Wang Nan (table tennis)

Wang Nan
Wang Nan
	Wang Nan in 2001 in Moscow after China was awarded the Olympics
Personal information
Native name	王楠
Nickname(s)	Nan Nan (楠楠), Nan Jie (楠姐)
Nationality	China
Residence	Beijing, China
Born	23 October 1978 (age 46); Fushun, Liaoning, China
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Shakehand grip
Highest ranking	1 (January 1999)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Asian Games

Wang Nan (Chinese: 王楠; pinyin: Wáng Nán; born October 23, 1978, in Fushun, Liaoning) is a female Chinese table tennis player from Liaoning. Wang was ranked world #1 on the ITTF ranking system from January 1999 to November 2002. She is left-handed, and began playing table tennis when she was seven years old. Her particular skills are changing the placement of the ball during rallies and her loop drive, as well as her notable speed. Wang has been the leader of the women's table-tennis team of China after Deng Yaping's retirement. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Li Xiaoxia, Deng Yaping, Ding Ning, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

Personal life

Wang Nan is married to Guo Bin.^[1]

Career performance

In 1994 Wang Nan won the women's singles titles at the Swedish Open. The nex, Women's World Table Tennis Cup and Olympic Games. From 1997 to 1998 she won the Women's World Table Tennis Cup twice, as well as the American Open and China Open. At the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Wang won the four gold medals on offer (singles, doubles, mixed doubles and women teams). At the end of 1998, she won the ITTF tour finals.

In 1999 she won the gold medal at the World Table Tennis Championships and the ITTF tour finals in both singles and doubles. She became world #1 in the same year. In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won two gold medals in singles and doubles. Her excellent success record has resulted in her becoming a Grand-Slam champion.

However, in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, she lost two finals in the singles and women's teams competitions, winning no gold medals. Many people criticized her attitude and observed that she was inactive and lacking confidence. A lot of rumors claimed that she was going to retire because her skills were depleted and she could not compete on the improving world stage.

Wang Nan attended 2003 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris. This is her fourth time representing China. She won three gold medals in singles, doubles and mixed doubles and of particular interest, she won both singles and doubles championship for the third time in a row, records which are hard to break in the future. Many people didn't expect her success before the competition began; however, the three gold medals proved that she was still one of the top players in the world.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics Wang Nan failed to retain her singles crown but went on to win the women's doubles with Zhang Yining.

Four years later at the 2008 Summer Olympics she made it to the Women's Final yet again, this time losing out to Zhang Yining, 8–11, 13–11, 11–8, 11–8, 11–3. She did, however, win the team gold for the host country.

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	SR	W–L	Win%
Summer Olympics
Singles	NH		A	Not Held			G	Not Held			QF	Not Held			S	1 / 3	11–2	85%
Doubles	NH		A	Not Held			G	Not Held			G	Not Held				2 / 2	8–0	100%
Team	Not Held														G	1 / 1	5–0	100%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	9–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	6–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	9–1	4 / 6	24–2	92%
World Championships
Singles	NH	QF	NH	F	NH	W	NH	W	NH	W	NH	3R	NH	QF	NH	3 / 7	37–4	90%
Doubles	NH	A	NH	F	NH	W	NH	W	NH	W	NH	W	NH	W	NH	5 / 6	34–1	97%
Mixed doubles	NH	1R	NH	SF	NH	SF	NH	3R	NH	W	NH	QF	NH	F	NH	1 / 7	27–6	82%
Team	NH	A	NH	W	NH		W	W	NH		W	NH	W	NH	W	6 / 6	45–0	100%
Win–loss	0–0	4–2	0–0	22–3	0–0	18–1	8–0	21–1	0–0	19–0	7–0	12–2	8–0	16–2	8–0	15 / 26	143–11	93%
World Cup
Singles	NH		A	W	W	NH	F	RR	A	W	F	A		W	A	4 / 7	31–3	90%
Team	A		NH											W	NH	1 / 1	5–0	100%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	6–0	5–1	0–0	5–1	0–3	0–0	5–1	4–2	0–0	0–0	11–0	0–0	5 / 8	36–3	93%
ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
Singles	NH		QF	F	W	QF	F	W	A	SF	SF	A	QF	QF	A	2 / 10	22–8	73%
Doubles	NH		QF	W	W	W	SF	A	A	F	W	A	W	A	A	5 / 8	18–3	100%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	6–1	7–0	4–1	4–2	4–0	0–0	4–2	5–1	0–0	4–1	1–1	0–0	7 / 18	40–11	78%
Tournament of Champions
Singles	NH												F	W	A	1 / 2	5–1	83%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	1 / 2	5–1	83%
Career Statistics
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Career Total
Pro Tour Singles Titles	1	1	0	2	1	2	3	3	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	18
Pro Tour Doubles Titles	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	3	0	16
Pro Tour Team Titles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Year-end ranking	NR	8	5	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	7	3	2	4

