Zhang Yining

	Zhang Yining
	Personal information
Full name:	Zhang Yining
Nationality:	China
Playing style:	Shake hands grip
Highest ranking:	1
Date of birth:	October 5, 1982 (age 26)
Place of birth:	Beijing, China
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Competitor for China
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yining (simplified Chinese: 张怡宁; traditional Chinese: 張怡寧; pinyin: Zhāng Yíníng; born October 5, 1982 in Beijing)^[1] in Beijing) is a female Chinese table tennis player.

[edit] History

As of August 2008, she is ranked #1 in the ITTF rankings, in both women's singles and women's doubles.^[2] She has held the ITTF #1 ranking continuously since January 2003 and remains a dominant figure in women's table tennis. With 4 Olympic gold medals, 9 World Championships, and 4 World Cup wins, she is considered to be one of the most successful female table tennis players in history.

Zhang is a graduate from Beijing Shichahai Sports School, where Li Jiawei of Singapore studied as well.

[edit] Successes

45th World Table Tennis Championships (1999) Women's Single Silver.
45th World Table Tennis Championships (2000) Women's Team Gold..
5th ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals (2000) Women's Single Gold.
5th Table Tennis World Cup (2001) Women's Single Gold.
46th World Table Tennis Championships (2001) Women's Team Gold
6th Table Tennis World Cup (2002) Women's Single Gold.
7th ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals (2002) Women's Single Gold.
47th World Table Tennis Championships (2003) Women's Single Silver, Women's Double Gold.
47th World Table Tennis Championships (2004) Women's Team Gold.
28th Olympic Games (2004) Table Tennis Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold.
8th Table Tennis World Cup (2004) Women's Single Gold.
48th World Table Tennis Championships (2005) Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold.
9th Table Tennis World Cup (2005) Women's Single Gold.
10th ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals (2005) Women's Single Gold.
48th World Table Tennis Championships (2006) Women's Team Gold.
11th ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals (2006) Women's Single Gold.
49th World Table Tennis Championships (2007) Women's Double Gold.
11th Table Tennis World Cup (2007) Women's Team Gold.
49th World Table Tennis Championships (2008) Women's Team Gold
29th Olympic Games (2008) Table Tennis Women's Single Gold, Women's Team Gold.
50th World Table Tennis Championships (2009) Women's Single Gold.

[edit] Olympic record

[edit] 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Table Tennis Singles Results

Zhang participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing winning gold in both Women's Singles and Women's Team Competition. Zhang successfully defended her singles Olympic gold medal, defeating compatriot Wang Nan in the finals 8-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3. She is also the Women's Doubles Gold Medal Holder at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

The following table shows the scores of the Women's Singles table tennis matches that Zhang Yining played during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:

Round	Result	Opponent's Country	Opponent	Score	By Match
1st	Bye
2nd	Bye
3rd	W	Belarus	Victoria Pavlovich	4-0	11-7	11-2	11-7	11-5
4th	W	Japan	Fukuhara Ai	4-1	11-5	11-2	11-5	9-11	11-8
Quarters	W	Singapore	Feng Tianwei	4-1	13-11	12-14	14-12	12-10	13-11
Semis	W	Singapore	Li Jia Wei	4-1	9-11	11-8	12-10	11-8	11-5
Finals	W	China	Wang Nan	4-1	8-11	13-11	11-8	11-8	11-3