Tonny Holst-Christensen

Tonny Holst-Christensen
Personal information
Birth name	Tonny Petersen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1936-01-25)25 January 1936
Died	11 August 2024(2024-08-11) (aged 88)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Denmark Uber Cup 1960 Philadelphia Women's team

Tonny Holst-Christensen (nee Petersen) was a Danish badminton player. In 1962, the Badminton Association of Denmark decided not to enter Tonny in the All England Championships and she had to pay for the trip to England out of her own pocket. She then teamed up with Judy Devlin and remarkably won the title. ^[1] She also won the Danish National Championship in 1956 and 1960 and was a member of the 1960 Uber Cup team. ^[2] After retiring, She stayed with badminton mainly as coaches for 30 years. She died on 11th of August 2024, at the age of 88. ^[3]

Personal life

Tonny was married to Bjorn, who is also badminton player and had 4 children, including a fellow All England Open winner like her in 1993, Jon Holst-Christensen. ^[4]

Achievements

International tournaments (11 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1957	Scottish Open	Tonny Ahm	11–7, 2–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1959	Belgian International	Inger Kjærgaard	8–11, 11–2, 11–5	Winner
1960	Scottish Open	Inge Hasselsteen	6–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1961	Dutch Open	Hanne Jensen	11–3, 0–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1961	Swedish Open	Hanne Andersen	11–0, 11–8	Winner
1961	Swiss Open	Inge Hasselsteen	11–0, 11–2	Winner
1962	German Open	Judy Hashman	2–11, 3–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1957	Scottish Open	Tonny Ahm	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	15–10, 4–15, 15–7	Winner
1959	Belgian International	Inger Kjærgaard	Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward	8–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1960	Scottish Open	Inge Hasselsteen	Maggie Macintosh Wilma Tyre	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1961	Swedish Open	Hanne Andersen	Else Madsen Grethe Ferløv	15–11, 15–7	Winner
1962	German Open	Judy Hashman	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1962	All England Open	Judy Hashman	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	15–5, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1961	Dutch Open	Bjørn Holst-Christensen	Ole Mertz Hanne Jensen	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1961	Swedish Open	Bjørn Holst-Christensen	Leif Jensen Hanne Andersen	15–11, 15–7	Winner
1961	Swiss Open	Bjørn Holst-Christensen	Ole Mertz Inge Hasselsteen	15–4, 15–5	Winner

References

1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-271-X.
2. "Tonny Holst-Christensen". Badminton Denmark.
3. Elkjær, Ronni Burkal (16 August 2024). "Mindeord: Tonny Holst-Christensen er gået bort (Obituary: Tonny Holst-Christensen has passed away)". badminton.dk (in Danish). Badminton Danmark. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
4. Thrane, John (5 December 2024). "Mindeord: Tonny Holst-Christensen er gået bort - Badmintonmuseet" [Obituary: Tonny Holst-Christensen has passed away]. badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). Badminton Museet. Retrieved 7 August 2025.