Zhang Jiewen


Zhang Jiewen is a Chinese former badminton player.

Career

One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century. They have shared world dominance almost equally with their compatriot adversaries Gao Ling and Huang Sui. One or the other pair has captured all of the BWF World Championships held since 2000, with Zhang and Yang winning in both 2005 and 2007 by defeating Gao and Huang in the finals. Zhang and Yang also emerged victorious at the 2004 Olympics in Athens by besting their rivals in a closely contested gold medal match. Conversely, Gao and Huang had the upper hand in three finals at the venerable All-England Championships. This tourney has been something of an anomaly for Zhang as she has reached the women's doubles final there six times without winning.
In 2008 Zhang helped China secure its sixth consecutive Uber Cup, and won the Swiss, Thailand, and Malaysia Open women's doubles titles with Yang. At the Beijing Olympics where they were top seeded, however, Zhang and Yang were upset in the quarterfinals by Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna. The event was eventually won by another, younger Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang, perhaps marking a changing of the guard in the Chinese dynasty.
Zhang Jiewen decided to quit competitive badminton after the 2008 Summer Olympics, when she married former Malaysian men's badminton doubles star Choong Tan Fook, with whom she has two children. She is currently coaching in a badminton facility in Guangzhou. Zhang Jiewen received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		7–15, 15–4, 15–8 Gold

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		21–16, 21–19 Gold
2006Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		14–21, 19–21 Bronze
2005Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		17–16, 15–7 Gold
2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Wei Yili Gao Ling
Huang Sui		11–15, 15–17 Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		19–21, 6–21 Silver
2005Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		21–18, 21–15 Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		21–18, 21–23, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Chen Qiqiu Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		6–11, 0–11 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Yang Wei Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli		16–21, 20–22 Bronze
2008Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Yang Wei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin		22–20, 21–16 Gold
2002Bangkok, Thailand Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		11–8, 11–6 Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia		 Xie Xingfang Hua Sui
Gong Ruina		3–15, 15–13, 15–10 Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Xie Xingfang Wei Yili
Li Yujia		15–9, 15–6 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Xie Zhongbo Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Enny Erlangga		14–17, 12–15 Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Malaysia Open Yang Wei Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2008Swiss Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		21–18, 22–24, 21–8 Winner
2008Malaysia Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Zhao Tingting		21–13, 16–21, 24–22 Winner
2007Denmark Open Yang Wei Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		12–21, 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2007Japan Open Yang Wei Zhao Tingting
Yu Yang		21–17, 21–5 Winner
2007All England Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		16–21, 21–8, 22–24 Runner-up
2007Korea Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		21–12, 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

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 since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Chinese Taipei Open Yang Wei Vita Marissa
Mona Santoso		21–14, 21–9 Winner
2009Macau Open Yang Wei Du Jing
Yu Yang		16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2009Thailand Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Wei Yili		22–24, 21–17, 21–15 Winner
2008Thailand Open Yang Wei Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		15–21, 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2007Bitburger Open Yang Wei Natalie Munt
Joanne Nicholas		21–11, 21–10 Winner
2007German Open Yang Wei Du Jing
Yu Yang		21–8, 21–7 Winner
2006China Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		21–17, 21–7 Winner
2006Hong Kong Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		21–19, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2006Korea Open Yang Wei Greysia Polii
Jo Novita		21–10, 21–11 Winner
2006Singapore Open Yang Wei Zhang Dan
Zhao Tingting		21–18, 21–18 Winner
2006Indonesia Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		13–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2006All England Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–6, 11–15, 2–15 Runner-up
2006German Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		3–15, 15–11, 15–10 Winner
2005China Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–10, 15–4 Winner
2005Hong Kong Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–13, 8–15, 15–6 Winner
2005Malaysia Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–6, 15–8 Winner
2005Japan Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		15–12, 15–2 Winner
2004Indonesia Open Yang Wei Zhang Dan
Zhang Yawen		15–10, 15–5 Winner
2004Singapore Open Yang Wei Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Saralee Thungthongkam		15–5, 9–15, 15–11 Winner
2004China Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		15–14, 15–12 Winner
2004Malaysia Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–7, 15–6 Winner
2004Korea Open Yang Wei Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min		15–8, 9–15, 15–6 Winner
2004All England Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		Walkover Runner-up
2004Swiss Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		Walkover Runner-up
2003China Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		8–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2003Hong Kong Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		14–17, 5–15 Runner-up
2003German Open Yang Wei Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min		6–15, 17–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2003Denmark Open Yang Wei Zhang Dan
Zhang Yawen		15–2, 15–1 Winner
2003Malaysia Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–5, 1–15, 17–15 Winner
2003Indonesia Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		Walkover Runner-up
2003Singapore Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		17–16, 15–7 Winner
2003Swiss Open Yang Wei Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		11–7, 6–11, 11–4 Winner
2003All England Open Yang Wei Gao Ling
Huang Sui		9–11, 7–11 Runner-up
2001China Open Wei Yili Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		8–6, 7–3, 6–8, 8–7 Winner
2001Singapore Open Wei Yili Zhang Yawen
Zhao Tingting		8–6, 7–3, 7–4 Winner
2001All England Open Wei Yili Gao Ling
Huang Sui		15–10, 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2000Denmark Open Wei Yili Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		7–15, 3–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Singapore Open Zheng Bo Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		5–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2001Malaysia Open Liu Yong Bambang Suprianto
Emma Ermawati		8–7, 8–6, 2–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002French International Wei Yili Zhang Yawen
Zhao Tingting		7–1, 7–2, 5–7, 5–7, 2–7 Runner-up