Brenda Beenhakker

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| nickname = Big Brenda

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|2|18}}

| birth_place = Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

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| height = 1.79 m

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| country = Netherlands

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| handedness = Right

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| event = Women's singles & doubles

| career_record = 172 wins, 120 losses

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| bwfbadminton_id = 5699

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Brenda Beenhakker (born 18 February 1977) is a retired Dutch badminton player.{{cite web|title= Players: Brenda Beenhakker |url= https://bwfbadminton.com/player/5699/brenda-beenhakker|website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=12 June 2020}} She is the former European junior champion in the girls' singles event in 1995. She won Dutch National Championships for 8 times; 5 times in singles (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) and 3 times in doubles (2005 – with Karina de Wit, 2006 & 2007 – with Judith Meulendijks).

Career

Beenhakker surprised as a seventeen-year-old junior in 1995 by becoming women's singles Dutch National champion. When she was eleven, she became the Dutch junior champion for the first time. Hereafter several youth titles in her and higher age categories followed. A few months after her first championship with seniors in 1995, she was also crowned as European Junior Champion, becoming the first ever Dutch to win the girls' singles title. Beenhakker played badminton for BC Smashing (Wijchen) in the Dutch premier league. She won a bronze medal at the 2002 European Badminton Championships in Malmö, Sweden. She stopped playing international tournaments in April 2006, after a badminton career lasting for 19 years.

The Arnhem player started badminton when she was ten years old, after having been interested in playing tennis before. Beenhakker is married, has a daughter and has been working at a childcare center in Wijchen since 2008. As of 2009/10 season, she succeeded Frans Rademaker as trainer of BC Smashing. She had also given training at the Dutch clubs BECA Arnhem and BC Mariken in Nijmegen.

Achievements

= European Championships =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2002

| align="left" | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mia Audina

| align="left" | 1–7, 6–8, 1–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= European Junior Championships =

Girls' singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mette Justesen

| align="left" | 11–0, 4–11, 12–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

=IBF International=

Women's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Rybkina

| align="left" | 4–11, 6–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 1997

| align="left" | Austrian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Judith Meulendijks

| align="left" | 1–11, 11–8, 9–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center"| 1997

| align="left"| Welsh International

| align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} Judith Meulendijks

| align="left"| 11–4, 11–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 1999

| align="left" | Australian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Sandra Dimbour

| align="left" | 3–11, 5–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | French International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tine Rasmussen

| align="left" | 7–2, 8–6, 5–7, 7–1

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sara Persson

| align="left" | 7–5, 7–5, 7–0

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2002

| align="left" | Dutch International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Karina de Wit

| align="left" | 7–5, 7–0, 7–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Dutch International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Kamila Augustyn

| align="left" | 5–11, 4–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | USA SCBA International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyo Akao

| align="left" | 7–11, 11–7, 11–2

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Finnish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Paulien van Dooremalen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Marinello
{{flagicon|GER}} Kathrin Piotrowski

| align="left" | 11–15, 1–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

References

External links

{{BWF|157181FC-2428-4332-B8C5-901E4B880656}}

Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Arnhem

Category:Dutch female badminton players

Category:20th-century Dutch women

Category:20th-century Dutch people

Category:21st-century Dutch women