Li Xiaoxia

Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia
Personal information
Native name	李晓霞
Nationality	Chinese
Born	16 January 1988 (age 36); Anshan, Liaoning, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	1 (November 2008)
Current ranking	3 (December 2016)
Club	Shandong Luneng Group
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup

Li Xiaoxia (Chinese: 李晓霞; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎoxiá; born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion.^[1]

Career

She trained in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. As of April 2011, she occupies the top place on the ITTF women's world ranking.^[2] In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

In January 2017, she announced her retirement on social media website Weibo, stating "I have to say goodbye to you even though I feel it a pity to do so. Goodbye, my beloved table tennis. Goodbye, my prestigious Chinese team."^{[citation needed]}

Career records

Singles (as of July 23, 2011)^[3]

Olympic Games: winner (2012).^[4]^[5]
World Championships: winner (2013); runner-up (2007, 11); semi-finalist (2009, 2015).
World Cup appearances: 5. Record: winner (2008); runner-up (2011, 14); 3rd (2009).
Pro Tour winner (9): China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Qatar, German, Swedish Open 2007; Singapore, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; China Open 2010, China (Shanghai) Open 2012, Kuwait Open 2016
Runner-up (5): Qatar Open 2006; Kuwait, Japan Open 2008; Slovenian, German Open 2011.
Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007); runner-up (2006).
Asian Games: winner (2010).
Asian Championships: runner-up (2007, 09).
Asian Cup: 2nd (2005).

Women's Doubles

World Championships: winner (2009, 11); runner-up (2007, 15).
Pro Tour winner (18): China (Wuxi), Austrian Open 2004; Slovenian Open 2006; Croatian, Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, China (Nanjing), German Open 2007; China (Suzhou) Open 2009; China, Austrian Open 2010; Slovenian, Qatar, UAE, German, Austrian Open 2011; Japan Open 2016
Runner-up (15): Egypt, German, Dutch, Polish, Danish Open 2002; Croatian, China (Kunshan), China (Guangzhou) Open 2006; Slovenian Open 2007; Korea, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; English, China (Suzhou) Open 2011; China (Shanghai) Open 2012; Kuwait Open 2016
Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007, 2011); SF (2006).
Asian Games: winner (2006, 10).
Asian Championships: winner (2007, 09).

Mixed Doubles

Asian Championships: winner (2009); SF (2005).
World Junior Championships: winner (2003)

Team

Olympic Games: Winner (2012, 2016)
World Championships: winner (2006, 08, 12); runner-up (2010).
World Team Cup: 1st (2007, 09, 10, 11).
Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10).
Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 07, 09).

References

^ ^a ^b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
^ ^a ^b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
^ "Li of China wins women's singles table tennis gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Xiaoxia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.