List of Singapore Open women's singles champions

Singapore Open Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champions
LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Governing bodySingapore Badminton Association
Created1931
EditionsTotal: 70 (2024)
Open era (since 1980): 33
Prize money$59,500 (2024)
TrophyWomen's Singles Shield
Websitesingaporebadminton.org.sg
Most titles
Amateur era7: Helen Heng
Open era5: Zhang Ning
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era7: Helen Heng
Open era3: Zhang Ning
Current champion
An Se-young – 2024
(Second title)

The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament created in 1929.[1] The Women's Singles was first contested in 1931.[2] The tournament was canceled between 1942 and 1946 because of World War II and discontinued from 1974 to 1986. It returned in 1987 as Konica Cup and was held until 1999. There was no competition held in 1935, 1993, 1996 and 2000. The tournament returned in 2001 under a new sponsor. It was again canceled between 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the list of the winners at the Singapore Open in women's singles.

History

In the Amateur era, Helen Heng (1949–1955) holds the record for the most titles in the Women's Singles, winning Singapore Open seven times. Helen also holds the record for most consecutive titles with seven from 1949 to 1955.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979,[3] Zhang Ning (2001, 2003–2005, 2007) holds the record for the most Women's Singles titles with five. Zhang also holds the record for most consecutive victories with three.

Finalists

Amateur era

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1931 SGP Alice Pennefather SGP E. da Silva 11–2, 11–6
1932 SGP Alice Pennefather SGP E. da Silva
1933 SGP Ong Siew Eng SGP Alice Pennefather 11–4, 13–10
1934 SGP Alice Pennefather SGP Ong Siew Eng 11–8, 11–3
1935 No competition
1936 SGP Ong Siew Eng SGP Betty Ho 4–11, 11–7, 11–2
1937 SGP Alice Pennefather SGP Ong Siew Eng (0–5), 11–3, 11–6
1938 SGP Waileen Wong SGP Alice Pennefather 11–7, 12–11
1939 SGP Waileen Wong SGP Alice Pennefather 10–12, 11–3, 11–6
1940  JPN Y. Yasuda SGP Lee Shao Meng 12–9, 9–12, 11–1
1941 SGP Ong Siew Eng SGP Yoong Sook Lian 11–3, 11–0
1942–1946 No competition
1947 SGP Chung Kon Yoong SGP Helen Heng 11–7, 11–8
1948 SGP Ong Siew Eng SGP Helen Heng 12–10, 2–11, 11–7
1949 SGP Helen Heng SGP Ong Heng Kwee 11–7, 11–0
1950 SGP Helen Heng SGP Ong Siew Eng 11–4, 11–2
1951 SGP Helen Heng SGP Baby Low 11–1, 11–1
1952 SGP Helen Heng SGP Baby Low 11–5, 11–1
1953 SGP Helen Heng SGP Baby Low 15–2, 15–3
1954 SGP Helen Heng SGP Baby Low 11–3, 11–0
1955 SGP Helen Heng SGP Baby Low 11–3, 11–5
1956 SGP Nancy Lim SGP Jessie Ong 1–11, 11–3, 11–7
1957 SGP Nancy Lim SGP Jessie Ong 11–4, 11–4
1958 SGP Nancy Lim SGP Long Soo Chin 11–3, 12–11
1959 SGP Long Soo Chin SGP Nancy Lim 11–7, 12–11
1960  MAS Tan Gaik Bee  SGP Long Soo Chin 11–4, 11–2
1961  SGP Helen Ong  SGP Jessie Ong 11–7, 12–9
1962  THA Prathin Pattabongs  SGP Helen Ong 11–6, 11–0
1963  MAS Sylvia Tan  SGP Lim Choo Eng 11–1, 11–4
1964  MAS Sylvia Tan  MAS Lai Siew York 11–5, 11–7
1965  MAS Lai Siew York  SGP Aishah Attan 11–5, 11–6
1966  INA Nurhaena  INA Tan Tjoen Ing 12–11, 11–4
1967  INA Minarni  INA Retno Koestijah 5–11, 11–6, retired
1968  JPN Noriko Takagi  JPN Hiroe Yuki 11–7, 10–12, 11–4
1969  SGP Lim Choo Eng  SGP Aishah Attan 11–6, 11–3
1970  INA Intan Nurtjahja  INA Utami Dewi 11–3, 11–5
1971  MAS Sylvia Ng  THA Thongkam Kingmanee 3–11, 11–9, 11–6
1972  INA Intan Nurtjahja  INA Taty Sumirah 11–8, 12–11
1973  THA Thongkam Kingmanee  INA Sri Wiyanti 11–4, 11–8
1974–1986 No competition