World Title Events Finals (24–6)

Legend
Olympics (4–1)
World Championships (15–3)
World Cup (5–2)

Team (8–0)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Location	Partners	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	1997	World Championships (1)	Manchester, United Kingdom	Deng Yaping Li Ju Wang Hui Yang Ying	Kim Hyon-hui Tu Jong-sil Wi Bok-Sun	3–0
Win	2–0	2000	World Championships (2)	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Li Ju Sun Jin Wang Hui Zhang Yining	Chen Jing Lu Yun-feng Pan Li-chun Tsui Hsiu-li Xu Jing	3–1
Win	3–0	2001	World Championships (3)	Osaka, Japan	Li Ju Sun Jin Yang Ying Zhang Yining	Kim Hyang-Mi Kim Hyon-hui Kim Mi-Yong Kim Yun-Mi Tu Jong-sil	3–0
Win	4–0	2004	World Championships (4)	Doha, Qatar	Zhang Yining Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng Li Ju	Lau Sui-fei Song Ah Sim Zhang Rui Tie Ya Na Yu Kwok See	3–0
Win	5–0	2006	World Championships (5)	Bremen, Germany	Zhang Yining Guo Yue Guo Yan Li Xiaoxia	Lau Sui-fei Lin Ling Zhang Rui Tie Ya Na Yu Kwok See	3–1
Win	6–0	2007	World Cup (1)	Magdeburg, Germany	Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia Zhang Yining	Kim Kyung-ah Kwak Bang-bang Lee Eun-hee Park Mi-Young	3–0
Win	7–0	2008	World Championships (6)	Guangzhou, China	Guo Yan Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia Zhang Yining	Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu Sun Beibei Yu Mengyu	3–1
Win	8–0	2008	Summer Olympic Games (1)	Beijing, China	Zhang Yining Guo Yue	Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu	3–0

Singles (8–4)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1997	World Championships (1)	Manchester, United Kingdom	Deng Yaping	21–12, 8–21, 11–21, 10–21
Win	1–1	1997	World Cup (1)	Shanghai, China	Li Ju	21–15, 17–21, 21–23, 21–16, 21–17
Win	2–1	1998	World Cup (2)	Taipei, Taiwan	Li Ju	21–12, 21–15, 21–16
Win	3–1	1999	World Championships (1)	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Zhang Yining	15–21, 14–21, 21–5, 21–12, 21–11
Win	4–1	2000	Summer Olympic Games (1)	Sydney, Australia	Li Ju	21–12, 12–21, 19–21, 21–17, 21–18
Loss	4–2	2000	World Cup (1)	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Li Ju	10–21, 22–20, 17–21, 16–21
Win	5–2	2001	World Championships (2)	Osaka, Japan	Lin Ling	14–21, 21–12, 21–12, 21–19
Win	6–2	2003	World Championships (3)	Paris, France	Zhang Yining	11–7, 11–8, 11–4, 5–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–5
Win	7–2	2003	World Cup (3)	Hong Kong	Niu Jianfeng	11–9, 11–9, 6–11, 11–4, 11–6
Loss	7–3	2004	World Cup (2)	Hangzhou, China	Zhang Yining	13–15, 11–7, 5–11, 6–11, 11–8, 8–11
Win	8–3	2007	World Cup (4)	Chengdu, China	Zhang Yining	11–5, 8–11, 11–8, 11–6, 11–8
Loss	8–4	2008	Summer Olympic Games (1)	Beijing, China	Zhang Yining	11–8, 11–13, 8–11, 8–11, 3–11

Doubles (7–1)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Location	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1997	World Championships (1)	Manchester, United Kingdom	Li Ju	Deng Yapin Yang Ying	17–21, 20–22, 21–17, 21–19, 11–21
Win	1–1	1999	World Championships (1)	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Li Ju	Sun Jin Yang Ying	22–20, 21–18, 21–19
Win	2–1	2000	Summer Olympic Games (1)	Sydney, Australia	Li Ju	Sun Jin Yang Ying	21–18, 21–11, 21–11
Win	3–1	2001	World Championships (2)	Osaka, Japan	Li Ju	Sun Jin Yang Ying	21–16, 21–14, 21–14
Win	4–1	2003	World Championships (3)	Paris, France	Zhang Yining	Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng	11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–2, 14–12
Win	5–1	2004	Summer Olympic Games (2)	Athens, Greece	Zhang Yining	Lee Eun-Sil Seok Eun-Mi	11–9, 11–7, 11–6, 11–6
Win	6–1	2005	World Championships (4)	Shanghai, China	Zhang Yining	Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng	11–4, 11–5, 10–12, 11–9, 11–5
Win	7–1	2007	World Championships (5)	Zagreb, Croatia	Zhang Yining	Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia	11–5, 11–6, 13–11, 11–9

