Zhang Ailing (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Ailing (Chinese: 张爱玲; pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng; born 1957) is a retired badminton player from China.

Zhang Ailing 张爱玲
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1957-12-17) 17 December 1957
Residence	Perth, Australia
Medal record Women's badminton Representing China World Championships 1978 Bangkok Women's singles 1978 Bangkok Women's doubles 1979 Hangzhou Women's team 1979 Hangzhou Women's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's singles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's singles 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Women's team 1978 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1982 New Delhi Women's singles 1982 New Delhi Women's team Asian Championships 1976 Hyderabad Women's doubles

Career

In 1978 Zhang won women's singles at the rival "world championship" which was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation). She was the dominant international singles player when China joined the IBF in 1981, winning the multi-sport World Games in 1981, the Asian Games in 1982, and the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1982 and 1983, as well as a host of other significant titles. In the 1983 IBF World Championships, however, she was beaten in the semifinal by Chinese teammate Han Aiping and after this result was unable to regain her previous dominance. Zhang played third singles on China's 1984 Uber Cup (women's international) team which won the team world championship.

Whether because Zhang, by then in her late twenties, could no longer beat her teammates Han and Li Lingwei, or because of her marriage to fellow Chinese player Chen Changjie, she disappeared from international badminton after the 1983-1984 season.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Sirisriro Patama	11–4, 11–4	Gold
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Han Aiping	7–11, 7–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Li Fang	Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang	5–15, 15–9, 15–10	Gold
1979	Hangzhou, China	Liu Xia	Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul	10–15, 11–15	Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Han Aiping	11–6, 5–11, 4–11	Silver

World Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Hwang Sun-ai	7–11, 11–9, 12–9	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Liu Xia	Jane Webster Nora Perry	11–15, 15–4, 15–8	Gold

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Li Lingwei	11–6, 11–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Tang Xianhu	Hariamanto Kartono Theresia Widiastuti		Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Liu Xia			Bronze

International tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Lene Køppen	6–11, 11–12	Runner-up
1981	English Masters	Lene Køppen	11–6, 11–12, 11–6	Winner
1982	All England Open	Li Lingwei	11–4, 11–6	Winner
1983	All England Open	Wu Jianqiu	11–5, 10–12, 12–9	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Liu Xia	Jane Webster Nora Perry	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1981	English Masters	Liu Xia	Gillian Gilks Yoshiko Yonekura	15–10, 3–15, 15–6	Winner

  IBF Grand Prix tournament

Invitational tournament

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Asian Invitational Championships	Liu Xia	2–11, 7–11	Silver