# U.S. National Badminton Championships

The U.S. National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by USA Badminton (originally the American Badminton Association) and held annually to crown the best badminton players in the United States.
The tournament started in Chicago in 1937. Currently, all participants must be U.S. citizens or have resided in the United States in the preceding 12 months. There is also a separate U.S. Open Badminton Championships which is open to foreign competitors. The history of the two tournaments is rather complicated. Prior to 1954 all U.S. Badminton Championships had a "closed" format with only U.S. citizens and residents eligible to compete. From 1954 through 1969 the tournament was open to foreign competition. Between 1970 and 1976 the format fluctuated. Both a closed and an open tournament were held from 1970 through 1972; an open tournament was held in 1973; a closed tournament was held in 1974 and 1975; and both a closed and an open tournament were held again in 1976. From 1977 through 1982 all U.S. national championships were closed. Since 1983 both a closed and an open tournament have generally been held at separate times in the season (the previous closed/open tourneys had been held contiguously). The following table lists only the winners of the closed U.S. National Badminton Championships.

## Past winners

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 1937 | Walter R. Kramer | Bertha Barkhuff | Don Eversoll Chester Goss | Bertha Barkhuff Zoe Smith | Hamilton B. Law Bertha Barkhuff |
| 1938 | Walter R. Kramer | Bertha Barkhuff | Hamilton B. Law Richard O. Yeager | Helen Gibson Wanda Bergman | Hamilton B. Law Bertha Barkhuff |
| 1939 | David G. Freeman | Mary E. Whittemore | Hamilton B. Law Richard O. Yeager | Bertha Barkhuff Zoe Smith | Richard O. Yeager Zoe Smith |
| 1940 | David G. Freeman | Evelyn Boldrick | David G. Freeman Chester Goss | Elizabeth Anselm Helen Zabriski Ough | David G. Freeman Sara Lee Williams |
| 1941 | David G. Freeman | Thelma Kingsbury | David G. Freeman Chester Goss | Thelma Kingsbury Janet Wright | David G. Freeman Sara Lee Williams |
| 1942 | David G. Freeman | Evelyn Boldrick | David G. Freeman Chester Goss | Evelyn Boldrick Janet Wright | David G. Freeman Sara Lee Williams |
| 1943 – 1946 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1947 | David G. Freeman | Ethel Marshall | David G. Freeman Webster Kimball | Thelma Kingsbury Janet Wright | Wynn Rogers Virginia Hill |
| 1948 | David G. Freeman | Ethel Marshall | David G. Freeman Wynn Rogers | Thelma Scovil Janet Wright | Clinton Stephens Patricia Stephens |
| 1949 | Marten Mendez | Ethel Marshall | Barney McCay Wynn Rogers | Thelma Scovil Janet Wright | Wynn Rogers Loma Moulton Smith |
| 1950 | Marten Mendez | Ethel Marshall | Barney McCay Wynn Rogers | Thelma Scovil Janet Wright | Wynn Rogers Loma Moulton Smith |
| 1951 | Joseph Cameron Alston | Ethel Marshall | Joe Alston Wynn Rogers | Dorothy Hann Loma Moulton Smith | Wynn Rogers Loma Moulton Smith |
| 1952 | Marten Mendez | Ethel Marshall | Joe Alston Wynn Rogers | Ethel Marshall Beatrice Massman | Wynn Rogers Helen Tibbetts |
| 1953 | David G. Freeman | Ethel Marshall | Joe Alston Wynn Rogers | Judy Devlin Sue Devlin | Joe Alston Lois Alston |
| 1954 – 1969 | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open |
| 1970 | Stan Hales | Tyna Barinaga | Don Paup Jim Poole | Tyna Barinaga Caroline Hein | Jim Poole Tyna Barinaga |
| 1971 | Stan Hales | Diane Hales | Don Paup Jim Poole | Caroline Hein Carlene Starkey | Don Paup Helen Tibbetts |
| 1972 | Chris Kinard | Pam Brady | Don Paup Jim Poole | P. Bretzke Pam Brady | Thomas Carmichael sen. Pam Brady |
| 1973 | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open | See U.S. Open |
| 1974 | Chris Kinard | Cindy Baker | Don Paup Jim Poole | Pam Brady Diane Hales | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1975 | Mike Adams | Judianne Kelly | Don Paup Jim Poole | Diane Hales Carlene Starkey | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1976 | Chris Kinard | Pam Brady | Don Paup Bruce Pontow | Pam Brady Rosine Lemon | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1977 | Chris Kinard | Pam Brady | Jim Poole Mike Walker | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Bruce Pontow Pam Brady |
| 1978 | Mike Walker | Cheryl Carton | John Britton Charles Coakley | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Bruce Pontow Pam Brady |
| 1979 | Chris Kinard | Pam Brady | Jim Poole Mike Walker | Pam Brady Judianne Kelly | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1980 | Gary Higgins | Cheryl Carton | Matt Fogarty Mike Walker | Pam Brady Judianne Kelly | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1981 | Chris Kinard | Utami Kinard | John Britton Gary Higgins | Pam Brady Judianne Kelly | Danny Brady Pam Brady |
| 1982 | Gary Higgins | Cheryl Carton | Don Paup Bruce Pontow | Pam Brady Judianne Kelly | Danny Brady Pam Brady |
| 1983 | Rodney Barton | Cheryl Carton | John Britton Gary Higgins | Pam Brady Judianne Kelly | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1984 | Rodney Barton | Cheryl Carton | Matt Fogarty Bruce Pontow | Pam Brady Monica Ortez | John Britton Cheryl Carton |
| 1985 | Chris Jogis | Judianne Kelly | John Britton Gary Higgins | Pam Brady Judianne Kelly | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1986 | Chris Jogis | Nina Lolk | Matt Fogarty Bruce Pontow | Linda French Nina Lolk | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly |
| 1987 | Tariq Wadood | Joy Kitzmiller | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | Linda French Nina Lolk | Chris Jogis Linda French |
| 1988 | Chris Jogis | Joy Kitzmiller | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | Linda French Linda Safarik-Tong | Chris Jogis Linda French |
| 1989 | Tariq Wadood | Linda Safarik-Tong | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | Linda French Linda Safarik-Tong | Tariq Wadood Linda French |
| 1990 | Chris Jogis | Linda Safarik-Tong | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | Ann French Joy Kitzmiller | Tom Reidy Traci Britton |
| 1991 | Chris Jogis | Liz Aronsohn | John Britton Tom Reidy | Ann French Joy Kitzmiller | Tariq Wadood Traci Britton |
| 1992 | Chris Jogis | Joy Kitzmiller | Benny Lee Tom Reidy | Ann French Joy Kitzmiller | Andy Chong Linda French |
| 1993 | Andy Chong | Andrea Andersson | Benny Lee Tom Reidy | Andrea Andersson Traci Britton | Andy Chong Linda French |
| 1994 | Kevin Han | Joy Kitzmiller | Benny Lee Tom Reidy | Andrea Andersson Liz Aronsohn | Andy Chong Linda French |
| 1995 | Kevin Han | Andrea Andersson | Benny Lee Tom Reidy | Andrea Andersson Liz Aronsohn | Andy Chong Linda French |
| 1996 | Steve Butler | Zhao Ye Ping | Kevin Han Tom Reidy | Ann French Kathy Zimmerman | Andy Chong Zhao Ye Ping |
| 1997 | Kevin Han | Cindy Shi | Kevin Han Tom Reidy | Cindy Shi Zhao Ye Ping | Trisna Gunadi Eileen Tang |
| 1998 | Kevin Han | Yeping Tang | Andy Chong Benny Lee | Cindy Shi Yeping Tang | Andy Chong Yeping Tang |
| 1999 | Kevin Han | Yeping Tang | Kevin Han Alex Liang | Cindy Shi Yeping Tang | Andy Chong Yeping Tang |
| 2000 | Alex Liang | Yeping Tang | Matt Fogarty Wu Chibing | Janis Tan Elie Wu | Wu Chibing Melinda Keszthelyi |
| 2001 | Kevin Han | Meiluawati | Howard Bach Kevin Han | Cindy Shi Meiluawati | Trisna Gunadi Janis Tan |
| 2002 | Kevin Han | Meiluawati | Howard Bach Kevin Han | Janis Tan Elie Wu | Andy Chong Szilvia Szombati |
| 2003 | Howard Bach | Meiluawati | Tony Gunawan Khan Malaythong | Meiluawati Etty Tantri | Raju Rai Etty Tantri |
| 2004 | Raju Rai | Lili Zhou | Howard Bach Kevin Han | Peng Yun Lili Zhou | Raju Rai Eva Lee |
| 2005 | Raju Rai | Eva Lee | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Eva Lee Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Khan Malaythong Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
| 2006 | Raju Rai | Eva Lee | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Lee Joo-hyun Peng Yun | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
| 2007 | Howard Bach | Lee Joo-hyun | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Peng Yun Lee Joo-hyun | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
| 2008 | Raju Rai | Lee Joo-hyun | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Mona Santoso Lee Joo-hyun | Kowi Chandra Mona Santoso |
| 2009 | Howard Bach | Lee Joo-hyun | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Mona Santoso Lee Joo-hyun | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
| 2010 | Hock Lai Lee | Eva Lee | Howard Bach Raju Rai | Peng Yun Lee Joo-hyun | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
| 2011 | Ilian Perez | Cee Nantana Ketpura | Howard Bach Tony Gunawan | Peng Yun Lee Joo-hyun | Halim Haryanto Ho Eva Lee |
| 2012 | Sattawat Pongnairat | Bo Rong | Kowi Chandra Halim Haryanto Ho | Peng Yun Lee Joo-hyun | Peng Yun Holvy de Pauw |
| 2013 | Hock Lai Lee | Jamie Subandhi | Christian Christianto Tony Gunawan | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
| 2014 | Howard Shu | Beiwen Zhang | Mu He Sarun Vivatpatanakul | Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang | Mu He Jing Yu Hong |
| 2015 | Sittichai Viboonsin | Beiwen Zhang | Holvy de Pauw Sittichai Viboonsin | Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang | Halim Haryanto Jing Yu Hong |
| 2016 | Charles Gu | Beiwen Zhang | Mu He Ricky Liuzhou | Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang | Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi |
| 2017 | Mark Alcala | Jamie Subandhi | Holvy de Pauw Sittichai Viboonsin | Mónika Szőke Tantaree Treeratanakuljarut | Mark Alcala Jamie Subandhi |
| 2018 | Pandu Dewantoro | Jamie Subandhi | Aries Delos Santos Gabriel Villanueva | Jing Yu Hong Jamie Subandhi | Yoga Pratama Jamie Subandhi |
| 2019 | Darren Yang | Esther Shi | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew | Francesca Corbett Allison Lee | Vinson Chiu Jamie Subandhi |
| 2020 | not held | not held | not held | not held | not held |
| 2021 | Don Henley Averia | Jennie Gai | Vinson Chiu Joshua Yuan | Jennie Gai Sanchita Pandey | Ryan Zheng Sanchita Pandey |