# Henriett Koósz

Henriett Koósz (born 14 February 1980 in Kőszeg) is an Austrian para-badminton player and former wheelchair tennis player. As a member of the Austrian Paralympic wheelchair tennis team, she competed at the 2012 Paralympics in London. In 2016, she represented Austria in para-badminton at the Austrian Open.
In 2013, she was awarded the MiA award by the Austrian Federal Sports Organisation.

## Early life and career

Koósz was born in Hungary. She has been paraplegic since a car accident in October 1997. She started without previous knowledge with wheelchair tennis at the age of 24. In December 2005, she started her participation in international and national tournaments.
In 2007, she played in the B squad and in 2010 was taken into the A-squad of the Austrian national wheelchair tennis team. Koósz won the 2009 national championship in women's doubles with her partner Anette Baldauf for the first time, and a year later she became national champion in women's singles.
After London, Koósz hung up her tennis racket for health reasons. In 2016, she discovered badminton and started a new career as an international parabadminton player and army athlete.

## Wheelchair tennis statistics
### ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour
#### Singles

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2010 | Birrhard Open | Clay | Claudia Fornefeld | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2010 | Vulkanland Open | Clay | Bianca Osterer | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2010 | Tournoi Indoors Bulle | Carpet | Simona Rusnak | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2010 | Czech Open | Clay | | |
| Loss | 2010 | Slovakia Open | Clay | | |
| Loss | 2010 | Mediterranee Open de La Garde | Hard | Marianna Lauro | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2011 | Sion Indoor | Carpet | Johana Martínez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2011 | Tournoi de Montfermeil | - | Arlette Racineux | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2011 | Mediterranee Open de La Garde | Hard | Marianna Lauro | 6–2, 6$^6$–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2012 | Slovakia Open | Clay | | |
| Loss | 2012 | Czech Open | Clay | Bianca Osterer | 3–6, 6–2, 6$^5$–7 |
| Loss | 2012 | Israel Open | Hard | Louise Hunt | 5–7, 2–6 |

#### Doubles

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2010 | Birrhard Open | Clay | Brigitte Seyer | | |
| Loss | 2010 | Vulkanland Open | Clay | Linda Wagemann | Margrit Fink Waltraud Posch | 4–6, 7–6$^5$, 1–6 |
| Win | 2010 | Tournoi Indoors Bulle | Carpet | Brigitte Seyer | Simona Rusnak Linda Wagemann | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2011 | Sion Indoor | Carpet | Sandra Salzgeber | Johana Martínez Karin Suter-Erath | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2011 | Tournoi de Montfermeil | - | Mieke van Chastelet | Emilie Chéné Pauline Helouin | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2011 | Mediterranee Open de La Garde | Hard | Marianna Lauro | Parmila Grangier Bianca Osterer | 6$^5$–7, 6–2, 12–10 |
| Win | 2012 | Czech Open | Clay | Brigitte Seyer | | |
| Loss | 2012 | Israel Open | Hard | Emilie Chéné | Louise Hunt Yuko Okabe | 1–6, 3–6 |

## Para-badminton statistics
### World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Cynthia Mathez | 13–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Ignacio Fernandez | Choi Jung-man Lee Sun-ae | 9–21, 12–21 | Bronze |

### European Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Karin Suter-Erath | 10–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Valeska Knoblauch | 11–21, 12–21 | Bronze |