Zhang Yiman (, born 15 January 1997) is a Chinese badminton player. She won her first World Tour title at the 2019 Vietnam Open. She also won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships in the women's singles category.
In December 2024, Zhang announced her retirement from the national team on social media.
Career
Early career In December 2014, Zhang was transferred from the Jiangxi Provincial badminton team to the Bayi badminton team, and in January 2015, she entered the national team. In November 2017, she reached the semi-finals in the Macau Open. She fought hard for three games and lost 22–20, 16–21, 11–21.
2018–2019 Zhang reached her first ever final in the BWF World Tour at the New Zealand Open, where she finished runner-up to Sayaka Takahashi. She also became a runner-up in the Lingshui China Masters and Belarus International. Shi finally managed to win her first ever World Tour title in the Vietnam Open.
2021 In 2021, Zhang participated in the 2021 BWF World Championships in the women's singles category. The unseeded Zhang defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in the first round before receiving a walkover to the third round, where she defeated the sixteenth seed Kim Ga-eun of South Korea in straight games. Then in the quarter-finals, she shocked the seventh seed and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in a hard-fought three-game match. This was the biggest win in her career. Although she lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in straight games in the semi-final, she won a bronze medal, which was her first ever medal from a major tournament.
2022 Zhang reached the final at the 2022 Hylo Open, but lost to compatriot Han Yue in straight games.
2023 Zhang won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Thailand Masters, beating compatriot Han Yue in three games. She also finished runner-up in the Hong Kong Open.
2024–2025 Zhang announced her retirement from the national team on social media in December 2024.
In 2025, Zhang ended a 26-month international title drought by winning the Ruichang China Masters.
Achievements
BWF World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Akane Yamaguchi 19–21, 19–21 Bronze
World University Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2021 Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium,Chengdu, China Kim Ga-ram 13–21, 18–21 Bronze
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Women's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 New Zealand Open Super 300 Sayaka Takahashi 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2019 Lingshui China Masters Super 100 Kim Ga-eun 20–22, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 Vietnam Open Super 100 Asuka Takahashi 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2022 Hylo Open Super 300 Han Yue 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2023 Thailand Masters Super 300 Han Yue 15–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner 2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Akane Yamaguchi 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2025 Ruichang China Masters Super 100 Han Qianxi 21–13, 21–14 Winner
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Belarus International Wang Zhiyi 21–18, 9–21, 8–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 November 2022.
Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Chen Yufei 6 0 6 –6 He Bingjiao 2 0 2 –2 Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1 Tai Tzu-ying 1 0 1 –1 Yip Pui Yin 1 1 0 +1 Saina Nehwal 2 2 0 +2 P. V. Sindhu 2 1 1 0
Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Nozomi Okuhara 1 1 0 +1 Akane Yamaguchi 1 0 1 –1 An Se-young 1 0 1 –1 Sung Ji-hyun 1 0 1 –1 Carolina Marín 5 1 4 –3 Ratchanok Intanon 3 1 2 –1
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