Xie Xingfang facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Xie Xingfang 谢杏芳
Personal information
Born	(1981-09-08) September 8, 1981 (age 43) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest Ranking	1
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Women's singles World Championships Gold 2005 Anaheim Women's singles Gold 2006 Madrid Women's singles Silver 2009 Hyderabad Women's singles World Cup Gold 2005 Yiyang Women's singles Silver 2006 Yiyang Women's singles Sudirman Cup Gold 2005 Beijing Mixed team Gold 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team Uber Cup Gold 2004 Jakarta Women's team Gold 2006 Sendai/Tokyo Women's team Gold 2008 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha Women's team Bronze 2006 Doha Women's singles Asian Championships Gold 2000 Jakarta Women's singles Silver 2009 Suwon Women's singles World Junior Championships Gold 1998 Melbourne Girls' doubles Bronze 1998 Melbourne Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships Gold 1999 Yangon Girls' doubles Gold 1999 Yangon Girls' team Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team Bronze 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles

Xie Xingfang (born September 8, 1981) is a retired Chinese badminton player from Guangzhou, Guangdong. She was a two-time world champion in women's singles and was once ranked as the World No. 1 player.

Xie Xingfang started her amazing badminton journey by winning a big title in girls' doubles. This was at the World Junior Championships in 1998, where she played with her teammate Zhang Jiewen. She also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the same event with Cai Yun. After joining the Chinese national team, she decided to focus on playing singles.

The year 2004 was a huge turning point for her. She started winning many important tournaments around the world. Xie and her teammate Zhang Ning were the top women's singles players during the mid-2000s. People often admired her elegant way of moving on the court, thanks to her height and slim build. Her strengths included her long reach, quickness, steady play, and excellent understanding of the game. She was also a key member of China's world champion Uber Cup teams in 2004, 2006, and 2008.

Xie Xingfang played her last major badminton competition at the National Games of China in October 2009.

Throughout most of her badminton career, Xie was in a relationship with another famous Chinese badminton player, Lin Dan. In 2006, both Xie and Lin won their respective women's and men's singles titles at the IBF World Championships in Madrid. Xie had also won the world title in 2005. Xie Xingfang and Lin Dan got married in Guangzhou, China, on December 13, 2010. They have a son named Lin Xiao Yu, who was born on November 5, 2016.

Major Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Zhang Ning	12–21, 21–10, 18–21	Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Lu Lan	21–23, 12–21	Silver
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Zhang Ning	21–16, 21–14	Gold
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Zhang Ning	11–8, 9–11, 11–3	Gold

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Wang Yihan	18–21, 19–21	Silver
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Zhang Ning	21–19, 21–16	Gold

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Wang Chen	17–21, 21–17, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Zhu Lin	11–21, 10–21	Silver
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ellen Angelina	2–11, 11–7, 11–3	Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Zhang Jiewen	Gong Ruina Huang Sui	3–15, 15–13, 15–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Cai Yun	Chan Chong Ming Joanne Quay	4–15, 3–15	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar	Zhang Jiewen	Li Yujia Wei Yili	15–9, 15–6	Gold
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Dong Fang	Jun Woul-sik Lee Hyo-jung	3–15, 8–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries Wins

The BWF Superseries was a group of top-level badminton tournaments. They were approved by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) starting in 2007.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Swiss Open	Zhang Ning	21–18, 21–17	Winner
2007	Hongkong Open	Zhu Lin	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2007	French Open	Pi Hongyan	21–13, 21–13	Winner
2007	China Masters	Zhang Ning	21–11, 8–21, 23–21	Winner
2007	All England Open	Pi Hongyan	21–6, 21–13	Winner
2007	Korea Open	Zhu Lin	21–14, 21–7	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Wins

The BWF Grand Prix was another series of badminton tournaments. These were also approved by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Thailand Open	Lu Lan	26–24, 21–7	Winner
2007	Macau Open	Jun Jae-youn	21–10, 21–10	Winner
2007	German Open	Huaiwen Xu	19–21, 21–12, 21–19	Winner
2006	Hongkong Open	Zhang Ning	Walkover	Winner
2006	All England Open	Zhang Ning	11–6, 4–11, 11–2	Winner
2005	All England Open	Zhang Ning	11–3, 11–9	Winner
2005	German Open	Zhang Ning	11–5, 11–4	Winner
2004	Indonesia Open	Eriko Hirose	11–8, 11–0	Winner
2004	China Open	Wang Chen	5–11, 11–3, 11–4	Winner
2004	German Open	Xu Huaiwen	9–11, 11–6, 11–7	Winner
2004	Denmark Open	Yao Jie	11–9, 8–11, 11–7	Winner
2003	Indonesia Open	Wang Chen	11–6, 8–11, 11–1	Winner
1999	Hong Kong Open	Ling Wan Ting	7–11, 11–7, 11–4	Winner

IBF International Wins

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	French International	Wang Rong	7–3, 7–2, 7–1	Winner

See also

In Spanish: Xie Xingfang para niños