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{{Short description|Chinese badminton player (born 1988)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Wang (surname)|Wang]] (王)|lang=Chinese}}
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{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Wang Yihan<br />王仪涵
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| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|1|18}}
| birth_place             = [[Shanghai]], [[China]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintoncn.com/cbo_star/star_236.html|title=王仪涵 Wang Yihan|language=zh|publisher=Badmintoncn.com|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref>
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| event                   = Women's singles
| country                 = China
| years_active            =
| handedness              = Right
| coach                   = [[Zhang Ning]]
| career_record           = 368 wins, 91 losses
| highest_ranking         = 1
| date_of_highest_ranking = 29 October 2009
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 BWF World Championships|2011 London]] | [[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton World Cup|World Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Badminton World Cup|2006 Yiyang]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Sudirman Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 Sudirman Cup|2009 Guangzhou]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Sudirman Cup|2011 Qingdao]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 Sudirman Cup|2013 Kuala Lumpur]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 Sudirman Cup|2015 Dongguan]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012 Wuhan]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 New Delhi]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016 Kunshan]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010 Kuala Lumpur]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Badminton Asia Championships|2011 Chengdu]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 Badminton Asia Championships|2013 Taipei]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 Badminton Asia Championships|2016 Wuhan]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2012 Badminton Asia Championships|2012 Qingdao]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2009 Badminton Asia Championships|2009 Suwon]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2015 Badminton Asia Championships|2015 Wuhan]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2007 Summer Universiade|2007 Bangkok]] | Women's singles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2007 Summer Universiade|2007 Bangkok]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|2006 Incheon]] | Girls' singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 IBF World Junior Championships|2004 Richmond]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|2006 Incheon]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Junior Badminton Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2006 Kuala Lumpur]] | Girls' singles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2005 Jakarta]] | Girls' team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2004 Hwacheon]] | Girls' team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2005 Jakarta]] | Girls' singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2006 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2006 Kuala Lumpur]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2004 Hwacheon]] | Girls' singles }}
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| bwf_id                  = 9B30EE44-28C0-43FF-B4AE-17DADA30D29A
}}

{{Chinese|t=王儀涵|s=王仪涵|p=Wáng Yíhán}}

'''Wang Yihan''' (born 18 January 1988) is a retired [[China|Chinese]] professional [[badminton]] player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach [[Wang Pengren]] at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006, she began to shine in major tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinanews.com.cn/ty/jdpl/news/2008/09-26/1395184.shtml|script-title=zh:南方都市报：王仪涵是下一站天后?|date=September 26, 2008|publisher=China News|language=zh|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref> By October 2009 she was the top ranked Women's singles player in the world.

== Career ==

=== 2004–2006 ===
Yihan was the bronze medallist at the [[2004 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2004 Asian Junior Championships]]. She was also a quarterfinalist in the same year's [[2004 IBF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] where she lost to Korean [[Ha Jung-eun]]. In 2005, she won the silver medal in [[2005 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] where she lost to her teammate [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cba.org.cn/ssjj/gjss/2005/0722/200292.html|title=[组图]亚青赛精彩瞬间 中国小将绽放雅加达|website=www.cba.org.cn|date=22 July 2005|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> In 2006, she won both [[2006 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] & [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles|World Junior Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-saina-loses-against-yihan-wang-in-final-1063439|title=Saina loses against Yihan Wang in final|website=www.dnaindia.com|date=11 November 2006|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> with her win against Malaysian [[Lyddia Cheah]] & Indian [[Saina Nehwal]] respectively. She earned a spotlight in the World elite badminton where she won the [[2006 Badminton World Cup]], winning against reigning Olympic champion, [[Zhang Ning]] in the semifinal, and 2–times reigning world champion [[Xie Xingfang]] in the final; both wins in just 2 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20061029/n246068198.shtml|title=世界杯羽毛球赛超级丹成功卫冕 王仪涵一飞冲天|editor=大舒|website=sports.sohu.com|date=29 October 2006|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2007–2008 ===
In 2007, she won 3 titles. In the [[Badminton at the 2007 Summer Universiade|2007 Summer Universiade]], she beat Taipei's [[Cheng Shao-chieh]] to win the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20070816/n251609344.shtml|title=曼谷大运会中国代表团再添2金 金牌数超上一届|editor=姚远|website=sports.sohu.com|date=16 August 2007|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She also won the [[SaarLorLux Open|Bitburger Open]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=C58DFC27-DC39-4CDE-9173-CD014667058D&d=20071007|title=Bitburger Open 2007|website=www.tournamentsoftware.com|date=7 October 2007|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> & [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]] Grand Prix Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=7D7D914E-E65B-4A01-9806-48824FD63184&d=20071209|title=RUSSIAN OPEN GOLD GRAND PRIX 2007|website=www.tournamentsoftware.com|date=9 December 2007|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> that year. In 2008, she started the year by finishing runner-up at the [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]], losing to [[Jun Jae-youn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiv.badminton.de/German-Open-2008.1233.0.html|title=YONEX German Open 2008 BWF Grand Prix Turnier Level 3B|website=archiv.badminton.de|date=2 March 2008|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> Yihan then won her first super-series title, the [[2008 Japan Super Series|Japan Open]] by beating leading player from Hongkong, [[Zhou Mi (badminton)|Zhou Mi]], with 21–19, 17–21, 21–15 scores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ifeng.com/zonghe/detail_2008_09/22/1400312_0.shtml|title=日本羽球赛 中国新星王仪涵2-1力克周蜜首夺桂冠|website=sports.ifeng.com|date=22 September 2008|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> However, she didn't qualify ro participate in the 2008 Olympics, as her highest achieving teammates and senior players [[Xie Xingfang]], [[Zhang Ning]] & [[Lu Lan]] had already confirmed their places from China.

