WOMEN’S SINGLES 1889 to 2009 1889 – No competition 1961 - Judy Hashman - formerly Devlin (USA) 1900 - Ethel Thomson - later Larcombe (England) 1962 - Judy Hashman - formerly Devlin (USA) 1901 - Ethel Thomson - later Larcombe (England) 1963 - Judy Hashman - formerly Devlin (USA) 1902 - Murial Lucas - later Adams (England) 1964 - Judy Hashman - formerly Devlin (USA) 1903 - Ethel Thomson - later Larcombe (England) 1965 - Ursula Smith (England) 1904 - Ethel Thomson - later Larcombe (England) 1966 - Judy Hashman - formerly Devlin (USA) 1905 - Murial Lucas - later Adams (England) 1967 - Judy Hashman - formerly Devlin (USA) 1906 - Ethel Thomson - later Larcombe (England) 1968 - Eva Twedberg - later Stuart (Sweden) 1907 - Murial Lucas - later Adams (England) 1969 - Hiroe Yuki (Japan) 1908 - Murial Lucas - later Adams (England) 1970 - Etsuko Takenake - later Toganoo (Japan) 1909 - Murial Lucas - later Adams (England) 1971 - Eva Twedberg - later Stuart (Sweden) 1910 - Murial Lucas - later Adams (England) 1972 - Noriko Nakayama (Japan) 1911 - Margaret Larminie - later Rivers Tragett 1973 - Margaret Beck - later Lockwood (England) (England) 1974 - Hiroe Yuku (Japan) 1912 - Margaret Rivers Tragett - formerly Larminie 1975 - Hiroe Yuki (Japan) (England) 1976 - Gillian Gilks - formerly Perrin - later Goodwin 1913 - Lavinia Radeglia (England) (England) 1914 - Lavinia Radeglia (England) 1977 - Hiroe Yuki (Japan) 1915-1919 - World War I - cancelled 1978 - Gillian Gilks - formerly Perrin - later Goodwin 1920 - Kathleen 'Kitty' McKane - later Godfree (England) (England) 1979 - Lene Køppen (Denmark) 1921 - Kathleen 'Kitty' McKane - later Godfree 1980 - Lene Køppen (Denmark) (England) 1981 - Hwang Sun Ai (Korea) 1922 - Kathleen 'Kitty' McKane - later Godfree 1982 - Zhang Ailing (P.R. China) (England) 1983 - Zhang Ailing (P.R. China) 1923 - Lavinia Radeglia (England) 1984 - Li Lingwei (P.R. China) 1924 - Kathleen 'Kitty' McKane - later Godfree 1985 - Han Aiping (P.R. China) (England) 1986 - Kim Yun-Ja (Korea) 1925 - Margaret Stocks - formerly McKane (England) 1987 - Kirsten Larsen (Denmark) 1926 - Marjorie Barrett (England) 1988 - Gu Jiaming (P.R. China) 1927 - Marjorie Barrett (England) 1989 - Li Lingwei (P.R. China) 1928 - Margaret Rivers Tragett - formerly Larminie 1990 - Susi Susanti (Indonesia) (England) 1991 - Susi Susanti (Indonesia) 1929 - Marjorie Barrett (England) 1992 - Tang Jiuhong (P.R. China) 1930 - Marjorie Barrett (England) 1993 - Susi Susanti (Indonesia) 1931 - Marjorie Barrett (England) 1994 - Susi Susanti (Indonesia) 1932 - Leoni Kingsbury - later Middlemost (England) 1995 - Lim Xiao Qing (Sweden) 1933 - Alice Woodroffe - later Teague (England) 1996 - Bang Soo-Hyun (Korea) 1934 - Leoni Kingsbury - later Middlemost (England) 1997 - Ye Zhaoying (P.R. China) 1935 - Betty Uber (England) 1998 - Ye Zhaoying (P.R. China) 1936 - Thelma Kingsbury - later Welcome of USA 1999 - Ye Zhaoying (P.R. China) (England) 2000 - Gong Zhichao (P.R. China) 1937 - Thelma Kingsbury - later Welcome of USA 2001 - Gong Zhichao (P.R. China) (England) 2002 - Camilla Martin (Denmark) 1938 - Daphne Young - later Warrington (England) 2003 - Zhou Mi (P.R. China) 1939 - Dorothy Walton (Canada) 2004 - Gong Ruina (P.R. China) 1940-1946 - World War II - cancelled 2005 - Xie Xingfang (P.R. China) 1947 - Marie Ussing - later Nylen (Denmark) 2006 - Xie Xingfang (P.R. China) 1948 - Kirsten Thorndahl - later Granlund (Denmark) 2007 - Xie Xingfang (P.R. China) 1949 - Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen (Denmark) 2008 - Tine Rasmussen Later Baun (Denmark) 1950 - Tonny Ahm - formerly Olsen (Denmark) 2009 - Wang Yihan (P. R. China) 1951 - Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen (Denmark) 1952 - Tonny Ahm - formerly Olsen (Denmark) 1953 - Marie Ussing - later Nylen (Denmark) 1954 - Judy Devlin - later Hashman (USA) 1955 - Margaret Varner (USA) 1956 - Margaret Varner (USA) 1957 - Judy Devlin - later Hashman (USA) 1958 - Judy Devlin - later Hashman (USA) 1959 - Heather Ward - later Nielsen (England) 1960 - Judy Devlin - later Hashman (USA) ©Compiled by The National Badminton Museum. Updated June 2020. www.nationalbadmintonmuseum.com .