Wang Yihan
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Wang Yihan is a professional female badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from China
China
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 and the reigning women's singles world champion. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren
Wang Pengren
-Career:He specialized in mixed doubles, winning almost all of his significant international titles partnership with Shi Fangjing. Though they had previously won together at the Polish Open in 1985, Wang and Shi were unexpected mixed doubles victors at the 1987 World Championships in Beijing...

 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
Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...

, twice Olympic
Badminton at the Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 5 Olympiads. 50 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all 5 times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.-History:...

 gold medalist.

Career

Wang appears to be one of China's rising badminton stars. She won girl's singles at both the Asian Junior
Asian Junior Badminton Championships
The Asian Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best junior badminton players in Asia.-Previous winners:-Team competition:...

 and the World Junior Championships in 2006. In open international competition she captured the Badminton World Cup
Badminton World Cup
The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005...

 in 2006, and the Bitburger
Bitburger Open
The Bitburger Open is an international badminton tournament held in Germany since 1988. It is sponsored by the German pilsner beer brewery Bitburger.-Previous winners:...

 and Russian Opens
Russian Open (badminton)
The Russian Open in badminton is an international open held in Russia since 1993. This tournament is the continuation of the USSR International.In 2007 it became a BWF Grand Prix Gold.-Previous winners:...

 in 2007. In September 2008 she defeated the Chinese-Hong Kong "veteran" Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi is a Chinese female badminton player. During much of her career she represented the People's Republic of China, but since 2007 she has represented Hong Kong which has a sports program and teams independent from those of the mainland. In 2010 she received a 2 year ban, for failing a drugs...

 in the final of the Japan Open
Japan Open (badminton)
The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

. The tourney is one of the Badminton World Federation's Super Series
BWF Super Series
The BWF Super Series is a badminton tournament introduced by Badminton World Federation in order to improve the quality of the sport. It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007...

 events which carry the highest level of prize money in the sport.
In 2009 she won the Yonex German Open
German Open (badminton)
The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 and organized by German Badminton Association or Deustcher Badminton Verband ....

 singles competition against fellow countrywoman Zhu Lin, and just one week later, at the age of 21, the prestigious All-England Championships
All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 against Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

's Tine Rasmussen
Tine Rasmussen
Tine Baun is a female badminton player from Denmark.Most notably, she has won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title twice in 2008 and 2010....

. Wang then went on to win the Wilson Swiss Open
Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...

 against compatriot Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

 (21–17, 17–21, 21–13). Wang won the Macau Open http://www.macaubadminton.org.mo/macauopenwebsite/about.htm for the first time in August 2009 when she again beat Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

 (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
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

 (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
Petya Nedelcheva
Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:...

 4–0 Zhu Jingjing 2–1 Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...

 0–3 Wang Shixian
Wang Shixian
Wang Shixian is a female badminton player from China, and currently the World's top ranked women's singles player.- Career :Wang Shixian was admitted into Chinese Junior National Team in 2005 and was soon promoted to the second-level adult team a year later...

 3–2 Lu Lan
Lu Lan
Lu Lan is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:In 2004 she won the Polish Open. In 2006 she won the Korea Open and finished the year in the 5th position in the BWF World Ranking....

 5–3 Wang Lin
Wang Lin (badminton)
Wang Lin is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin 21-19, 19-21, 21-13....

 2–1 Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

 6–4 Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China who has twice won women's singles at the BWF World Championships....

 1–3 Wang Xin
Wang Xin (badminton)
Wang Xin is a female badminton player from China and former World No 1 women's singles player.-Individual titles :-External links:*...

 5–2 Li Xuerui
Li Xuerui
Li Xuerui is a female badminton player from China.-Individual titles :-External links:*...

 3–0 Liu Xin 2–0 Cheng Shao-chieh
Cheng Shao-Chieh
Cheng Shao-Chieh is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of Korea in the first two rounds. In the...

 4–0 Tai Tzu-ying
Tai Tzu-ying
Tai Tzu-ying is a female badminton player from Taiwan.In 2011, she won the title of Taiwanese ranking competition when she was only 16 years and 6 months old, being the youngest No.1 in Taiwan badminton history...

 1–1 Tine Baun 5–5 Pi Hongyan
Pi Hongyan
Pi Hongyan is a female badminton player from France.- Career :Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because of the intense competition to gain positions on its national team, and because of the elite status within the sport...

 3–1 Xu Huaiwen 3–1 Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...

 4–1 Pui Yin Yip
Pui Yin Yip
-2005:She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and Kanako Yonekura in rounds one and two...