=== 2009 ===
Yihan was at her prime in 2009, as she won the [[German Open (badminton)|Yonex German Open]] competition against fellow countrywoman [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/results/124/yonex-german-open-2009/podium|title=YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2009|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=1 March 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> and just one week later, at the age of 21, the prestigious [[2009 All England Super Series|All-England Championships]] against Denmark's [[Tine Rasmussen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.sina.com/sports/p/2009/0308/224165.html|title=China sweep All England badminton championship titles|website=english.sina.com|date=9 March 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Yihan then went on to win the [[2009 Swiss Open Super Series|Wilson Swiss Open]] against compatriot [[Jiang Yanjiao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/1080-chong-wei-turns-tables-on-lin-dan-to-regain-swiss-open-title-pic.html|title=chong-wei-turns-tables-on-lin-dan-to-regain-swiss-open-title|editor=Vincent Liew|website=www.badmintonplanet.com|date=16 March 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Yihan was the bronze medallist at the [[2009 Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] where she went down fighting against Olympic silver medallist [[Xie Xingfang]] in the semifinal. 
Having already won against both the Olympic champion and runner-up, [[Zhang Ning]] & Xie Xingfang, in past tournaments, she defeated the Olympic bronze medallist, Indonesia's [[Maria Kristin Yulianti]] in the group stage of the [[2009 Sudirman Cup]] with a 16–21, 21–5, 21–10 performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.sina.com/sports/2009/0514/241292.html|title=Defending champion China roll into semifinals with Malaysia|website=english.sina.com|date=14 May 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Yihan, seeded 4th at the [[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|World Championships]], was upset by 11th seed, Germany's [[Juliane Schenk]] in the 2nd round in straight games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2009-08-14/02204533912.shtml?from=wap|title=李永波：王仪涵失利两败因 希望谢杏芳能如愿得冠|website=sports.sina.com.cn|date=14 August 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Yihan won the [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]] in August 2009 when she again beat Jiang Yanjiao.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/results/94/macau-grand-prix-gold-2009/podium|title=MACAU GRAND PRIX GOLD 2009|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=23 August 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> In September 2009, Yihan defended her [[2009 Japan Super Series|YONEX Japan Open]] title by crushing [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] (21–8, 21–9) in just 29 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.sina.com/sports/2009/0926/273499.html|title=China's Bao, Wang crowned at badminton Japan Open|website=english.sina.com|date=27 September 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She lost the final of 2009 against [[Tine Rasmussen]] in [[2009 Denmark Super Series|Denmark Super Series]] in a hard-fought match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sn.dk/Sport/Tine-Rasmussen-tilbage-paa-toppen/artikel/24420|title=Tine Rasmussen tilbage på toppen|language=da|editor=Ritzau|website=sn.dk|date=25 October 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Although she lost the final, she reached the top position in the Women's singles rankings. Wang then won the [[2009 French Super Series]] in November when she emphatically beat top seed, and defending champion, [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]] (21–9, 21–12).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/22155/22164/80094/10297286.html|title=法国羽毛球公开赛女单,中国小将王仪涵夺得冠军|editor=宋心蕊(实习)|website=sports.people.com.cn|date=2 November 2009|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Wang won her second title in a row, and her fifth BWF Super Series tournament of the year, when she beat Jiang Yanjiao again, this time in the [[2009 Hong Kong Super Series|Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open]]. This was also her seventh title overall in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

