Tjitte Weistra (born 2 December 1975) is a badminton player from the Netherlands.[1][2] He became a Peruvian badminton national coach from 2002 to 2004, then in April 2004 he moved to New Zealand as a coach in Waikato Badminton Association.[3] He moved to Mornington, Australia in 2019, and now works as Chief Executive Officer Badminton Australia.[4][5]

Tjitte Weistra
Personal information
CountryNetherlands (1975–2001)
Peru (2001–2004)
New Zealand (2004–2018)
Australia (2019–present)
Born (1975-12-02) 2 December 1975 (age 48)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking21 (MS 2001)
160 (MD 13 September 2012)
23 (XD 2001)
BWF profile

Career achievements

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Year Tournament Event Result Names
1995 Puerto Rico International MD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Cosmin Ioan
1997 Scottish Open MS Winner Tjitte Weistra
2000 Chile International MS Winner Tjitte Weistra
2001 Puerto Rico International XD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Lorena Blanco
2001 Puerto Rico International MD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Cosmin Ioan
2001 Puerto Rico International MS Winner Tjitte Weistra
2001 Peru International XD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Doriana Rivera
2001 Peru International MS Winner Tjitte Weistra
2002 Peru International XD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Doriana Rivera
2002 Mexico International XD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Doriana Rivera
2002 Carebaco International XD Winner Tjitte Weistra / Doriana Rivera
2002 Peru International MS Winner Tjitte Weistra
2002 Mexico International MS Winner Tjitte Weistra
2002 Carebaco International MS Winner Tjitte Weistra

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Tjitte WEISTRA". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Matches: Tjitte WEISTRA". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "NEW ZEALAND – When the coach is still better…". Badzine. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Mentor Spotlight with Tjitte (TJ) Weistra". Qatar Sportstech. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Badminton Australia confirms appointment of new Chief Executive Officer". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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