Lotte Jonathans

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Lotte Jonathans
Lotte Jonathans.jpg
Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1977-09-17) 17 September 1977 (age 45)
Den Bosch, Netherlands
HandednessLeft
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (WD 2 December 2010)
62 (XD 26 May 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Uber Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Tokyo Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Guangzhou Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Malmö Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
BWF profile

Lotte Jonathans (born 17 September 1977) is a Dutch former badminton player.

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Career

Jonathans made her debut at the Olympics in the 2000 Sydney, reaching the quarter finals of the women's doubles with Nicole van Hooren.

Jonathans made her second appearance at the Olympics in the 2004 Athens. She played in the women's doubles with partner Mia Audina. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Jonathans and Audina lost to Lee Kyung-won and Ra Kyung-min of South Korea 5–15, 2–15. Jonathans also competed in the mixed doubles with partner Chris Bruil, who was her husband until 2008. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of South Korea in the round of 16.

She captured the women's doubles title with Mia Audina at the 2004 European Badminton Championships in Geneva, Switzerland. [1] She won gold with the Dutch National badminton team at the 2006 European Women's Team Championships in Thessalonica, Greece. She also won two silver medals (2004 and 2006) and a bronze (2002) with the Dutch squad at the European Mixed Team Championships.

Jonathans also won a bronze (2002) and a silver medal (2006) with the Dutch women's team at the Uber Cup. As a part of the BC Amersfoort team with Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama and Eric Pang, Jonathans reached the final of the 2007 European Cup in Amersfoort where they lost against the team of NL Primoriye.

Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
15–0, 15–1 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 Indonesia Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole van Hooren Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
15–7, 12–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Swiss Open Flag of England.svg Gail Emms Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyung-won
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
1–7, 1–7, 1–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Denmark Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yili
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Tingting
3–11, 11–6, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 German Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
11–2, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina Flag of Malaysia.svg Chin Eei Hui
Flag of Malaysia.svg Wong Pei Tty
15–9, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Bitburger Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pan Pan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Qing
7–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chris Bruil Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
5–7, 7–3, 3–7, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Gail Emms Flag of Russia.svg Elena Rybkhina
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Yakusheva
8–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Hungarian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anthoinette Achterberg Flag of Sweden.svg Astrid Crabo
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Holgersson
10–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997Hungarian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ginny Severien Flag of England.svg Tracey Hallam
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Pantaney
5–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–7, 11–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole van Hooren Flag of Denmark.svg Britta Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
15–6, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 BMW Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lonneke Janssen Flag of Bulgaria.svg Neli Boteva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Nozdran
5–7, 5–7, 7–4, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002BMW Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
5–11, 11–5, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Swedish International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marie Røpke
21–17, 15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Spanish International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of Sweden.svg Emelie Lennartsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Emma Wengberg
16–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Belgian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Marinello
Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Overzier
19–21, 21–18, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Norwegian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Marinello
Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Overzier
21–14, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Sorokina
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Vislova
22–24, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011Spanish International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicole Grether
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
12–21, 21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011Norwegian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
21–17, 6–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paulien van Dooremalen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Iris Tabeling
17–21, 21–19, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Hungarian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Norbert van Barneveld Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Pohar
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar
5–9, 9–4, 9–3, 9–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 French Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Norbert van Barneveld Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Rodrigues
Flag of Portugal.svg Ana Ferreira
7–15, 15–4, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Norbert van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Lens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole van Hooren
15–18, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 French Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chris Bruil Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Steffensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
7–0, 7–2, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chris Bruil Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tijs Creemers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Krab
15–1, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 BMW Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chris Bruil Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Nozdran
7–3, 5–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF/IBF International Series tournament

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References

  1. "BadmintonEurope.com - European Championships". badmintoneurope.com.