=== 2010 ===
[[File:Wang Yihan.jpg|thumb|Wang Yihan at [[2010 BWF World Championships]]]]
Yihan was looking to defend her [[2010 All England Super Series|All England Open]] title but was beaten by [[Tine Rasmussen]] in a repeat final of the previous year's clash, in a very close match or 3 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/anden_sport/badminton/article4261360.ece|title=Tine Rasmussen vinder All England-finale|language=da|website=ekstrabladet.dk|date=14 March 2010|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Just like the previous year, Yihan again lost early in the [[2010 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|BWF World Championships]], losing to Japanese [[Eriko Hirose]] in 2nd round. She won her first title of the year by beating [[Liu Xin (badminton)|Liu Xin]] in the final of [[2010 Denmark Super Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2010/11/denmark-open-2010-finals-jorgensens-first/|title=DENMARK OPEN 2010 Finals – Jorgensen's First|editor=Elm Vandevorst|website=www.badzine.net|date=1 November 2010|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She then won 2nd consecutive title by winning the [[2010 French Super Series]] event, against compatriot, [[Li Xuerui]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2010/11/french-open-2010-a-day-of-firsts/|title=FRENCH OPEN 2010 – A day of firsts!|editor=Gregory Chan|website=www.badzine.net|date=8 November 2010|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> In the [[2010 BWF Super Series Finals]], Yihan was seeded 2nd. She won all her group stage encounters, with win against [[Petya Nedelcheva]], [[Tine Baun]] & [[Yip Pui Yin]]. But, in the semifinal, she got a surprising defeat against Korean player [[Bae Yeon-ju]],in 3 contested games stretching over an hour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/sports_general/457942.html#cb|title=배드민턴 간판 배연주, 아쉬운 준우승|editor=김경무 기자|website=m.hani.co.kr|date=10 January 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2011 ===
In 2011, she reached the final of the [[2011 Malaysia Super Series]] but lost to [[Wang Shixian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2011/01/malaysia-open-finals-four-golds-to-china/|title=MALAYSIA OPEN 2011 Finals – Four golds to China|editor=Suetyan Lee|website=www.badzine.net|date=23 January 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> The following in the [[2011 Korea Super Series|Korean Open]] final, she turned the tables and defeated Shixian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2011/01/korea-open-finals-3-more-for-china/|title=KOREA OPEN 2011 Finals – 3 more for China|editor=Don Hearn|website=www.badzine.net|date=30 January 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>  She won the gold medal in the [[2011 Badminton Asia Championships]] by winning against [[Lu Lan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3g.163.com/sports/article/72DTROA600051CAQ.html?referFrom=google&spss=adap_pc#adaptation=pc|title=羽球亚锦赛王仪涵女单封后 直落两局力克卢兰|editor=新边缘人|website=3g.163.com|date=24 April 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Yihan made a superb comeback against [[Saina Nehwal]] in the [[2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier]] final, when she edged through a close 2nd game to win it 12–21, 23–21, 21–14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Saina-Nehwal-goes-down-to-Wang-in-Indonesia-Open-final/articleshow/9005990.cms|title=Saina Nehwal goes down to Wang in Indonesia Open final|editor=M Ratnakar|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 June 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Continuing in her best form, she defeated [[Gu Juan]], [[Ratchanok Intanon]], [[Pi Hongyan]] & [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] to reach the final of [[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|BWF World Championships]]. She won the gold medal, beating [[Cheng Shao-chieh]] with a big win and continued the Chinese supremacy in the Women's single category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/38462|title=Lin wins thriller in another China badminton cleansweep|editor=Richard Eaton|website=m.sknvibes.com|date=14 August 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> A point to note is, the Chinese women's single players had swept all the titles since 2000. She then won the [[2011 Japan Super Series|Japan open]] title for the 3rd consecutive time, beating [[Juliane Schenk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/22155/22164/15749256.html|title=羽球日本公开赛中国获四金,王仪涵刷新夺冠纪录|editor=姚勤毅|website=sports.people.com.cn|date=26 September 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She lost to her teammate Wang Xin for the first time, in the [[2011 Denmark Super Series Premier]] final failing to defend her title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2011-10-24/2165423.html|title=China's Chen upsets world No. 1 Lee to win men's singles in Denmark Open|website=en.olympic.cn|date=24 October 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> In the [[2011 China Open Super Series Premier|2011 China Open]] final, her opponent, Wang Xin, retired when Yihan was 18–12 up in the 1st game, thus Yihan won the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-11/28/content_14174591.htm|title=Lin Dan overpowers teammate to win China Open|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|date=28 November 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> With a successful year yet again, she was looking for her first Year end title. In the [[2011 BWF Super Series Finals]], she lost to [[Sung Ji-hyun]] but won other 2 matches against Juliane Schenk & Tine Baun, qualifying for the semifinal. She again won over Wang Xin, and set her match against India's [[Saina Nehwal]]. She won 18–21, 21–13, 21–13 and won the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/saina-loses-world-super-series-final-against-world-number-one-wang-yihan-159217.html/amp|title=Saina loses World Super Series final against world number one Wang Yihan|website=www.firstpost.com|date=18 December 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2012 ===
Yihan won the [[2012 Malaysia Super Series|Malaysia Super Series]] title with a comprehensive win over [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2012-01-16/10065910889.shtml?from=wap|title=生日前夕收赛季第一冠 羽联：王仪涵埋葬大马噩梦|website=sports.sina.com.cn|date=16 January 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> In her 3rd [[2012 All England Super Series Premier|All England Open]] final, she lost to new beaming Chinese star [[Li Xuerui]] in just 2 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.sina.com/sports/p/2012/0312/447939.html|title=Li Xuerui wins women's singles at All England final|website=english.sina.com|date=12 March 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She failed to defend her [[2012 Badminton Asia Championships|Asian]] title with a defeat from the hands of Li Xuerui in the final, settling for the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20120423/n341370411.shtml|title=2012羽球亚锦赛落幕：陈金称王 李雪芮女单折桂|editor=厉胜男|website=sports.sohu.com|date=23 April 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Going into the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2012 London Olympics]] as a top seed, she was an overwhelming favorite to win the title. In the 2nd round, she beat [[Bae Yeon-ju]] in 3 games, [[Cheng Shao-chieh]] (2–0) in the quarter-finals & [[Saina Nehwal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/wang-yihan-blows-away-saina-nehwal/article3721985.ece|title=Wang Yihan blows away Saina Nehwal|editor=Kamesh Srinivasan|website=www.thehindu.com|date=3 August 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> in the semifinals and in 2 games. Her opposition in the final was once again Li Xuerui. Li took opening game 21–15 but Yihan's hardwork stretched the match to the 3rd game and won 23–21 in second. Li again proved fatal for her and won the 3rd game 21–17, and won the Olympic title, leaving Yihan in despair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2012/08/04/london-2012-day-8-womens-singles-li-xuerui-repays-countrys-faith-with-gold|title=LONDON 2012: DAY 8 – WOMEN'S SINGLES : LI XUERUI REPAYS COUNTRY'S FAITH WITH GOLD|editor=Aaron Wong|website=olympics.bwfbadminton.com|date=4 August 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Consequently settling for yet another silver medal. Wang Yihan won the [[2012 China Masters Super Series]] by beating a familiar rival [[Jiang Yanjiao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2012-09-17/08276228248.shtml?from=wap|title=王仪涵首夺大师赛冠军 坦言不在状态冠军来自信念|website=sports.sina.com.cn|date=17 September 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Her losing streak against Li Xuerui continued, this time in the final of the [[2012 Hong Kong Super Series]], where Wang retired in the middle of the 2nd game while trailing 12–21, 3–11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2012/11/25/hong-kong-open-day-6-zhao-yunlei-double-leads-chinese-sweep/|title=HONG KONG OPEN: DAY 6 – ZHAO YUNLEI DOUBLE LEADS CHINESE SWEEP|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=25 November 2012|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Being injured, she didn't contest the master finals of the year end, where she was the champion the previous year.

