French Open (badminton)

French Open
	Official website
Founded	1908
Editions	93 (2023)
Location	Cesson-Sévigné (2023); France
Venue	Glaz Arena (2023)
Prize money	USD$850,000 (2023)
Men's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Shi Yuqi (singles); Satwiksairaj Rankireddy; Chirag Shetty (doubles)
Most singles titles	4; George Alan Thomas; Henri Pellizza
Most doubles titles	4; George Alan Thomas; Henri Pellizza; Eddy L. Choong; Carsten Mogensen
Women's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	An Se-young (singles); Chen Qingchen; Jia Yifan (doubles)
Most singles titles	6; Yvonne Girard
Most doubles titles	6; Yvonne Girard
Mixed doubles
Draw	32
Current champions	Feng Yanzhe; Huang Dongping
Most titles (male)	4; George Alan Thomas
Most titles (female)	4; Madeleine Girard
Super 750
	China Masters; Denmark Open; ; India Open; Japan Open; Singapore Open;
Last completed
	2024 French Open

The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de Badminton) is an annual badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBad).^[1]^[2]^[3]

The tournament was halted between 1915 and 1934, in 1965, 1970, 1972, 1994 and 2006. Not previously considered one of the international badminton circuit's leading events, it was promoted to become part of the BWF Super Series in 2007 making the French Open one of the 12 major badminton tournaments in the world. BWF categorised French Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events per the BWF events structure since 2018.^[4]

Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1908	Frank Chesterton	Margaret Larminie	Frank Chesterton Stewart Marsden Massey	Margaret Larminie Lavinia Clara Radeglia	Frank Chesterton Margaret Larminie
1909	Frank Chesterton	Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Alan Thomas Guy A. Sautter	Margaret Larminie Muriel Bateman	George Alan Thomas Muriel Bateman
1910	George Alan Thomas			Lavinia Clara Radeglia Muriel Bateman	George Alan Thomas Muriel Bateman
1911				Lavinia Clara Radeglia Muriel Bateman	Guy A. Sautter Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1912			George Alan Thomas A. Gardner	Lavinia Clara Radeglia C. Ropert	George Alan Thomas Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1913			B. L. Bisgood Robert McCallum	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Muriel Bateman	George Alan Thomas Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1914–1934	No competition
1935	Ralph Nichols	Betty Uber	Ralph Nichols G. J. Fish	Betty Uber Diana Doveton	Ralph Nichols Diana Doveton
1936	Ian Maconachie	Marian Horsley	Ian Maconachie K. Smedley	Margaret Tragett Marian Horsley	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley
1937		Mavis Green		Daphne Young Mavis Green	D. E. Kenyon Mavis Green
1938		Daphne Young		Daphne Young Mavis Green	Ian Maconachie Mavis Green
1939	A. S. Samuel	Mavis Green	A. S. Samuel C. C. Rickets	K. R. Davidson Mavis Green	C. C. Ricketts Mavis Green
1940	Henri Pellizza	Yvonne Girard	Henri Pellizza René Gathier	Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard	Henri Pelliza Madeleine Girard
1941	Michel Marret		Michel Marret René Mathieu		Michel Marrett Madeleine Girard
1942	Yves Baudoin		Michel Marret René Mathieu
1943	Henri Pellizza		Michel Marret Henri Pellizza
1944	Henri Pellizza		Michel Marret Henri Pellizza		Henri Pellizza Simone Pellizza
1945	O. H. Hilton		O. H. Hilton Jacques Rozier		O. H. Hilton C. Carvallo
1946	Henri Pellizza	Bradley	Michel Marret Henri Pellizza		Yves Baudoin Yvonne Girard
1947	A. J. Hone	L. Barlow	S. G. Bell A. J. Hone	Mavis Henderson L. Barlow	A. J. Hone Mavis Henderson
1948	Palle Granlund	F. M. Henderson	Niels Greaffe Bent Palling	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone	A. J. Hone Mavis Henderson
1949	Eddy L. Choong	A. Lehmeier	Foo Sun Lau Yet Sun Lau	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone	Eddy L. Choong A. Lehmeier
1950	Eddy L. Choong	Audrey Blathwayt	Eddy L. Choong J. Newland	Audrey Blathwayt M. Crombie	Eddy L. Choong Audrey Stone
1951	Ong Poh Lim	D. B. Grace	Ong Poh Lim Ismail bin Marjan	Q. M. Allen Webber Audrey Stone	Eddy B. Choong Q. M. Allen Webber
1952	Eddy B. Choong	Audrey Stone	Eddy L. Choong Eddy B. Choong	Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone	Eddy B. Choong Q. M. Allen Webber
1953	Eddy B. Choong	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Eddy L. Choong Eddy B. Choong	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen A. Petersen	Eddy B. Choong J. Peters
1954	Alistair McIntyre	Elisabeth O'Beirne	Ralph Nichols G. J. Fish	Elisabeth O'Beirne S. Wyatt	Ralph Nichols Elisabeth O'Beirne
1955	S. D. McLean	A. Durst	Pierre Lenoir Ghislain Vasseur	Yvonne Girard Mireille Laurent	S. D. McLean H. Laing
1956	G. E. Rowlands	M. McIntosh	A. C. Bahrée C. L. Yap	B. Forrester M. McIntosh	A. J. Malone M. B. Forrester
1957	Ferry Sonneville	Sheila Ryder	Eddy L. Choong Ferry Sonneville	S. Wyatt R. Page	Eddy L. Choong Sonia Cambril
1958	Peter Knack	Pratuang Pattabongs	O. Nyberg R. Olsson	Pratuang Pattabongs Julie Charles	R. Olsson Ingrid Dahlberg
1959	Lee Kin Tat	P. S. Wheating	Lee Kin Tat J. Lim	Mireille Laurent M. Sharp	A. Nyberg Mireille Laurent
1960	Ferry Sonneville	R. A. Rabey	Heah Hock Heng J. Lim	Audrey Stone Ursula Smith	Ferry Sonneville Yvonne Theresia Sonneville
1961	Erland Kops	Hanne Jensen	Finn Kobberø Erland Kops	R. A. Rabey J. Brennan	Erland Kops Hanne Jensen
1962	Charoen Wattanasin	Tan Gaik Bee	Finn Kobberø Bengt Nielsen	Bitten Nielsen Tan Gaik Bee	Finn Kobberø Tan Gaik Bee
1963	Lee Kin Tat	Irmgard Latz	Heinz Honegger Torkild Nielsen	Irmgard Latz Imre Rietveld	C. Harvey J. Brennan
1964	Oon Chong Jin	Imre Rietveld	Oon Chong Teik Oon Chong Jin	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Oon Chong Jin Julie Charles
1965	No competition
1966	Ang Tjin Siang	Imre Rietveld	Ang Tjin Siang Wong Pek Sen	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Erland Kops Marianne Svensson
1967	Lee Kin Tat	Gerda Schuhmacher	Willi Braun Detlef Würfel	Julie Charles Imre Rietveld	Klaus Tetenberg Gudrun Ziebold
1968	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Horst Lösche Gerhard Kucki	Eva Twedberg Karin Dittberner	Herman Leidelmeijer Lili ter Metz
1969	Elo Hansen	Julie Rickard	Oon Chong Hau Koh Kheng Siong	Julie Rickard A. J. Glenie	Elo Hansen L. Horvid
1970	No competition
1971	Torsten Winter	Brigitte Potthoff	Torsten Winter Hugo Wilmes	Brigitte Potthoff June Jacques	Klaus Steden Brigitte Potthoff
1972	Herman Moens	Margaret Gardner	Holger Rode Edelwald Rumpel	Margaret Gardner Yveline Hue	Per Walsøe Yveline Hue
1973	Tage Nielsen	Lene Büchert	Peter Bullivant William Kidd	Lene Büchert Kirsten Kjaerbye	Søren Willandsen Vibeke Brisson
1974	David Hunt	Margaret Gardner	David Hunt Peter Penneket	Margaret Gardner Patricia Assinder	Daniel Gosset Kirsten Ballisager
