Atsuko Tokuda
Birth date15 September 1955 (age 71)
CountryJapan

Atsuko Tokuda (徳田 敦子, Tokuda Atsuko, born 15 September 1955) is a retired badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Her international victories included the All-England women's doubles with Mikiko Takada in 1978[1] and the Danish Open women's doubles in 1978 and 1987 with Takada and Yoshiko Yonekura Tago respectively. Though most of Tokuda's international success came in doubles, she won the Japanese national singles title in 1978. She earned a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Yonekura.[2] Tokuda helped Japan win world team titles in the Uber Cup competitions of 1978 and 1981 with a strong winning record in her individual matches.[3] Tokuda and Takada were the first ever women's doubles world number one in the first IBF world ranking release in 1978.[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1980Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaYoshiko YonekuraNora Perry
Jane Webster		12–15, 17–15, 6–15Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1979Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, JapanMikiko TakadaVerawaty Fadjrin
Imelda Wiguna		6–15, 15–18Bronze
1980Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, JapanYoshiko YonekuraVerawaty Fadjrin
Imelda Wiguna		15–12, 17–14Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaYoshiko YonekuraKim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee		12–15, 8–15Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Scandinavian CupYoshiko YonekuraChen Ruizhen
Zheng Jian		15–12, 15–8Winner
1984Denmark OpenYoshiko YonekuraKim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee		15–3, 5–15, 13–15Runner-up
1984Swedish OpenYoshiko YonekuraKim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee		11–15, 15–8, 9–15Runner-up
1987Denmark OpenYoshiko YonekuraGillian Clark
Gillian Gowers		15–7, 15–10Winner

International tournaments

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1978Denmark OpenLene Køppen4–11, 11–9, 9–11Runner-up
1981Japan OpenHwang Sun-ai10–12, 12–10, 7–11Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1978Denmark OpenMikiko TakadaAnne Statt
Nora Perry		15–11, 15–9Winner
1978All England OpenMikiko TakadaEmiko Ueno
Yoshiko Yonekura		18–16, 15–6Winner
1979All England OpenMikiko TakadaVerawaty Fadjrin
Imelda Wiguna		3–15, 15–10, 5–15Runner-up
1979English MastersYoshiko YonekuraNora Perry
Jane Webster		2–15, 15–8, 10–15Runner-up
1980Denmark OpenYoshiko YonekuraGillian Gilks
Nora Perry		15–18, 15–9, 9–15Runner-up
1980Swedish OpenYoshiko YonekuraKaren Bridge
Barbara Sutton		15–8, 15–6Winner
1980All England OpenYoshiko YonekuraGillian Gilks
Nora Perry		15–11, 7–15, 6–15Runner-up
1980English MastersYoshiko YonekuraNora Perry
Jane Webster		18–14, 6–15, 15–12Winner
1981Denmark OpenYoshiko YonekuraNora Perry
Jane Webster		12–15, 15–18Runner-up
1981Japan OpenYoshiko YonekuraNora Perry
Jane Webster		15–6, 7–15, 15–8Winner
1982Indonesia OpenYoshiko YonekuraGillian Clark
Gillian Gilks		14–17, 17–14, 12–15Runner-up
1982Scandinavian CupYoshiko YonekuraNora Perry
Jane Webster		15–11, 9–15, 4–15Runner-up

Invitational tournament

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1977Asian Invitational ChampionshipsMikiko TakadaLiang Qiuxia
Liu Xia		7–15, 6–15Silver

References

  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  2. ^ "Details of championship", World Badminton, 16.
  3. ^ Davis, 136.
  4. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (ed.) (August 1978). "Badminton's first world ranking". World Badminton. Vol. 7, no. 3. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2025.