=== 2013 ===
In 2013, she regained [[2013 German Open Grand Prix Gold|German Open]] title by winning against [[Juliane Schenk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://badmintoneurope.com/wwwPublic/Club/News/Detail/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=615150|title=THIRD TIME UNLUCKY FOR JULIANE SCHENK|editor=Mark Phelan|website=badmintoneurope.com|date=3 March 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She became the Asian champion for the 2nd time, by mastering Li Xuerui, recovering from her after 5 consecutive losses in the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/du-pengyu-wang-yihan-emerge-asian-champions|title=Du Pengyu, Wang Yihan emerge Asian champions|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=21 April 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She again defeated Li Xuerui, this time in the final of the [[2013 Singapore Super Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/world-champ-wang-avenges-olympic-loss-to-li.amp|title=World champ Wang avenges Olympic loss to Li|website=www.foxnews.com|date=23 June 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She was the defending champion of the [[2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|World Championships]], but lost in 2nd round to young Indian teenager, [[P. V. Sindhu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/badminton-world-cships-p-v-sindhu-upsets-second-seed-wang-yihan-1019911.html/amp|title=Badminton World C'ships: P V Sindhu upsets second seed Wang Yihan|website=www.firstpost.com|date=8 August 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She won the [[2013 Denmark Super Series Premier]] in a very difficult encounter of 3 games, standing victorious over Sung Ji-hyun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2013/10/denmark-open-final-chinese-dominant-in-denmark/|title=DENMARK OPEN 2013 Final – China dominant in Denmark|editor=Mark Phelan|website=www.badzine.net|date=20 October 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Successively, she won another title at the [[2013 Hong Kong Super Series|Hong Kong Open]] by beating [[Wang Shixian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/yonex-sunrise-hong-kong-open-2013-final-results|title=Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2013 - Final results|editor=Vishal Kungwani|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=24 November 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She did qualify for the year and finals as no. 8 but was behind her compatriots Wang Shixian and Li Xuerui in qualifying rankings. Game rule say a maximum of 2 players only are allowed from one nation. So she was exempted from taking part in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2013/12/04/bwf-world-superseries-finals-2013-road-to-malaysia-success-a-tricky-path/|title=BWF WORLD SUPERSERIES FINALS 2013 – 'ROAD TO MALAYSIA' SUCCESS A TRICKY PATH|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=4 December 2013|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2014 ===
In 2014, she won another series of titles, the first being the 
[[2014 Korea Open Super Series]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2014/01/12/korea-open-2014-day-6-only-danes-breach-chinese-wall/|title=KOREA OPEN 2014 – DAY 6: ONLY DANES BREACH CHINESE WALL|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=12 January 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> then the [[2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2014/03/17/swiss-open-2014-review-china-sweep-thwarted/?pcat=234|title=swiss-open-2014-review-china-sweep-thwarted|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=17 March 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> and also defending her [[2014 Singapore Super Series|Singapore]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1481248/unseeded-simon-santoso-stuns-lee-chong-wei-singapore-open|title=Unseeded Simon Santoso stuns Lee Chong Wei at Singapore Open|website=amp.scmp.com|date=13 April 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> After her Triumph in World Championships back in 2011, she was not able to get another medal in this prestigious tournament. This continued when she surrendered against eventual winner [[Carolina Marín]] of Spain, in 2nd round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/otros-deportes/2014-08-28/carolina-marin-continua-intratable-en-el-mundial-de-badminton-ya-esta-en-cuartos_182498/|title=Carolina Marín continúa intratable en el Mundial de Bádminton: ya está en cuartos|language=es|website=www.elconfidencial.com|date=28 August 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She then stamped her class by winning gold in the [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's singles|2014 Asian Games]] with a victory over her nemesis [[Li Xuerui]] 11–21, 21–17, 21–7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport-asia.com/badminton-wang-yihan-wins-asian-games-gold-indonesia-double-up/|title=Badminton: Wang Yihan wins Asian Games gold; Indonesia doubles up|website=sport-asia.com|date=28 September 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She was beaten in the [[2014 Denmark Super Series Premier|Denmark Open]] final by Li Xuerui.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3328-chen-long-li-xuerui-win-denmark-open.html|title=chen-long-li-xuerui-win-denmark-open|editor=Vincent Liew|website=www.badmintonplanet.com|date=19 October 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She retired hurt when competing in 2nd group match of [[2014 BWF Super Series Finals]] & was ousted from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2014/12/18/bwf-dd-wssf-2014-day-2-session-2-yihan-succumbs-to-injury|title=BWF DD WSSF 2014 – DAY 2 SESSION 2: WANG YIHAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURY|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=18 December 2014|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2015 ===
In 2015, she won bronze medal in the [[2015 Badminton Asia Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/results/2510/dong-feng-citroen-badminton-asia-championships-2015/podium|title=DONG FENG CITROEN BADMINTON ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=25 April 2015|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Her title victory at the [[2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold]] stunned everybody, as she recorded a very disastrous win over Li Xuerui in just 29 minutes of play, conceding less than 20 points in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/07/20/wang-yihan-surges-to-the-top-yonex-open-chinese-taipei-2015-review/?pcat=177|title=WANG YIHAN SURGES TO THE TOP – YONEX OPEN CHINESE TAIPEI 2015 REVIEW|editor=Dev Sukumar|website=bwfbadminton.com|date=20 July 2015|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> This victory showed she was still in the race to contest the next year's Olympics as her recent past performances were not satisfactory. She finished the quarterfinalist in the [[2015 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|World Championships]] after a gruelling contest with [[Saina Nehwal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3946-carolina-marin-saina-nehwal-in-semis-chinese-women-s-singles-completely-wiped-out.html|title=carolina-marin-saina-nehwal-in-semis-chinese-women-s-singles-completely-wiped-out|editor=Vincent Liew|website=www.badmintonplanet.com|date=14 August 2015|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She then lost in the Korean open final, as Sung Ji-hyun registered an upsetting victory over Wang Yihan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2015/09/korea-open-finals-back-to-the-top-for-sung-ji-hyun/|title=KOREA OPEN 2015 Finals – Back to the top for Sung Ji Hyun!|editor=Don Hearn|website=www.badzine.net|date=20 September 2015|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Coming into the [[2015 BWF Super Series Finals|Dubai world Superseries Finals]], she trailblazed her way to the finals, in which she earlier defeated [[Ratchanok Intanon]] in a semifinal which brought her head to head against Intanon leading 12–0. In the final though, she appeared out of sorts against [[Nozomi Okuhara]] in the decisive moments of the match, as her tireless opponent's long rallying style drained out Wang's physical strength and she lost in 2 tight games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2015/12/13/great-day-for-japan-in-dubai|title=Double joy for Japan in badminton Superseries Finals|editor=Rajes Paul|website=www.thestar.com.my|date=13 December 2015|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2016 ===
2016 saw Wang Yihan returning to the top 3 in the World rankings, with her consistent display in the tournaments. She was the runner up in the [[2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold]] event, losing to young Chinese [[He Bingjiao]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1035599/teenage-star-he-bingjiao-claims-shock-womens-singles-title-at-swiss-open|title=Teenage star He Bingjiao claims shock women's singles title at Swiss Open|editor=Nick Butler|website=www.insidethegames.biz|date=20 March 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She won the [[2016 Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championship]] title for the 3rd time, beating out Li Xuerui.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/lee-clinches-asia-badminton-cships-after-close-final/article8544076.ece|title=Lee clinches Asia Badminton C'ships after close final, Wang Yihan won the women's final|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|date=1 May 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> She had defeated Li in 2013. She then sailed through to the finals of [[2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier]], which included her 2nd consecutive victory over 2-time reigning World Champion, Carolina Marín in the semifinal. However she lost to Tai Tzu-ying in final the showdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/4449-tai-tzu-ying-shocks-wang-yihan-to-win-indonesia-open.html|title=tai-tzu-ying-shocks-wang-yihan-to-win-indonesia-open|editor=Vincent Liew|website=www.badmintonplanet.com|date=5 June 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> With her impressive display, Chinese coaches selected her as a 2nd candidate from China to contest the upcoming Olympic games. In the final moment, her teammate Shixian was ruled out and she was sent to Rio with already qualified Li Xuerui (defending Olympic champion).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2016/07/19/no-rio-repeat-for-olympic-champs|title=NO RIO REPEAT FOR OLYMPIC CHAMPS|website=olympics.bwfbadminton.com|date=19 July 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Her campaign ended in disappointment, even though she was a 2nd seed, she lost to surprise quarterfinalist [[P. V. Sindhu]], the 9th seed with 2 tough games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Chinas-Olympic-dominance-in-badminton-ends-in-Rio/article14574396.ece|title=China's Olympic dominance in badminton ends in Rio|website=www.thehindu.com|date=17 August 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Wang Yihan then announced her retirement from professional badminton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2020053/chinese-badminton-star-wang-yihan-hangs-her-racquet-following|title=Chinese badminton star Wang Yihan hangs up her racquet following disappointing Rio showing|editor=Chan Kin Wa|website=amp.scmp.com|date=16 September 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Wang had a very illustrious career, winning thirty singles titles, including four Super Series Premier titles, fifteen Super Series titles, and one Super Series Finals title.

