Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former

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player. Most notably, she won the

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women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final tournament before retirement.

Career summary

Baun started playing badminton since she was 7 years old. She played at Lynge, a small club in North Zealand, Denmark. She said she really liked traveling around the world and learning other cultures through sports. Baun made her international debut in 1996 at the Denmark Open, and since finishing her last education in 1999, she started playing full time in badminton. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Baun was eliminated by

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of Bulgaria players in round 32 As for Baun's record in the

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, she won the 2007 Japan Open, beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed,

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of China, in the quarterfinal. She also won the 2008 Singapore Super Series, beating Zhou Mi of

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in the final. She won the silver medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships after losing from Huaiwen Xu of (Germany) in the final with rubber set. Baun also played at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the 6th seed. She beat Akvile Stapusaityte from Lithuania in the round of 32, but again had to "go home" early, losing to Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia 21–18, 19–21, 14–21 in the round of 16. Baun had claimed three titles in 2009, the Malaysia Open by beating the 1st seeded, Zhou Mi of

in the final, Korea Open by beating Pi Hongyan of France and

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by beating the 1st seeded,

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of China. She played in 2009 All England Super Series as the first seed. She reached the final by beating two youngsters in the quarterfinal and semi-final, but failed to retain her title after losing to another youngster from China,

, in rubber set, 19–21, 23–21, 11–21. Baun won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships after beating

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of (Germany) in the final. In the 2012 European Badminton Championships, she defended her title against the same opponent. in 2010 she won a bronze medal at the

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held in Paris, France after in the semi-finals she lost to Wang Lin of China with score 11–21, 8–21. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the quarter finals, losing to

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of India 2–0. After progressing no further than the quarter finals in any Super Series tournament of 2012 and 2013, she ended her career high by winning the prestigious All England Open against 18-year-old

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of Thailand. It was her third All England title and fourth time reaching the final. After retiring, she joined the Europe All Stars Team to participate in the Axiata Cup 2013. In the preliminary round, she was defeated by Intanon from Thailand in three sets, 21–9, 13–21, 12–21. In August 2013, Baun played at the Indian Badminton League for the Mumbai Masters team, earning a reported salary of $30,000.

Personal life

Rasmussen married Martin Baun, her physiotherapist, in May 2010.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

''Women's singles''

European Championships

''Women's singles''

European Junior Championships

''Girls' singles''

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. ''Women's singles'' : Superseries tournament : Superseries Premier tournament

IBF International

''Women's singles''

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Career overview

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baun, Tine 1979 births Living people People from Hørsholm Municipality Danish female badminton players Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Denmark World No. 1 badminton players Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark