Zhao Tingting

Zhao Tingting (; born 28 November 1982) is a Chinese badminton player from Nantong, Jiangsu.

Career A doubles specialist, Zhao has often been a "utility player" on China's national team, winning international tournaments with a variety of compatriots who typically partner someone else. She has won women's doubles at the Denmark (2002, 2004) and Thailand (2003) Opens with Wei Yili; the French (2002), China (2008), and Hong Kong (2008) Opens with Zhang Yawen; the Swiss Open (2007) and Asian Championships (2007) with Yang Wei; and at the China Open (2007) with Gao Ling. She has also captured mixed doubles titles at the Thailand (2003) and Denmark (2004) Opens with Chen Qiqiu, and at the Hong Kong Open (2006) with Zheng Bo.

Zhao was a women's doubles silver medalist with Wei Yili at the 2003 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England, dropping the final to compatriots Gao Ling and Huang Sui, and a mixed doubles bronze medalist with Chen Qiqiu at the same tournament. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens she just missed a medal by finishing fourth in women's doubles with Wei Yili and losing in the quarterfinals of mixed doubles with Chen Qiqiu. Zhao was not selected to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a victim of China's great depth in women's badminton and rules that limit the number of Olympic entries from any one country. However, 2009 proved to be her most successful year as Zhao won both the prestigious All-England and BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Zhang Yawen. With these achievements, she reportedly retired from the Chinese team at the end of the 2009 season.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Zhang Yawen Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold Gold 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 8–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Chen Qiqiu Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Dan Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 21–15, 9–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zheng Bo Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 14–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Yang Wei Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–10, 21–11 Gold Gold 2002 Bangkok, Thailand Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 5–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze 2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Zhang Yawen Deyana Lomban Vita Marissa 12–15, 15–11, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Xu Chen He Hanbin Yu Yang 20–22, 15–21 Silver Silver 2002 Bangkok, Thailand Wang Wei Zhang Jun Gao Ling 4–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

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

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Li Yujia Zhang Yawen Wei Yili 12–15, 5–15 Silver Silver 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Zhang Yawen Wei Yili Li Yujia 7–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Singapore Open Zhang Yawen Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2009 All England Open Zhang Yawen Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2008 Hong Kong Open Zhang Yawen Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2008 China Open Zhang Yawen Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2008 Korea Open Gao Ling Du Jing Yu Yang 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2008 Malaysia Open Gao Ling Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 13–21, 21–16, 22–24 Runner-up 2007 China Open Gao Ling Du Jing Yu Yang 17–21, 21–15, 21–8 Winner 2007 French Open Yu Yang Zhang Yawen Wei Yili 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2007 Japan Open Yu Yang Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 17–21, 5–21 Runner-up 2007 China Masters Yang Wei Liliyana Natsir Vita Marissa 21–12, 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2007 Indonesia Open Yang Wei Du Jing Yu Yang 8–21, 21–16, 20–22 Runner-up 2007 Singapore Open Yang Wei Zhang Yawen Wei Yili 21–10, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2007 Swiss Open Yang Wei Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung 21–15, 21–10 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Singapore Open Zhang Dan Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2006 SwissOpen Zhang Dan Du Jing Yu Yang 5–15, 15–10, 11–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 12–15, 2–15 Runner-up 2005 All England Open Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2005 German Open Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 4–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2004 China Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 14–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2004 German Open Wei Yili Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2004 Denmark Open Wei Yili Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen 15–13, 12–15, 15–7 Winner 2004 Japan Open Wei Yili Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min 6–15, 15–5, 1–15 Runner-up 2003 Japan Open Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 13–10, 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2003 Swiss Open Wei Yili Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 7–11, 11–6, 4–11 Runner-up 2003 Thailand Open Wei Yili Lee Hyo-jung Yim Kyung-jin 11–9, 5–11, 11–6 Winner 2002 China Open Wei Yili Gao Ling Huang Sui 9–11, 3–11 Runner-up 2002 Denmark Open Wei Yili Mia Audina Lotte Jonathans 11–3, 6–11, 11–9 Winner 2002 Malaysia Open Zhang Yawen Yang Wei Huang Nanyan 5–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2001 Singapore Open Zhang Yawen Wei Yili Zhang Jiewen 6–8, 3–7, 4–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 German Open Xu Chen Zheng Bo Gao Ling 11–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2006 China Open Xu Chen Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 19–21, 5–21 Runner-up 2006 Hong Kong Open Zheng Bo Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2005 Malaysia Open Chen Qiqiu Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2004 China Open Chen Qiqiu Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 13–15, 15–13, 8–15 Runner-up 2004 German Open Chen Qiqiu Carsten Mogensen Rikke Olsen 15–12, 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2004 Denmark Open Chen Qiqiu Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–4, 15–11 Winner 2003 China Open Chen Qiqiu Zhang Jun Gao Ling 13–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2003 All England Open Chen Qiqiu Zhang Jun Gao Ling 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up 2003 Thailand Open Chen Qiqiu Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 11–4, 8–11, 11–0 Winner 2002 China Open Chen Qiqiu Zhang Jun Gao Ling 4–11, 4–11 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 French International Zhang Yawen 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 Sang Yang Zheng Bo Zhang Yawen 0–7, 4–7, 8–7, 7–3, 6–8 Runner-up