Nadieżda Zięba

Nadieżda "Nadia" Zięba (Polish pronunciation: [naˈdjɛʐda ˈʑɛmba]; née Kostiuczyk; born 21 May 1984) is a Polish retired badminton player of Belarusian origin. She won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2012 European Championships. Zięba was three times mixed doubles quarter finalists in the badminton at the Summer Olympics.[1]

Nadieżda Zięba
Personal information
Nickname(s)Nadia
Birth nameNadieżda Kostiuczyk
CountryPoland
Born (1984-05-21) 21 May 1984 (age 40)
Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD 26 August 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Mixed team
Representing  Belarus
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Spała Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Kostiuczyk played the 2007 BWF World Championships in mixed doubles with Robert Mateusiak. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Zheng Bo and Gao Ling of China, 16–21, 17–21. She also played women's doubles with Kamila Augustyn and lost in the first round. They won the silver medal at the 2008 European Championships.[2] At the Belarusian National Badminton Championships she won 7 titles.

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Robert Mateusiak Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
16–21, 21–14, 21–23 Bronze
2008Messecenter,
Herning, Denmark
Robert Mateusiak Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg
21–16, 20–22, 15–21 Silver
2010Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
Robert Mateusiak Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
19–21, 21–18, 12–21 Silver
2012Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
Robert Mateusiak Mads Pieler Kolding
Julie Houmann
21–12, 24–22 Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland Kamila Augustyn Carina Mette
Juliane Schenk
15–2, 15–7 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[4] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Hong Kong Open Robert Mateusiak Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
22–20, 21–16 Winner
2010Indonesia Open Robert Mateusiak Hendra Setiawan
Anastasia Russkikh
21–18, 22–20 Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Denmark Open Kamila Augustyn Gail Emms
Donna Kellogg
22–20, 21–10 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Dutch Open Robert Mateusiak Ingo Kindervater
Kathrin Piotrowski
15–5, 15–5 Winner
2006Bitburger Open Robert Mateusiak Hendri Saputra
Li Yujia
22–24, 21–16, 21–8 Winner
2007Russian Open Robert Mateusiak He Hanbin
Yu Yang
25–23, 13–21, 21–13 Winner
2012Bitburger Open Robert Mateusiak Anders Kristiansen
Julie Houmann
11–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Bitburger Open Robert Mateusiak Chris Adcock
Gabby Adcock
21–18, 21–17 Winner
2016U.S. Open Robert Mateusiak Yugo Kobayashi
Wakana Nagahara
18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2001Slovak International Tine Høy5–7, 7–8, 1–7 Runner-up
2002Slovak International Elena Sukhareva11–8, 7–11, 0–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Slovak International Kamila Augustyn Hana Procházková
Ivana Vilímková
15–1, 15–5 Winner
2001Czech International Kamila Augustyn Emma Constable
Natalie Munt
7–3, 7–2, 2–7, 7–5 Winner
2001Slovak International Kamila Augustyn Julie Houmann
Karina Sørensen
7–4, 7–4, 7–1 Winner
2002Polish International Kamila Augustyn Verena Fastenbauer
Simone Prutsch
7–2, 7–0, 7–5 Winner
2002Czech International Olga Konon Elin Bergblom
Johanna Persson
5–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2003Polish International Kamila Augustyn Chihiro Ohsaka
Akiko Nakashima
11–13, 11–4, 11–2 Winner
2003Croatian International Kamila Augustyn Yoshiko Iwata
Miyuki Tai
8–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2003Finnish International Kamila Augustyn Julie Houmann
Lene Mørk
5–11, 11–8, 11–5 Winner
2003Hungarian International Kamila Augustyn Elena Shimko