Open era

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1987  INA Elizabeth Latief  CHN Gu Jiaming 1–11, 11–6, 11–6
1988  CHN Li Lingwei  CHN Huang Hua 12–9, 11–6
1989  CHN Han Aiping  KOR Lee Young-suk 11–0, 11–5
1990  CHN Tang Jiuhong  KOR Lee Young-suk 12–9, 11–3
1991  CHN Huang Hua  CHN Zhou Lei 11–5, 7–11, 11–2
1992  CHN Ye Zhaoying  CHN Han Jingna 8–11, 11–2, 11–3
1993 No competition
1994  KOR Ra Kyung-min  INA Yuliani Santosa 12–9, 11–5
1995  SWE Lim Xiaoqing  KOR Bang Soo-hyun 11–7, 6–11, 11–8
1996 No competition
1997  INA Mia Audina  CHN Gong Zhichao 11–6, 11–6
1998  CHN Ye Zhaoying  INA Susi Susanti 11–5, 6–11, 11–2
1999  CHN Ye Zhaoying  CHN Gong Zhichao 11–5, 5–11, 11–7
2000 No competition
2001  CHN Zhang Ning  CHN Dai Yun 7–1, 4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–0
2002  CHN Zhou Mi  CHN Zhang Ning 11–6, 11–3
2003  CHN Zhang Ning  CHN Zhou Mi 11–0, 11–8
2004  CHN Zhang Ning  CHN Zhou Mi 11–8, 11–1
2005  CHN Zhang Ning  CHN Zhou Mi 11–5, 11–7
2006  FRA Pi Hongyan  NED Mia Audina 22–20, 22–20
2007  CHN Zhang Ning  CHN Xie Xingfang 21–18, 19–21, 21–3
2008  DEN Tine Rasmussen  HKG Zhou Mi 21–19, 21–17
2009  HKG Zhou Mi  CHN Xie Xingfang 21–19, 18–21, 21–10
2010  IND Saina Nehwal  TPE Tai Tzu-ying 21–18, 21–15
2011  CHN Wang Xin  DEN Tine Baun 21–19, 21–17
2012  GER Juliane Schenk  TPE Cheng Shao-chieh 21–11, 26–24
2013  CHN Wang Yihan  CHN Li Xuerui 21–18, 21–12
2014  CHN Wang Yihan  CHN Li Xuerui 21–11, 21–19
2015  CHN Sun Yu  TPE Tai Tzu-ying 21–13, 19–21, 22–20
2016  THA Ratchanok Intanon  CHN Sun Yu 18–21, 21–11, 21–14
2017  TPE Tai Tzu-ying  ESP Carolina Marín 21–15, 21–15
2018  JPN Sayaka Takahashi  CHN Gao Fangjie 25–23, 21–14
2019  TPE Tai Tzu-ying  JPN Nozomi Okuhara 21–19, 21–15
2020–2021 No competition
2022  IND P. V. Sindhu  CHN Wang Zhiyi 21–9, 11–21, 21–15
2023  KOR An Se-young  JPN Akane Yamaguchi 21–16, 21–14
2024  KOR An Se-young  CHN Chen Yufei 21–19, 16–21, 21–12

Statistics

Multiple champions

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years
1  SGP Helen Heng 7 0 7 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
2  CHN Zhang Ning 0 5 5 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
3  SGP Alice Pennefather 4 0 4 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937
 SGP Ong Siew Eng 4 0 4 1933, 1936, 1941, 1948
5  SGP Nancy Lim 3 0 3 1956, 1957, 1958
 CHN Ye Zhaoying 0 3 1992, 1998, 1999
7  SGP Waileen Wong 2 0 2 1938, 1939
 MAS Sylvia Tan 2 0 1963, 1964
 INA Intan Nurtjahja 2 0 1970, 1972
 CHN
 HKG		 Zhou Mi 0 2 2002, 2009
 CHN Wang Yihan 0 2 2013, 2014
 TPE Tai Tzu-ying 0 2 2017, 2019
 KOR An Se-young 0 2 2023, 2024

Champions by country

Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champion Last champion
1  Singapore (SGP) 24 0 24 1931 1969 Alice Pennefather Lim Choo Eng
2  China (CHN) 0 17 17 1988 2015 Li Lingwei Sun Yu
3  Indonesia (INA) 4 2 6 1966 1997 Nurhaena Mia Audina
4  Malaysia (MAS) 5 0 5 1960 1971 Tan Gaik Bee Sylvia Ng
5  Japan (JPN) 2 1 3 1940 2018 Y. Yasuda Sayaka Takahashi
 Thailand (THA) 2 1 1962 2016 Prathin Pattabongse Ratchanok Intanon
 South Korea (KOR) 0 3 1994 2024 Ra Kyung-min An Se-young
8  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 2 2 2017 2019 Tai Tzu-ying
 India (IND) 0 2 2010 2022 Saina Nehwal P. V. Sindhu
10  Denmark (DEN) 0 1 1 2008 Tine Rasmussen
 France (FRA) 0 1 2006 Pi Hongyan
 Germany (GER) 0 1 2012 Juliane Schenk
 Hong Kong (HKG) 0 1 2009 Zhou Mi
 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 1995 Lim Xiaoqing

Multiple finalists

Bold indicates active players.
Italic indicates players who never won the championship.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time
1  SGP Helen Heng 9 0 9
2  SGP Alice Pennefather 7 0 7
 SGP Ong Siew Eng
4  CHN Zhang Ning 0 6 6
 CHN
 HKG		 Zhou Mi
6  SGP Baby Low 5 0 5
7  SGP Nancy Lim 4 0 4
 TPE Tai Tzu-ying 0 4
9  SGP Long Soo Chin 3 0 3
 SGP Jessie Ong
 CHN Ye Zhaoying 0 3
12  SGP E. da Silva 2 0 2
 SGP Waileen Wong
 SGP Helen Ong
 INA Intan Nurtjahja
 MAS Lai Siew York
 SGP Aishah Attan
 SGP Lim Choo Eng
 MAS Sylvia Tan
 THA Thongkam Kingmanee
 CHN Huang Hua 0 2
 KOR Lee Young-suk
 INA
 NED		 Mia Audina
 CHN Gong Zhichao
 CHN Xie Xingfang
 CHN Wang Yihan
 CHN Li Xuerui
 CHN Sun Yu
 KOR An Se-young

See also

References

  1. ^ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
  2. ^ "Singapore Badminton Championships". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 28 August 1931.
  3. ^ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 12 August 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)