Betty Uber (born 1906, died 1983) was an English female badminton player who won major titles between the 1930s and the beginning of the 1950s.
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Betty Uber won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's doubles and 8 in mixed doubles.
She was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.
Her surname "Uber" is used for the Uber Cup, the world women's team badminton championship, because she had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950.[1] She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.[2]
| Season | Challenge | Class | Place | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1930 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Herbert Uber / Betty Uber |
| 1930 | Irish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1930 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Henry S. Uber / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1931 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Marion Horsley / Betty Uber |
| 1931 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Herbert Uber / Betty Uber |
| 1931 | Scottish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1931 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1932 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Herbert Uber / Betty Uber |
| 1932 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1932 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1932 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1933 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1933 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1934 | Welsh International | Mixed | 1 | Donald Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1934 | Welsh International | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1934 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Thelma Kingsbury (ENG) |
| 1934 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1934 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1934 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | French Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton (ENG) |
| 1935 | French Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | Welsh International | Mixed | 1 | B. P. Cook / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1935 | All England | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber |
| 1935 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Thelma Kingsbury (ENG) |
| 1936 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1936 | All England | ladies singles | 2 | Betty Uber |
| 1936 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Thelma Kingsbury (ENG) |
| 1936 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1936 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1937 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton |
| 1938 | Scottish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1938 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Raymond M. White / Betty Uber |
| 1938 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton |
| 1938 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Ian Maconachie / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1938 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | O. Wilson / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Diana Doveton / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Scottish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Welsh International | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton (ENG) |
| 1939 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Raymond White / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1947 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Q. M. Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | Southafrican Championship | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen (ENG) |
| 1948 | Southafrican Championship | Mixed | 1 | Noel B. Radford / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | All England | ladies doubles | 2 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen |
| 1948 | Southafrican Championship | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | James Rankin / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1949 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Q. M. Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1949 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | James Rankin / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1950 | All England | ladies doubles | 2 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | James Rankin / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | H. J. Wingfield / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Webber / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1952 | All England | ladies doubles | 2 | Betty Uber / Queenie A. Webber |