Marina Yakusheva
17–16, 15–9 Winner
2003Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Kamila Augustyn Larisa Griga
Elena Nozdran
15–10, 15–2 Winner
2003Bitburger International Kamila Augustyn Nicole Grether
Juliane Schenk
9–15, 15–10, 12–15 Runner-up
2004Swedish International Kamila Augustyn Yoshiko Iwata
Miyuki Tai
15–5, 15–3 Winner
2004Portugal International Kamila Augustyn Elena Shimko
Marina Yakusheva
15–6, 15–5 Winner
2004Scottish International Kamila Augustyn Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah
15–8, 15–11 Winner
2004Bitburger International Kamila Augustyn Neli Boteva
Katja Michalowsky
15–10, 15–3 Winner
2005Polish International Kamila Augustyn Birgit Overzier
Michaela Peiffer
15–13, 15–6 Winner
2005Czech International Kamila Augustyn Christinna Pedersen
Line Reimers
15–2, 15–1 Winner
2005Slovak International Kamila Augustyn Imogen Bankier
Emma Mason
15–7, 15–3 Winner
2006Polish International Kamila Augustyn Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova
14–21, 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2007Polish International Kamila Augustyn Christinna Pedersen
Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
21–17, 21–14 Winner
2008Dutch International Kamila Augustyn Ekaterina Ananina
Anastasia Russkikh
21–16, 11–21, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Slovak International Andrey Konakh Jesper Thomsen
Julie Houmann
2–7, 4–7, 1–7 Runner-up
2002Czech International Andrey Konakh Manuel Dubrulle
Élodie Eymard
11–5, 13–11 Winner
2002Slovak International Andrey Konakh Nikolay Zuev
Marina Yakusheva
11–4, 11–5 Winner
2005Finnish International Robert Mateusiak Jochen Cassel
Birgit Overzier
15–4, 15–5 Winner
2005Polish International Robert Mateusiak Michał Łogosz
Kamila Augustyn
15–3, 15–6 Winner
2006Polish International Robert Mateusiak Vitalij Durkin
Valeria Sorokina
21–4, 9–21, 21–13 Winner
2007Polish International Robert Mateusiak Tim Dettmann
Annekatrin Lillie
21–19, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2008White Nights Robert Mateusiak Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Robert Mateusiak Rasmus Bonde
Britta Andersen
21–10, 21–11 Winner
2009Bulgarian International Robert Mateusiak Adam Cwalina
Małgorzata Kurdelska
21–18, 21–9 Winner
2011Polish Open Robert Mateusiak Rafał Hawel
Kamila Augustyn
21–13, 21–17 Winner
2012Dutch International Robert Mateusiak Andrej Ashmarin
Anastasia Panushkina
21–10, 21–19 Winner
2013Polish Open Robert Mateusiak Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Agnieszka Wojtkowska
15–21, 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2015White Nights Robert Mateusiak Sam Magee
Chloe Magee
18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015Lagos International Robert Mateusiak Tarun Kona
N. Sikki Reddy
21–19, 21–7 Winner
2015Kharkiv International Robert Mateusiak Gaëtan Mittelheisser
Audrey Fontaine
21–14, 21–14 Winner
2015Belgian International Robert Mateusiak Jonathan Nordh
Emelie Fabbeke
15–21, 21–6, 21–8 Winner
2015Bulgarian International Robert Mateusiak Evgenij Dremin
Evgenia Dimova
21–14, 21–18 Winner
2015Irish Open Robert Mateusiak Mathias Christiansen
Lena Grebak
21–19, 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015Mersin Turkey International Robert Mateusiak Matthew Chau
Gronya Somerville
21–12, 21–13 Winner
2016Swedish Masters Robert Mateusiak Mathias Christiansen
Lena Grebak
21–10, 21–13 Winner
2016Polish Open Robert Mateusiak Tan Kian Meng
Lai Pei Jing
21–11, 21–16 Winner
2016Welsh International Robert Mateusiak Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai
21–16, 11–21, 21–18 Winner
2017Polish Open Robert Mateusiak Tseng Min-hao
Hu Ling-fang
20–22, 22–20, 21–13 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Robert Mateusiak against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[5]

References