Irina Serova

Irina Serova
Personal information
CountryRussia
Austria
Born (1966-05-14) 14 May 1966 (age 58)
USSR
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen'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

IBF World Grand Prix

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 South Korea Shim Eun-jung 8–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Canadian Open Austria Jürgen Koch Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–7, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1987 USSR International Soviet Union Vlada Belyutina –, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Polish International –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Cyprus International Soviet Union Tatiana Khoroshina 11–2, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 USSR International Soviet Union Elena Rybkina 5–11, 9–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 USSR International Soviet Union Elena Rybkina 2–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Austrian International Soviet Union Elena Rybkina –, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Hungarian International South Korea Kang Bok-seung 9–11, 11–2, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Bulgarian International Germany Katrin Schmidt 11–0, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 (II) Irish International Germany Katrin Schmidt 11–8, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Bulgarian International England Felicity Gallup 11–3, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Wimbledon Open Soviet Union Elena Rybkina 4–11, 12–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Czechoslovakian International Soviet Union Marina Yakusheva 11–5, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Czechoslovakian International England Alison Humby 6–11, 11–7, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Malta International Sweden Lotta Andersson 11–4, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Austrian International Netherlands Astrid van der Knaap 11–8, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Czech International Denmark Mette Sørensen 11–8, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Portugal International Russia Marina Yakusheva 11–12, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Amor International Netherlands Monique Hoogland 11–8, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 BMW International –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Slovenian International France Sandra Dimbour 11–9, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 USSR International Soviet Union Svetlana Belyasova Soviet Union Tatyana Litvinenko
Soviet Union Victoria Pron
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Austrian International Soviet Union Klavdija Mayorova Netherlands Paula Kloet
Soviet Union Nataliya Zhavoronkova
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 USSR International Soviet Union Elena Rybkina Sweden Karin Eriksson
Sweden Charlotta Wihlborg
–, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Cyprus International Soviet Union Tatiana Khoroshina Bulgaria Diana Filipova
Bulgaria Anetha Stambolizska
15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 USSR International Soviet Union Svetlana Belyasova Sweden Astrid Crabo
Sweden Margit Borg
17–14, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Austrian International Soviet Union Victoria Pron Soviet Union Elena Rybkina
Soviet Union Vlada Chernyavskaya
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Austrian International Soviet Union Vyatscheslav Shtshukin Soviet Union Vitali Shmakov
Soviet Union Lyubov Fedotova
11–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Austrian International Soviet Union Andrey Antropov Soviet Union Sergey Sevryukov
Soviet Union Klavdija Mayorova
–, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 USSR International Soviet Union Sergey Sevryukov Denmark Jon-Holst Christensen
Denmark Charlotte Madsen
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 Polish International Soviet Union Sergey Sevryukov South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Chung Myung-hee
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1989 Cyprus International Soviet Union Vladimir Serov Soviet Union Vladimir Smolin
Soviet Union Tatiana Khoroshina
15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Bulgarian International Soviet Union Nikolai Zuyev Poland Jerzy Dołhan
Poland Bożena Haracz
15–7, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 (II) Irish International Germany Michael Keck Austria Kai Abraham
Bulgaria Diana Koleva
15–10, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 USSR International Soviet Union Nikolai Zuyev Soviet Union Vitaliy Shmakov
Soviet Union Vlada Chernyavskaya
15–5, 5–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Wimbledon Open Soviet Union Andrey Antropov England Andy Goode
England Gillian Gowers
4–15, 0–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Czechoslovakian International Austria Heinz Fischer Commonwealth of Independent States Andrey Antropov
Commonwealth of Independent States Olga Chernyshova
15–12, 9–15, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Malta International Malta Kenneth Mella Austria Kai Abraham
Austria Sabine Ploner
7–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Austrian International Austria Heinz Fischer England Nick Ponting
England Joanne Wright
9–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 La Chaux-de-Fonds Austria Heinz Fischer Netherlands Ron Michels
Netherlands Sonja Mellink
7–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Czech International Austria Jürgen Koch Russia Artur Khachaturjan
Russia Svetlana Alferova
15–5, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Victor Cup Austria Jürgen Koch Germany Uwe Ossenbrink
Germany Viola Rathgeber
15–2, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Hungarian International Austria Jürgen Koch England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms
15–6, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Austrian International Austria Jürgen Koch Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Elinor Middlemiss
15–18, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Profile:Irina Serova". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.