biodata wang yihan

Wang Yihan

Personal information
Date of birth	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) (age 22)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	178cm
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Coach	Zhang Ning
Women singles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 29, 2009)
Current Ranking	1 (July 15, 2010)
BWF Profile

Wang Yihan (simplified Chinese: 王仪涵; pinyin: Wáng yí hán, born in Shanghai; January 18, 1988^[1]) is a professional female badminton player from China. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006 she began to shine in major tournaments.^[2] She is currently coached by Zhang Ning, twice Olympics gold medalist. As of October 2009, Wang is the world number one.