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

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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

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European Championships

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Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland   Kamila Augustyn   Carina Mette
  Juliane Schenk
15–2, 15–7   Gold

BWF Superseries

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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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Hong Kong Open   Robert Mateusiak   Nova Widianto
  Liliyana Natsir
22–20, 21–16   Winner
2010 Indonesia 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

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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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Denmark Open   Kamila Augustyn   Gail Emms
  Donna Kellogg
22–20, 21–10   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Dutch Open   Robert Mateusiak   Ingo Kindervater
  Kathrin Piotrowski
15–5, 15–5   Winner
2006 Bitburger Open   Robert Mateusiak   Hendri Saputra
  Li Yujia
22–24, 21–16, 21–8   Winner
2007 Russian Open   Robert Mateusiak   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
25–23, 13–21, 21–13   Winner
2012 Bitburger Open   Robert Mateusiak   Anders Kristiansen
  Julie Houmann
11–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Bitburger Open   Robert Mateusiak   Chris Adcock
  Gabby Adcock
21–18, 21–17   Winner
2016 U.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

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Slovak International   Tine Høy 5–7, 7–8, 1–7   Runner-up
2002 Slovak International   Elena Sukhareva 11–8, 7–11, 0–11   Runner-up

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Nadia Kostiuczyk-Zieba". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  3. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Nadiezda Zieba Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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