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.[1] 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.
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 |
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 | Clint 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 |
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 |
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 Chibing Wu | Janis Tan Elie Wu | Chibing Wu 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 | Yun Peng Lili Zhou | Raju Rai Eva Lee |
2005 [2] | Raju Rai | Eva Lee | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Eva Lee Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Khan Malaythong Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
2006 [3] | Raju Rai | Eva Lee | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Johannah Lee Yun Peng | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
2007 [4] | Howard Bach | Lee Joo Hyun | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Yun Peng 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 [5] | Howard Bach | Lee Joo Hyun | Howard Bach Khan Malaythong | Mona Santoso Lee Joo Hyun | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
2010 [6] | Hock Lai Lee | Eva Lee | Howard Bach Raju Rai | Peng Yun Lee Joo Hyun | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
2011 [7] | Ilian Perez | Cee Ketpura | Howard Bach Tony Gunawan | Peng Yun Lee Joo Hyun | Halim Haryanto Ho Eva Lee |
2012 [8] | Sattawat Pongnairat | Bo Rong | Kowi Chandra Halim Haryanto Ho | Peng Yun Lee Joo Hyun | Peng Yun Holvy De Pauw |
2013 [9] | Hock Lai Lee | Jamie Subandi | Christian Christianto Tony Gunawan | Eva Lee Paula Obanana | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
2014 [10] | Howard Shu | Beiwen Zhang | Mu He Sarun Vivatpatanakul | Jin Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang | Mu He Jin Yu Hong |
2015 | Sittichai Viboonsin | Zhang Beiwen | Leonard Holvy de Pauw Sittichai Viboonsin | Jing Yu Hong Zhang Beiwen | Halim Haryanto Jing Yu Hong |
2016 | Charles Gu | Zhang Beiwen | Mu He Ricky Xiu Liuzhou | Jing Yu Hong Zhang Beiwen | Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi |
1. ^2006 K & D Graphics United States National Badminton Championships
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