Aleksandr Nikolaenko

Aleksandr Nikolaenko
Александр Николаенко
Personal information
Born	Aleksandr Nikolaevich Nikolaenko; (Александр Николаевич Николаенко); 6 June 1980; Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	27 (MD with Vitalij Durkin, 18 March 2010); 11 (XD with Valeria Sorokina, 29 March 2012)
	BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Russia
European Mixed Team Championships
European Junior Championships

Aleksandr Nikolaevich Nikolaenko (Russian: Александр Николаевич Николаенко; born 6 June 1980) is an internationally elite badminton player.^[1] Nikolaenko was part of the Favorit Ramenskoe badminton club, and in 2000, he was selected to join the national team. He was the bronze medallist at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2009 and 2011. Nikolaenko is also the champion at the National Championships in the men's and mixed doubles events.^[2] In 2012, he competed at the Summer Olympics in London.^[3]

Achievements

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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	U.S. Open	Vitalij Durkin	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	10–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	Russian Open	Vitalij Durkin	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2009	Russian Open	Vitalij Durkin	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2010	Russian Open	Vitalij Durkin	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	17–21, 21–10, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Russian Open	Vitalij Durkin	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Bulgaria Open	Nina Vislova	Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	22–20, 22–20	Winner
2008	Russian Open	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2009	Russian Open	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Dutch Open	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	13–21, 21–16, 21–12	Winner
2010	Russian Open	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	8–21, 21–14, 21–16	Winner
2010	Dutch Open	Valeria Sorokina	Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota	22–20, 21–9	Winner
2011	Russian Open	Valeria Sorokina	Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2012	Russian Open	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	21–19, 21–17	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Norwegian International	Nikolaj Nikolaenko	Imanuel Hirschfeld Jörgen Olsson	15–9, 15–13	Winner
2004	Russian International	Vitalij Durkin	Victor Maljutin Alexandr Russkikh	15–12, 15–7	Winner
2006	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Vitalij Durkin	Wouter Claes Frédéric Mawet	14–21, 21–16, 22–20	Winner
2006	Italian International	Vitalij Durkin	Evgenij Dremin Alexey Vasiliev	21–14, 17–21, 21–16	Winner
2007	Austrian International	Vitalij Durkin	Guo Zhendong He Hanbin	15–21, 21–19, 17–21	Runner-up
2007	White Nights	Vitalij Durkin	Jochen Cassel Thomas Tesche	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2007	Scottish International	Vitalij Durkin	Robert Blair David Lindley	18–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2008	White Nights	Vitalij Durkin	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	6–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2008	Bulgarian International	Vitalij Durkin	Adam Cwalina Wojciech Szkudlarczyk	21–23, 21–12, 22–20	Winner
2009	White Nights	Vitalij Durkin	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2009	Welsh International	Vitalij Durkin	Peter Käsbauer Oliver Roth	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2010	White Nights	Vitalij Durkin	Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz	19–21, 27–29	Runner-up
2011	Czech International	Vitalij Durkin	Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	Italian International	Vitalij Durkin	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2013	Turkey International	Gordey Kosenko	Nikita Khakimov Vasily Kuznetsov	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Russian International	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Tatjana Bibik	15–7, 15–13	Winner
2005	Italian International	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Marina Yakusheva	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2006	Scottish International	Nina Vislova	Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina	20–22, 11–21	Runner-up
2007	Austrian International	Nina Vislova	Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina	14–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2007	White Nights	Nina Vislova	Nikolai Ukk Tatjana Bibik	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2007	Bulgarian International	Nina Vislova	Svetoslav Stoyanov Élodie Eymard	21–18, 19–21, 21–15	Winner
2007	Scottish International	Nina Vislova	Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	21–15, 20–22, 9–21	Runner-up
2007	Italian International	Nina Vislova	Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina	21–15, 18–21, 21–16	Winner
2008	European Circuit Finals	Nina Vislova	Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps	21–7, 21–19	Winner
2009	Welsh International	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	13–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2009	Scottish Open	Valeria Sorokina	Raj Veeran Renuga Veeran	21–11, 21–16	Winner
2011	Dutch International	Valeria Sorokina	Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	13–21, 12–11 retired	Winner
2011	Czech International	Valeria Sorokina	Gert Künka Amanda Högström	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2011	Italian International	Valeria Sorokina	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	13–21, 21–18, 21–17	Winner