Gong Ruina (; born on 23 January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players, former World No. 1 in the first few years of the 21st century. She won a number of top tier international titles including the 2001 IBF World Championships in Seville, Spain and the venerable All-England Championships (2004). In both of these events she defeated fellow countrywoman Zhou Mi, one of her principal rivals, in the finals. On the other hand, Gong was beaten by Zhou in the final of the Asian Games (2002), and was denied a bronze medal by her at the 2004 Athens Olympics after each had been beaten in the semifinals.

Gong played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 2002 and 2004. Her other individual titles included the Brunei (1998), Swedish (1999), Malaysia (2001), China (2002), Indonesia (2002), Denmark (2003), and Swiss (2004) Opens. She was a bronze medalist at the 1999 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen, and a silver medalist behind fellow countrywoman Zhang Ning at the 2003 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England.

Gong retired in the prime of her career to explore other opportunities in her life in June 2005. She once lived in Hong Kong with her husband, a Chinese entrepreneur who has a company in Hong Kong, and with her two children. She now works as the head coach of the Hunan province amateur badminton team.

Achievements

World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Zhang Ning 6–11, 3–11 Silver 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Zhou Mi 11–9, 11–4 Gold 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Camilla Martin 11–6, 9–11, 3–11 Bronze

Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Zhou Mi 1–11, 1–11 Silver

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Gong Zhichao 5–11, 5–11 Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Hu Ting 3–11, 13–10, 11–7 Gold

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Huang Sui Zhang Jiewen Xie Xingfang 15–3, 13–15, 10–15 Silver

Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hu Ting 6–11, 2–11 Silver 1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Zhou Mi 11–5, 11–5 Gold

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Huang Sui Lee Hyo-jung Jun Woul-sihk 15–13, 15–8 Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Jiang Shan Cheng Rui Gao Ling 6–15, 5–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2004 Japan Open Mia Audina 11–7, 7–11, 7–11 Runner-up 2004 All England Open Zhou Mi 11–7, 11–7 Winner 2004 Swiss Open Mia Audina 13–11, 11–0 Winner 2003 China Open Zhou Mi 10–13, 1–11 Runner-up 2003 Hong Kong Open Zhang Ning 5–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2003 Denmark Open Zhou Mi 4–11, 13–10, 11–3 Winner 2002 China Open Zhang Ning 11–5, 11–8 Winner 2002 Denmark Open Camilla Martin 5–11, 11–3, 7–11 Runner-up 2002 Indonesia Open Zhang Ning 11–6, 11–7 Winner 2002 Korea Open Zhang Ning 0–7, 7–5, 1–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2001 China Open Zhou Mi 2–7, 0–7, 4–7 Runner-up 2001 Malaysia Open Zhou Mi 7–3, 7–2, 7–4 Winner 2001 Japan Open Zhou Mi 8–11, 0–11 Runner-up 2000 Dutch Open Zhou Mi 7–11, 11–9, 8–11 Runner-up 2000 Swiss Open Dai Yun 5–11, 12–13 Runner-up 1999 China Open Zhou Mi 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up 1999 Thailand Open Dai Yun 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up 1999 Malaysia Open Dai Yun 6–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1999 Swedish Open Kim Ji-hyun 11–8, 11–5 Winner 1999 Korea Open Zhou Mi 6–11, 12–13 Runner-up 1998 Brunei Open Zhou Mi 11–7, 11–4 Winner 1997 Hong Kong Open Wu Huimin 11–3, 8–11, 11–5 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 Dai Yun 6 2 4 –2 Gong Zhichao 5 2 3 –1 Han Jingna 1 1 0 +1 Xie Xingfang 6 3 3 0 Xu Huaiwen 2 2 0 +2 Ye Zhaoying 4 1 3 –2 Zhang Ning 9 5 4 +1 Zhou Mi 24 12 12 0 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 1 0 +1 Huang Chia-chi 3 3 0 +3 Tine Baun 3 3 0 +3 Camilla Martin 10 3 7 –4

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Mette Sørensen 2 1 1 0 Tracey Hallam 4 4 0 +4 Pi Hongyan 2 2 0 +2 Petra Overzier 3 3 0 +3 Juliane Schenk 3 3 0 +3 / Wang Chen 10 6 4 +2 Mia Audina 8 5 3 +2 Susi Susanti 2 1 1 0 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Yasuko Mizui 3 3 0 +3 Wong Mew Choo 1 1 0 +1 Kim Ji-hyun 3 2 1 +1

Footnotes Some sources give 龚睿娜. The pronunciation of this name might also be Gōng Ruìnǎ. Please verify.

References

External links

龚睿那 Gong Rui Na at www.badmintoncn.com