Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen 张亚雯 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chongqing, China | 9 March 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] 1 (WD with Zhao Tingting 8 October 2009)[2] 1 (XD with Xie Zhongbo June 2006)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Zhang Yawen (simplified Chinese: 张亚雯; traditional Chinese: 張亞雯; pinyin: Zhāng Yàwén; born 9 March 1983) is a badminton player from China.[4]
Career
[edit]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, or Zhao Tingting, or Wei Yili to 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. Prior to 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.
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–10 | ![]() |
BWF World Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–23, 9–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–13, 8–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–15, 20–22 | ![]() |
World Cup
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–10 | ![]() |
2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Asian Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 23–25 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–15, 15–11, 12–15 | ![]() |
East Asian Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–7, 7–2, 7–0, 7–1 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–3, 7–0, 8–6 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 4–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–12, 15–5 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Walkover | ![]() |
BWF Superseries
[edit]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] 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.[6] 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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 8–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
2007 | Singapore Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–21, 21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
2007 | French Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 21–13, 17–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Swiss Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 24–22, 8–21 | ![]() |
2008 | China Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2008 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2009 | All England Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2009 | Singapore Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2009 | Denmark Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 18–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2009 | China Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | French Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2008 | China Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2008 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–16 | ![]() |
2009 | Singapore Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2009 | China Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 19–21, 4–8 retired | ![]() |
2010 | Korea Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–8, 3–7, 4–7 | ![]() |
2002 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–11, 5–11 | ![]() |
2003 | Denmark Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
2004 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–5, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | Denmark Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–15, 15–12, 7–15 | ![]() |
2004 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–8, 15–12 | ![]() |
2004 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–9, 11–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Singapore Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–13, 15–10 | ![]() |
2006 | China Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 21–18, 14–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
2006 | Japan Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2006 | China Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
2005 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–8, 15–5 | ![]() |
2006 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2006 | China Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 10–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2006 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2006 | China Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–5 | ![]() |
2007 | Macau Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–16 | ![]() |
2008 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23–25, 21–10, 23–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | China Satellite | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–1, 15–10 | ![]() |
2002 | French International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–7, 2–7, 7–5, 7–5, 7–2 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | French International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "谢中博/张亚雯首次排名世界混双第一". 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 links
[edit]- 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.