Eva Twedberg

Eva Twedberg
Personal information
Birth name	Eva Pettersson
Country	Sweden
Born	16.02.1943
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Years active	1959 - 1986
Coach	Bertil Johnsson
Women's singles
Career title(s)	1968, 1971 All-England 1970 European Champs
Highest ranking	World number 1 (1968 - 1971)

Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson; later Eva Stuart) is a former Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971; the Danish Open in 1968, 1970, and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973; and the European Championships in 1970. Mrs. Stuart is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Badminton Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976. During the latter part of her badminton career she married the Northumberland county and England badminton internationalist Elliot Stuart and represented Northumberland.

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