Zhao Tingting

Zhao Tingting
赵婷婷
Zhao Tingting; 赵婷婷
Personal information
Country	China
Born	28 November 1982 (age 41); Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (29 October 2009)
Current ranking	Retired
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing China
World Championships
World Cup
Sudirman Cup
Uber Cup
Asian Championships
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Zhao Tingting (simplified Chinese: 赵婷婷; traditional Chinese: 趙婷婷; pinyin: Zhào Tíngtíng; born 28 November 1982) is a Chinese badminton player from Nantong, Jiangsu.^[1]

Career edit

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 edit

BWF World Championships edit

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
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Wei Yili	Gao Ling Huang Sui	8–15, 11–15	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

World Cup edit

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

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Championships edit

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
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Wei Yili	Gao Ling Huang Sui	5–11, 1–11	Bronze
2001	PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines	Zhang Yawen	Deyana Lomban Vita Marissa	12–15, 15–11, 12–15	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
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Wang Wei	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	4–11, 3–11	Bronze

World Junior Championships edit

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

Asian Junior Championships edit

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
1999	National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar	Zhang Yawen	Wei Yili Li Yujia	7–15, 10–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries edit

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[2] 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,^[3] 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 edit

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