# Elena Nozdran

Elena Ivanivna Nozdran (Ukrainian: Олена Іванівна Ноздрань; born 20 July 1975) is a Ukrainian-born badminton player who has represented both Ukraine and Luxembourg. She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim, California.
In the women's singles event she reached the second round before losing to Pi Hongyan of France. Nozdran also played in the German leagues before moving to Luxembourg and working as a badminton coach. In Luxembourg, she returned to the court as a player again and won the women's doubles national championships in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017; and also in the mixed doubles in 2011 and 2017.

## Achievements
### World Senior Championships

Women’s singles
| Year | Venue | Event | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | Women's singles 40+ | Claudia Vogelgsang | 21–18, 10–21, 25–27 | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women’s singles
| Year | Event | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Bulgarian Open | Vlada Chernyavskaya | 11–8, 11–2 | Winner |
| 1999 | Polish Open | Ling Wan Ting | 11–9, 13–11 | Winner |
| 2000 | Polish Open | Takako Ida | 8–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | German Open | Pi Hongyan | 1–7, 5–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Russian Open | Victoria Evtoushenko | Svetlana Alferova Marina Yakusheva | 1–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Polish Open | Victoria Evtoushenko | Ang Li Peng Chor Hooi Yee | 15–2, 13–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |

### BWF/IBF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Slovenian International | Andrea Harsági | 11–7, 10–12, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Romanian International | | | Winner |
| 1994 | Slovak International | Elena Denisova | 11–6, 11–5 | Winner |
| 1994 | Hungarian International | Anne Søndergaard | 10–12, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Slovak International | Natalja Esipenko | 11–4, 11–2 | Winner |
| 1997 | Hungarian International | Lonneke Janssen | 9–5, 9–2, 9–5 | Winner |
| 1997 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Natalia Golovkina | 11–3, 11–3 | Winner |
| 1998 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Joanne Muggeridge | 11–9, 11–2 | Winner |
| 1999 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Johanna Holgersson | 11–8, 11–1 | Winner |
| 1999 | Bulgarian International | Anu Weckström | 11–6, 11–8 | Winner |
| 1999 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Marina Andrievskaya | 4–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Portugal International | Katarzyna Krasowska | 11–1, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2000 | Russian International | Ella Karachkova | 8–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Xu Huaiwen | 4–11, 11–8, 4–11 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Luxembourge Memorial Thierry Theis | Louise Thastrup | 11–0, 11–1 | Winner |
| 2006 | Polish International | Atu Rosalina | 17–21, 13–21 | Winner |
| 2006 | Latvia International | Elena Shimko | | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Slovenian International | Irina Koloskova | Natalja Esipenko Santi Wibowo | 15–7, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1993 | Romanian International | Irina Koloskova | | | Winner |
| 1994 | Slovak International | Victoria Evtoushenko | Svetlana Alferova Elena Denisova | 15–1, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1994 | Bulgarian International | Victoria Evtoushenko | Markéta Koudelková Eva Lacinová | 15–11, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1995 | Slovak International | Victoria Evtoushenko | Ludmila Okuneva Olesia Sholar | 15–2, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1997 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Victoria Evtoushenko | Armelle Cassen Tatiana Vattier | 15–3, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1998 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Victoria Evtoushenko | Judith Baumeyer Santi Wibowo | 15–4, 12–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2001 | BMW International | Neli Boteva | Lonneke Janssen Lotte Jonathans | 7–5, 7–5, 4–7, 7–4 | Winner |
| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Larisa Griga | Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 10–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Luxembourge Memorial Thierry Theis | Hariati | Dimitriika Dimitrova Janni Kjær | 2–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Slovenian International | Valeriy Streltsov | Lawrence Chew Si Hock Santi Wibowo | 15–4, 18–15 | Winner |
| 1993 | Hungarian International | Valeriy Streltsov | Kai Mitteldorf Nicol Pitro | 15–10, 12–15, 17–14 | Winner |
| 1993 | Romanian International | Valeriy Streltsov | | | Winner |
| 1997 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Valeriy Streltsov | Konstantin Tatranov Victoria Evtoushenko | 8–15, 15–9, 3–6 retired | Winner |
| 2001 | BMW International | Vladislav Druzchenko | Chris Bruil Lotte Jonathans | 3–7, 7–5, 7–2, 0–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Vladislav Druzchenko | Dmitry Miznikov Natalia Golovkina | 15–6, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2004 | Luxembourge Memorial Thierry Theis | Valeriy Streltsov | Dimitriika Dimitrova Janni Kjær | 15–12, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2004 | Polish Open | Vladislav Druzchenko | Pan Pan Sun Junjie | 15–11, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2004 | Finnish International | Vladislav Druzchenko | Andrei Konakh Olga Konon | 15–9, 11–15, 15–17 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament