# Yvonne Kelly

Yvonne Kelly (born c. 1935) is an Irish badminton player.

## Biography

Yvonne Kelly is the daughter of badminton player Billy Kelly.
Kelly won her first titles at the Irish National Badminton Championships in 1956. She won the Irish Open for the first time two years later, and the Scottish Open in 1963. In total, she won 25 national titles and the Irish Open 10 times. She won mixed doubles with Cyril W. Wilkinson 7 times from 1962 to 1971.
She was coached by Frank Peard, along with fellow high ranking players including James 'Chick' Doyle and Mary Bryan. Until 2019, Bryan and Kelly held the record for the most Irish National Titles won as a pair in badminton.

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Event | Winner |
| 1954 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | R. Gobson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1956 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1957 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1957 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1958 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1958 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1958 | Irish Open | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1959 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1960 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1960 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1961 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1961 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1962 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | Cyril W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1962 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1963 | Scottish Open | Women's doubles | Mary O'Sullivan / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1963 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | C. W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1963 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1965 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1965 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1966 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | C. W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1966 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1966 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1967 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1967 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | C. W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1967 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / James B. Leslie |
| 1968 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1969 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | C. W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1970 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Sue Peard |
| 1970 | Irish Open | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1970 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | C. W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1971 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Mixed | C. W. Wilkinson / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1971 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish Open | Women's singles | Yvonne Kelly |
| 1972 | Irish National Badminton Championships | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1976 | Irish Open | Women's doubles | Yvonne Kelly / Barbara Beckett |