# Sandra Marinello

Sandra Marinello (born 29 May 1983) is a German badminton player. She was born in Duisburg, and started playing badminton in 1995. Marinello was part of the 1. BC Düren from 2008 to 2014, and previously played for the SV Thomasstadt Kempen, BV RW Wesel, TV Remscheid, SCU Lüdinghausen, PSV Ludwigshafen, and BV Gifhorn. She won the women's doubles title at the national championships from 2009 to 2012, partnered with Birgit Overzier. Together with the German national women's team, she won the bronze medal at the 2006 Uber Cup in Japan. She also won the women's doubles bronze at the 2012 European Championships with Overzier.

## Achievements
### European Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Birgit Overzier | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 11–21, 11–21 | Bronze |

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Canada Open | Birgit Overzier | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 16–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | Birgit Overzier | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Turkey International | Birgit Overzier | Choi A-reum Yoo Hyun-young | 21–18, 18–21, 24–22 | Winner |
| 2011 | Italian International | Birgit Overzier | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International | Birgit Overzier | Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei | 17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Morocco International | Birgit Overzier | Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2010 | Norwegian International | Birgit Overzier | Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Belgian International | Birgit Overzier | Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen | 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2009 | Dutch International | Birgit Overzier | Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Finnish International | Birgit Overzier | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | 21–16, 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Austrian International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Cynthia Tuwankotta Atu Rosalina | 21–11, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Finnish International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Brenda Beenhakker Paulien van Dooremalen | 15–11, 15–1 | Winner |
| 2005 | Portugal International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Petya Nedelcheva Yuan Wemyss | 8–15, 15–11, 15–2 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Belgian International | Johannes Schöttler | Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Austrian International | Tim Dettmann | Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski | 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament