Ye Zhaoying

Ye Zhaoying (simplified Chinese: 叶钊颖; traditional Chinese: 葉釗穎; pinyin: Yè Zhāoyǐng; born 7 May 1974) is a retired badminton player from Hangzhou, China.[1] Officially ranked as the number one women's singles player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost and regained that ranking several times during her career. Her best years as a player overlapped those of the slightly older Susi Susanti and Bang Soo-hyun, in what some see as a "golden" era in women's badminton.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ye.
Ye Zhaoying
叶钊颖
Personal information
Country China
Born (1974-05-07) 7 May 1974
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Women's singles
World Championships
1997 Glasgow Women's singles
1995 Lausanne Women's singles
1993 Birmingham Women's singles
World Cup
1995 Jakarta Women's singles
1997 Yogyakarta Women's singles
1993 New Delhi Women's singles
1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's singles
1996 Jakarta Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
1997 Glasgow Mixed team
1995 Lausanne Mixed team
1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1998 Hong Kong Women's team
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1996 Hong Kong Women's team
1994 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Women's team
1994 Hiroshima Women's singles
1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Asian Championships
1999 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
1998 Bangkok Women's singles
1995 Beijing Women's singles
1994 Shanghai Women's singles
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
Asian Cup
1994 Beijing Women's singles

She retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and in 2002, she started a new career as a golfer, trained at the Tian An Golf Club.[1] She married former Chinese footballer and top-scoring striker Hao Haidong in summer 2019.[2]

Career

Her main achievements include winning the World Grand Prix Finals in 1995, 1997 and 1999, the IBF World Championships in 1995 and 1997, and the IBF World Cup in 1995. She played on Chinese teams that won the Uber Cup in 1992, 1998 and 2000 and the Sudirman Cup in 1995 and 1997. She won the prestigious All-England title in 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Her other titles include: Asian Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999; Japan Open in 1993, 1996, 1999; Indonesia Open in 1992, 1993; Denmark Open in 1993; Hong Kong Open in 1993; Asian Cup of badminton in 1994; China Open in 1995; Swedish Open in 1995; US Open in 1995; Singapore Open in 1992, 1998, 1999; Thailand Open in 2000 . She was a member of the Chinese Women's Badminton Team that won the Asian Games in 1998. In addition, she earned a bronze medal in the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, having been upset in the quarterfinals of the '96 Games in Atlanta. Ye Zhaoying was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia Dai Yun 8–11, 11–2, 11–6 Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Gong Zhichao 12–11, 11–8 Gold
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Han Jingna 11–7, 11–0 Gold
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Susi Susanti 10–12, 10–12 Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 8–11, 5–11 Silver
1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 2–11, 11–9, 2–11 Bronze
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 12–9, 2–11, 12–9 Gold
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Bang Soo-hyun 2–11, 4–11 Bronze
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Lim Xiaoqing 2–11, 11–2, 6–11 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Bang Soo Hyun 12–10, 8–11, 3–11 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhang Ning 11–8, 11–5 Gold
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Gong Zhichao 11–5, 13–12 Gold
1995 Beijing, China Yao Yan 11–2, 11–0 Gold
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Liu Yuhong 11–4, 12–10 Gold
1992 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhou Lei 12–10, 11–2 Gold

Asian Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing, China Han Jingna 11–6, 9–12, 11–3 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Thailand Open Zhou Mi 11–5, 11–0 Winner
2000 Japan Open Gong Zhichao 7–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1999 Grand Prix Finals Dai Yun 11–4, 6–11, 11–9 Winner
1999 Singapore Open Gong Zhichao 11–5, 5–11, 11–7 Winner
1999 Japan Open Gong Zhichao 1–11, 11–5, 11–6 Winner
1999 All England Open Dai Yun 9–11, 11–5, 11–1 Winner
1998 Denmark Open Camilla Martin 10–13, 8–11 Runner-up
1998 Singapore Open Susi Susanti 11–5, 6–11, 11–2 Winner
1998 Swiss Open Camilla Martin 9–12, 8–11 Runner-up
1998 All England Open Zhang Ning 11–5, 11–8 Winner
1998 Japan Open Gong Zhichao 1–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1997 Grand Prix Finals Susi Susanti 11–4, 11–4 Winner
1997 Malaysia Open Susi Susanti 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open Camilla Martin 12–9, 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1997 All England Open Gong Zhichao 11–3, 11–1 Winner
1997 Korea Open Gong Zhichao 6–11, 12–10, 11–4 Winner
1996 Grand Prix Finals Susi Susanti 4–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1996 All England Open Bang Soo-hyun 1–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1996 Japan Open Susi Susanti 11–7, 11–8 Winner
1996 Chinese Taipei Open Susi Susanti 5–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1995 Grand Prix Finals Lim Xiaoqing 12–10, 8–11, 11–8 Winner
1995 China Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–5, 11–0 Winner
1995 U.S. Open Bang Soo-hyun 12–10, 3–11, 11–8 Winner
1995 Swedish Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–6, 11–6 Winner
1994 Grand Prix Finals Susi Susanti 11–4, 10–12, 4–11 Runner-up
1994 China Open Bang Soo-hyun 8–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1994 Malaysia Open Susi Susanti 3–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1994 All England Open Susi Susanti 5–11, 9–11 Runner-up
1994 Japan Open Susi Susanti 6–11, 12–10, 8–11 Runner-up
1993 Grand Prix Finals Susi Susanti 3–11, 9–12 Runner-up
1993 Hong Kong Open Han Jingna 10–12, 11–7, 11–1 Winner
1993 China Open Han Jingna 10–12, 1–11 Runner-up
1993 Denmark Open Liu Yuhong 11–8, 11–1 Winner
1993 German Open Susi Susanti 6–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1993 Indonesia Open Susi Susanti 11–9, 12–11 Winner
1993 French Open Yao Yan 7–11, 11–5, 5–11 Runner-up
1993 Japan Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–6, 11–5 Winner
1992 Singapore Open Han Jingna 8–11, 11–2, 11–3 Winner
1992 Indonesia Open Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 11–7, 11–6 Winner
1992 Japan Open Susi Susanti 2–11, 0–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Swiss Open Han Jingna Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 15–9, 2–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1995 Swedish Open Han Jingna Kim Mee-hyang
Kim Shin-young		 15–12, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

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

Personal life

Ye married former top footballer Hao Haidong in summer 2019.[2]

Political views

On the 31st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in 2020, Hao uploaded a video calling for the overthrow of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] Afterwards the couple's Weibo accounts were deleted; their online profiles on major portals in China – Sina Sports and Tencent Sport – have also been expunged.[2]

References
  1. Castka, Richard (1 April 2009). "Ex-badminton star Ye in Open quest". SCMP. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Chinese sports couple who denounced Communist Party may disappear from record books". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2020.
  3. Yew, Lun Tian (4 June 2020). "Retired China soccer star calls for ouster of Communist Party". Reuters. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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