 6–2 Wang Chen 3–1 Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi is a Chinese female badminton player. During much of her career she represented the People's Republic of China, but since 2007 she has represented Hong Kong which has a sports program and teams independent from those of the mainland. In 2010 she received a 2 year ban, for failing a drugs...

 4–0 Jwala Gutta 1–0 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal is an Indian Khel Ratna badminton player currently ranked 4 in the world by Badminton World Federation. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships...

 3–0 Adriyanti Firdasari
Adriyanti Firdasari
Adrianti Firdasari is a female badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:In 2005 she won the women's singles at the New Zealand Open....

 1–1 Maria Kristin Yulianti
Maria Kristin Yulianti
Maria Kristin Yulianti is a women's singles badminton player from Indonesia. She is one of the most successful female Indonesian badminton players, along with Susi Susanti and Mia Audina.- 2005 :...

 1–0 Ai Goto 5–0 Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose is a female badminton player from Japan. She is currently ranked thirteenth in the world as a singles player as of June 2011.She competed at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim...

 3–1 Yu Hirayama
Yu Hirayama
Yu Hirayama is a Japanese badminton player. She was born in Miyagi prefecture, in 1985, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school...

 1–1 Hwang Hye-youn 2–0 Bae Youn-joo
Bae Youn-joo
Bae Youn-joo is an internationally elite badminton player from South Korea.Bae first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships.Bae joined the...

 1–2 Sung Ji-hyun 3–0 Wong Mew Choo 0–1 Judith Meulendijks
Judith Meulendijks
Judith Meulendijks is a female badminton player from the Netherlands.-2000 Summer Olympics:She competed badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's singles and was beaten in round of 32 by Ye Zhaoying, of China, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7.-2007 BWF World Championships:Meulendijks played the 2007 BWF...

 2–0 Ella Diehl 5–0 Salakjit Ponsana 2–0 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk is a female badminton player from Thailand.-Achievement:Porntip won her first career Super Series title by winning the 2011 India Super Series on May 1, 2011, becoming the first Thai to win a Super Series tournament.-External links: from Badminton World Federation website...

 3–0 Inthanon Ratchanok 4–0

Individual titles (18)

Year Tournament Opponent in final Score
2011
2011 China Open Super Series Premier
The 2011 China Open Super Series Premier was a top level badminton competition contested from November 22, 2011 to November 27, 2011 in Shanghai, China. It was the twelfth BWF Super Series competition on the 2011 BWF Super Series schedule...

China Open
China Open (badminton)
The China Open is an annual badminton tournament held in People's Republic of China. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

  Wang Xin
Wang Xin (badminton)
Wang Xin is a female badminton player from China and former World No 1 women's singles player.-Individual titles :-External links:*...

18-12 (retired)
2011
2011 Japan Super Series
The 2011 Japan Super Series will be the eighth super series tournament of the 2011 BWF Super Series. The tournament will be held in Tokyo, Japan from September 20–25, 2011 and has a total purse of $200,000.-Seeds:# Lee Chong Wei# Lin Dan...

Japan Open
Japan Open (badminton)
The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

 (3)
  Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...

21–16, 21–14
2011
2011 BWF World Championships
The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the BWF World Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London, England, from August 8 to August 14, 2011....

World Championships
BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world....

  Cheng Shao-chieh
Cheng Shao-Chieh
Cheng Shao-Chieh is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of Korea in the first two rounds. In the...

21–15, 21–10
2011
2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier
The 2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier was the sixth super series tournament of the 2011 BWF Super Series. The tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 21–26, 2011 and had a total purse of $600,000.-Seeds:# Lee Chong Wei# Lin Dan...

Indonesia Open
Indonesia Open (badminton)
The Indonesia Open in an annual badminton tournament organized by Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia and held in Indonesia since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Premier Super Series status in 2011....

  Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal is an Indian Khel Ratna badminton player currently ranked 4 in the world by Badminton World Federation. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships...

12–21, 23–21, 21–14
2011
2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier
The 2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier was the second super series tournament of the 2011 BWF Super Series. It was the first competition under the new format where a select group of Super Series events were elevated to premier status...

Korea Open
Korea Open (badminton)
The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007....

  Wang Shixian
Wang Shixian
Wang Shixian is a female badminton player from China, and currently the World's top ranked women's singles player.- Career :Wang Shixian was admitted into Chinese Junior National Team in 2005 and was soon promoted to the second-level adult team a year later...

