Wang Chen (; born 21 June 1976) is a Chinese badminton player who later represented Hong Kong.

Career In 1994, Wang won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in the girls' singles.

In 1996, she won the women's singles title at the Thailand Open. She was also on the losing national team against a strong Indonesian squad in Uber Cup that year.

In 1997, she back-to-back won the Thailand Open women's singles title.

In 2002, she won the Chinese Taipei Open.

In 2003, she won a gold medal at the Asian Championships.

In 2004, Wang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Lorena Blanco of Peru and Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Wang lost to Zhang Ning of the People's Republic of China 9–11, 11–6, 11–7.

In 2005, she won the Indonesia Open and Asian Championships.

In 2006, she won the gold medal at the Asian Games and for the third times clinched the Asian Championships women's singles title.

In 2007, she played at the World Championships and won the silver medal. She was defeated in the final by Zhu Lin, of China, 8–21, 12–21

Wang competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was seeded fourth going into the competition. She defeated Eva Sládeková of Slovakia, 21–7, 21–7 to advance to the third round. There she lost to Saina Nehwal of India, 19–21, 21–11, 11–21.

She won the 2008 Hong Kong Super Series.

Personal life Wang married mainland Chinese badminton player Zheng Yumin in 2002. Their son Zheng Xingjun (鄭星駿) Longlong (龍龍) was born in 2012, second son Zheng Xingrong (鄭星榮) was born in 2015.

Achievements

World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Ye Zhaoying 5–11, 11–5, 4–11 Bronze 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhu Lin 8–21, 12–21 Silver

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 7–11, 4–11 Silver

Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Zhou Mi 1–11, 4–11 Bronze 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Yip Pui Yin 21–14, 22–20 Gold

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Ye Zhaoying 4–11, 11–4, 7–11 Bronze 2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Zhang Ning 1–11, 3–11 Silver 2002 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Zhang Ning 2–11, 4–11 Bronze 2003 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Silvi Antarini 11–6, 11–5 Gold 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jun Jae Youn 9–11, 7–11 Silver 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Kaori Mori 11–8, 11–4 Gold 2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Kaori Mori 21–14, 9–21, 21–13 Gold 2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Jiang Yanjiao 13–21, 17–21 Bronze 2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Jiang Yanjiao 17–21, 16–21 Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zeng Yaqiong 3–11, 11–5, 11–4 Gold

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2007 Indonesia Open Zhu Lin 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2008 Hong Kong Open Xie Xingfang 21–16, 10–21, 21–10 Winner 2008 Superseries Finals Zhou Mi 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up Superseries tournament Superseries Premier tournament Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1995 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing 6–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1996 Polish Open Meiluawati 6–11, 4–11 Runner-up 1996 Malaysia Open Zhang Ning 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1996 Indonesia Open Susi Susanti 8–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1996 China Open Zhang Ning 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1996 Thailand Open Kim Ji-hyun 2–11, 11–5, 11–7 Winner 1997 Thailand Open Zeng Yaqiong 11–3, 11–6 Winner 2000 Indonesia Open Camilla Martin 9–11, 4–11 Runner-up 2001 Indonesia Open Ellen Angelina 5–7, 3–7, 7–5, 4–7 Runner-up 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn 11–3, 11–1 Winner 2003 Swiss Open Zhang Ning Walkover Runner-up 2003 Korea Open Mia Audina 3–11, 13–10, 0–11 Runner-up 2003 Indonesia Open Xie Xingfang 6–11, 11–8, 1–11 Runner-up 2004 China Open Xie Xingfang 11–5, 3–11, 4–11 Runner-up 2005 Korea Open Jun Jae-youn 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up 2005 Indonesia Open Mia Audina 11–7, 11–1 Winner 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Pi Hongyan 21–18, 14–21, 26–24 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament IBF/BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1999 Norwegian International Kim Ji-hyun 11–2, 3–11, 6–11 Runner-up 2000 Australia Capital International Kanako Yonekura 11–6, 11–8 Winner 2000 Waitakere International Kanako Yonekura 11–1, 11–2 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Australia Capital International Mei Mei Chan Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson 15–7, 15–4 Winner 2000 Waitakere International Mei Mei Chan Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy 15–4, 15–12 Winner

Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 5 5 0 +5 Dai Yun 6 4 2 +2 Gong Ruina 10 3 7 –4 Gong Zhichao 4 1 3 –2 Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1 Lu Lan 8 2 6 –4 Wang Lin 5 4 1 +3 Wang Shixian 2 0 2 –2 Wang Yihan 4 1 3 –2 Xie Xingfang 9 2 7 –5 Ye Zhaoying 4 0 4 –4 Zhang Ning 17 3 14 –11 Zhu Lin 6 3 3 0 Cheng Shao-chieh 9 8 1 +7 Huang Chia-chi 2 2 0 +2 Tine Baun 11 5 6 –1 Camilla Martin 10 3 7 –4 Mette Sørensen 3 2 1 +1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Tracey Hallam 3 2 1 +1 Pi Hongyan 9 7 2 +5 Petra Overzier 2 1 1 0 Juliane Schenk 4 4 0 +4 / Xu Huaiwen 4 3 1 +2 Yip Pui Yin 1 1 0 +1 / Zhou Mi 11 4 7 –3 Saina Nehwal 5 4 1 +3 Susi Susanti 4 1 3 –2 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Yasuko Mizui 3 3 0 +3 Wong Mew Choo 5 3 2 +1 / Mia Audina 10 5 5 0 Bang Soo-hyun 1 0 1 –1 Kim Ji-hyun 3 2 1 +1 Lim Xiaoqing 1 0 1 –1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 1 1 0 +1

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