Bae Yeon-ju
Bae Yeon-ju is a retired international badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Bae started playing badminton at aged 10, and first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships. Bae joined the South Korean national team in 2008 and in the same year she won her first international title at the Indonesia International tournament. In 2010, she became the runner-up at the BWF Superseries Finals after being defeated by Wang Shixian of China with the score 21–13, 21–15.In 2012, she competed at the London Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, and was defeated by Wang Yihan in the round of 16. In 2013, she won the Korea Masters tournament after beating her team-mate Sung Ji-hyun with the score 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.
In 2016, she competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and was defeated in the last 16 by eventual bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara. Bae was one of four Korean players who announced that they would be retiring from the national team at the end of the tournament.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China |  Li Xuerui | 5–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Asian Games
Women's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Wang Yihan | 10–21, 21–12, 16–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Waitakere Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand | Wang Lin | 16–21, 15–21 | Silver |
| 2006 | Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |  Saina Nehwal | 23–25, 13–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Li Xuerui | 21–12, 5–21, 20–22 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | India Open |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner up |
| 2010 | BWF Superseries Finals | Wang Shixian | 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Wang Xin | 21–19, 17–21, 6–4 Retired | Runner up |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix |  Sayaka Sato | 15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Korea Masters |  Sung Ji-hyun | 21–19, 15–21, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2012 | Australian Open | Han Li | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Korea International | Lee Yun-hwa | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2009 | Singapore International | Bae Seung-hee | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2008 | Indonesia International |  Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari | 21–18, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2008 | Korea International | Kwon Hee-sook | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |