Tie Ya Na

Tie Ya Na
Tie Ya Na

Tie Ya Na in 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay
Personal information
Nationality  Hong Kong, China
Playing style Righted-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking 3 (July 2006)[1]
Born May 13, 1979 (1979-05-13) (age 32)[2]
Henan, China
Height 1.615 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 51.3 kg (113 lb; 8.08 st)

Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana (Chinese: 帖雅娜; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiē Yǎnà; Jyutping: Diep3 Nga5 No5; born 13 May 1979 in Henan, China) is a female table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions.[2][3]

Tie played for China in the Universiade. She later migrated to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and has played for Hong Kong since 2002.

Career records

Singles (as of November 9, 2010)[3]

  • Olympics: QF (2004, 08).[4]
  • World Championships: round of 16 (2003, 05).
  • World Cup appearances: 10. Record: runner-up (2008); 3rd (2002, 04, 11).
  • Pro Tour winner (8): Korea Open 2002; Brazil Open 2003; Russian Open 2004; Croatian Open 2004; Korea, Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Brazil Open 2007; Hungarian Open 2010. Runner-up (2): USA, Swedish Open 2005.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 8. Record: SF (2005).
  • Asian Games: runner-up (2006).
  • Asian Championships: SF (2003).
  • Asian Cup: 1st (2004); 3rd (2003, 05).

Women's Doubles

  • Olympics: QF (2004).
  • World Championships: SF (2005, 09).
  • Pro Tour winner (13): Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Chile, USA, German, Swedish Open 2005; Korea, Japan Open 2006; Brazil, Chile Open 2007; Chile, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; . Runner-up (8): Italian Open 2002; Danish Open 2003; Qatar, Singapore Open 2006; Qatar, Austrian Open 2007; Kuwait, Korea Open 2009.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 7. Record: runner-up (2009); SF (2004, 07, 08).
  • Asian Games: runner-up (2006).
  • Asian Championships: SF (2003, 05, 07).

Mixed Doubles

  • World Championships: SF (2007).
  • Asian Games: winner (2002).
  • Asian Championships: runner-up (2007); SF (2003).

Team

  • Olympics: 5th (2008).
  • World Championships: 2nd (2004, 06); 3rd (2008).
  • World Team Cup: 3rd (2007, 09).
  • Asian Championships: 1st (2005); 2nd (2003).

References