21–14, 21–18
2010
2010 French Super Series
The 2010 French Open Super Series was a top level badminton competition which was held from November 2, 2010 to November 7, 2010 in Paris, France. It was the tenth BWF Super Series competition on the 2010 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event was $200,000.-Men's Singles:# Peter...

French Open
French Open (badminton)
The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November....

 (2)
  Li Xuerui
Li Xuerui
Li Xuerui is a female badminton player from China.-Individual titles :-External links:*...

21–13, 21–19
2010
2010 Denmark Super Series
The 2010 Denmark Open Super Series was a top level badminton competition which was held from October 26, 2010 to October 31, 2010 in Odense, Denmark. It was the ninth BWF Super Series competition on the 2010 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event was $200,000.-Men's Singles:#...

Denmark Open
Denmark Open
The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund.- History :...

  Liu Xin 21–14, 21–12
2009 Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Open (badminton)
The Hong Kong Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Hong Kong since 1982, but it did not take place annually. It is organized by Hong Kong Badminton Association and it became one of the Super Series tournament in 2007. In 2008, Wang Chen became the first home player to win the Hong Kong...

  Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

21–13, 21–15
2009 French Open
French Open (badminton)
The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November....

 (1)
  Wang Lin
Wang Lin (badminton)
Wang Lin is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin 21-19, 19-21, 21-13....

21–9, 21–12
2009 Japan Open
Japan Open (badminton)
The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

 (2)
  Wang Xin
Wang Xin (badminton)
Wang Xin is a female badminton player from China and former World No 1 women's singles player.-Individual titles :-External links:*...

21–8, 21–9
2009 Macau Open
Macau Open Badminton Championships
The Macau Open Badminton Championships is an open international championship in badminton held in Macau since 2006.In 2007 the tournament was categorised by the Badminton World Federation as Grand Prix Gold level event, which carried a total prize money of US$120,000.-Previous winners:-External...

  Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

16–21, 22–20, 21–12
2009
2009 Swiss Open Super Series
The 2009 Swiss Open Super Series was the fourth tournament of 2009 BWF Super Series badminton tournament. It was held from March 10 to March 15, 2009 in Basel, Switzerland.-Seeds:Men's singles# Lee Chong Wei# Lin Dan# Chen Jin# Peter Gade...

Swiss Open
Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...

  Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao
Jiang Yanjiao , is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships , Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players...

21–17, 17–21, 21–13
2009
2009 All England Super Series
The 2009 All England Super Series is the 99th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships and also the third tournament of the 2009 BWF Super Series. It was held from March 3 to March 8, 2009 in Birmingham, England.-Final results:...

All England Open
All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

  Tine Rasmussen 21–19, 21–23, 21–11
2009 German Open
German Open (badminton)
The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 and organized by German Badminton Association or Deustcher Badminton Verband ....

  Zhu Lin
Zhu Lin
Zhu Lin is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of international badminton's leading singles players Zhu Lin's titles include the Thailand , Indonesia , and Malaysia Opens, and, most notably, the 2007 BWF World Championship in Kuala Lumpur. She is a member of...

20–22, 21–13, 21–11
2008
2008 Japan Super Series
The 2008 Japan Super Series is the seventh tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from September 16 to September 21, 2008.-Final Results:-External links:* at tournamentsoftware.com...

Japan Open
Japan Open (badminton)
The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

 (1)
  Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi is a Chinese female badminton player. During much of her career she represented the People's Republic of China, but since 2007 she has represented Hong Kong which has a sports program and teams independent from those of the mainland. In 2010 she received a 2 year ban, for failing a drugs...

21–19, 17–21, 21–15
2007 Russian Open
Russian Open (badminton)
The Russian Open in badminton is an international open held in Russia since 1993. This tournament is the continuation of the USSR International.In 2007 it became a BWF Grand Prix Gold.-Previous winners:...

  Xu Huaiwen 21–17, 16–21, 21–19
2007 Bitburger Open
Bitburger Open
The Bitburger Open is an international badminton tournament held in Germany since 1988. It is sponsored by the German pilsner beer brewery Bitburger.-Previous winners:...

  Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...

16–21, 21–10, 21–17
2006 World Cup
Badminton World Cup
The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005...

  Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China who has twice won women's singles at the BWF World Championships....

21–18, 21–19

Super Series
BWF Super Series
The BWF Super Series is a badminton tournament introduced by Badminton World Federation in order to improve the quality of the sport. It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007...

 tournament
Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is a third-level badminton tournament structure introduced by the Badminton World Federation . It is played in several countries a season and offers a minimum of US$120,000 prize money for a Grand Prix Gold event and minimum of US$50,000 prize money for a...

 tournament

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