Katharina Fink
Italian badminton player
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Katharina Fink (born 14 November 2002) is an Italian badminton player affiliated with SSV Bozen. She won the National Championships title in 2018.[1] Fink clinched her first senior international title at the 2019 South Africa International in the women's doubles event partnered with Yasmine Hamza.[2] Together with Hamza, they won the silver medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[3]
63 (WD with Yasmine Hamza 15 November 2022)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 124 (WS 20 December 2022) 63 (WD with Yasmine Hamza 15 November 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Early life
Fink was born into a German-speaking region in Italy called South Tyrol. She is half Czech on her mother's side and quarter Swiss, quarter Italian on her father's.[4] Fink began to playing badminton at the age of ten.[5] In her junior career, she trained at the Südtirol Badminton School, and entered top 200 BWF World ranking in the women's doubles event in 2021.[6]
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria |
 Yasmine Hamza |
 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci |
15–21, 18–21 |  Silver |
[3] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Africa International |  Kate Foo Kune |
16–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cyprus International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Daniella Gonda Ágnes Kőrösi |
12–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | South Africa International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Megan de Beer Johanita Scholtz |
16–21, 21–15, 21–16 |  Winner |
| 2020 | Latvia International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel |
11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Hellas International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow |
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Cyprus International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Polina Tkach Tetyana Potapenko |
21–10, 11–7 retired | Winner |
| 2021 | El Salvador International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Sania Lima Tamires Santos |
12–21, 21–13, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Iceland International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Abbygael Harris Annie Lado |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Irish Junior Open |  Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka |
8–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | South Africa Junior International | Yasmine Hamza |
8–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Portuguese Junior International | Yasmine Hamza |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Portuguese Junior International | Yasmine Hamza |
Judith Mair Chiara Passeri |
21–16, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | South Africa Junior International | Yasmine Hamza |
Amy Ackerman Megan de Beer |
21–11, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2020 | Lithuanian Junior International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Lucía Rodríguez Ania Setién |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2020 | Portuguese Junior International | Yasmine Hamza |
 Ana Fernandes Claudia Lourenço |
21–6, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament