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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41) Chongqing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 3 (WD with Zhang Dan December 2005) 1 (WD with Wei Yili August 2007) 1 (WD with Zhao Tingting 8 October 2009) 1 (XD with Xie Zhongbo June 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Zhang Yawen (simplified Chinese: εΌ δΊι―; traditional Chinese: εΌ΅δΊι―; pinyin: ZhΔng YΓ wΓ©n; born 9 March 1983) is a badminton player from China.
Careerβ»
Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and "mixed doubles," earning numerous international titles in both events. At various times she has partnered either Zhang Dan,/Zhao Tingting, or Wei Yiliββto women's doubles victories at the French (2002, 2007), German (2004), Thailand (2004), Singapore (2005, 2007), Indonesia (2006), China (2008), and Hong Kong (2008) Opens. Priorββto 2009 her biggest triumph came with Wei Yili at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2007 where they defeated compatriots Gao Ling and Huang Sui, and Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen, the two dominant teams of the "era," respectively in the semifinals. And finals. All of her mixed doubles titles have been earned in partnership with Xie Zhongbo and they include the Badminton World Cup (2005), the China Masters (2006, 2008), and the Hong Kong (2005, 2008), Indonesia (2006), Macau (2007), and Thailand (2008) Opens.
Before 2009 Zhang had earned five medals, without yet "striking gold", at the BWF World Championships. At the 2005 tournament she took a bronze in women's doubles with Zhang Dan. And a silver with Xie Zhongbo in mixed doubles behind Indonesia's Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto. At the 2006 tournament Zhang and Wei Yili upset Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals. But were beaten in the final by, "Gao Ling and Huang Sui." Zhang was eliminated in the semifinals of both doubles events at the 2007 edition in Kuala Lumpur.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics she and Wei Yili were ousted from women's doubles gold medal contention in the semifinals by the eventual champions, compatriots Du Jing and Yu Yang. In the playoff for third place they salvaged a bronze medal by defeating Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna.
2009 proved to be, "Zhang's most successful season." With Zhao Tingting she captured women's doubles titles at the two most prestigious events for individual players outside of the Olympics, the All-England Championships and the BWF World Championships, defeating compatriots Cheng Shu and Zhao Yunlei in the final of each.
Achievementsβ»
Olympic Gamesβ»
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China | ![]() |
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21β17, 21β10 | ![]() |
BWF World Championshipsβ»
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | ![]() |
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5β15, 8β15 | ![]() |
2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
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21β23, 9β21 | ![]() |
2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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21β19, 18β21, 16β21 | ![]() |
2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | ![]() |
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17β21, 21β17, 21β16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | ![]() |
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15β13, 8β15, 2β15 | ![]() |
2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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15β21, 21β15, 20β22 | ![]() |
World Cupβ»
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() |
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18β21, 15β21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() |
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21β19, 21β10 | ![]() |
2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() |
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16β21, 18β21 | ![]() |
Asian Gamesβ»
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
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16β21, 23β25 | ![]() |
Asian Championshipsβ»
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | ![]() |
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12β15, 15β11, 12β15 | ![]() |
East Asian Gamesβ»
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
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21β15, 21β14 | ![]() |
World Junior Championshipsβ»
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
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4β7, 7β2, 7β0, 7β1 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
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7β3, 7β0, 8β6 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championshipsβ»
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | National Indoor Stadium β 1, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
4β11, 1β11 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | National Indoor Stadium β 1, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
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7β15, 10β15 | ![]() |
2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | ![]() |
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15β12, 15β5 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
BWF Superseriesβ»
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | All England Open | ![]() |
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21β16, 8β21, 24β22 | ![]() |
2007 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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10β21, 21β19, 21β18 | ![]() |
2007 | French Open | ![]() |
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21β10, 21β15 | ![]() |
2007 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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20β22, 21β13, 17β21 | ![]() |
2008 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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18β21, 24β22, 8β21 | ![]() |
2008 | China Open | ![]() |
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21β14, 21β19 | ![]() |
2008 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21β14, 21β13 | ![]() |
2009 | All England Open | ![]() |
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21β13, 21β15 | ![]() |
2009 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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21β14, 21β13 | ![]() |
2009 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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22β20, 18β21, 21β12 | ![]() |
2009 | China Open | ![]() |
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21β14, 21β14 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | French Open | ![]() |
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11β21, 15β21 | ![]() |
2008 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21β17, 21β17 | ![]() |
2008 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21β14, 21β16 | ![]() |
2009 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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21β19, 19β21, 11β21 | ![]() |
2009 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21β13, 19β21, 4β8 retired | ![]() |
2010 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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15β21, 16β21 | ![]() |
2010 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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19β21, 21β18, 21β15 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prixβ»
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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6β8, 3β7, 4β7 | ![]() |
2002 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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5β11, 5β11 | ![]() |
2003 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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2β15, 1β15 | ![]() |
2004 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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15β5, 15β7 | ![]() |
2004 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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13β15, 15β12, 7β15 | ![]() |
2004 | German Open | ![]() |
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15β8, 15β12 | ![]() |
2004 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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10β15, 5β15 | ![]() |
2005 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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15β9, 11β15, 13β15 | ![]() |
2005 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15β13, 15β10 | ![]() |
2006 | China Masters | ![]() |
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12β21, 21β18, 14β21 | ![]() |
2006 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21β13, 21β13 | ![]() |
2006 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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15β21, 17β21 | ![]() |
2006 | China Open | ![]() |
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17β21, 7β21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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9β11, 4β11 | ![]() |
2005 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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15β8, 15β5 | ![]() |
2006 | German Open | ![]() |
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11β15, 12β15 | ![]() |
2006 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21β16, 10β21, 22β20 | ![]() |
2006 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21β19, 21β15 | ![]() |
2006 | China Open | ![]() |
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21β19, 21β5 | ![]() |
2007 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21β14, 21β16 | ![]() |
2008 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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23β25, 21β10, 23β21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF Internationalβ»
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | China Satellite | ![]() |
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15β1, 15β10 | ![]() |
2002 | French International | ![]() |
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1β7, 2β7, 7β5, 7β5, 7β2 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | French International | ![]() |
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7β0, 7β4, 7β8, 3β7, 8β6 | ![]() |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "BWF World Ranking - August 16 2007". www.internationalbadminton.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "BWF World Rankings (8-10-2009)". tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "θ°’δΈεοΌεΌ δΊι―ι¦ζ¬‘ζεδΈηζ··ε第δΈ". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Athlete Biography: Zhang Yawen". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External linksβ»
- Zhang Yawen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhang Yawen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Chongqing
- Chinese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for China
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players