Irina Serova

Irina Serova (; born 14 May 1966, born Irina Rozhkova, ) is an Austrian retired badminton player who initially played Badminton for Soviet Russia and later moved on to represent Austria. 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 was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

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