Tyna Barinaga (later Tony Barinaga; born 1946) is a former American badminton player who won national and international titles from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. In 1964 Barinaga and fellow Port Angeles, Washington resident Caroline Jensen (Hein) became the first all-teenage team to capture the women's doubles title at the U.S. Open Championships. They won the Canadian Open women's doubles the following year. Barinaga shared the mixed doubles title at U.S. Open in 1966, and won both singles and doubles at the same tournament in 1968. Her last full season of competition, 1969–1970, was probably her best. After claiming a number of titles in Great Britain, she won all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) at the U.S Championships and women's singles at the Canadian Open."1970 the Canadian open", Badminton USA, May 1970, 10. Barinaga was a member of three U.S. Uber Cup teams (1963, 1966,1969), the first of which retained the women's world team championship.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 90,97. She was inducted into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame (Walk of Fame) in 2003.
Achievements International tournaments (7 titles, 9 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1964 U.S. Open Dorothy O'Neil 11–12, 2–11 Runner-up1968 U.S. Open Dorothy O'Neil 11–2, 11–6 Winner1968 Canada Open Sharon Whittaker 5–11, 8–11 Runner-up1970 U.S. Open Etsuko Takenaka 5–11, 9–12 Runner-up1970 Canada Open Margaret Boxall 11–3, 11–4 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1964 U.S. Open Caroline Jensen Lois Alston Doris Haase 15–11, 15–4 Winner1965 Canada Open Caroline Jensen Margaret Barrand Jennifer Pritchard 15–8, 15–10 Winner1965 Mexico International Helen Tibbetts Janice DeZort Dorothy O'Neil 15–4, 15–2 Winner1966 Canada Open Caroline Jensen Judy Hashman Sue Peard 8–15, 17–14, 12–15 Runner-up1967 U.S. Open Caroline Jensen Judy Hashman Rosine Jones 15–8, 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up1968 U.S. Open Helen Tibbetts Lois Alston Doris Haase 4–15, 15–8, 15–12 Winner1969 U.S. Open Helen Tibbetts Minarni Retno Koestijah 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up1970 Canada Open Caroline Hein Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall 5–15, 15–5, 13–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1966 U.S. Open Wayne Macdonnell Rolf Paterson Marjory Shedd 15–12, 15–10 Winner1968 U.S. Open Jim Poole Larry Saben Carlene Starkey 3–15, 9–15 Runner-up1968 Canada Open Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Sangob Rattanusorn Lois Alston 11–15, 7–15 Runner-up
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