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

Lotte Jonathans
Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1977-09-17) 17 September 1977 (age 46)
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  Netherlands
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tokyo Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Guangzhou Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
BWF profile

Career edit

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 edit

European Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
  Mia Audina   Ann-Lou Jørgensen
  Rikke Olsen
15–0, 15–1   Gold

BWF Grand Prix edit

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Indonesia Open   Nicole van Hooren   Joanne Goode
  Donna Kellogg
15–7, 12–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2002 Swiss Open   Gail Emms   Lee Kyung-won
  Ra Kyung-min
1–7, 1–7, 1–7   Runner-up
2002 Denmark Open   Mia Audina   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
3–11, 11–6, 9–11   Runner-up
2002 German Open   Mia Audina   Ann-Lou Jørgensen
  Rikke Olsen
11–2, 11–2   Winner
2005 Dutch Open   Mia Audina   Chin Eei Hui
  Wong Pei Tty
15–9, 15–10   Winner
2010 Bitburger Open   Paulien van Dooremalen   Pan Pan
  Tian Qing
7–21, 10–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Dutch Open   Chris Bruil   Nathan Robertson
  Gail Emms
5–7, 7–3, 3–7, 4–7   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Welsh International   Gail Emms   Elena Rybkhina
  Marina Yakusheva
8–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1996 Hungarian International   Anthoinette Achterberg   Astrid Crabo
  Johanna Holgersson
10–15, 3–15   Runner-up
1997 Hungarian International   Ginny Severien   Tracey Hallam
  Rebecca Pantaney
5–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–7, 11–9   Winner
1998 Amor International   Nicole van Hooren   Britta Andersen
  Lene Mørk
15–6, 15–3   Winner
2001 BMW Open   Lonneke Janssen   Neli Boteva
  Elena Nozdran
5–7, 5–7, 7–4, 4–7   Runner-up
2002 BMW Open   Mia Audina   Ann-Lou Jørgensen
  Rikke Olsen
5–11, 11–5, 11–8   Winner
2010 Swedish International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Helle Nielsen
  Marie Røpke
21–17, 15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2010 Spanish International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Emelie Lennartsson
  Emma Wengberg
16–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2010 Belgian International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Sandra Marinello
  Birgit Overzier
19–21, 21–18, 12–21   Runner-up
2010 Norwegian International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Sandra Marinello
  Birgit Overzier
21–14, 21–15   Winner
2011 Dutch International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova
22–24, 12–21   Runner-up
2011 Spanish International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Nicole Grether
  Charmaine Reid
12–21, 21–18, 21–14   Winner
2011 Norwegian International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Eva Lee
  Paula Lynn Obañana
21–17, 6–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2012 Dutch International   Paulien van Dooremalen   Selena Piek
  Iris Tabeling
17–21, 21–19, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Hungarian International   Norbert van Barneveld   Andrej Pohar
  Maja Pohar
5–9, 9–4, 9–3, 9–5   Winner
1998 French Open   Norbert van Barneveld   Hugo Rodrigues
  Ana Ferreira
7–15, 15–4, 15–6   Winner
1998 Amor International   Norbert van Barneveld   Dennis Lens
  Nicole van Hooren
15–18, 12–15   Runner-up
2001 French Open   Chris Bruil   Peter Steffensen
  Lene Mørk
7–0, 7–2, 7–1   Winner
2001 Dutch International   Chris Bruil   Tijs Creemers
  Betty Krab
15–1, 15–1   Winner
2001 BMW Open   Chris Bruil   Vladislav Druzchenko
  Elena Nozdran
7–3, 5–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–2   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF/IBF International Series tournament

References edit

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

External links edit