# Liza Parker

Liza Smith (née Parker; born 30 October 1980) is a retired English badminton player.

## Career summary

Smith played for almost 10 years in her career. Meantime she reached No. 14 in the world in mixed doubles and No. 15 in women's doubles as well as being No. 3 in England in women's doubles. Her best year on the international circuit was 2004 when she won both mixed and women's doubles titles at the Canadian Open as well as winning the Norwegian and Iceland women's doubles titles. She was also a Hertfordshire county stalwart and played for Redstar Mulhouse in France. She made her debut for country when she played women's doubles with Jo Davies against China in 1999 but only won a total of six caps. She was born in the era of other prominent doubles stars from England and wasn't fortunate enough to represent the country at the Olympics or Commonwealth games. She has also the degree in Physiotherapy from University of London.

## Achievements
### European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Suzanne Rayappan | Karina Sørensen Helle Nielsen | 9–15, 7–15 | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | U.S. Open | Suzanne Rayappan | Natalie Munt Joanne Wright | 2–11, 4–4$^r$ | Runner-up |

### IBF/BWF International

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Czech International | Suzanne Rayappan | Anne Hönscheid Wiebke Schrempf | 17–14, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2000 | Iceland International | Natalie Munt | Emma Constable Suzanne Rayappan | 15–12, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2001 | Bulgarian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Emma Hendry Kelly Matthews | 7–0, 8–7, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | Welsh International | Suzanne Rayappan | Ella Miles Sara Sankey | 5–7, 8–6, 4–7, 4–7 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Canadian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Natalie Munt Joanne Wright | 13–10, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2002 | Welsh International | Suzanne Rayappan | Joanne Wright Ella Tripp | 7–11, 11–13 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Irish International | Suzanne Rayappan | Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk | 0–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Austrian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva | 9–15, 14–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Canadian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid | 15–11, 15–0 | Winner |
| 2004 | Norwegian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Michelle Douglas Yuan Wemyss | 15–0, 13–15, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2004 | Iceland International | Suzanne Rayappan | Lina Alfredsson Lina Uhac | 15–9, 13–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2006 | Croatian International | Jenny Day | Małgorzata Kurdelska Paulina Matusewicz | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2006 | Portugal International | Jenny Day | Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke | 21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2007 | Portugal International | Sarah Bok | Suzanne Rayappan Jenny Wallwork | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2000 | Austrian International | David Lindley | Ola Molin Johanna Persson | 9–15, 15–12, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Paul Trueman | Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan | 3–7, 2–7, 7–4, 4–7 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Bulgarian International | Paul Trueman | Robert Blair Natalie Munt | 7–4, 7–4, 2–7, ?, ? | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Canadian International | David Lindley | Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt | 8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Norwegian International | Kristian Roebuck | Lee Jae-jin Lee Eun-woo | 16–17, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Canadian International | Kristian Roebuck | David Lindley Suzanne Rayappan | 15–0, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2004 | Norwegian International | Kristian Roebuck | Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson | 17–16, 4–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Malaysian Satellite | Kristian Roebuck | Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen | 3–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Swedish International | Kristian Roebuck | Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva | 4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Czech International | Robin Middleton | Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2007 | Dutch International | Robin Middleton | Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt | 17–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
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