Eva Twedberg

Eva Twedberg
Personal information
Birth name	Eva Pettersson
Country	Sweden
Born	(1943-02-16) 16 February 1943 (age 78) Ystad, Sweden
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Years active	1959 – 1986
Coach	Bertil Johnsson
Women's singles
Career title(s)	All England (1968, 1971) European Champion (1970)
Highest ranking	World number 1 (1968 – 1971)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Sweden European Championships 1970 Port Talbot Women's singles 1968 Bochum Women's singles 1972 Karlskrona Women's singles 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles

Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson; later Eva Stuart) is a former Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1971 in both singles and doubles, the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971;^[1] the Danish Open in 1968, 1970,^[2] and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973;^[3] and the European Championships in 1970.^[4] Mrs. Stuart is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Badminton Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976. During the latter part of her badminton career she married the Northumberland county and England badminton internationalist Elliot Stuart and represented Northumberland.

Achievements[]

European Championships[]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, West Germany		11–5, 10–12, 0–11	Bronze
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Imre Nielsen	11–8, 10–12, 12–10	Gold
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Gillian Gilks	2–11, 7–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden		Wolfgang Bochow	11–15, 8–15	Bronze

International tournaments[]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1960	German Open	Karin Rasmussen	4–11, 11–1, 11–5	Winner
1960	Swedish Open		6–11, 11–9, 12–10	Winner
1964	Norwegian International	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	2–11, 11–3, 6–11	Runner-up
1965	Swedish Open	Ulla Rasmussen	2–11, 11–1, 11–4	Winner
1965	Norwegian International	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	11–8, 11–2	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	Judy Hashman	0–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1966	German Open	Irmgard Latz	8–11, 11–8, 9–12	Runner-up
1967	German Open	Ulla Strand	11–2, 11–6	Winner
1967	North of Scotland International		11–1, 11–0	Winner
1968	All England Open	Minarni	11–6, 11–2	Winner
1968	German Open	Irmgard Latz	11–6, 9–11, 11–3	Winner
1968	Swedish Open			Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Hiroe Yuki	1–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1968	Norwegian International		10–12, 11–3, 11–5	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	Noriko Takagi	12–9, 9–12, 12–10	Winner
1968	French Open	Agnes Geene	11–2, 11–0	Winner
1968	East of Scotland International		11–1, 11–0	Winner
1969	German Open		6–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1969	Canadian Open	Retno Kustijah	11–1, 11–2	Winner
1969	Norwegian International	Jette Føge	11–4, 11–1	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Jette Føge		Winner
1970	Denmark Open	Etsuko Takenaka	11–2, 11–2	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	11–7, 11–5	Winner
1971	All England Open		11–3, 6–11, 11–2	Winner
1971	German Open	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–3, 11–4	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	11–3, 7–11, 12–11	Winner
1971	Norwegian International	Lene Køppen	11–5, 11–2	Winner
1972	Swedish Open	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–5, 12–10	Winner
1972	Dutch Open			Winner
1972	German Open	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–6, 11–4	Winner
1972	U. S. Open	Pam Stockton	11–7, 11–8	Winner
1972	Canadian Open	Anne Berglund	11–7, 11–2	Winner
1972	Denmark Open	Noriko Nakayama	11–4, 11–6	Winner
1972	Norwegian International		6–11, 11–5, 11–0	Winner
1973	German Open	Imre Rietveld	11–7, 11–8	Winner
1973	India Open	Lene Køppen	8–11, 11–8, 11–7	Winner
1973	U. S. Open			Winner
1973	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	11–3, 11–5	Winner
1973	Jamaica International	Margaret Beck		Runner-up
1974	Swedish Open	Lene Køppen	9–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	Joke van Beusekom		Winner
1980	Portugal International		11–5, 11–6	Winner
1982	Portugal International		8–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	Norwegian International		Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–7, 6–15, 15–8	Winner
1965	Norwegian International	Gunnila Dahlström	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	7–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1966	Swedish Open	Judy Hashman	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand	12–15, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
1967	Swedish Open	Imre Rietveld	Lonny Funch Ulla Strand		Runner-up
1968	Singapore Open	Rosalind Singha Ang	Hiroe Yuki Noriko Takagi	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	French Open				Winner
1968	Norwegian International		Lonny Funch	3–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1969	Norwegian International		Jette Føge Karin Jørgensen	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1972	Norwegian International	Anette Börjesson		10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1973	India Open	Joke van Beusekom	Lene Køppen	15–1, 15–9	Winner
1973	U. S. Open		Pam Brady		Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	Anette Börjesson	Brigitte Steden		Runner-up
1980	Portugal International		Gillian Clark	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1982	Portugal International	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	Fiona Elliott			Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Swedish Open		Henning Borch Ulla Rasmussen	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1969	Norwegian International	Sture Johnsson			Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Svend Andersen	Teh Kew San	18–17, 15–13	Winner
1971	Norwegian International		Erland Kops Lene Køppen	3–15, 15–5, 15–10	Winner
1972	U. S. Open	Elliot Stuart	Flemming Delfs	5–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1972	Canadian Open	Elliot Stuart	Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard	11–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1973	German Open	Gert Perneklo	Wolfgang Bochow	15–13, 15–2	Winner
1973	India Open	Elliot Stuart		15–0, 15–11	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	Sture Johnsson	Pam Brady		Winner
1973	Jamaica International	Sture Johnsson	Mike Tredgett Margaret Beck		Winner
1981	Portugal International	Billy Gilliland			Winner
1982	Portugal International	Billy Gilliland	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up

References[]

External links[]

• Eva Twedberg at Olympedia