Tonny Holst-Christensen (née Petersen) was a Danish badminton player. In 1962, the Badminton Association of Denmark decided not to enter Tonny in the All England Championships and she had to pay for the trip to England out of her own pocket. She then teamed up with Judy Devlin and remarkably won the title. She also won the Danish National Championship in 1956 and 1960 and was a member of the 1960 Uber Cup team. After retiring, She stayed with badminton mainly as coaches for 30 years. She died on 11 August 2024, at the age of 88.
Personal life Tonny was married to Bjorn, who is also badminton player and had 4 children, including a fellow All England Open winner like her in 1993, Jon Holst-Christensen.
Achievements International tournaments (11 titles, 5 runners-up) Women's singles YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult 1957 Scottish Open Tonny Ahm 11–7, 2–11, 9–11 Runner-up 1959 Belgian International Inger Kjærgaard 8–11, 11–2, 11–5 Winner 1960 Scottish Open Inge Hasselsteen 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up 1961 Dutch Open Hanne Jensen 11–3, 0–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1961 Swedish Open Hanne Andersen 11–0, 11–8 Winner 1961 Swiss Open Inge Hasselsteen 11–0, 11–2 Winner 1962 German Open Judy Hashman 2–11, 3–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1957 Scottish Open Tonny Ahm Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan 15–10, 4–15, 15–7 Winner 1959 Belgian International Inger Kjærgaard Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1960 Scottish Open Inge Hasselsteen Maggie Macintosh Wilma Tyre 15–7, 15–5 Winner 1961 Swedish Open Hanne Andersen Else Madsen Grethe Ferløv 15–11, 15–7 Winner 1962 German Open Judy Hashman Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen 15–12, 15–9 Winner 1962 All England Open Judy Hashman Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen 15–5, 15–3 Winner
Mixed doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1961 Dutch Open Bjørn Holst-Christensen Ole Mertz Hanne Jensen 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1961 Swedish Open Bjørn Holst-Christensen Leif Jensen Hanne Andersen 15–11, 15–7 Winner 1961 Swiss Open Bjørn Holst-Christensen Ole Mertz Inge Hasselsteen 15–4, 15–5 Winner
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