Petra Overzier
Personal information
Country	Germany
Born	(1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 (age 41) Cologne, Germany
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Germany World Championships 2006 Madrid Women's singles Uber Cup 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Women's team European Women's Team Championships 2006 Thessalonica Women's team 2008 Almere Women's team European Junior Championships 2001 Spała Girls' singles 1999 Glasgow Girls' singles 1999 Glasgow Girls' doubles 1999 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Petra Overzier (born 8 March 1982) is a German professional badminton player.^[1] She is the first player originally from Germany to medal at the World Championships in women's singles category in 2006. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.^[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Zhang Ning	19–21, 11–21	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Sports Hall, Spała, Poland	Kamila Augustyn	11–4, 5–11, 2–11	Bronze
1999	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Victoria Kosheleva	5–11, 11–4, 11–2	Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Anne Hönscheid	Karina Sørensen Helle Nielsen	15–2, 8–15, 15–9	Gold

IBF/BWF International

Women's Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Swedish International	Tine Rasmussen	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2006	Belgian International	Ella Karachkova	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2006	Spanish International	Judith Meulendijks	21–18, 21–11	Winner
2006	Finnish International	Sara Persson	24–22, 21–15	Winner
2006	Dutch International	Juliane Schenk	18–21, 21–19, 21–18	Winner
2005	Norwegian International	Juliane Schenk	6–11, 11–13	Runner-up
2005	Norwegian International	Juliane Schenk	6–11, 11–13	Runner-up
2005	Australian International	Huang Chia-chi	11–4, 11–4	Winner
2004	Dutch International	Sara Persson	11–8, 11–6	Winner
2004	Bitburger Open	Xu Huaiwen	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up
2004	Norwegian International	Yuan Wemyss	11–1, 11–6	Winner
2003	Spanish International	Xu Huaiwen	4–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2002	Canadian International	Julia Mann	3–11, 11–5, 13–10	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Czech International	Kathrin Piotrowski	Britta Andersen Lene Mørk	14–17, 8–15	Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[3]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Gong Ruina 3 0 3 –3 Xie Xingfang 2 0 2 –2 Zhang Ning 2 0 2 –2 Zhu Lin 1 0 1 –1 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 1 0 +1 Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Tine Baun 2 0 2 –2 Camilla Martin 2 0 2 –2

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Tracey Hallam 2 1 1 0 Juliane Schenk 2 0 2 –2 Xu Huaiwen 4 0 4 –4 Pi Hongyan 2 0 2 –2 Wang Chen 2 1 1 0 Wong Mew Choo 1 0 1 –1 Mia Audina 5 0 5 –5