Camilla Martin Nygaard ( Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a Danish 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.
Career
She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.
The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. 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.
Personal life
Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.
She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.
She currently works as a sports presenter for TV 2.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | The Dome, Sydney, Australia
| align="left" | Gong Zhichao
| align="left" | 10–13, 3–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Silver
|}
World Championships
Women's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
| align="left" | Dai Yun
| align="left" | 11–6, 6–11, 11–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|}
World Cup
Women's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 1994
| align="left" | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| align="left" | Susi Susanti
| align="left" | 10–12, 1–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
European Championships
Women's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 1992
| align="left" | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
| align="left" | Pernille Nedergaard
| align="left" | 10–12, 11–6, 7–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 1996
| align="left" | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark
| align="left" | Marina Yakusheva
| align="left" | 11–0, 11–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 1998
| align="left" | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria
| align="left" | Kelly Morgan
| align="left" | 11–2, 11–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
| align="left" | Marina Andrievskaya
| align="left" | 13–10, 11–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden
| align="left" | Yao Jie
| align="left" | 7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland
| align="left" | Mia Audina
| align="left" | 4–11, 13–10, 8–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
World Junior Championships
The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.
Girls' singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Jakarta, Indonesia
| align="left" | Kim Ji-hyun
| align="left" | 5–11, 7–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | 1990
| align="left" | Jakarta, Indonesia
| align="left" | Li Lijun
| align="left" | 9–11, 2–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England
| align="left" | Helene Kirkegaard
| align="left" | 11–4, 11–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|}
Girls' doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Armitage Centre,<br />Manchester, England
| align="left" | Helene Kirkegaard
| align="left" | Marlene Thomsen<br /> Trine Johansson
| align="left" | 5–15, 15–13, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver
|}
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1990
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | Pernille Nedergaard
| align="left" | 9–12, 8–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | Canadian Open
| align="left" | Pernille Nedergaard
| align="left" | 11–5, 11–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | Susi Susanti
| align="left" | 7–11, 1–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | Finnish Open
| align="left" | Pernille Nedergaard
| align="left" | 11–12, 12–11, 11–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | Denyse Julien
| align="left" | 11–6, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1994
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | Ika Henny
| align="left" | 11–5, 11–1
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1994
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Lim Xiaoqing
| align="left" | 11–5, 5–11, 12–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1995
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | Lim Xiaoqing
| align="left" | 11–7, 11–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1995
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | Lim Xiaoqing
| align="left" | 9–11, 12–10, 7–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1995
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | Mia Audina
| align="left" | 11–6, 11–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1996
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | Yuliani Sentosa
| align="left" | 4–11, 11–6, 11–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1996
| align="left" | U.S. Open
| align="left" | Mia Audina
| align="left" | 5–11, 9–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1996
| align="left" | Hong Kong Open
| align="left" | Mia Audina
| align="left" | 11–8, 11–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1997
| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open
| align="left" | Mia Audina
| align="left" | 12–10, 11–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1997
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | Ye Zhaoying
| align="left" | 9–12, 11–6, 11–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1997
| align="left" | U.S. Open
| align="left" | Dai Yun
| align="left" | 11–4, 6–11, 12–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1997
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | Marina Andrievskaya
| align="left" | 11–7, 11–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1997
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Mette Pedersen
| align="left" | 11–2, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1998
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | Ye Zhaoying
| align="left" | 12–9, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1998
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Ye Zhaoying
| align="left" | 13–10, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1998
| align="left" | Hong Kong Open
| align="left" | Lidya Djaelawijaya
| align="left" | 11–3, 11–0
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Zhou Mi
| align="left" | 8–11, 11–3, 11–1
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Korea Open
| align="left" | Kanako Yonekura
| align="left" | 11–6, 11–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | Wang Chen
| align="left" | 11–9, 11–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Zhou Mi
| align="left" | 11–1, 6–11, 7–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | Korea Open
| align="left" | Kim Ji-hyun
| align="left" | 11–7, 8–11, 13–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Pi Hongyan
| align="left" | 8–6, 7–3, 7–0
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | Gong Ruina
| align="left" | 7–5, 8–6, 7–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Malaysia Open
| align="left" | Hu Ting
| align="left" | 8–11, 6–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | Gong Ruina
| align="left" | 11–5, 3–11, 11–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Japan Open
| align="left" | Xie Xingfang
| align="left" | 11–1, 11–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Malaysia Open
| align="left" | Zhou Mi
| align="left" | 1–11, 11–7, 5–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | Zhang Ning
| align="left" | 7–11, 3–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}
Women's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | Finnish Open
| align="left" | Marlene Thomsen
| align="left" | Marina Andrievskaya<br /> Marina Yakusheva
| align="left" | 15–1, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}
IBF International
Women's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Norwegian International
| align="left" | Irina Serova
| align="left" | 11–2, 11–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1990
| align="left" | Polish Open
| align="left" | Chen Ying
| align="left" | 11–4, 7–11, 1–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1990
| align="left" | Czechoslovakian International
| align="left" | Helle Andersen
| align="left" | 11–8, 11–1
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | Amor International
| align="left" | Monique Hoogland
| align="left" | 11–5, 11–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1994
| align="left" | Hamburg Cup
| align="left" | Monique Hoogland
| align="left" | 11–3, 11–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}
Women's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Norwegian International
| align="left" | Lotte Olsen
| align="left" | Svetlana Beliasova<br /> Irina Serova
| align="left" | 15–10, 15–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1990
| align="left" | Polish International
| align="left" | Helene Kirkegaard
| align="left" | Chen Ying<br /> Sheng Wengqing
| align="left" | 15–18, 1–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1990
| align="left" | Czechoslovakian International
| align="left" | Helene Kirkegaard
| align="left" | Trine Johansson<br /> Marlene Thomsen
| align="left" | 14–17, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | Anna Lao
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | Dai Yun
| 14 || 9 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | Gong Ruina
| 11 || 8 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +5
|-
| align="left" | Gong Zhichao
| 3 || 0 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | Han Jingna
| 4 || 2 || 2 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | Tang Jiuhong
| 3 || 0 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | Xie Xingfang
| 5 || 3 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | Yao Yan
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | Ye Zhaoying
| 9 || 3 || 6 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | Zhang Ning
| 15 || 6 || 9 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | Zhou Mi
| 10 || 5 || 5 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | Zhu Lin
| 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | Cheng Shao-chieh
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | Huang Chia-chi
| 5 || 5 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +5
|}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | Mette Sørensen
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | Tracey Hallam
| 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | / Pi Hongyan
| 5 || 3 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | Petra Overzier
| 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | Juliane Schenk
| 3 || 3 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | Xu Huaiwen
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | / Wang Chen
| 10 || 7 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | Yasuko Mizui
| 4 || 4 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | Susi Susanti
| 15 || 0 || 15 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –15
|-
| align="left" | Maria Kristin Yulianti
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | / Mia Audina
| 11 || 6 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | Bang Soo-hyun
| 2 || 0 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | Kim Ji-hyun
| 7 || 5 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | Lim Xiaoqing
| 6 || 5 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|}