About Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen (simplified Chinese: 张洁雯; traditional Chinese: 張潔雯; pinyin: Zhāng Jiéwén; Cantonese Yale: Cheung1 Git3 Man4; born 4 January 1981) is a Chinese former badminton player. == Career == Zhang Jiewen is a Chinese former badminton player who specialized in women's doubles. She won more than thirty international titles, most of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century. Zhang and Yang were among the world's leading pairs during this period, closely matched with compatriots Gao Ling and Huang Sui. Between them, the two pairs won every BWF World Championships title from 2000 onward; Zhang and Yang defeated Gao and Huang in the finals in 2005 and 2007. Zhang and Yang also won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, beating Gao and Huang in a tight final. In contrast, Gao and Huang prevailed in three finals (2003, 2004, 2006) at the All England Open. The tournament was a notable exception in Zhang's career: she reached six women's doubles finals there (four with Yang, and two earlier with Wei Yili) but did not win the title. In 2008, Zhang helped China secure its sixth consecutive Uber Cup and won the Swiss, Thailand, and Malaysia Open women's doubles titles with Yang. At the Beijing Olympics, top seeds Zhang and Yang were upset in the quarter-finals by Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna.
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