Gong Ruina

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gong.

Gong Ruina 龚睿那
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 Anhua County, Hunan, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Women's badminton Representing China World Championships Gold medal – first place 2001 Seville Women's singles Silver medal – second place 2003 Birmingham Women's singles Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Women's singles Sudirman Cup Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Uber Cup Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Women's team Gold medal – first place 2002 Guangzhou Women's team Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Women's team Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Women's singles Asian Championships Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's singles World Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1998 Melbourne Girls' singles Silver medal – second place 1998 Melbourne Girls' doubles Asia Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Girls' singles Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Girls' team Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manila Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Gong Ruina (simplified Chinese: 龚睿那; traditional Chinese: 龔睿那; pinyin: Gōng Ruìnà; 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 Silver
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Zhou Mi	11–9, 11–4	Gold Gold
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Camilla Martin	11–6, 9–11, 3–11	Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Zhou Mi	1–11, 1–11	Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Gong Zhichao	5–11, 5–11	Bronze 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 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 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 Silver
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Zhou Mi		Gold 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 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 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	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004	All England Open	Zhou Mi	11–7, 11–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Mia Audina	13–11, 11–0	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003	China Open	Zhou Mi	10–13, 1–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003	Hong Kong Open	Zhang Ning	5–11, 9–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003	Denmark Open	Zhou Mi	4–11, 13–10, 11–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002	China Open	Zhang Ning	11–5, 11–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002	Denmark Open	Camilla Martin	5–11, 11–3, 7–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002	Indonesia Open	Zhang Ning	11–6, 11–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002	Korea Open	Zhang Ning	0–7, 7–5, 1–7, 2–7	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001	China Open	Zhou Mi	2–7, 0–7, 4–7	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001	Malaysia Open	Zhou Mi	7–3, 7–2, 7–4	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001	Japan Open	Zhou Mi	8–11, 0–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000	Dutch Open	Zhou Mi	7–11, 11–9, 8–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000	Swiss Open	Dai Yun	5–11, 12–13	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999	China Open	Zhou Mi	6–11, 5–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999	Thailand Open	Dai Yun	6–11, 5–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999	Malaysia Open	Dai Yun	6–11, 3–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999	Swedish Open	Kim Ji-hyun	11–8, 11–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999	Korea Open	Zhou Mi	6–11, 12–13	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998	Brunei Open	Zhou Mi	11–7, 11–4	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997	Hong Kong Open	Wu Huimin	11–3, 8–11, 11–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

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

External links

• Gong Ruina at BWFBadminton.com
• Gong Ruina at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• 龚睿那 Gong Rui Na at www.badmintoncn.com