	11										2	Camilla Martin (DEN)
	Aparna Popat (IND)	11	7	2		Kelly Morgan (GBR)	8	11	11
						Koon Wai Chee Louisa (HKG)	11	3	1
											Kelly Morgan (GBR)	7	3
										2	Camilla Martin (DEN)	11	11
						Ellen Angelina (INA)	6	2
					2	Camilla Martin (DEN)	11	11

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2000 Summer Olympics official report volume 1" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. p. 391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "2000 Summer Olympics official report volume 2" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

External links[]

2000 Sydney Olympic Games – Women’s singles

[v1-1] "2000 Summer Olympics official report volume 1" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. p. 391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[2] "2000 Summer Olympics official report volume 2" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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v t Olympic badminton women's singles champions
As demonstration and exhibition sport	1972: Noriko Nakayama (JPN) (demonstration) 1988: Hwang Hye-young (KOR) (exhibition)
As official sport	1992: Susi Susanti (INA) 1996: Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) 2000: Gong Zhichao (CHN) 2004: Zhang Ning (CHN) 2008: Zhang Ning (CHN) 2012: Li Xuerui (CHN) 2016: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2020: Chen Yufei (CHN)