Tine Baun
Tine Baun in 2013
Personal information
Birth name	Tine Rasmussen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1979-07-21) 21 July 1979 (age 44) Hørsholm, Denmark
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Retired	2013[1]
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	331 wins, 166 losses
Highest ranking	1 (6 November 2008)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 2010 Paris Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team European Championships 2010 Manchester Women's singles 2012 Karlskrona Women's singles 2008 Herning Women's singles European Women's Team Championships 2008 Almere Women's team 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2012 Amsterdam Women's team European Junior Championships 1997 Nymburk Mixed team 1997 Nymburk Girls' singles
BWF profile

Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former badminton player. Most notably, she won the All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final tournament before retirement.

Career

Baun started playing badminton at the age of 7. 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. She made her international debut in 1996 at the Denmark Open, and since finishing her education in 1999, she started playing badminton professionally full time.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Baun was eliminated by Petya Nedelcheva in round 32. At the BWF Super Series, she won the 2007 Japan Open, beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed, Zhang Ning, in the quarterfinal. She also won the 2008 Singapore Super Series, beating Zhou Mi in the final.

She won the silver medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships after losing to Huaiwen Xu in the final with a rubber set.^[2] Baun also played at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the 6th seed. She beat Akvile Stapusaityte in the round of 32, but was eliminated after losing to Maria Kristin Yulianti 21–18, 19–21, 14–21 in the round of 16.

Baun claimed three titles in 2009, defending the Malaysia Open title by beating the 1st seed, Zhou Mi in the final, the Korea Open by beating Pi Hongyan, and the Denmark Open by beating the 1st seeded, Wang Yihan. She played in the 2009 All England Super Series as the first seed, reaching the final by beating two younger competitors in the quarterfinal and semi-final. She lost in the final to Wang Yihan, thus losing her title with a score of 19–21, 23–21, 11–21.

Baun won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships after beating Juliane Schenk 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 BWF World Championships held in Paris. She was defeated in the semi-finals by Wang Lin with a score of 11–21, 8–21.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the quarter finals, losing to Saina Nehwal of India 2–0.^[3] After progressing no further than the quarter finals in the Super Series tournaments of 2012 and 2013, she ended her career high by winning the prestigious All England Open against 18-year-old Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand. It was her third All England title and fourth time reaching the final in that tournament.

After retiring, she joined the Europe All Stars Team to participate in the 2013 Axiata Cup. In the preliminary round, she was defeated by Intanon from Thailand in three sets, scoring 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.^[4]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Wang Lin	11–21, 8–21	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark	Huaiwen Xu	21–12, 12–21, 17–21	Silver
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Juliane Schenk	21–19, 14–21, 21–18	Gold
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Juliane Schenk	21–19, 16–21, 21–19	Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Nymburk, Czech Republic	Judith Meulendijks	11–6, 9–12, 6–11	Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] 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.^[6] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Japan Open	Xie Xingfang	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2008	Malaysia Open	Zhu Lin	18–21, 21–19, 21–18	Winner
2008	All England Open	Lu Lan	21–11, 18–21, 22–20	Winner
2008	Singapore Open	Zhou Mi	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2009	All England Open	Wang Yihan	19–21, 23–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Zhou Mi	21–17, 15–21, 21–16	Winner
2009	Korea Open	Pi Hongyan	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2009	Denmark Open	Wang Yihan	21–14, 19–21, 21–14	Winner
2010	China Masters	Wang Xin	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Wang Yihan	21–14, 18–21, 21–19	Winner
2011	Singapore Open	Wang Xin	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Hong Kong Open	Wang Xin	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	All England Open	Ratchanok Intanon	21–14, 16–21, 21–10	Winner

  Superseries tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	BMW Open International	Heike Schönharting	12–9, 11–9	Winner
2001	French International	Brenda Beenhakker	2–7, 6–8, 7–5, 1–7	Runner-up
2002	Norwegian International	Petya Nedelcheva	3–11, 13–12, 11–8	Winner
2002	Scottish International	Yuki Shimada	9–11, 11–8, 3–11	Runner-up
2003	Norwegian International	Petya Nedelcheva	11–7, 11–5	Winner
2003	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Jeanine Cicognini	11–3, 11–3	Winner
2003	Irish Open	Kelly Morgan	11–9, 11–5	Winner
2004	Swedish International	Huaiwen Xu	11–7, 4–11, 11–6	Winner
2005	Italian International	Anu Nieminen	11–4, 11–5	Winner
2006	Swedish International	Petra Overzier	21–18, 21–16	Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[7]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 9 6 3 +3 Dai Yun 1 0 1 –1 Gong Ruina 2 0 2 –2 Gong Zhichao 1 0 1 –1 Li Xuerui 3 1 2 –1 Lu Lan 6 4 2 +2 Wang Lin 4 2 2 0 Wang Shixian 4 2 2 0 Wang Xin 9 0 9 –9 Wang Yihan 13 5 8 –3 Xie Xingfang 12 1 11 –10 Yao Yan 1 0 1 –1 Zhang Ning 5 1 4 –3 Zhu Lin 3 2 1 +1 Cheng Shao-chieh 3 3 0 +3 Tai Tzu-ying 4 2 2 0 Mette Sørensen 1 0 1 –1 Tracey Hallam 5 4 1 +3

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Pi Hongyan 12 6 6 0 Juliane Schenk 11 8 3 +5 / Huaiwen Xu 11 4 7 –3 / Wang Chen 11 6 5 +1 Yip Pui Yin 5 4 1 +3 / Zhou Mi 10 3 7 –4 Saina Nehwal 10 5 5 0 P. V. Sindhu 1 1 0 +1 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 2 1 1 0 Minatsu Mitani 2 0 2 –2 Wong Mew Choo 6 5 1 +4 Mia Audina 2 0 2 –2 Sung Ji-hyun 7 6 1 +5 Carolina Marín 3 2 1 +1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 2 1 +1 Ratchanok Intanon 5 2 3 –1

Career overview