Diana Alice Doveton (1910–1987) was an English international badminton player.
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.
She also won the 1939 Scottish Open and 1935 French Open.
Achievements International tournaments (6 titles, 10 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 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 Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 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 Macnaughton Olive Wilson 15–4, 15–4 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 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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