Ulla Strand


Ulla Strand was badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Though she won three Danish national singles titles and reached the women's singles final at the All-England Championships in 1965, most of her major championship victories were in doubles and mixed doubles. Attractive and charismatic, she was a crowd favorite throughout her career.
She was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1999.
Ulla Strand died in 2007 after a long illness.

Career

Strand won 10 All England Open Badminton Championships titles, 7 in mixed doubles and 3 in women's doubles.
She also won 21 Danish National Championships between 1961 and 1974, and 19 Nordic Championships between 1962 and 1973.

1972 Summer Olympics

Strand competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. In women's singles, she lost in the first round against Noriko Nakayama, 11-5, 11-9. In mixed doubles she played with Svend Pri, and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks of Great Britain, 15-6, 18-16.

Major achievements

Achievements

International tournaments

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1967All England Svend Pri Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
Per Walsøe		15–2, 15–10 Winner
1968Swedish Open Svend Pri Winner
1971Denmark Open Svend Pri Ray Stevens
Barbara Hood		15–13, 15–11 Winner
1971All England Svend Pri Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks		15–12, 8–15, 15–11 Winner
1971Dutch Open Svend Pri Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks		4–15, 15–6, 16–17 Runner-up
1972Swedish Open Svend Pri David Eddy
Gillian Gilks		10-15, 8–15 Runner-up
1972Denmark Open Svend Pri Wolfgang Bochow
Marieluise Wackerow		7–15, 15–13, 10–15 Runner-up
1972All England Svend Pri Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks		12–15, 15–8, 15–12 Winner