| Irina Serova | |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1966 |
| Birth Place: | USSR |
| Event: | Women's singles, women's doubles & mixed doubles |
| Height: | 1.6 m |
| Country: | Russia Austria |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Bwf Id: | C0315BEA-A9D3-48CF-BBE0-97BB7D336B8E |
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.
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
Mixed doubles
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 |