Jeanine Cicognini


Jeanine Cicognini is a Swiss badminton player who now represents Italy. Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at age 16 and has since won the award seven more times.

Biography

In 2005, she won the silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles event.
Cicognini became a badminton professional as soon as she left school. She soon moved to Denmark, and then moved to the International Badminton Federation's training centre in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 2010, she returned to Switzerland and joined the sport army, where she played for the BC Uzwil. She later moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and played for the 1.BV Mülheim in the first bundesliga.
At the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing she reached the second round, losing to Anna Rice of Canada. In 2016, she did not advance to the elimination round after placing third in the group stage.
In 2015, she represented Italy to compete at the European Games in the women's singles event. She was defeated by Line Kjærsfeldt of Denmark 21-10, 25-23 in round of 16.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Janet Köhler5–11, 9–11 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Jamaica International Akvile Stapusaityte21–16, 22–20 Winner
2016Manhattan Beach International Haramara Gaitan21–16, 22–20 Winner
2015Puerto Rico International Laura Sarosi12–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015New Caledonia International Joy Lai21–17, 21–15 Winner
2015Colombia International Fabiana Silva21–15, 12–21, 21–13 Winner
2015Trinidad and Tobago International Elisabeth Baldauf21–16, 16–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2014Guatemala International Crystal Pan11–2, 11–6, 3–11, 11–5 Winner
2014Kenya International Grace Gabriel21–16, 13–21, 21–16 Winner
2014Mauritius International Elisabeth Baldauf21–18, 21–10 Winner
2014Lagos International Martina Repiska21–10, 21–9 Winner
2014Giraldilla International Marie Demy21–19, 21–13 Winner
2012Uganda International Ozge Bayrak21–14, 14–10, Retired Winner
2011Guatemala International Michelle Li15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2009Hungarian International Tatyana Bibik22–20, 21–12 Winner
2009Czech International Trupti Murgunde17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2007Hungarian International Ragna Ingolfsdottir13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2005Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva7–11, 2–11 Runner-up
2003Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Tine Rasmussen3–11, 3–11 Runner-up