Susan Whetnall

Sue Whetnall
Whetnall at the 1970 Dutch Open.
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1942-12-11) 11 December 1942 Swanley, Kent, England
Medal record Women's badminton Representing England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles European Championships 1968 Bochum Women's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Women's doubles 1968 Bochum Mixed doubles 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women's doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Women's singles European Mixed Team Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team

Susan Whetnall (born 11 December 1942 in Swanley, née Susan Pound) is a former English badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. She was married to another English former international player, Paul Whetnall, from 1968 until his death in May 2014.

Badminton career

All England

Whetnall shared three women's doubles titles (1969, 1970, 1976) and two mixed doubles titles (1968, 1974) at the All-England Championships which was then considered the world's most prestigious tournament for individual players.

Commonwealth Games

She represented England and won a gold medal and bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she won two more medals at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

European Championships

Whetnall won five gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the European Badminton Championships between 1968 and 1976, making her one of the most successful players ever in this biennial tournament. She was elected to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.

Major achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Margaret Boxall	Julie Rickard Gillian Perrin	15–9, 15–2	Gold
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Margaret Boxall	Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin	7–15, 5–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	David Eddy	Paul Whetnall Julie Rickard	15–8, 12–15, 15–12	Bronze
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Elliot Stuart	Richard Purser Alison Branfield	15–10, 15–4	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Gillian Gilks	5–11, 2–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, West Germany	Margaret Boxall	Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin	15–7, 18–13	Gold
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Margaret Boxall	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	2–3, retired	Gold
1974	Vienna, Austria	Nora Gardner	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	10–15, 13–15	Silver
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Beck Nora Gardner	15–4, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, West Germany	Tony Jordan	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15–13, 15–9	Gold
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	David Eddy	Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin	17–16, 17–16	Gold
1974	Vienna, Austria	Elliot Stuart	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–5, 3–15, 3–15	Silver

International Tournament (32 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Dutch Open	Lonny Bostofte	11–6, 6–11, 11–6	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Irish Open	Margaret Boxall	Gillian Perrin Iris Rogers	15–8, 15–7	Winner
1968	Dutch Open	Margaret Boxall	Angela Bairstow	5–15, 15–0, 15–9	Winner
1969	All England Open	Margaret Boxall	Hiroe Amano Tomoko Takahashi	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1969	Irish Open	Margaret Boxall	Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1969	South African Championships	Margaret Boxall			Winner
1969	Swedish Open	Margaret Boxall	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	4–15, 15–5, 15–10	Winner
1969	Scottish Open	Margaret Boxall	Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1970	Belgian International	Margaret Boxall	Imre Rietveld Nielsen Anne Berglund	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1970	All England Open	Margaret Boxall	Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard	15–6, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Margaret Boxall	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Hein	15–5, 5–15, 15–13	Winner
1970	Dutch Open	Margaret Boxall	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	18–15, 12–15, 15–1	Winner
1970	Scottish Open	Margaret Boxall	Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin	15–2, 15–18, 15–5	Winner
1974	All England Open	Margaret Boxall	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	5–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1974	Scottish Open	Margaret Boxall	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15–9, 10–15, 15–10	Winner
1975	Dutch Open	Nora Gardner	Marjan Luesken Joke van Beusekom	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1975	South African Championships	Barbara Giles	Deirdre Tyghe Barbara Lord	12–15, 15–7, 18–17	Winner
1975	Swedish Open	Barbara Giles	Nora Gardner Gillian Gilks	15–9, 4–15, 15–11	Winner
1976	U.S. Open	Gillian Gilks	Pam Bristol Brady Rosine Jones	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Lockwood Nora Gardner	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1976	German Open	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Lockwood Jane Webster	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1976	All England Open	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Lockwood Nora Gardner	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1976	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	Marjan Luesken Joke van Beusekom	15–4, 15–5	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Scottish Open	Tony Jordan	Robert McCoig Muriel Ferguson	15–8, 17–15	Winner
1968	All England Open	Tony Jordan	Robert McCoig Muriel Ferguson	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1969	German Open	Tony Jordan	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–11, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
1969	Scottish Open	Roger Mills	Robert McCoig Muriel Ferguson	15–4, 15–7	Winner
1969	Irish Open	Tony Jordan	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15–14, 15–13	Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Ippei Kojima	Paul Whetnall Margaret Boxall	12–15, 15–5, 15–13	Winner
1974	All England Open	David Eddy	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1975	Dutch Open	David Eddy	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1975	South African Championships	Paul Whetnall	Ray Stevens Barbara Giles	6–15, 15–10, 15–3	Winner
1975	Swedish Open	Elliot Stuart	Mike Tredgett Nora Gardner	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1976	U.S. Open	David Eddy	Thomas Kihlström Pam Brady	15–6, 10–15, 15–12	Winner

References

• All England champions 1899-2007 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• European results
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 180, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6