Xie Xingfang Profile

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xie (谢).
Xie XingFang
Personal information
Birth name 谢杏芳
Date of birth January 8, 1981 (1981-01-08) (age 27)
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong province
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb/9.4 st)
Women Singles
Country China
Handedness Right

Highest Ranking 1 (April 7, 2005[1])
Current Ranking 1 (May 15, 2008)
BWF Profille

Xie Xingfang (Chinese: 谢杏芳) was born January 8, 1981, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China. She is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Her first big title was won in the woman double event, with her provincial team mate Zhang Jiewen, in the world junior championships in 1998. Yet once she entered the Chinese national team, she switched to singles, in between two generations, the one of Gong Ruina, Zhou Mi and Zhang Ning, and the following one, which is now filled with impressive talents amongst which Wang Lin, 17, who just won the China Open.

Xie is currently in a relationship with fellow Chinese badminton player Lin Dan. Xie Xingfang and Lin Dan made a romantic moment when both together won the World Championship 2006 in Madrid.


Major achievements
Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
1 Singles 2006 Madrid, ESP
1 Singles 2005 Anaheim, CA, USA
5 Singles 2003 Birmingham, GBR
Asian Championships
1 Team 2006 Doha, QATAR
Thomas & Uber Cup
1 Team 2008 Jakarta, INA
1 Team 2006 Japan
1 Team 2004 Jakarta, INA
World Grand Prix
1 Singles 2007 China Masters Super Series
1 Singles 2007 Yonex All England Super Series
1 Singles 2007 Yonex German Open
1 Singles 2007 Yonex Korea Open Super Series
1 Singles 2006 Hong Kong Open
1 Singles 2006 Yonex All England Open
1 Singles 2005 Yonex All England Open
1 Singles 2005 German Open
1 Singles 2004 Djarum Indonesia Open
1 Singles 2004 China Open
1 Singles 2004 German Open
1 Singles 2004 Realkredit Denmark Open
2 Singles 2007 Aviva Open Singapore Super Series
2 Singles 2006 Yonex Japan Open
2 Singles 2006 Chinese Taipei Open
2 Singles 2006 China Masters
2 Singles 2005 China Open
2 Singles 2005 Hong Kong Open
2 Singles 2005 Yonex Japan Open
2 Singles 2003 Yonex All England Open
3 Singles 2006 Proton Eon Malaysia Open
3 Singles 2005 China Masters
3 Singles 2003 China Open
3 Singles 2003 Proton Eon Malaysia Open
3 Singles 2002 Realkredit Denmark Open
3 Singles 2002 China Open
3 Singles 2002 Singapore Open