Li Xiaoxia Explained

Li Xiaoxia
Native Name:	李晓霞
Native Name Lang:	zh-hans-CN
Nationality:	Chinese
Playingstyle:	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Hrank:	1 (November 2008)^[1]
Crank:	3 (December 2016)
Club:	Shandong Luneng Group
Birth Date:	16 January 1988^[2]
Birth Place:	Anshan, Liaoning, China
Height:	1.74 m
Weight:	62 kg
Show-Medals:	yes

Li Xiaoxia (; born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion.

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.^[1] 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."

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, 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).

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITTF world ranking . International Table Tennis Federation . 2010-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100718164344/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=105350&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1& . 2010-07-18.
2. Web site: ITTF players' profiles . International Table Tennis Federation . 2010-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616212700/http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=105350 . 2011-06-16.
3. Web site: ITTF Statistics . International Table Tennis Federation . 2010-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616212723/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=4190 . 2011-06-16.
4. Web site: Li of China wins women's singles table tennis gold . . 2012-08-01.