Diana Koleva

Diana Khristova Koleva-Tsvetanova (née Koleva, ; born 24 October 1959) is a Bulgarian former badminton player. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, and 2000 Sydney. Koleva won sixteen times the National Championships title from 1985 to 2003. She also won the women's singles title at the 1988/89 season of European Circuit.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Bulgarian Open Neli Boteva Silvia Albrecht Santi Wibowo 15–7, 15–5 Winner

IBF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1986 Austrian International Birgit Schilling 6–11, 11–6, 11–5 Winner 1987 Bulgarian International Monika Cassens 11–12, 7–11 Runner-up 1989 Malta International Neli Boteva 11–3, 11–2 Winner 1990 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Bettina Villars 11–2, 12–9 Runner-up 1990 Malta International Mira Sundari 7–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1994 Lausanne International Brenda Conijn 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Bulgarian International Diana Filipova Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky 6–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1989 Malta International Emilia Dimitrova Andrea Roschinsky Sophie Rotermund 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1989 Bulgarian International Vlada Chernyavskaya Lin Yanfen Zhang Wanling 6–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1990 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Emilia Dimitrova Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky 6–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1990 Malta International Emilia Dimitrova Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1990 Bulgarian International Helene Kirkegaard Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 15–7, 15–3 Winner 1992 Malta International Diana Knekna Neli Boteva Emilia Dimitrova 15–10, 18–15 Winner 1994 Czech International Neli Boteva Lone Sørensen Mette Sørensen 14–17, 11–15 Runner-up 1996 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Neli Boteva Sandrine Lefèvre Tatiana Vattier 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1998 French Open Neli Boteva Tsai Hui-min Chen Li-chin 6–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1998 Romanian International Raina Tzvetkova Carmen Blanaru Alina Pitu 15–3, 15–4 Winner 1998 Cyprus International Raina Tzvetkova Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna 15–3, 15–7 Winner 1998 Israel International Svetlana Zilberman Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna 15–1, 15–2 Winner 1999 Bulgarian International Neli Boteva Natalja Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 13–15, 17–15, 15–0 Winner 1999 Romanian International Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva Raina Tzvetkova 12–15, 15–12, 15–3 Winner 1999 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Neli Boteva Nicol Pitro Anika Sietz 15–11, 14–17, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 Croatian International Neli Boteva Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge 6–15, 15–12, 5–15 Runner-up 2000 Greece International Petya Nedelcheva Maya Ivanova Dobrinka Smilianova 15–7, 15–7 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Austrian International Markus Keck Jerzy Dołhan Bożena Haracz 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1989 Malta International Orlin Tzvetanov Vladimir Balun Emilia Dimitrova 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1990 Austrian International Nikolai Zuyev Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen 5–15, 15–11, 6–15 Runner-up 1990 Irish International Kai Abraham Michael Keck Irina Serova 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1994 Lausanne International Pavel Uvarov James Anderson Emma Constable 2–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1996 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Svetoslav Stoyanov Manuel Dubrulle Sandrine Lefèvre 15–10, 15–3 Winner 1998 Romanian International Konstantin Dobrev Florin Posteucă Adina Posteucă 15–11, 15–2 Winner 1998 Cyprus International Konstantin Dobrev Leon Pugach Rina Fridman 15–3, 10–15, 15–3 Winner 1999 Israel International Luben Panov Leon Pugach Rina Fridman 15–8, 10–15, 15–5 Winner