Atsuko Tokuda


Atsuko Tokuda is a retired badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Her international victories included the All-England women's doubles with Mikiko Takada in 1978 and the Danish Open women's doubles in 1978 and 1987 with Takada and Yoshiko Yonekura Tago respectively. Though most of Tokuda's international success came in doubles, she won the Japanese national singles title in 1978. She earned a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Yonekura. Tokuda helped Japan win world team titles in the Uber Cup competitions of 1978 and 1981 with a strong winning record in her individual matches. Tokuda and Takada were the first ever women's doubles world number one in the first IBF world ranking release in 1978.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1980Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

World Cup

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1979Tokyo, Japan

Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Scandinavian Cup

International tournaments

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1978Denmark Opensilver2

Invitational tournament

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1977Asian Invitational Championships|1870