Petra Overzier (born 8 March 1982) is a German badminton player. She is the first player originally from Germany to medal at the World Championships in the women's singles category in 2006. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.
Achievements
World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Zhang Ning 19–21, 11–21 Bronze
European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Victoria Kosheleva 5–11, 11–4, 11–2 Gold2001Sports Hall, Spała, Poland Kamila Augustyn 11–4, 5–11, 2–11 Bronze
Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Anne Hönscheid Karina Sørensen Helle Nielsen 15–2, 8–15, 15–9 Gold
IBF/BWF International Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Canadian International Julia Mann 3–11, 11–5, 13–10 Winner 2003 Spanish International Xu Huaiwen 4–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2004 Norwegian International Yuan Wemyss 11–1, 11–6 Winner 2004 Bitburger Open Xu Huaiwen 4–11, 2–11 Runner-up 2004 Dutch International Sara Persson 11–8, 11–6 Winner 2005 Australian International Huang Chia-chi 11–4, 11–4 Winner2005 Norwegian International Juliane Schenk 6–11, 11–13 Runner-up2005 Norwegian International Juliane Schenk 6–11, 11–13 Runner-up 2006 Dutch International Juliane Schenk 18–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2006 Finnish International Sara Persson 24–22, 21–15 Winner 2006 Spanish International Judith Meulendijks 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2006 Belgian International Ella Karachkova 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2006 Swedish International Tine Rasmussen 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Czech International Kathrin Piotrowski Britta Andersen Lene Mørk 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up
Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Gong Ruina 3 0 3 –3 Xie Xingfang 2 0 2 –2 Zhang Ning 2 0 2 –2 Zhu Lin 1 0 1 –1 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 1 0 +1 Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Tine Baun 2 0 2 –2 Camilla Martin 2 0 2 –2
Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Tracey Hallam 2 1 1 0 Juliane Schenk 2 0 2 –2 Xu Huaiwen 4 0 4 –4 Pi Hongyan 2 0 2 –2 Wang Chen 2 1 1 0 Wong Mew Choo 1 0 1 –1 Mia Audina 5 0 5 –5
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