Anne-Mette van Dijk (née Anne Mette Bille; born 22 April 1968) is a Danish former top badminton player of mid '90s. Anne Mette Bille won her first title in 1980 at the Danish U13 Junior Individual Championships. In 1986, she won Nordic Junior Championships partnering Thomas Lund. In 1989 she won the senior national doubles title for the first time with Lotte Olsen. In 1993 she reached the quarter-finals at the World Championships. 1994, she won silver at the European Championship in the mixed team event. Her husband Jeroen van Dijk was a former Olympian in Badminton. They met each other in 1994 in Taiwan & got married in 1999. She runs a shop for greeting cards for various occasions in Lyngby.
Achievements IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Dutch Open Marianne Rasmussen Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode 15–9, 9–15, 15–2 Winner 1993 Swiss Open Marlene Thomsen Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 6–15, 15–3, 4–15 Runner-up 1993 Scottish Open Marlene Thomsen Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–11, 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1994 German Open Marlene Thomsen Zhang Jin Peng Xinyong 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1994 Denmark Open Marlene Thomsen Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing 12–15, 15–7, 2–15 Runner-up 1995 Swiss Open Marlene Thomsen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 15–10, 5–15, 14–17 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Denmark Open Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1992 Scottish Open Jon Holst-Christensen Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 11–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up 1993 Korea Open Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 9–15, 15–12, 4–15 Runner-up 1995 Scottish Open Lars Pedersen Lorraine Cole Julian Robertson 17–14, 15–10 Winner 1996 German Open Jens Eriksen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 1–15, 6–15 Runner-up
IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Austrian International Charlotte Madsen Bożena Bąk Bożena Haracz 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1992 Uppsala International Marianne Rasmussen Margit Borg Charlotta Wihlborg 15–0, 15–7 Winner 1992 Norwegian International Trine Pedersen Rikke Broen Helene Kirkegaard 15–11, 15–6 Winner 1993 Hamburg Cup Marlene Thomsen Joanne Davies Joanne Goode 15–11, 15–7 Winner 1994 Hamburg Cup Marlene Thomsen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 15–11, 15–12 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Welsh International Nick Ponting Mike Brown Jillian Wallwork 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1989 Norwegian International Lars Pedersen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen 9–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1992 Norwegian International Lars Pedersen Thomas Damgaard Rikke Broen 18–17, 16–17, 15–5 Winner 1992 Irish Open Lars Pedersen Nick Ponting Joanne Davies 15–7, 15–11 Winner 1993 Hamburg Cup Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen 15–10, 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1996 Strasbourg International Lars Pedersen Winner
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