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' singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Janet Köhler | 5–11, 9–11 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singlesYear | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2016 | Jamaica International | Akvile Stapusaityte | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
2016 | Manhattan Beach International | Haramara Gaitan | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
2015 | Puerto Rico International | Laura Sarosi | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | New Caledonia International | Joy Lai | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Colombia International | Fabiana Silva | 21–15, 12–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | Trinidad and Tobago International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–16, 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Guatemala International | Crystal Pan | 11–2, 11–6, 3–11, 11–5 | Winner |
2014 | Kenya International | Grace Gabriel | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2014 | Mauritius International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
2014 | Lagos International | Martina Repiska | 21–10, 21–9 | Winner |
2014 | Giraldilla International | Marie Demy | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
2012 | Uganda International | Ozge Bayrak | 21–14, 14–10, Retired | Winner |
2011 | Guatemala International | Michelle Li | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Hungarian International | Tatyana Bibik | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
2009 | Czech International | Trupti Murgunde | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Hungarian International | Ragna Ingolfsdottir | 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2005 | Bulgarian International | Petya Nedelcheva | 7–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Tine Rasmussen | 3–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |