Li Xiaoxia

Li Xiaoxia
Personal information
Native name	李晓霞
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1988-01-16) January 16, 1988[1] Anshan, Liaoning, China
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	1 (November 2008)[2]
Club	Shandong Luneng Group
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Medal record Women's table tennis Competitor for  China Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Singles Gold 2012 London Team World Championships Gold 2014 Tokyo Team Gold 2013 Paris Singles Gold 2013 Paris Doubles Gold 2012 Dortmund Team Gold 2011 Rotterdam Doubles Gold 2009 Yokohama Women's Doubles Gold 2008 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Bremen Team Silver 2011 Rotterdam Singles Silver 2010 Moscow Team Silver 2007 Zagreb Singles Silver 2007 Zagreb Women's Doubles Bronze 2009 Yokohama Singles World Cup Gold 2008 Kuala Lumpur Singles Silver 2014 Linz Singles Silver 2011 Singapore Singles Bronze 2009 Guangzhou Singles

Li Xiaoxia (simplified Chinese: 李晓霞; traditional Chinese: 李曉霞; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎoxiá; born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese table tennis professional.^[1]

She trains 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. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the future. 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 Deng Yaping, Wang Nan and Zhang Yining) who have won the gold medal in each of the table tennis world cup, the table tennis world championships, and the table tennis olympics.

Career records

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

• Olympic Games: winner (2012).^[4]
• World Championships: winner (2013); runner-up (2007, 11); semi-finalist (2009).
• World Cup appearances: 5. Record: winner (2008); runner-up (2011, 14); 3rd (2009).
• Pro Tour winner (7): China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Qatar, German, Swedish Open 2007; Singapore, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; China Open 2010.
  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).
• Pro Tour winner (16): 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 Open 2011.
  Runner-up (12): Egypt, German, Dutch, Polish, Danish Open 2002; Croatian, China (Kunshan), China (Guangzhou) Open 2006; Slovenian Open 2007; Korea, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; English Open 2011.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Record: winner (2007); SF (2006).
• Asian Games: winner (2006, 10).
• Asian Championships: winner (2007, 09).

Mixed Doubles

• Asian Championships: winner (2009); SF (2005).

Team

• World Championships: winner (2006, 08); runner-up (2010).
• World Team Cup: 1st (2007, 09, 10).
• Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10).
• Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 07, 09).

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Table tennis
• Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
• Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team

References

Table tennis in China Organization Table Tennis Association Super League History Ping Pong Diplomacy Notable players Cai Zhenhua Cao Yanhua Cao Zhen Chen Jing Chen Longcan Chen Meng Chen Qi Chen Xinhua Chen Zihe Dai Lili Deng Yaping Ding Ning Ding Song Fan Ying Fan Zhendong Gao Jun Ge Xinai Geng Lijuan Guo Yan Guo Yue Guo Yuehua Hao Shuai He Zhili Hu Xiaoxin Hu Yulan Huang Junqun Hui Jun Jiang Jialiang Jiao Zhimin Kong Linghui Li Chunli Li Furong Li Huifen Li Jia Li Ju Li Li Li Nan Li Ping Li Xiaoxia Li Zhenshi Liang Geliang Liang Lizhen Lin Huiqing Lin Ling Liu Guoliang Liu Guozheng Liu Shiwen Liu Wei Lü Lin Ma Lin Ma Long Ma Wenge Ni Xialian Niu Jianfeng Qi Baoxiang Qiao Hong Qiao Yunping Qiu Zhonghui Rong Guotuan Shi Zhihao Sun Jin Tang Peng Tang Weiyi Teng Yi Tong Ling Wang Chen Wang Chuanyao Wang Hao Wang Huiyuan Wang Liqin Wang Nan Wang Tao Wei Qingguang Wu Yang Xi Enting Xie Chaojie Xie Saike Xu Xin Xu Yinsheng Yan Sen Yang Ying (born 1953) Yang Ying (born 1977) Zhang Deying Zhang Jike Zhang Li Zhang Xiaoling Zhang Xielin Zhang Yining Zheng Huaiying Zheng Minzhi Zhu Yuling Zhuang Zedong Sport in the People's Republic of China List of Chinese table tennis players