Eva Twedberg
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| Eva Twedberg | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Eva Pettersson |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Women's singles | |
| Career title(s) |
1968, 1971 All-England 1970 European Champs |
Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson; later Eva Stuart) is a former Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971;[1] the Danish Open in 1968, 1970,[2] and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973;[3] and the European Championships in 1970.[4] Mrs. Stuart is the winningest player in the history of the Swedish National Badminton Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976.
References
- ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106.
- ↑ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152.
- ↑ "The 19th U.S.open", Badminton USA, May 1972, 10 and "20th U.S. open", Badminton USA, May 1973, 4.
- ↑ Davis, 115.
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