Zhu Yuling

Zhu Yuling
Personal information
NationalityChina (1995–2024)
Macau (2024–)
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 30)
Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (November 2017)[2]
Current ranking5 (15 July 2025)[3]
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 4 2 3
World Cup 3 2 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Suzhou Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Halmstad Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Düsseldorf Singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Markham Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Chengdu Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chengdu Singles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Busan Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Busan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Pattaya Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuxi Singles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ahmedabad Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Yokohama Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yokohama Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jaipur Singles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin Singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bratislava Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bratislava Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Manama Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hyderabad Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hyderabad Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hyderabad Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bratislava Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bratislava Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Manama Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Manama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Manama Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Hyderabad Mixed doubles
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.

Zhu Yuling (Chinese: 朱雨玲; born 10 January 1995) is a Chinese table tennis player representing Macau.[4]

Career

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Zhu was born in Mianyang in 1995 and began playing table tennis at the age of five, as it kept her occupied while she was ill. At the age of nine, she and her mother moved so that she could train, and she joined the provincial team when she was twelve. She was selected for the Chinese national team at fifteen. In addition to her academic studies, she trained nine hours a day, leaving little time for her family.[5]

She is the two-time winner of the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in girls' singles.[6] She was a semi-finalist at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. In 2016, Zhu was a reserve player at the Summer Olympics in Rio.[5]

In 2017, Zhu advanced to the women's singles final at the World Championships, where she lost to her compatriot Ding Ning in six games.[7] She ascended to the world number one ranking in November after a thrilling 4–3 win against Liu Shiwen at the ITTF Women's World Cup in Markham, Ontario.[8][9]

Zhu began experiencing health issues in 2019 and was diagnosed with a benign tumor in 2020.[10] In order to pursue a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, she delayed treatment. She eventually underwent surgery to remove the tumor in 2021 and left the Chinese national team later that year. In 2022, she began her Doctorate of Business Administration program at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.[11] A year later, she became an associate professor in the sports department at Tianjin University.

In 2023, Zhu applied to transfer her registration to Macau through a foreign talent introduction program and officially acquired citizenship the following year.[10] She returned to the international stage for the first time in over four years, representing Macau at the WTT Champions event in September 2024.[12] In October, she captured a WTT Feeder singles title,[11] and in 2025, she won the women's singles title at the WTT United States Smash.[13]

Achievements

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Major and Asian tournaments

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Best results in major and Asian tournaments
Tournaments Events
Singles Women's
doubles 		Team
World Championships 2nd 1st 1st
World Cup 1st — 1st
Asian Games 2nd 1st 1st
Asian Championships 1st 1st 1st
Asian Cup 1st — —

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2014 ITTF World Tour, Kuwait Open China Chen Meng 4–1 [14]
ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open China Liu Shiwen 4–0 [15]
2015 ITTF World Tour, China Open China Ding Ning 4–0 [16]
Asian Championships China Chen Meng 4–1 [17]
2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Germany Han Ying 4–0 [18]
2017 Asian Cup China Liu Shiwen 4–3 [19]
Women's World Cup China Liu Shiwen 4–3 [20]
2018 Asian Cup China Chen Meng 4–1 [21]
ITTF World Tour Platinum, Korean Open China Chen Meng 4–1 [22]
2019 Asian Cup China Chen Meng 4–2 [23]
T2 Diamond Malaysia China Wang Manyu 4–1 [24]
2024 WTT Feeder Cagliari Japan Sakura Yokoi 3–2 [25]
2025 WTT United States Smash China Chen Yi 4–2 [26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "World ranking Record for ZHU Yuling (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 3 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Women's singles rankings Week #29 - July 15th". ittf.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ "WJTTC Girls' Singles Entries" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b Zhu Yuling: China's Rising Table Tennis Star, November 2016, Yang Liang, WomenofChina. Retrieved 7 November 2016
  6. ^ "ZHU Yuling (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Title retained, Ding Ning wins in Düsseldorf". ittf.com. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Review Day Three: Zhu Yuling crowned champion on dramatic final day in Markham". ITTF. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Zhu Yuling, new name at top of world order". ITTF. November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Zhu Yuling's Comeback Interview: 'I Just Want to Purely Enjoy Table Tennis Again'". butterfly-global.com. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Former world No. 1 Zhu Yuling wants to 'enjoy every single day' in table tennis comeback". The Strait Times. 4 February 2025. Archived from the original on 5 February 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Ex-table tennis world No 1 Zhu Yuling beat illness, started PhD, now she's ready to play again". South China Morning Post. 17 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Macao's Zhu Yuling wins gold at the US Smash table tennis championships". The Macao News. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Fan Zhendong extracts revenge, wins in Yokohama". ittf.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Zhu Yuling victorious, underlines world status". ittf.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Records set, repeat outcome, Zhu Yuling wins for third consecutive time, bronze again for Kazumi Ishikawa". ittf.com. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  24. ^ "T2 Diamond Malaysia". t2diamond.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  25. ^ "WTT Feeder Cagliari 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  26. ^ "United States Smash 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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