Tania Ann Luiz (born 28 August 1983) is an Australian badminton player. At the age of nine, Luiz moved with her family to Melbourne, Australia. She started playing badminton three years later, and went on to represent Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coincidentally in her home city. She defeated South Africa's Michelle Edwards and Fiji's Karyn Whiteside in the preliminary rounds, before losing out her third match to New Zealand's Rachel Hindley, with a score of 7–21 and 12–21.
Luiz qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fifteenth and receiving a continental spot for Oceania from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Luiz and her partner Eugenia Tanaka lost the preliminary round match to Japanese pair Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, with a score of 4–21 and 8–21.
Shortly after the Olympics, Luiz was selected as the member of the Badminton World Federation's Athletes Commission, along with five other athletes, including Guatemala's Pedro Yang.
Achievements Oceania Championships Women's singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult2006Auckland, New Zealand Rachel Hindley17–21, 10–21 Bronze
Women's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2008Nouméa, New Caledonia Eugenia Tanaka Michelle Chan Rachel Hindley10–21, 10–21 Bronze2004Waitakere City, New Zealand Kellie Lucas Nicole Gordon Sara Runesten-Petersen6–15, 5–15 Bronze
Mixed doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2004Waitakere City, New Zealand Stuart Brehaut Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen1–15, 1–15 Bronze
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up) Women's singles YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult2005New Caledonia International Renee Flavell11–6, 1–11, 0–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2008Miami Pan Am International Eugenia Tanaka Cristina Aicardi Claudia Rivero21–13, 21–13 Winner2008Peru International Eugenia Tanaka Erin Carroll Leisha Cooper21–23, 21–17, 21–13 Winner2007Samoa International Susan Dobson Renee Flavell Michelle Chan21–17, 11–21, 21–16 Winner2007Fiji International Susan Dobson Renee Flavell Michelle Chan15–21, 15–21 Runner-up2004Ballarat International Kate Wilson-Smith Renuga Veeran Susan Wang7–15, 12–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2005New Caledonia International Glenn Warfe Scott Menzies Renee Flavell6–15, 10–15 Runner-up2005Australian International Stuart Brehaut Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith9–15, 8–15 Runner-up2004Ballarat International Stuart Brehaut Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith3–15, 2–15 Runner-up2004Western Australia International Stuart Brehaut Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith1–15, 1–15 Runner-up2003New Caledonia International Stuart Brehaut Guy Gibson Kellie Lucas3–15, 15–8, 15–12 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
References
External links Profile – Australian Olympic Team NBC Olympics Profile