Xie Xingfang

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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 Profile

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.

[edit] 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