== Background ==
Wang is an only child. Wang credited her Mother for her badminton journey. Wang's mother used to play badminton with her just outside their home. Seeing her as an energetic child, Wang's parents decided to send her to a badminton academy which eventually led to Wang's successful career. Prior to badminton, she was also recommended by her teachers to play volleyball due to her height. Wang is a native Shanghainese and speaks fluent Shanghainese.

== Personal life ==
When asked about her relationship status, Wang stated that she is single and is currently focusing on her career. Wang is good friends with teammates such as [[Li Xuerui]], [[Tian Qing]], [[Fu Haifeng]], [[Lin Dan]] among others.

On 26 October 2019, Wang announced her marriage to Gu Zhengyun, a former member of the Shanghai badminton team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enanyang.my/news/20191027/王仪涵婚了/|title=王仪涵婚了|language=zh|access-date=30 October 2019|date=27 October 2019|publisher=[[Nanyang Siang Pau]]}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== Olympic Games ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable"do style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2012]]
| align="left" | [[Wembley Arena]], [[London]], Great Britain
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 23–21, 17–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Silver medal.svg|16px]] '''Silver'''
|}

===World Championships===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2011 BWF World Championships|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Wembley Arena]], [[London]], [[England]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Shao-chieh]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Cup ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2006 Badminton World Cup|2006]]
| align="left" | Olympic Park, [[Yiyang]], [[China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Xingfang]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== Asian Games ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"|[[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's singles|2014]]
| align="left"|Gyeyang Gymnasium, [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left"| 11–21, 21–17, 21–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== Asian Championships ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2009 Badminton Asia Championships|2009]]
| align="left" | Suwon Indoor Stadium, [[Suwon]], [[South Korea]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Xingfang]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 21–19, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2011 Badminton Asia Championships|2011]]
| align="left" | Sichuan Gymnasium, [[Chengdu]], [[China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Lan]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 23–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2012 Badminton Asia Championships|2012]]
| align="left" | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, [[Qingdao]], [[China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–16, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2013 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals 2|2013]]
| align="left" | [[Taipei Arena]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2015 Badminton Asia Championships|2015]]
| align="left" | [[Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium]], [[Wuhan, China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 22–20, 22–24, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2016 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals 2|2016]]
| align="left" | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 21–14, 13–21, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

===Summer Universiade===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2007 Summer Universiade|2007]]
| align="left" | [[Thammasat University]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE|univ}} [[Cheng Shao-chieh]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Junior Championships ===
''Girls' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships#Finals 2|2006]]
| align="left" | [[Samsan World Gymnasium]], [[Incheon, South Korea]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== Asian Junior Championships ===
''Girls' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | [[2004 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2004]]
| align="left" | Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, [[Hwacheon]], [[South Korea]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiang Yanjiao]]
| align="left" | 6–11, 1–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | [[2005 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2005]]
| align="left" | Tennis Indoor Senayan, [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]]
| align="left" | 4–11, 9–11
| style="text-align:left;background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
|align="center"|[[2006 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2006]]
|align="left"|[[Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lyddia Cheah]]
|align="left"| 21–16, 21–18
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== BWF Superseries ===
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |website=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are [[BWF Superseries|Superseries and Superseries Premier]]. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |website=www.ibadmintonstore.com |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2008 Japan Super Series|2008]]
| align="left" | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Zhou Mi (badminton)|Zhou Mi]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 17–21, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 All England Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tine Rasmussen]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–23, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 Swiss Open Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiang Yanjiao]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 17–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 Japan Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | Japan Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]]
| align="left" | 21–8, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 Denmark Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Denmark Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tine Rasmussen
| align="left" | 18–21, 21–19, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 French Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 Hong Kong Super Series|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiang Yanjiao
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2010 All England Super Series|2010]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tine Rasmussen
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–18, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2010 Denmark Super Series|2010]]
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Xin (badminton)|Liu Xin]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2010 French Super Series|2010]]
| align="left" | French Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2011 Malaysia Super Series|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Shixian]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Shixian
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 23–21, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2011 Japan Super Series|2011]]
| align="left" | Japan Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Juliane Schenk]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2011 Denmark Super Series Premier|2011]]
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xin
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2011 China Open Super Series Premier|2011]]
| align="left" | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xin
| align="left" | 18–12{{sup|r}}
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| align="center" | [[2011 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|2011]]
| align="left" | [[BWF Super Series Finals]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Saina Nehwal
| align="left" | 18–21, 21–13, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2012 Malaysia Super Series|2012]]
| align="left" | Malaysia Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xin
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2012 All England Super Series Premier|2012]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 13–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2012 China Masters Super Series|2012]]
| align="left" | [[China Masters]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiang Yanjiao
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2012 Hong Kong Super Series|2012]]
| align="left" | Hong Kong Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 12–21, 3{{sup|r}}–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2013 Singapore Super Series|2013]]
| align="left" | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2013 Denmark Super Series Premier|2013]]
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sung Ji-hyun]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–18, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2013 Hong Kong Super Series|2013]]
| align="left" | Hong Kong Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Shixian
| align="left" | 21–13, 16–21, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2014 Korea Open Super Series|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2014 Singapore Super Series|2014]]
| align="left" | Singapore Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2014 Denmark Super Series Premier|2014]]
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui
| align="left" | 17–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2015 Korea Open Super Series|2015]]
| align="left" | Korea Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Sung Ji-hyun
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–17, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | [[2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier|2016]]
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries Finals]] tournament
: {{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries Premier]] tournament
: {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries]] tournament

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

''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Bitburger Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Juliane Schenk]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–10, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Xu Huaiwen]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 16–21, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jun Jae-youn]]
| align="left" | 23–25, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2009
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–13, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2009
| align="left" | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiang Yanjiao]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 22–20, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2013 German Open Grand Prix Gold|2013]]
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Yu (badminton)|Sun Yu]]
| align="left" | 21–23, 21–9, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold|2015]]
| align="left" | [[Chinese Taipei Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|2016]]
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Bingjiao]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament

