Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a Denmark retired badminton player. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles.
The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. Mohapatra, Bikash (25 July 2021). "It's about stopping Camilla Martin...", Badminton Bladet.DK, Retrieved 1 September 2021. She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.
In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.
She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.
She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.
She currently works as co-host of the Danish football magazine, Onside.
2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | Gong Zhichao | 10–13, 3–11 | Silver |
1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Dai Yun | 11–6, 6–11, 11–10 | Gold |
1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Susi Susanti | 10–12, 1–11 | Bronze |
1992 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Pernille Nedergaard | 10–12, 11–6, 7–11 | Silver |
1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | Marina Yakusheva | 11–0, 11–3 | Gold |
1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria | Kelly Morgan | 11–2, 11–4 | Gold |
2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Marina Andrievskaya | 13–10, 11–3 | Gold |
2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden | Yao Jie | 7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7 | Bronze |
2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | Mia Audina | 4–11, 13–10, 8–11 | Bronze |
Girls' singles
1989 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Kim Ji-hyun | 5–11, 7–11 | Silver |
1990 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Li Lijun | 9–11, 2–11 | Bronze |
1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England | Helene Kirkegaard | 11–4, 11–4 | Gold |
Girls' doubles
1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England | Helene Kirkegaard | Marlene Thomsen Trine Johansson | 5–15, 15–13, 5–15 | Silver |
Women's singles
1990 | German Open | Pernille Nedergaard | 9–12, 8–11 | Runner-up |
1993 | Canada Open | Pernille Nedergaard | 11–5, 11–5 | Winner |
1993 | Dutch Open | Susi Susanti | 7–11, 1–11 | Runner-up |
1993 | Finnish Open | Pernille Nedergaard | 11–12, 12–11, 11–7 | Winner |
1993 | Scottish Open | Denyse Julien | 11–6, 11–8 | Winner |
1994 | Swiss Open | Ika Henny | 11–5, 11–1 | Winner |
1994 | Denmark Open | Lim Xiaoqing | 11–5, 5–11, 12–11 | Winner |
1995 | Swiss Open | Lim Xiaoqing | 11–7, 11–7 | Winner |
1995 | All England Open | Lim Xiaoqing | 9–11, 12–10, 7–11 | Runner-up |
1995 | German Open | Mia Audina | 11–6, 11–6 | Winner |
1996 | Swiss Open | Yuliani Sentosa | 4–11, 11–6, 11–2 | Winner |
1996 | U.S. Open | Mia Audina | 5–11, 9–12 | Runner-up |
1996 | Hong Kong Open | Mia Audina | 11–8, 11–6 | Winner |
1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Mia Audina | 12–10, 11–2 | Winner |
1997 | Swiss Open | Ye Zhaoying | 9–12, 11–6, 11–5 | Winner |
1997 | U.S. Open | Dai Yun | 11–4, 6–11, 12–10 | Winner |
1997 | German Open | Marina Andrievskaya | 11–7, 11–2 | Winner |
1997 | Denmark Open | Mette Pedersen | 11–2, 11–8 | Winner |
1998 | Swiss Open | Ye Zhaoying | 12–9, 11–8 | Winner |
1998 | Denmark Open | Ye Zhaoying | 13–10, 11–8 | Winner |
1998 | Hong Kong Open | Lidya Djaelawijaya | 11–3, 11–0 | Winner |
1999 | Denmark Open | Zhou Mi | 8–11, 11–3, 11–1 | Winner |
2000 | Korea Open | Kanako Yonekura | 11–6, 11–6 | Winner |
2000 | Indonesia Open | Wang Chen | 11–9, 11–4 | Winner |
2000 | Denmark Open | Zhou Mi | 11–1, 6–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
2001 | Korea Open | Kim Ji-hyun | 11–7, 8–11, 13–10 | Winner |
2001 | Denmark Open | Pi Hongyan | 8–6, 7–3, 7–0 | Winner |
2002 | All England Open | Gong Ruina | 7–5, 8–6, 7–3 | Winner |
2002 | Malaysia Open | Hu Ting | 8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
2002 | Denmark Open | Gong Ruina | 11–5, 3–11, 11–7 | Winner |
2003 | Japan Open | Xie Xingfang | 11–1, 11–5 | Winner |
2003 | Malaysia Open | Zhou Mi | 1–11, 11–7, 5–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | German Open | Zhang Ning | 7–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
1993 | Finnish Open | Marlene Thomsen | Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva | 15–1, 15–3 | Winner |
1989 | Norwegian International | Irina Serova | 11–2, 11–3 | Winner |
1990 | Polish Open | Chen Ying | 11–4, 7–11, 1–11 | Runner-up |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International | Helle Andersen | 11–8, 11–1 | Winner |
1993 | Amor International | Monique Hoogland | 11–5, 11–7 | Winner |
1994 | Hamburg Cup | Monique Hoogland | 11–3, 11–2 | Winner |
Women's doubles
1989 | Norwegian International | Lotte Olsen | Svetlana Beliasova Irina Serova | 15–10, 15–10 | Winner |
1990 | Polish International | Helene Kirkegaard | Chen Ying Sheng Wengqing | 15–18, 1–15 | Runner-up |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International | Helene Kirkegaard | Trine Johansson Marlene Thomsen | 14–17, 8–15 | Runner-up |
Anna Lao | –1 |
Dai Yun | +4 |
Gong Ruina | +5 |
Gong Zhichao | –3 |
Han Jingna | 0 |
Tang Jiuhong | –3 |
Xie Xingfang | +1 |
Yao Yan | +1 |
Ye Zhaoying | –3 |
Zhang Ning | –3 |
Zhou Mi | 0 |
Zhu Lin | +2 |
Cheng Shao-chieh | +1 |
Huang Chia-chi | +5 |
Mette Sørensen | +1 |
Tracey Hallam | 0 |
/ Pi Hongyan | +1 |
Petra Overzier | +2 |
Juliane Schenk | +3 |
Xu Huaiwen | +1 |
/ Wang Chen | +4 |
Yasuko Mizui | +4 |
Susi Susanti | –15 |
Maria Kristin Yulianti | +1 |
/ Mia Audina | +1 |
Bang Soo-hyun | –2 |
Kim Ji-hyun | +3 |
Lim Xiaoqing | +4 |
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