Marina Yakusheva
Birth date19 June 1974 (age 52)
Birth placeMoscow, Soviet Union
Height1.7 m
HandednessRight
CountryRussia
Bwfbadminton id3953
Bwf idBADA8EDC-FC19-4ACD-B1E8-33F69059201A

Marina Alexandrovna Yakusheva (Russian: Марина Александровна Якушева; born 19 June 1974) is a Russian badminton player. She won the women's singles silver medal at the 1996 European Championships, and a bronze medal in the women's doubles in 2000.

Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia] in the round of 32. In her home country of Russia she won 13 national titles.

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1996Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, DenmarkCamilla Martin0–11, 3–11Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Kelvin Hall,
Glasgow, Scotland		Irina RuslyakovaJoanne Goode
Donna Kellogg		13–15, 13–15Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1993Russian OpenMarina Andrievskaya1–11, 4–11Runner-up
1994Russian OpenXu Li5–11, 7–11Runner-up
1995French OpenElena Rybkina4–11, 1–11Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Swiss OpenMarina AndrievskayaGillian Clark
Joanne Wright		8–15, 7–15Runner-up
1993Finnish OpenMarina AndrievskayaCamilla Martin
Marlene Thomsen		1–15, 3–15Runner-up
1993Russian OpenMarina AndrievskayaCha Yoon-sook
Yoo Eun-young		13–15, 15–13, 15–1Winner
1994Russian OpenSvetlana AlferovaViktoria Evtushenko
Elena Nozdran		15–1, 15–7Winner
1995French OpenElena RybkinaMargit Borg
Maria Bengtsson		10–15, 4–15Runner-up
1995Russian OpenElena RybkinaChen Ying
Peng Xingyong		4–15, 12–15Runner-up
2006U.S. OpenElla KarachkovaValeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		15–21, 18–21Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Russian OpenSergey MelnikovNikolai Zuyev
Marina Andrievskaya		14–17, 7–15Runner-up
1995Thailand OpenNikolai ZuyevPark Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min		1–15, 4–15Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1991Portugal InternationalAstrid van der Knaap5–11, 6–11Runner-up
1991Czechoslovakian InternationalIrina Serova5–11, 0–11Runner-up
1992Polish InternationalNatalja Ivanova11–8, 12–10Winner
1992Russian InternationalMarina Andrievskaya3–11, 11–3, 11–6Winner
1994Portugal InternationalIrina Serova12–11, 11–7Winner
1994Wimbledon InternationalIrina Yakusheva11–3, 2–11, 11–2Winner
1995Wimbledon InternationalElena Rybkina11–5, 12–11Winner
1999Welsh InternationalElla Karachkova11–3, 11–7Winner
2000Austrian InternationalRebecca Pantaney7–11, 11–1, 11–9Winner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Portugal InternationalElena DenisovaTracy Dineen
Felicity Gallup		7–15, 15–9, 15–10Winner
1992Polish InternationalMarina AndrievskayaRikke Broen
Anne Søndergaard		15–4, 15–5Winner
1992Russian InternationalMarina AndrievskayaNatalja Ivanova
Julia Martynenko		17–14, 15–9Winner
1992Irish InternationalMarina AndrievskayaAnne Søndergaard
Lotte Thomsen		15–7, 15–4Winner
1993Portugal InternationalMarina AndrievskayaChung Hoi Yuk
Wong Chun Fan		6–15, 15–6, 15–7Winner
1994Wimbledon InternationalIrina YakushevaNichola Beck
Tracy Dineen		15–9, 11–15, 15–10Winner
1995Welsh InternationalElena RybkinaGail Emms
Lotte Jonathans		15–8, 15–4Winner
1996Amor InternationalElena SukharevaNadezhda Chervyakova
Ella Karachkova		15–7, 15–5Winner
1999Scottish InternationalIrina RuslyakovaTakae Masumo
Chikako Nakayama		10–15, 5–15Runner-up
1999Welsh InternationalIrina RuslyakovaGail Emms
Joanne Wright		17–14, 17–14Winner
1999Irish InternationalIrina RuslyakovaNaomi Murakami
Hiromi Yamada		15–11, 6–15, 16–17Runner-up
2000Austrian InternationalIrina RuslyakovaRebecca Pantaney
Joanne Wright		2–15, 15–9, 6–15Runner-up
2000Russian InternationalIrina RuslyakovaElla Karachkova
Anastasia Russkikh		15–8, 15–10Winner
2001French InternationalIrina RuslyakovaErica van den Heuvel
Nicole van Hooren		0–7, 7–4, 1–7, 8–6, 4–7Runner-up
2001Slovenian InternationalElena ShimkoFabienne Baumeyer
Judith Baumeyer		7–0, 7–0, 7–0Winner
2002Austrian InternationalElena ShimkoHelle Nielsen
Lene Mørk		4–7, 0–7, 5–7Runner-up
2002Bulgarian InternationalNatalia GorodnichevaAlexandra Olariu
Florentina Petre		11–11, 11–2Winner
2002Hungarian InternationalElena ShimkoElena Sukhareva
Natalia Gorodnicheva		11–8, 11–9Winner
2003French InternationalElena ShimkoYoshiko Iwata
Miyuki Tai		1–11, 11–7, 9–11Runner-up
2003Slovak InternationalElena ShimkoEkaterina Ananina
Irina Ruslyakova		15–7, 15–13Winner
2003Slovenian InternationalElena ShimkoRagna Ingólfsdóttir
Sara Jónsdóttir		15–6, 15–3Winner
2003Hungarian InternationalElena ShimkoKamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		16–17, 9–15Runner-up
2004Portugal InternationalElena ShimkoKamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		6–15, 5–15Runner-up
2005Italian InternationalElla KarachkovaValeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		15–2, 8–15, 5–15Runner-up
2006Belgian InternationalElena ShimkoValeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		21–13, 21–13Winner
2006Scottish InternationalElena ShimkoValeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		22–20, 21–13Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Czechoslovakian InternationalVladislav DruzchenkoMichael Helber
Anne-Katrin Seid		15–9, 13–15, 15–4Winner
1992Russian InternationalNikolai ZuyevVladimir Nikolenko
Irina Gritsenko		15–3, 15–11Winner
1993Portugal InternationalNikolai ZuyevChan Siu Kwong
Chung Hoi Yuk		17–15, 15–11Winner
1994Wimbledon InternationalNikolai ZuyevJohn Quinn
Joanne Muggeridge		7–15, 9–15Runner-up
1995Wimbledon InternationalNikolai ZuyevIan Pearson
Joanne Davies		12–15, 15–11, 5–15Runner-up
1995Welsh InternationalNikolai ZuyevJulian Robertson
Lorraine Cole		15–11, 15–7Winner
1997La Chaux-de-Fonds InternationalVladislav DruzchenkoNathan Robertson
Sarah Hardaker		15–9, 3–15, 15–10Winner
2000Russian InternationalArtur KhachaturyanPavel Uvarov
Irina Ruslyakova		15–13, 7–15, 0–15Runner-up
2001Slovenian InternationalNikolai ZuyevRussell Hogg
Kirsteen McEwan		7–5, 7–3, 7–2Winner
2001Welsh InternationalNikolai ZuyevMike Beres
Kara Solmundson		7–1, 5–7, 7–1, ...–...Winner
2002Bulgarian InternationalNikolai ZuyevKonstantin Dobrev
Petya Nedelcheva		4–11, 11–9, 11–7Winner
2002Slovak InternationalNikolai ZuyevAndrey Konakh
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		4–11, 5–11Runner-up
2002Hungarian InternationalNikolai ZuyevSergey Ivlev
Natalia Gorodnicheva		11–5, 8–11, 7–11Runner-up
2002Scottish InternationalNikolai ZuyevRobert Blair
Natalie Munt		11–6, 12–13, 9–11Runner-up
2002Welsh InternationalNikolai ZuyevMatthew Hughes
Joanne Muggeridge		11–4, 11–6Winner
2003Slovenian InternationalNikolai ZuyevSimon Archer
Donna Kellogg		2–15, 16–17Runner-up
2003Hungarian InternationalNikolai ZuyevDmitry Miznikov
Natalia Golovkina		15–13, 15–1Winner
2003Bitburger InternationalNikolai ZuyevFredrik Bergström
Johanna Persson		15–13, 10–15, 13–15Runner-up
2004Swedish InternationalNikolai ZuyevKristof Hopp
Kathrin Piotrowski		15–5, 13–15, 11–15Runner-up
2004French InternationalNikolai ZuyevXie Zhongbo
Yu Yang		16–17, 9–15Runner-up
2004Slovak InternationalNikolai ZuyevPeter Jeffrey
Hayley Connor		15–4, 15–2Winner
2004Hungarian InternationalNikolai ZuyevOng Ewe Hock
Lim Pek Siah		15–5, 9–15, 5–15Runner-up
2005Swedish InternationalNikolai ZuyevKristian Roebuck
Liza Parker		15–4, 15–8Winner
2005Italian InternationalVitalij DurkinAleksandr Nikolaenko
Valeria Sorokina		15–10, 15–9Winner

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