==Performance timeline==

===Singles performance timeline===
{{Performance key (badminton)}}
''To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through <!--Change the name of tournament when updating the information in this table.-->[[2016 All England Super Series Premier]].''
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
!width=20|Tournament!!width=5|2004!!width=5|2005!!width=5|2006!!width=5|2007!!width=5|2008!!width=5|2009!!width=5|2010!!width=5|2011!!width=5|2012!!width=5|2013!!width=5|2014!!width=5|2015!!width=5|2016!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|bgcolor=silver|[[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|S]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles#Bracket|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|0 / 2 ||6–2 ||75%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[BWF World Championships|World Championships]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|colspan=3|absent
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|3R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|3R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|G]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|3R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|3R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|1 / 6 ||11–5 ||69%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton World Cup|World Cup]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|bgcolor=gold|'''G'''<br><small>4–0</small>
|colspan=10 style=color:#ccc|not held
|1 / 1 ||4–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[BWF Super Series Masters Finals|World Superseries Finals]]
|colspan=4 style=color:#ccc|not held
|colspan=2|absent
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2010 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2011 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|W]]'''<br><small>4–1</small>
|colspan=2|absent
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|RR]]<br><small>0–3</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2015 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|F]]<br><small>3–2</small>
|A
|1 / 4 ||10–7 ||58%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]]
|colspan=5|absent
|bgcolor=cd7f32|[[2009 Badminton Asia Championships|SF-B]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2011 Badminton Asia Championships|G]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=silver|[[2012 Badminton Asia Championships|S]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2013 Badminton Asia Championships|G]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|A
|bgcolor=cd7f32|[[2015 Badminton Asia Championships|SF-B]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2016 Badminton Asia Championships|G]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|3 / 6 ||25–3 ||89%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's singles|G]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|1 / 1 ||5–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton at the East Asian Games|East Asian Games]]
|colspan=5 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|0 / 0 || ||
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''Team Competitions'''
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Uber Cup]]
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=silver|[[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|S]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|G]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|G]]'''<br><small>3–0</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|G]]'''<br><small>3–0</small>
|3 / 4 ||15–1 ||94%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Sudirman Cup]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2009 Sudirman Cup|G]]'''<br><small>2–0</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2013 Sudirman Cup|G]]'''<br><small>1–0</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2015 Sudirman Cup|G]]'''<br><small>1–0</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|3 / 3 ||4–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's team|G]]'''<br><small>0–0</small>
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|1 / 1 ||0–0 ||N/A
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Badminton at the East Asian Games|East Asian Games]]
|colspan=5 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|not held
|0 / 0 || ||
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''BWF World Superseries Premier'''
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]
|colspan=4|absent
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 All England Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2009 All England Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2010 All England Super Series|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2012 All England Super Series Premier|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 All England Super Series Premier|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2014 All England Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2016 All England Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|1 / 8 ||21–7 ||75%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]]
|colspan=6|absent
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2010 Malaysia Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2011 Malaysia Super Series|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2012 Malaysia Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 Malaysia Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|1 / 6 ||19–5 ||79%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]
|colspan=5|absent
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2009 Indonesia Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2012 Indonesia Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Indonesia Super Series Premier|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Indonesia Super Series Premier|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2015 Indonesia Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|1 / 7 ||18–6 ||75%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Denmark Open]]
|colspan=4|absent
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Denmark Super Series|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2009 Denmark Super Series|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2010 Denmark Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2011 Denmark Super Series Premier|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2012 Denmark Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2013 Denmark Super Series Premier|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2014 Denmark Super Series Premier|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 Denmark Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|A
|2 / 8 ||27–6 ||82%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[China Open (badminton)|China Open]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|SF<br><small>3–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 China Open Super Series|1R]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 China Open Super Series|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2010 China Open Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2011 China Open Super Series Premier|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2012 China Open Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2013 China Open Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2014 China Open Super Series Premier|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2015 China Open Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|A
|1 / 11 ||26–10 ||72%
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''BWF World Superseries'''
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[India Open (badminton)|India Open]]
|colspan=4 style=color:#ccc|not held
|colspan=6|absent
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2014 India Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|colspan=2|absent
|0 / 1 ||3–1 ||75%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
|colspan=5|absent
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2009 Singapore Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2011 Singapore Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2013 Singapore Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2014 Singapore Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2015 Singapore Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 Singapore Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|2 / 6 ||17–4 ||81%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
|colspan=11|absent
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 Australian Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2016 Australian Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|0 / 2 ||5–2 ||71%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
|colspan=3|absent
|[[2007 Japan Super Series|Q2]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2008 Japan Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''W'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Japan Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2011 Japan Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2013 Japan Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Japan Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 Japan Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|A
|3 / 8 ||23–5 ||82%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
|colspan=7|absent
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Korea Open Super Series Premier|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2014 Korea Open Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2015 Korea Open Super Series|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|A
|2 / 5 ||17–3 ||85%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
|colspan=2|absent
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2008 French Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''W'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2010 French Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2011 French Super Series|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|colspan=2|absent
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2014 French Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 French Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|A
|2 / 6 ||18–4 ||82%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]]
|colspan=4|absent
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Hong Kong Super Series|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''W'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2011 Hong Kong Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2012 Hong Kong Super Series|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2013 Hong Kong Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Hong Kong Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2015 Hong Kong Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|A
|2 / 7 ||21–5 ||81%
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix'''
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
|colspan=3|absent
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 German Open (badminton)|1R]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=3|absent
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2013 German Open Grand Prix Gold|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=3|absent
|2 / 4 ||16–2 ||89%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
|colspan=4|absent
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Swiss Open Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2009 Swiss Open Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Swiss Open Super Series|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|2R]]<br><small>1–1</small>
|A
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|QF]]<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=d8bfd8|[[2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold|F]]<br><small>4–1</small>
|2 / 7 ||19–5 ||79%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[China Masters]]
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R<br><small>1–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2007 China Masters Super Series|QF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 China Masters Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF<br><small>2–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2010 China Masters Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2011 China Masters Super Series|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2012 China Masters Super Series|W]]'''<br><small>4–0</small>
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 China Masters Super Series|1R]]<br><small>0–1</small>
|colspan=3|absent
|1 / 9 ||21–8 ||72%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Chinese Taipei Open]]
|colspan=11|absent
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|A
|1 / 1 ||5–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Vietnam Open (badminton)|Vietnam Open]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix|SF]]<br><small>3–1</small>
|colspan=9|absent
|0 / 1 ||3–1 ||75%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
|A
|Q1<br><small>0–1</small>
|colspan=4|absent
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|colspan=3|absent
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|colspan=2|absent
|0 / 1 ||0–1 ||0%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]]
|colspan=2|absent
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix Gold|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=9|absent
|1 / 1 ||5–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Bitburger Open]]
|colspan=3|absent
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=9|absent
|1 / 1 ||5–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|colspan=3|absent
|bgcolor=00ff00|'''[[2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix Gold|W]]'''<br><small>5–0</small>
|colspan=7|absent
|1 / 1 ||5–0 ||100%
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Philippines Open (badminton)|Philippines Open]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|not held
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix#Grand Prix Gold|QF]]<br><small>5–1</small>
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=7 style=color:#ccc|not held
|0 / 1 ||5–1 ||83%
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''Career Statistics'''
|-
! !!2004 !!2005 !!2006 !!2007 !!2008 !!2009 !!2010 !!2011 !!2012 !!2013 !!2014 !!2015 !!2016 !!colspan=3|
|-
!style=text-align:left|'''Tournaments played''' !!1 !!3 !!2 !!8 !!9 !!15 !!11 !!13 !!12 !!13 !!17 !!17 !!9 !!colspan=3|130
|-
!style=text-align:left|'''Titles''' !!0 !!0 !!1 !!2 !!1 !!8 !!2 !!7 !!3 !!6 !!6 !!2 !!2 !!colspan=3|40
|-
!style=text-align:left|'''Finals Reached '''!!0 !!0 !!1 !!2 !!2 !!9 !!4 !!9 !!7 !!6 !!7 !!4 !!3 !!colspan=3|54
|-
!style=text-align:left|'''Overall win–loss''' !!3–1 !!5–3 !!5–1 !!26–6 !!16–8 !!52–7 !!33–9 !!52–7 !!42–9 !!32–7 !!44–13 !!42–17 !!27-7 !!colspan=3|379–95
|-
!style=text-align:left|'''Win Percentage''' !!75% !!63% !!83% !!81% !!67% !!88% !!79% !!88% !!82% !!82% !!77% !!71% !!79% !!colspan=3|79.96%
|-bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|'''Year End Ranking'''<ref name="Historical Ranking">{{cite web|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14907|title= Badminton World Federation – Historical Ranking}}</ref> || || || || ||18 ||bgcolor=00ff00|'''1''' ||bgcolor=99ccff|'''3''' ||bgcolor=00ff00|'''1''' ||bgcolor=thistle|'''2''' ||bgcolor=eee8aa|'''4''' ||bgcolor=99ccff|'''3''' ||bgcolor=eee8aa|'''4''' || ||colspan=3|
|}

