Irina Serova
| Irina Serova | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Russia Austria |
| Born | 14 May 1966 USSR |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Women's singles, women's doubles & mixed doubles |
| BWF profile | |
Irina Serova (Russian: Ирина Серова; born 14 May 1966, born Irina Rozhkova, Russian: Ирина Рожкова) is an Austrian retired badminton player who initially played Badminton for Soviet Russia and later moved on to represent Austria.[1] Serova, in her fairly long career of around 16 years won many International titles which includes in former USSR, former Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Ireland, Czechia, Malta, Hungary, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Slovenia besides some runner-up performances in Portugal, France, England, Austria and United States. She is also a numerous time USSR national champion and Austrian national champion as well.
Achievements
[edit]IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | U. S. Open |  Shim Eun-jung
|
8–11, 2–11 |  Runner-up
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Canadian Open |  Jürgen Koch
|
 Jens Eriksen Rikke Olsen
|
15–7, 15–2 |  Winner
|
IBF International
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | USSR International |  Vlada Belyutina
|
–, – | Runner-up
|
| 1987 | Polish International | –, – | –, – | Winner
|
| 1989 | Cyprus International | Tatiana Khoroshina
|
11–2, 11–7 | Winner
|
| 1989 | USSR International | Elena Rybkina
|
5–11, 9–12 | Runner-up
|
| 1990 | USSR International | Elena Rybkina
|
2–11, 9–11 | Runner-up
|
| 1990 | Austrian International | Elena Rybkina
|
–, – | Runner-up
|
| 1990 | Hungarian International | Kang Bok-seung
|
9–11, 11–2, 8–11 | Runner-up
|
| 1990 | Bulgarian International |  Katrin Schmidt
|
11–0, 11–0 | Winner
|
| 1990 (II) | Irish International | Katrin Schmidt
|
11–8, 11–7 | Winner
|
| 1991 | Bulgarian International |  Felicity Gallup
|
11–3, 11–0 | Winner
|
| 1991 | Wimbledon Open | Elena Rybkina
|
4–11, 12–11, 9–11 | Runner-up
|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakian International | Marina Yakusheva
|
11–5, 11–0 | Winner
|
| 1992 | Czechoslovakian International | Alison Humby
|
6–11, 11–7, 11–7 | Winner
|
| 1992 | Malta International |  Lotta Andersson
|
11–4, 11–6 | Winner
|
| 1993 | Austrian International |  Astrid van der Knaap
|
11–8, 11–7 | Winner
|
| 1994 | Czech International | Mette Sørensen
|
11–8, 11–1 | Winner
|
| 1994 | Portugal International |  Marina Yakusheva
|
11–12, 7–11 | Runner-up
|
| 1994 | Amor International | Monique Hoogland
|
11–8, 11–5 | Winner
|
| 1994 | BMW International | –, – | –, – | Winner
|
| 1994 | Slovenian International |  Sandra Dimbour
|
11–9, 11–8 | Winner
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | USSR International | Svetlana Belyasova
|
Tatyana Litvinenko Victoria Pron
|
–, – | Runner-up
|
| 1986 | Austrian International | Klavdija Mayorova
|
Paula Kloet Nataliya Zhavoronkova
|
–, – | Runner-up
|
| 1988 | USSR International | Elena Rybkina
|
Karin Eriksson Charlotta Wihlborg
|
–, – | Winner
|
| 1989 | Cyprus International | Tatiana Khoroshina
|
 Diana Filipova Anetha Stambolizska
|
15–10, 15–10 | Winner
|
| 1989 | USSR International | Svetlana Belyasova
|
Astrid Crabo Margit Borg
|
17–14, 15–5 | Winner
|
| 1990 | Austrian International | Victoria Pron
|
Elena Rybkina Vlada Chernyavskaya
|
–, – | Runner-up
|
Mixed doubles
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile:Irina Serova". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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