Diana Doveton

 ( English Female Badminton Players ) 

Diana Alice Doveton (1910–1987) was an English international badminton player.

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Badminton career Doverton was born in 1910. She was a two-time winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the women's 1937 All England Badminton Championships and 1938 All England Badminton Championships doubles with Betty Uber.

Peter/Ian Matthews/Morrison9780851124926, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. . ISBN 9780851124926

She also won the 1939 Scottish Open and 1935 French Open.

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Achievements

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International tournaments (6 titles, 10 runners-up) Women's doubles

1936	Irish Open	Thelma Kingsbury	1–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1937	All England Open	Thelma Kingsbury	0–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1939	All England Open	Dorothy Walton	4–11, 5–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

1931	Welsh International	Nora Coop	Hazel Hogarth Thelma Kingsbury	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1935	All England Open	Betty Uber	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	5–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1935	French Open	Betty Uber	Marian Armstrong Margaret Tragett	15–0, 15–5	Winner
1936	Irish Open	Thelma Kingsbury	Marian Horsley Betty Uber	7–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1936	All England Open	Betty Uber	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	10–15, 15–5, 7–15	Runner-up
1937	All England Open	Betty Uber	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	17–18, 15–1, 15–2	Winner
1938	All England Open	Betty Uber	Marje Henderson Marian Horsley	15–6, 15–1	Winner
1938	Welsh International	Betty Uber	Queenie Allen Bessie Staples	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1939	All England Open	Marjorie Barrett	Tonny Olsen Ruth Dalsgaard	11–15, 15–2, 15–17	Runner-up
1939	Denmark Open	Bessie Staples	Queenie Allen Ruth Dalsgaard	15–12, 10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1939	Scottish Open	Betty Uber	Mavis Hamilton Olive Wilson	15–4, 15–4	Winner

Mixed doubles

1935	French Open	Ralph Nichols	Geoffrey J. Fish Betty Uber	15–11, 15–10	Winner
1939	Denmark Open	Raymond M. White	Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples	14–17, 7–15	Runner-up

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