== Record against selected opponents ==
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" 
! rowspan="2" | Players 
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Petya Nedelcheva]]
| 6 || 6 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Bingjiao]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]]
| 18 || 10 || 8 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Lan]]
| 9 || 5 || 4 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]]
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Shixian]]
| 18 || 13 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +8
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]]
| 11 || 9 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +7
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Xingfang]]
| 5 || 2 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Ning]]
| 4 || 1 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Shao-chieh]]
| 5 || 5 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
| 9 || 4 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tine Baun]]
| 13 || 8 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pi Hongyan]]
| 4 || 3 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Juliane Schenk]]
| 10 || 8 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Wang Chen (badminton)|Wang Chen]]
| 4 || 3 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|}
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" 
! rowspan="2" | Players 
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yip Pui Yin]]
| 9 || 6 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Zhou Mi (badminton)|Zhou Mi]]
| 4 || 4 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
| 17 || 12 || 5 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +7
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| 7 || 4 || 3 || bgcolor="ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lindaweni Fanetri]]
| 5 || 4 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Maria Kristin Yulianti]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minatsu Mitani]]
| 7 || 6 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nozomi Okuhara]]
| 6 || 3 || 3 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]]
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wong Mew Choo]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Bae Yeon-ju]]
| 15 || 11 || 4 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +7
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sung Ji-hyun]]
| 15 || 12 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +9
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]]
| 7 || 4 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Porntip Buranaprasertsuk]]
| 7 || 5 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]]
| 13 || 12 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +11
|}
{{col-end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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