Tie Ya Na Explained

Tie Ya Na
Nationality:	→
Playingstyle:	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Hrank:	3 (July 2006)^[1]
Crank:	16 (December 2016)
Birth Date:	1979 5, df=yes^[2]
Birth Place:	Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Weight:	51.3kg (113.1lb)

Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana (; born 13 May 1979) is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions.^[3]

Tie played for China in the Universiade before emigrating to Hong Kong in 2002.

She is married to Tang Peng, another table tennis player representing Hong Kong. ^[4]

Career records

Singles (as of 9 November 2014)

• Olympics

QF (2004, 08).^[5]

• World Championships

round of 16 (2003, 05, 11).

• World Cup appearances: 11. Record: runner-up (2008); 3rd (2002, 04, 11).
• Pro Tour winner (8): Korea Open 2002; Brazil Open 2003; Russian Open 2004; Croatian Open 2004; Korea, Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Brazil Open 2007; Hungarian Open 2010. Runner-up (2): USA, Swedish Open 2005.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 9. Record: SF (2005).
• Asian Games

runner-up (2006).

• Asian Championships

SF (2003).

• Asian Cup

1st (2004); 3rd (2003, 05).

Women's doubles

• Olympics: QF (2004).
• World Championships: SF (2005, 09, 11)
• Pro Tour winner (14): Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Chile, USA, German, Swedish Open 2005; Korea, Japan Open 2006; Brazil, Chile Open 2007; Chile, China (Shanghai) Open 2008, Spain 2011. Runner-up (8): Italian Open 2002; Danish Open 2003; Qatar, Singapore Open 2006; Qatar, Austrian Open 2007; Kuwait, Korea Open 2009.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 9. Record: runner-up (2009, 2010); SF (2004, 07, 08).
• Asian Games: runner-up (2006)
• Asian Championships: SF (2003, 05, 07)

Mixed doubles

• World Championships: SF (2007)
• Asian Games: winner (2002)
• Asian Championships: runner-up (2007); SF (2003)

Team

• Olympics: 5th (2008, 2012)
• World Championships: 2nd (2004, 06); 3rd (2008, 2012)
• World Team Cup

3rd (2007, 09, 2013)

• Asian Championships: 1st (2005); 2nd (2003)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITTF world ranking . International Table Tennis Federation . 9 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100314042658/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=109421&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1& . 14 March 2010 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: ITTF players' profiles . International Table Tennis Federation . 9 August 2010 .
3. Web site: ITTF Statistics . International Table Tennis Federation . 9 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003165919/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=8103 . 3 October 2012 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Tie Yana Hopes To Play In The Rio Olympics. Tan. Patrick. April 8, 2014. December 11, 2016.
5. Web site: Olympic results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110626/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/tie-ya-na-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 9 August 2010 .