Eva Twedberg

Eva Twedberg
Personal information
Birth nameEva Pettersson
CountrySweden
Born (1943-02-16) 16 February 1943
Ystad, Sweden
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Years active1959–1986
CoachBertil Johnsson
Women's singles
Career title(s)All England (1968, 1971)
European Champion (1970)
Highest ranking1 (1968–1971)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
1970 Port TalbotWomen's singles
1968 BochumWomen's singles
1972 KarlskronaWomen's singles
1972 KarlskronaMixed doubles

Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson, later Eva Stuart, born 16 February 1943) is a Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1971 in both singles and doubles, the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971; the Danish Open in 1968, 1970, and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973; and the European Championships in 1970. Twedberg is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976.