Wang Yihan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang (王).

Wang Yihan
Personal information
Birth name	王仪涵
Born	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) Shanghai, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Coach	Zhang Ning
Women's singles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 29, 2009)
Current Ranking	1 (November 24, 2011)
Medal record Competitor for China Women's badminton World Championships Gold 2011 London Women's singles Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team World Cup Gold 2006 Yiyang Women's singles
BWF Profile

Wang Yihan (Chinese: 王仪涵; pinyin: Wáng yí hán; born January 18, 1988 in Shanghai) is a professional female badminton player from China and the reigning women's singles world champion. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006 she began to shine in major tournaments. By October 2009 she was the top ranked Women's singles player in the world. She is currently coached by Zhang Ning, twice Olympic gold medalist.

Career

Wang appears to be one of China's rising badminton stars. She won girl's singles at both the Asian Junior and the World Junior Championships in 2006. In open international competition she captured the Badminton World Cup in 2006, and the Bitburger and Russian Opens in 2007. In September 2008 she defeated the Chinese-Hong Kong "veteran" Zhou Mi in the final of the Japan Open. The tourney is one of the Badminton World Federation's Super Series events which carry the highest level of prize money in the sport. In 2009 she won the Yonex German Open singles competition against fellow countrywoman Zhu Lin, and just one week later, at the age of 21, the prestigious All-England Championships against Denmark's Tine Rasmussen. Wang then went on to win the Wilson Swiss Open against compatriot Jiang Yanjiao (21–17, 17–21, 21–13). Wang won the Macau Open [7] for the first time in August 2009 when she again beat Jiang Yanjiao (16–21, 22–20, 21–12). In September 2009, Wang won her second YONEX Open Japan title by beating Wang Xin (21–8, 21–9). Wang then won the French Super Series in November when she emphatically beat top seed, and defending champion, Wang Lin (21–9, 21–12). Wang won her second title in a row, and her 5th BWF Super Series tournament of the year, when she beat Jiang Yanjiao (21–13, 21–15) in the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open. This was also her 7th title overall in 2009.

Record Against Selected Opponents

• Petya Nedelcheva 5–0
• Zhu Jingjing 2–1
• Zhang Ning 0–3
• Wang Shixian 3–2
• Lu Lan 5–3
• Wang Lin 2–1
• Jiang Yanjiao 6–5
• Xie Xingfang 1–3
• Wang Xin 8–2
• Li Xuerui 4–0
• Liu Xin 3–0
• Zhu Lin 1-0
• Cheng Shao-chieh 4–0
• Tai Tzu-ying 1–1
• Tine Baun 6–5
• Pi Hongyan 3–1
• Xu Huaiwen 3–1
• Juliane Schenk 6–1
• Pui Yin Yip 6–2
• Wang Chen 3–1
• Zhou Mi 4–0
• Saina Nehwal 5–0
• Maria Kristin Yulianti 1–0
• Eriko Hirose 3–1
• Sayaka Sato 1-0
• Bae Youn-joo 2–2
• Sung Ji-hyun 4-1
• Wong Mew Choo 0–1
• Judith Meulendijks 2–0
• Ella Diehl 5–0
• Salakjit Ponsana 2–0
• Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3–0
• Ratchanok Inthanon 4–0

Achievements

Individual titles (20)

Year	Tournament	Opponent in final	Score
2012	Malaysia Open	Wang Xin	21-19, 21-11
2011	Super Series Masters Finals	Saina Nehwal	18–21, 21–13, 21–13
2011	China Open	Wang Xin	18–12 (retired)
2011	Japan Open (3)	Juliane Schenk	21–16, 21–14
2011	World Championships	Cheng Shao-chieh	21–15, 21–10
2011	Indonesia Open	Saina Nehwal	12–21, 23–21, 21–14
2011	Korea Open	Wang Shixian	21–14, 21–18
2010	French Open (2)	Li Xuerui	21–13, 21–19
2010	Denmark Open	Liu Xin	21–14, 21–12
2009	Hong Kong Open	Jiang Yanjiao	21–13, 21–15
2009	French Open (1)	Wang Lin	21–9, 21–12
2009	Japan Open (2)	Wang Xin	21–8, 21–9
2009	Macau Open	Jiang Yanjiao	16–21, 22–20, 21–12
2009	Swiss Open	Jiang Yanjiao	21–17, 17–21, 21–13
2009	All England Open	Tine Rasmussen	21–19, 21–23, 21–11
2009	German Open	Zhu Lin	20–22, 21–13, 21–11
2008	Japan Open (1)	Zhou Mi	21–19, 17–21, 21–15
2007	Russian Open	Xu Huaiwen	21–17, 16–21, 21–19
2007	Bitburger Open	Juliane Schenk	16–21, 21–10, 21–17
2006	World Cup	Xie Xingfang	21–18, 21–19

     Super Series tournament

     Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix tournament

External links

• (Chinese) Profile