Zhang Yawen

Zhang Yawen (; born 9 March 1983) is a Chinese badminton player.

Career 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 Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir. At the 2006 tournament Zhang and Wei Yili upset Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semi-finals but were beaten in the final by Gao Ling and Huang Sui. Zhang was eliminated in the semi-finals of both doubles events at the 2007 edition in Kuala Lumpur.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Zhang and Wei Yili were ousted from women's doubles gold medal contention in the semi-finals 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

Olympic Games Women's doubles

BWF World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Zhang Dan Gao Ling Huang Sui 5–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 21–23, 9–21 Silver Silver 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 21–19, 18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Zhao Tingting Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Xie Zhongbo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 15–13, 8–15, 2–15 Silver Silver 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Xie Zhongbo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 15–21, 21–15, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 18–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Xie Zhongbo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 21–10 Gold Gold 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Xie Zhongbo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Xie Zhongbo Zheng Bo Gao Ling 16–21, 23–25 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Zhao Tingting Deyana Lomban Vita Marissa 12–15, 15–11, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Tao Jiaming Zhang Nan Ma Jin 21–15, 21–14 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wei Yili Li Yujia Zhao Tingting 4–7, 7–2, 7–0, 7–1 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Sang Yang Zheng Bo Wei Yili 7–3, 7–0, 8–6 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Wei Yan 4–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Zhao Tingting Li Yujia Wei Yili 7–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Wei Yili Li Yujia Zhao Tingting 15–12, 15–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Sang Yang Zheng Bo Wei Yili Walkover Silver Silver

BWF Superseries 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 2007 All England Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 21–16, 8–21, 24–22 Winner 2007 Singapore Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhao Tingting 10–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2007 French Open Wei Yili Yu Yang Zhao Tingting 21–10, 21–15 Winner 2007 Hong Kong Open Wei Yili Du Jing Yu Yang 20–22, 21–13, 17–21 Runner-up 2008 Swiss Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 18–21, 24–22, 8–21 Runner-up 2008 China Open Zhao Tingting Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2008 Hong Kong Open Zhao Tingting Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2009 All England Open Zhao Tingting Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2009 Singapore Open Zhao Tingting Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2009 Denmark Open Pan Pan Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 22–20, 18–21, 21–12 Winner 2009 China Open Tian Qing Du Jing Yu Yang 21–14, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 French Open Xie Zhongbo Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2008 China Masters Xie Zhongbo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2008 Hong Kong Open Xie Zhongbo Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2009 Singapore Open Xie Zhongbo Zheng Bo Ma Jin 21–19, 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 China Masters Xie Zhongbo Tao Jiaming Wang Xiaoli 21–13, 19–21, 4–8 retired Runner-up 2010 Korea Open Tao Jiaming He Hanbin Yu Yang 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2010 Malaysia Open Tao Jiaming Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 19–21, 21–18, 21–15 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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 2001 Singapore Open Zhao Tingting Wei Yili Zhang Jiewen 6–8, 3–7, 4–7 Runner-up 2002 Malaysia Open Zhao Tingting Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 5–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2003 Denmark Open Zhang Dan Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 2–15, 1–15 Runner-up 2004 Thailand Open Zhang Dan Du Jing Yu Yang 15–5, 15–7 Winner 2004 Denmark Open Zhang Dan Wei Yili Zhao Tingting 13–15, 15–12, 7–15 Runner-up 2004 German Open Zhang Dan Wei Yili Zhao Tingting 15–8, 15–12 Winner 2004 Indonesia Open Zhang Dan Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2005 Thailand Open Zhang Dan Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 15–9, 11–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2005 Singapore Open Zhang Dan Gao Ling Huang Sui 15–13, 15–10 Winner 2006 China Masters Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 12–21, 21–18, 14–21 Runner-up 2006 Indonesia Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2006 Japan Open Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2006 China Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 17–21, 7–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Malaysia Open Wang Wei Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 9–11, 4–11 Runner-up 2005 Hong Kong Open Xie Zhongbo Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–8, 15–5 Winner 2006 German Open Xie Zhongbo Zhang Jun Gao Ling 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2006 China Masters Xie Zhongbo Zhang Jun Gao Ling 21–16, 10–21, 22–20 Winner 2006 Indonesia Open Xie Zhongbo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2006 China Open Xie Zhongbo Xu Chen Zhao Tingting 21–19, 21–5 Winner 2007 Macau Open Xie Zhongbo Fang Chieh-min Cheng Wen-hsing 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2008 Thailand Open Xie Zhongbo He Hanbin Yu Yang 23–25, 21–10, 23–21 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 China Satellite Chen Xiaoli Han Jie Long Ying 15–1, 15–10 Winner 2002 French International Zhao Tingting Wei Yili Zhang Jiewen 1–7, 2–7, 7–5, 7–5, 7–2 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 French International Zheng Bo Sang Yang Zhao Tingting 7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 Winner