Dorothy "Dottie" O'Neil (September 5, 1930 – April 4, 2024) was an American badminton player.
Playing History O'Neil won women's singles titles at numerous tournaments including the Mason-Dixon, Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Connecticut Opens from the late 1950s through the late 1960s. She won the US Open women's singles title in 1964 after having reached the finals of the event several times previously. She was ranked second in the United States six times behind the world's dominant women's player of the era Judy Devlin Hashman, and was repeatedly ranked in the top three nationally in women's doubles. She co-ranked first with partner Rosine Lemon in 1972.
In international events, O'Neil won the Mexican Open Singles in 1965 and competed for the United States in the World Team Championships for Women, also known as the Uber Cup, including the World Champion US teams of 1960 and 1963. She also played on the 1969 Uber Cup team and was captain of the team in 1972.
In 1994 O'Neil was inducted into the USA Badminton Hall of Fame.
O'Neil died on April 4, 2024, at the age of 93.
Achievements International tournaments Women's singles YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult 1958 U.S. Open Judy Devlin 2–11, 2–11 Runner-up 1959 U.S. Open Judy Devlin 0–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1964 U.S. Open Tyna Barinaga 12–11, 11–2 Winner 1965 U.S. Open Judy Hashman 3–11, 0–11 Runner-up 1965 Mexico International Janice DeZort 12–10, 11–6 Winner 1968 U.S. Open Tyna Barinaga 2–11, 6–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1957 U.S. Open Margaret Varner Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 15–7, 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1960 U.S. Open Margaret Varner Judy Devlin Susan Devlin 13–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1971 U.S. Open Ethel Marshall Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki 8–15, 2–15 Runner-up
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