1975	David Hunt	Yu Yuk Geor		Lim Shour Yu Yuk Geor	David Hunt Patricia Assinder
1976	Peter Penneket	Yu Yuk Geor		Lim Shour Yu Yuk Geor	Liao Kun Fu Lim Shour
1977	David Hunt	Inge Rozemeijer	Duncan Bridge Brian Keeling	Sylvia Robbe Inge Rozemeijer	David Hunt Patricia Assinder
1978	Gregor Berden	Alison Bryson	Andy Goode Richard Purser	Elizabeth Adam M. Jack	Richard Purser Patricia Assinder
1979	Andy Goode	Alison Bryson	Roland Maywald Karl-Heinz Zwiebler	Ingrid Morsch Vera Martini	Karl Heinz Zwiebler Ingrid Morsch
1980	Gert Helsholt	Pia Nielsen	Peter Holm Hans Olaf Birkholm	MarieLuisa Zizman Liselotte Blumer	Peter Holm Pia Nielsen
1981	Steve Baddeley	Svetlana Belyasova	Andy Goode Steve Baddeley	Svetlana Belyasova Vart Pogosyan	Nigel Tier Alison Fulton
1982	Ahmed Zubair	Denyse Julien	Bob MacDougall M. Freitag	Johanne Falardeau Linda Cloutier	Bob MacDougall Johanne Falardeau
1983	Vimal Kumar	Alison Fulton	Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh	Alison Fulton J. Benson	Stefan Frey Mechtild Hagemann
1984	Vimal Kumar	Wendy Poulton	Jan de Mulder Eddy van Herbruggen	Wendy Poulton Corinne Sonnet	Eddy van Herbruggen Wendy Poulton
1985	Kim Brodersen	Maria Henning	Kim Brodersen Claus Thomsen	Maria Henning Lilian Johansson	Lars Noies Dorthe Lynge
1986	Kerrin Harrison	Julie McDonald	Kerrin Harrison Glenn Stewart	Anne Meniane Catharine Lechalupe	Graeme Robson Julie McDonald
1987	Ib Frederiksen	Kim Yun-ja	Lee Deuk-choon Kim Moon-soo	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Kim Yun-ja
1988	Icuk Sugiarto	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Chung So-young
1989	Xiong Guobao	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
1990	Foo Kok Keong	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Kim Moon-soo Chung So-young
1991	Jaimie Dawson	Doris Piché	Yap Yee Hup Yap Yee Guan	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	Michael Keck Anne Katrin Seid
1992	Wan Zhengwen	Doris Piché	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Rhonda Cator Anna Lao	Liu Jianjun Wang Xiaoyuan
1993	Hendrawan	Yao Yan	Denny Kantono Antonius Ariantho	Yao Fen Lin Yanfen	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael
1994	No competition
1995	George Rimarcdi	Elena Rybkina	Sigit Budiarto Dicky Purwotsugiono	Margit Borg Maria Bengtsson	Thomas Stavngaard Anne Søndergaard
1996	Kenneth Jonassen	Marina Andrievskaya	Michael Keck Dharma Gunawi	Brenda Conijn Nicole van Hooren	Jesper Larsen Majken Vange
1997	Chris Bruil	Kelly Morgan	Tony Gunawan Victor Wibowo	Cynthia Tuwankotta Etty Tantri	Peter Jeffrey Sarah Hardaker
1998	Niels Christian Kaldau	Aparna Popat	Jan Jørgensen Ove Svejstrup	Tsai Hui-min Chen Li-chin	Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans
1999	Chen Gang	Zhou Mi	Anthony Clark Ian Sullivan	Qin Yiyuan Gao Ling	Chen Gang Qin Yiyuan
2000	Siddharth Jain	Takako Ida	Keita Masuda Tadashi Otsuka	Li Xu Hong Qian	Chan Chong Ming Joanne Quay
2001	Abhinn Shyam Gupta	Brenda Beenhakker	Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov	Erica van den Heuvel Nicole van Hooren	Chris Bruil Lotte Jonathans
2002	Luo Yigang	Xie Xingfang	Cheng Rui Wang Wei	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	Zheng Bo Zhang Yawen
2003	Marc Zwiebler	Pi Hongyan	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Carsten Mogensen	Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai	Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson
2004	Chen Jin		Gan Teik Chai Koo Kien Keat	Du Jing Yu Yang	Xie Zhongbo Yu Yang
2005	Stanislav Pukhov		Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen	Elodie Eymard Weny Rahmawati	Nabil Lasmari Eny Widiowati
2006	No competition
2007	Lee Chong Wei	Xie Xingfang	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa
2008	Peter Gade	Wang Lin	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Du Jing Yu Yang	He Hanbin Yu Yang
2009	Lin Dan	Wang Yihan	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
2010	Taufik Hidayat	Wang Yihan	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam
2011	Lee Chong Wei	Wang Xin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2012	Liew Daren	Minatsu Mitani	Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun	Ma Jin Tang Jinhua	Xu Chen Ma Jin
2013	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	Wang Shixian	Markis Kido Marcus Fernaldi Gideon	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
2014	Chou Tien-chen	Wang Shixian	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2015	Lee Chong Wei	Carolina Marín	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
2016	Shi Yuqi	He Bingjiao	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
2017	Srikanth Kidambi	Tai Tzu-ying	Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2018	Chen Long	Akane Yamaguchi	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
2019	Chen Long	An Se-young	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti
2020	Cancelled^{[note 1]}
2021	Kanta Tsuneyama	Akane Yamaguchi	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
2022	Viktor Axelsen	He Bingjiao	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
2023	Jonatan Christie	Chen Yufei	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin
2024	Shi Yuqi	An Se-young	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping

^ This tournament, originally to be played from 20 to 25 October, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

Performances by nation

As of the 2024 edition

	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	England	15	26	18	28	23	110
2	China	10	13	5	17	13	58
3	Denmark	12	5	12.5	2.5	12	44
4	France	6	9	8	11.5	7.5	42
5	Malaya Malaysia	13	1	11.5	1.5	4.5	31.5
6	Indonesia	8		8.5	2	7.5	26
7	South Korea		5	7	5	4	21
8	West Germany Germany	3	3	6	3	5	20
9	Netherlands	1	4		6	3	14
10	Scotland	2	4		1.5	2.5	10
11	India	5	1	3.5			9.5
12	Japan	1	4	1	2	1	9
12	Chinese Taipei	1	3	1	3	1	9
14	Sweden	1	3	1	2.5	1	8.5
15	Canada	1	3	1	1	1	7
15	Irish Free State Ireland	3		3		1	7
17	Thailand	1	1		1.5	1	4.5
18	Belgium	1	0	1	0.5	1.5	4
18	Soviet Union Russia	1	2		1		4
20	New Zealand	1		1.5		1	3.5
21	Australia		1		1	0.5	2.5
21	Singapore	2		0.5			2.5
23	Wales	1	1				2
24	Hong Kong		1				1
	Pakistan	1					1
	Spain		1				1
	Switzerland			0.5	0.5		1
	Yugoslavia	1					1
29	Bulgaria			0.5			0.5
Total		91	91	91	91	91	455

References

^ Badminton Europe: Fédération Française de Badminton (PDF)
^ Badminton.de: French Open
^ Smash: French Open
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

External links

Official website (in English)

[5] This tournament, originally to be played from 20 to 25 October, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

[1] Badminton Europe: Fédération Française de Badminton (PDF)

[2] Badminton.de: French Open

[3] Smash: French Open

[4] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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