Tanya Woodward

Tanya Louise Woodward (born 7 October 1970; née Groves) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.[1]

Tanya Woodward
Personal information
Birth name	Tanya Louise Groves
Country	England
Born	7 October 1970 Worthing, West Sussex, England
Handedness	Left
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Mixed team
BWF profile

Biography

Woodward represented Sussex at the national tournament and became an English national champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships women's singles title in 1996.[2][3]

She was part of the English junior team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Junior Championships in Manchester.[4]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Hungarian International	Alison Humby	5–11, 11–6, 5–11	Runner-up
1994	Mauritius International	Sandra Dimbour	6–11, 11–6, 5–11	Runner-up
1995	Irish International	Doris Piché	11–2, 7–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1996	Amor International	Alison Humby	5–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1998	Portugal International	Ella Karachkova	4–11, 11–1, 11–6	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Portugal International	Julia Mann			Winner
1992	Czechoslovakian International	Joanne Davies	Sarah Hore Alison Humby	17–16, 15–10	Winner
1992	Hungarian International	Joanne Davies	Alison Humby Julia Mann	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1994	Mauritius International	Joanne Davies	Norhasikin Amin Winnie Lee	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1995	Hungarian International	Alison Humby	Irina Gritsenko Ludmila Okuneva	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1996	Portugal International	Alison Humby	Emma Constable Tracey Hallam	14–17, 15–4, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Portugal International	Nitin Panesar			Winner

References

1. "Player: Tanya L Woodward". bwfbadminton.com. BWF. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Facts and Records" (PDF). Badminton England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. ""For the Record." Times, 5 Apr. 1996, p. 40". Times Digital Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "Badminton: Sikkert hold - EM til danskerne: Tre sejre og 14-1 i score" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). p. 13–14. Retrieved 25 May 2020.