Imre Rietveld is a retired Dutch-born Danish badminton player who won six French Open titles between 1963 and 1967.
In 1967 she married Knud Aage Nielsen, a Danish badminton player. After that she competed for Denmark as Imre Rietveld Nielsen or Imre Nielsen, winning the Belgian International and Denmark Open in 1969, as well as a silver medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships.
Achievements European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Eva Twedberg 8–11, 12–10, 10–12 Silver
International tournaments (13 titles, 19 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1964 French Open Agnes Geene 12–11, 11–1 Winner 1966 All England Open Judy Hashman 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1966 French Open Marianne Svensson 11–5, 11–6 Winner 1967 Swedish Open Ulla Strand 6–11, 11–4, 6–11 Runner-up 1967 Denmark Open Noriko Takagi 5–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1967 Dutch Open Angela Bairstow 11–10, 11–5 Winner 1969 Nordic Championships Eva Twedberg 12–9, 11–9 Winner 1970 Belgian International Eva Twedberg 12–10, 7–11, 12–10 Winner 1972 Nordic Championships Eva Twedberg 8–11, 9–12 Runner-up 1973 German Open Eva Twedberg 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1973 Denmark Open Hiroe Yuki 7–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1975 Nordic Championships Lene Køppen 2–11, 2–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1963 French Open Irmgard Latz Bitten Nielsen June van der Willigen 15–6, 15–4 Winner 1964 German Open Irmgard Latz Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1964 French Open Julie Charles Bep Verstoep June van der Willigen 15–2, 15–8 Winner 1966 Denmark Open Heather Nielsen Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand 4–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1966 French Open Julie Charles J. Davy Angela Lindsay 15–12, 15–5 Winner 1966 Dutch Open Agnes Geene Heather Nielsen Jenny Horton 14–17, 3–15 Runner-up 1967 Swedish Open Eva Twedberg Lonny Funch Ulla Strand 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1967 Denmark Open Ulla Strand Hiroe Amano Noriko Takagi 12–15, 15–9, 8–15 Runner-up 1967 All England Open Ulla Strand Judy Hashman Janet Brennan 11–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner 1967 Dutch Open Ulla Strand Lizbeth von Barnekow Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1967 French Open Julie Charles Gerda Schumacher Gudrun Ziebold 14–17, 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1969 Nordic Championships Lonny Bostofte Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1970 Belgian International Anne Berglund Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall 4–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1970 Swedish Open Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Margaret Boxall Gillian Perrin 9–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1972 Nordic Championships Bente Flindt Anne Berglund Lene Køppen 5–15, 14–17 Runner-up 1974 Nordic Championships Lene Køppen Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard 12–15, 15–10, 18–15 Winner 1977 Nordic Championships Lonny Bostofte Inge Borgstrøm Lene Køppen 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1969 Denmark Open Henning Borch Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1969 Nordic Championships Henning Borch Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 12–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1970 Denmark Open Henning Borch Klaus Kaagaard Ulla Strand 11–15, 18–13, 10–15 Runner-up
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