Sandra-Maria Jensen

Sandra-Maria Jensen (born 5 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player.[1] Born in Bulgaria, Jensen and her family moved to Denmark when she was four. At the age of fifteen, she was selected to join the national U-19 team to compete at the 2009 World Junior Championships as the younger player in the squad.[2] She won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with Line Kjærsfeldt, and at the European Junior Championships, she helped the team win a bronze in 2011 and a gold in 2013, also settled a bronze medal in the girls' doubles event in 2011. Jensen joined the national elite squad that won the European Women's Team Championships in 2014 and the European Mixed Team Championships in 2015.[3]

Sandra-Maria Jensen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994
Bulgaria
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking61 (WS 17 April 2014)
51 (WD 26 April 2012)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Alor Setar Girls' doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ankara Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt China Bao Yixin
China Ou Dongni
15–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt Netherlands Thamar Peters
Netherlands Josephine Wentholt
21–16, 15–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Denmark International Denmark Anna Thea Madsen 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Croatian International Russia Natalia Perminova 14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Portugal International Denmark Anna Thea Madsen 17–21, 23–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Hungarian International England Fontaine Chapman 2–11, 10–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Croatian International Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt Poland Natalia Pocztowiak
Croatia Staša Poznanović
21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Banuinvest International Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
21–19, 17–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Sandra-Maria Jensen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. Larsen, Bo Nygaard (25 September 2009). "Fjerbolde, ketchere og Sandra-Maria" (in Danish). Solrodnyt.dk. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. Christensen, Jacob (4 February 2016). "Sandra-Maria Jensen: Temperamentsfuld og ambitiøs damesingle" (in Danish). BadmintonBladet.dk. Retrieved 27 April 2019.


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