# 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.

## Career

Zetchiri is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport. She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships. She competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.

## 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). Her mother is Bulgarian. Her sister, Dzhema, serves as her sports manager.

## 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