- Ye Zhaoying
Infobox Badminton player
playername = Ye Zhaoying
caption = Winning Her First World Champion in 1995
birth_name = 叶钊颖
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1974|05|07
place_of_birth =Hangzhou ,Zhejiang province
height = height|m=1.75
weight = convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on
event = Women's singles
highest_ranking = 1
country = CHN
coach =
handedness = Right
bwf_id = 1940Ye Zhaoying ( _zh. 叶钊颖) (born
May 07 ,1974 , inHangzhou (杭州),Zhejiang province) is a retired women's singlesbadminton player fromZhejiang , thePeople's Republic of China who rates as one of the finest that China or any nation has produced. Officially ranked as the number one player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost but regained that ranking several times during her career.She retired after the Sydney (2000) Olympic Games.
Achievement
Her main achievements include winning the World Grand Prix in 1995, 1997 and 1999, and the
IBF World Championships in 1995 and 1997, and theIBF World Cup in 1995. She also played on Chinese teams that won theUber Cup in 1992, 1998 and 2000 andSudirman Cup in 1995, 1997 and 1999. And she won the prestigious All-England title in 1997, 1998 and 1999.Her other winner titles include:
Asian Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998; Japan Open in 1993, 1996, 1998; Indonesia Open in 1992, 1993;Denmark Open in 1993; Hong Kong Open in 1993; Asian Cup of Badminton in 1994; Swedish Open in 1995; US Open in 1995; Singapore Open in 1998; She was a member of the Chinese Women Badminton Team, winners of theAsian Games in 1998. In addition, she obtained a bronze medal in theSydney Olympic Games in 2000.External links
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=1940 BWF Player Profile]
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