Beiwen Zhang

Beiwen Zhang (simplified Chinese: 张 蓓 雯 ;

traditional Chinese: 張 蓓 雯 ; pinyin: Zhāng Bèiwén; Beiwen Zhang
born 12 July 1990) is a badminton player who is a 张蓓雯
singles specialist. Born in China, she previously
represented Singapore and currently represents the
United States.[1] She won the women's singles title at
the 2021 Pan Am Championships and at the 2023 Pan
American Games.[2][3]

Career

2003–2013: Singapore Zhang at 2017 Indonesia Super Series

Premier
Zhang was born in China and moved to Singapore at
the age of 13 in 2003, under the Foreign Sports Talent Personal information
Scheme,[4] and played with the Singapore National Country China (1990–2007)
Team until 2012.[4] In 2007, Zhang took up Singapore Singapore (2007–2021)
citizenship.[4] United States (2021–
present)
In 2009, she was part of the Singapore national
Born 12 July 1990
badminton team, winning a bronze medal at the
Anshan, Liaoning, China
women's team event of the 2009 Southeast Asian
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada, United
Games.[5] After a one-year break in which she did not
States
play any tournaments at all, in 2013, she came back on
her way to reach top level again. Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness Right
In 2011, her contract with the Singapore Badminton
Women's singles
Association (SBA) was not renewed after a reported
falling out with then-singles head coach Luan Ching Career record 356 wins, 193 losses
over a curfew.[4] Highest ranking 9 (22 June 2017)
Current ranking 16 (4 February 2025)

2013–present: United States Medal record

In 2013, Zhang moved to Las Vegas with her parents Women's badminton
and continued playing the sport. That same year, she Representing the United States
won four international challenge tournaments with Pan American Games
singles titles at the Swiss International in Yverdon-les- 2023 Santiago Women's singles
Bains; the Yonex USA International in Orlando,
Pan Am Championships
Florida; the Yonex Welsh International in Cardiff; and
the Carlton Irish Open International in Dublin. In 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles
2014, she continued her winning streak for her new 2024 Guatemala City Women's singles
country the US, with victories in Peru, the US, Brazil 2022 San Salvador Women's singles
and the Netherlands. She won her first Grand Prix title 2023 Kingston Women's singles
at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold, then won the
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
2014 Brazil Open Grand Prix and 2014 Dutch Open
Grand Prix.[6] 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Female Badminton Cup
In 2016, Zhang started to compete in the Danish 2024 São Paulo Women's team
Badminton League, for Vendsyssel Elite Badminton.[7]
Representing Singapore
Zhang reached the final round at a BWF Super Series
Southeast Asian Games
event, the French Open, for the first time, but finished
as the runner-up after losing the final to He Bingjiao of 2009 Vientiane Women's team
China in straight games.[8] In 2018, she won her first World Junior Championships
BWF World Tour title at the India Open, defeating host 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
player and defending champion P. V. Sindhu with the
BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/
score 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 in the final.[9]
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In 2021, Zhang competed in her first Pan Am 6)
Championships and clinched the women's singles title
after beating Rachel Chan of Canada in straight games.[2] On March the same year, she became a
naturalized U.S. citizen.[10] She then competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her bid for a medal was
cut short, however, when she suffered an apparent achilles injury during a match against He Bingjiao of
China in the round of 16.[11]

Zhang started the 2023 season in Asia by competing in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, and Thailand，where
her best performance was entering the quarter-finals in India. Her performance improved on tour in
Europe, by being a finalist in the Orléans Masters, semi-finalist in the Swiss Open, and also quarter-
finalist in the Spain Masters. She then took part in the Pan Am Championships in Jamaica, and won the
women's singles silver medal. Zhang's form picked up in recent months. She finished runner-up at the
Taipei Open in June, made the Canada Open semi-finals and reached the Japan Open quarter-finals in
July. She then won her first World Tour title in five years in the Australian Open in August, beating Kim
Ga-eun in the final.[12] In October, she claimed the gold medal in the women's singles in her debut at the
Pan American Games.[3]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result

2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Jennie Gai 21–8, 21–12 Gold
Pan American Championships
Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result

Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Rachel

2021 21–14, 21–18
Guatemala Chan Gold

Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Michelle 18–21, 21–

2022
Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Li 16, 23–25 Silver

G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Michelle

2023 19–21, 9–21
Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Li Silver

Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala Michelle 21–18, 18–

2024
City, Guatemala Li 21, 21–17 Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] is a series
of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World
Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the
BWF Tour Super 100.[14]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result

2018 India Open Super 500 P. V. Sindhu 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 Winner

2018 U.S. Open Super 300 Li Xuerui 26–24, 15–21, 11–21 Runner-up

2018 Korea Open Super 500 Nozomi Okuhara 10–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up

2023 Orléans Masters Super 300 Carolina Marín 23–25, 21–9, 10–21 Runner-up

2023 Taipei Open Super 300 Tai Tzu-ying 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up

2023 Australian Open Super 500 Kim Ga-eun 20–22, 21–16, 21–8 Winner

2023 Hylo Open Super 300 Line Kjærsfeldt 21–18, 16–21, 21–16 Winner

2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Natsuki Nidaira 21–17, 18–21, 22–24 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[15] was a
series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF
Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve
tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[16] Successful players were invited to
the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles
 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result

2016 French Open He Bingjiao 9–21 9–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 2 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton
tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result

2008 Vietnam Open Xing Aiying 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 Winner[17]

2014 U.S. Open Kana Ito 21–8, 21–17 Winner

2014 Brasil Open Kaori Imabeppu 6–11, 11–5, 4–11, 11–8, 11–9 Winner

2014 Dutch Open Pai Yu-po 11–9, 11–7, 11–8 Winner

2014 U.S. Grand Prix Rachel Honderich 21–11, 21–13 Winner

2016 Canada Open Michelle Li Walkover Runner-up

2016 Dutch Open Hsu Ya-ching 21–11, 21–19 Winner

2017 Dutch Open Michelle Li 21–16, 21–14 Winner

2017 Bitburger Open Nitchaon Jindapol 17–21, 21–15, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 2 runner-up)

Women's singles
 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result

2013 Swiss International Tanvi Lad 21–12, 21–12

Winner

2013 USA International Iris Wang 21–10, 21–12

Winner

2013 Welsh International Beatriz Corrales 21–12, 21–15

Winner

2013 Irish Open Beatriz Corrales 21–9, 17–21, 21–10

Winner

2014 Peru International Michelle Li 27–25, 21–19

Winner

21–14, 13–21, 21–

2015 USA International Pai Yu-po
19 Winner

Yonex / K&D Graphics Rachel

2016 21–13, 21–12
International Honderich Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result

Frances Liu
Fu Runner-
2005 Croatian International Shinta Mulia Walkover
Mingtian up
Sari
Cai Jiani 21–15, 6–21, Runner-
2007 Croatian International Gu Juan
Guo Xin 10–21 up
Paula B
Jing Yu Pereira Winner
2013 USA International 21–7, 21–14
Hong Lohaynny
Vicente
Eva Lee
Yonex / K&D Graphics Jing Yu
2016 Paula Lynn 21–17, 22–20 Winner
International Hong
Obañana

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-
finalists. Accurate as of 6 August 2024.[18]
 Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Chen Yufei 7 1 6 –5

He Bingjiao 13 2 11 –9

Li Xuerui 3 0 3 –3

Wang Lin 3 0 3 –3

Wang Shixian 1 0 1 –1

Wang Yihan 3 0 3 –3

Wang Xin 1 0 1 –1

Zhang Yiman 3 2 1 +1

Cheng Shao-chieh 1 0 1 –1

Tai Tzu-ying 13 3 10 –7

Tine Baun 1 0 1 –1

Juliane Schenk 2 1 1 0

Yip Pui Yin 4 3 1 +2

Saina Nehwal 4 1 3 –2

Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
P. V. Sindhu 12 5 7 –2

Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 8 2 6 –4

Minatsu Mitani 4 2 2 0

Aya Ohori 5 4 1 +3

Nozomi Okuhara 7 0 7 –7

Akane Yamaguchi 11 4 7 –3

An Se-young 5 0 5 –5

Bae Yeon-ju 4 2 2 0

Sung Ji-hyun 6 3 3 0

Carolina Marín 12 3 9 –6

Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 3 0 +3

Ratchanok Intanon 8 2 6 –4

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