Lotte Jonathans

Lotte Jonathans
Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1977-09-17) 17 September 1977 (age 47)
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

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

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

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

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Dutch Open Netherlands Chris Bruil England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms
5–7, 7–3, 3–7, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Welsh International England Gail Emms Russia Elena Rybkhina
Russia Marina Yakusheva
8–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Hungarian International Netherlands Anthoinette Achterberg Sweden Astrid Crabo
Sweden Johanna Holgersson
10–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Hungarian International Netherlands Ginny Severien England Tracey Hallam
England Rebecca Pantaney
5–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–7, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Amor International Netherlands Nicole van Hooren Denmark Britta Andersen
Denmark Lene Mørk
15–6, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 BMW Open Netherlands Lonneke Janssen Bulgaria Neli Boteva
Ukraine Elena Nozdran
5–7, 5–7, 7–4, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 BMW Open Netherlands Mia Audina Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Denmark Rikke Olsen
5–11, 11–5, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Swedish International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Denmark Helle Nielsen
Denmark Marie Røpke
21–17, 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Spanish International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Sweden Emelie Lennartsson
Sweden Emma Wengberg
16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Belgian International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Germany Sandra Marinello
Germany Birgit Overzier
19–21, 21–18, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Norwegian International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Germany Sandra Marinello
Germany Birgit Overzier
21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Dutch International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova
22–24, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Spanish International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Canada Nicole Grether
Canada Charmaine Reid
12–21, 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Norwegian International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen United States Eva Lee
United States Paula Lynn Obañana
21–17, 6–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Dutch International Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Iris Tabeling
17–21, 21–19, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

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

References

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