Linda Zetchiri

Linda Zetchiri (Bulgarian: Линда Зечири; Albanian: Linda Zeqiri; born 27 July 1987) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She competed in the women's singles at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Linda Zetchiri
Zetchiri at the 2018 Kazan European women's team championships
Personal information
Birth name	Linda Zetchiri
Country	Bulgaria
Born	(1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 38) Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles
Highest ranking	21 (27 April 2017)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Bulgaria European Championships 2012 Karlskrona Women's singles European Women's Team Championships 2016 Kazan Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team European Junior Championships 2005 Den Bosch Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career

Zetchiri is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport.^[2] She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships.^[3][4] She competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.^[5][6]

Personal life

Zetchiri was born in Sofia (Bulgaria) and is of mixed ancestry, having Kosovo Albanian (through her grandfather) and Italian roots (on her grandmother's side).^[7] Her mother is Bulgarian. Her sister, Dzhema, serves as her sports manager.^[7]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Tine Baun	13–21, 14–21	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Jeanine Cicognini	5–11, 5–11	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Dutch Open	Yao Jie	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2013	Bitburger Open	Nitchaon Jindapol	13–21, 13–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Slovenian International	Lianne Tan	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2009	Banuinvest International	Petya Nedelcheva	9–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	Bulgarian International	Petya Nedelcheva	14–21, 8–19 retired	Runner-up
2010	Turkey International	Judith Meulendijks	21–19, 18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	Bulgarian International	Neslihan Yiğit	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2011	Norwegian International	Chloe Magee	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2012	Portugal International	Beatriz Corrales	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2012	Norwegian International	Sashina Vignes Waran	21–18, 11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	Cyprus International	Carissa Turner	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2013	Hellas International	Nicole Schaller	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2013	Bulgaria Eurasia Open	Stefani Stoeva	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2014	Hellas International	Chloe Magee	21–13, 21–13	Winner
2014	Kharkiv International	Özge Bayrak	10–11, 11–5, 3–11, 11–8, 11–5	Winner
2014	Welsh International	Beatriz Corrales	21–10, 13–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2015	Iran Fajr International	Neslihan Yiğit	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2015	Austrian International	Cheung Ngan Yi	16–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2015	Hellas International	Fontaine Chapman	9–21, 6–14 retired	Runner-up
2015	Czech Open	Kirsty Gilmour	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Brazil International	Lianne Tan	21–17, 12–21, 4–13 retired	Runner-up
2020	Iran Fajr International	Crystal Pan	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2020	Jamaica International	Momoka Kimura	12–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2020	Bulgarian International	Marija Sudimac	21–7, 21–10	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

See also

• Bulgarian National Badminton Championships