Mixed Doubles (1–1)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Location	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	2003	World Championships (1)	Paris, France	Ma Lin	Bai Yang Liu Guozheng	9–11, 10–12, 11–0, 11–7, 11–9, 5–11, 11–8
Loss	1–1	2007	World Championships (1)	Zagreb, Croatia	Ma Lin	Guo Yue Wang Liqin	11–13, 7–11, 11–8, 9–11, 11–9, 10–12

Other significant finals

ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals (7–3)

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Result	W–L	Year	Location	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1997	Hong Kong	Li Ju	25–23, 5–21, 16–21, 17–21
Win	1–1	1998	Paris, France	Lin Ling	21–23, 21–18, 19–21, 22–20, 21–9
Loss	1–2	2000	Kobe, Japan	Zhang Yining	10–21, 21–19, 24–26, 21–9, 11–21
Win	2–2	2001	Hainan, China	Niu Jianfeng	11–6, 11–9, 9–11, 9–11, 11–3, 11–1

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

Result	W–L	Year	Location	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	1997	Hong Kong	Li Ju	Kim Moo-kyo Park Hae-jung	21–17, 21–13, 9–21, 21–13
Win	2–0	1998	Paris, France	Li Ju	Cheng Hongxia Wang Hui	23–21, 22–20, 21–7
Win	3–0	1999	Sydney, Australia	Li Ju	Sun Jin Yang Ying	21–9, 21–12, 19–21, 21–18
Loss	3–1	2003	Guangzhou, China	Zhang Yining	Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng	11–9, 3–11, 4–11, 11–3, 7–11, 11–6, 8–11
Win	4–1	2004	Beijing, China	Zhang Yining	Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng	11–6, 11–7, 11–3, 8–11, 14–12
Win	5–1	2006	Hong Kong	Zhang Yining	Gao Jun Shen Yanfei	11–6, 8–11, 11–9, 11–8, 12–10

Tournament of Champions (1–1)

Result	W–L	Year	Location	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	2006	Changsha, China	Zhang Yining	9–11, 7–11, 8–11, 4–11
Win	1–1	2007	Changsha, China	Li Xiaoxia	11–5, 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 6–11, 6–11, 11–9

Pro Tour Titles (37)

Team (3)

No.	Year	Tournament Location
1.	1994	Norrköping, Sweden
2.	2008	Changchun, China
3.	2008	Yokohama, Japan

Singles (18)

No.	Year	Tournament Location
1.	1994	Norrköping, Sweden
2.	1995	Shantou, China
3.	1997	Fort Lauderdale, United States
4.	1997	Beirut, Lebanon
5.	1998	Jinan, China
6.	1999	Kobe, Japan
7.	1999	Bremen, Germany
8.	2000	Kobe, Japan
9.	2000	Fort Lauderdale, United States
10.	2000	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11.	2001	Hainan, China
12.	2001	Seoul, South Korea
13.	2001	Yokohama, Japan
14.	2002	Doha, Qatar
15.	2002	Qingdao, China
16.	2004	Athens, Greece
17.	2006	Kunshan, China
18.	2007	Chiba, Japan

Doubles (16)

No.	Year	Tournament Location
1.	1996	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2.	1997	Beirut, Lebanon
3.	1998	Doha, Qatar
4.	1998	Wakayama, Japan
5.	1999	Linz, Austria
6.	2003	Croatia, Croatia
7.	2003	Bremen, Germany
8.	2004	Pyeongchang, South Korea
9.	2004	Changchun, China
10.	2006	Doha, Qatar
11.	2006	Kuwait City, Kuwait
12.	2006	Kunshan, China
13.	2006	Singapore
14.	2007	Doha, Qatar
15.	2007	Toulouse, France
16.	2007	Kuwait City, Kuwait

References

"Wang Nan, a true world class table tennis champion" TableTennisMaster.com

^ Charles Liu (September 23, 2016). "Man Takes Out Anger at Japan by Leaving Japanese Hotel Taps On, Wasting Water". The Nanfang. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

External links

WANG Nan at World Table Tennis
- WANG Nan at old.ittf.com at the Wayback Machine (archived January 11, 2017)
- WANG Nan at ittfranking.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 9, 2010)
Nan WANG at Olympics.com
Wang Nan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] Charles Liu (September 23, 2016). "Man Takes Out Anger at Japan by Leaving Japanese Hotel Taps On, Wasting Water". The Nanfang. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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