Ding Ning (simplified Chinese: 丁宁; traditional Chinese: 丁寧; pinyin: Dīng Níng; born 20 June 1990) is a former Chinese table tennis player.[2] She was the winner of women's singles in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships.

Ding Ning
Ding Ning in 2013
Personal information
Nickname(s)	The Queen of Hearts[1]
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1990-06-20) 20 June 1990 (age 32)[2] Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Playing style	Left-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	1 (March 2019)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)[3]
Medal record Women's Table Tennis Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 1 0 World Championships 8 5 3 World Cup 10 0 0 Total 21 6 3 Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2012 London Singles World Championships 2011 Rotterdam Singles 2012 Dortmund Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2015 Suzhou Singles 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team 2017 Düsseldorf Singles 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles 2018 Halmstad Team 2009 Yokohama Doubles 2010 Moscow Team 2011 Rotterdam Doubles 2013 Paris Doubles 2015 Suzhou Doubles 2013 Paris Singles 2019 Budapest Singles 2019 Budapest Mixed doubles World Cup 2009 Linz Team 2010 Dubai Team 2011 Singapore Singles 2011 Magdeburg Team 2013 Guangzhou Team 2014 Linz Singles 2015 Dubai Team 2018 London Team 2018 Chengdu Singles 2019 Tokyo Team

At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding won her second world title in women's singles by defeating her compatriot Liu Shiwen 4–3 in the final. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf Ding defeated Zhu Yuling 4–2 in the final, becoming World Champion for the third time. She won the women's table tennis singles gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she beat compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the women's singles final. She previously won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[4] She is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Li Xiaoxia, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

She is currently retired, and studying in Peking University for a master's degree in Physical Education. Ding officially announced her retirement in September 2021.[5]

London 2012 Controversy

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In the Olympic Singles final against compatriot Li Xiaoxia, Italian umpire Paola Bongelli repeatedly cautioned Ding for her backhand tomahawk serve ^{[clarification needed]}. Bongelli deducted 3 penalty points from Ding leading her to break down in tears in the fourth set. The decision from Bongelli affected the game, Ding's composure and her timing, and caused Ding to lose the final. After the game Ding stated, "I had an obstacle today, and not only from the opponent but from the judge as well. I was affected by the judge. After the first one (point penalty), I tried to keep cool but could not hold it after the second. The judge was too strict. I always serve the ball like this. I have done that for the last two years and, even from the first game of the Olympics, I have served like this. I do not know what to say. As soon as I raised my hand to serve, she sentenced me with a service violation."[6]

Career records

Singles (as of 2016)[7]

• World Championships: Winner (2011, 2015, 2017)
• World Cup: Winner (2011,2014, 2018).
• Pro Tour Winner (11): Kuwait Open (2009); English, UAE, Austrian Open (2011); Slovenian, Polish Open (2012); Austrian, Qatar, Russian Open (2013); China Open (2014); Korea, China Open (2016); China Open (2017)
  Runner-up (4): German Open (2010); Qatar, Harmony China <Suzhou> Open (2011); KRA Korea Open (2012); Kuwait, China, Polish Open (2015); Kuwait, Qatar, Japan Open (2016).
• Pro Tour Grand Finals Winner (1): Lisbon, Portugal (2015)
  appearances: 4. Record: runner-up (2009, 11,12,13).
• Asian Championships: winner (2009).
• Asian Cup: Winner (2014); 2nd (2010); 3rd (2009).
• World Junior Championships: winner (2005).
• Olympics : Silver Medal (2012), Gold Medal (2016)

Women's Doubles

• World Championships: winner (2017), runner-up (2009, 2011,2013,2015).
• Pro Tour Winner (18): Danish, China (Tianjin) Open (2009); Qatar Open (2010); Austrian Open (2011); Hungarian, Slovenian, KRA Korea Open (2012); Austrian, Kuwait, Qatar, Russian Open (2013); China Open (2014); Kuwait, Polish Open (2015); Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, Korean Open (2016); China Open (2017)
  Runner-up (8): China (Nanjing) Open 2007; Qatar Open (2009); Kuwait, German, China Open (2010); English, Qatar, Harmony China <Suzhou> Open (2011); China Open (2012,16)
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2009,2013,2015).
• Asian Games: runner-up (2010).
• Asian Championships: winner (2009).
• China National Games: winner (2017).[8]

Mixed Doubles

• World Championships: round of 16 (2007).
• Asian Games: quarterfinal (2010)
• Asian Championships: runner-up (2009).
• China National Games: Winner (2013)

Team

• World Championships: 1st (2012,2014,2016, 2018) ; 2nd (2010).
• World Team Cup: 1st (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018).
• Asian Games: 1st (2010,2014).
• Asian Championships: 1st (2009, 2012, 2013,2015).

Olympic 2012

• (Byes up to Round 3 as Ranked 1)
• Round 3: Beat Daniela Dodean 4–0.
• Round 4: Beat Jiang Huajun 4–1.
• QF: Beat Ai Fukuhara 4–0.
• SF: Beat Feng Tianwei 4–2.
• F : Lost Li Xiaoxia 1–4.

Olympic 2016

• (Byes up to Round 3 as Ranked 1)
• Round 3: Beat Elizabeta Samara 4–0.
• Round 4: Beat Doo Hoi Kem 4–0.
• QF: Beat Han Ying 4–0.
• SF: Beat Kim Song I 4–1.
• F : Beat Li Xiaoxia 4–3.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ding Ning.

• Ding Ning at the International Table Tennis Federation
• Ding Ning at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Xu Lijia	Flagbearer for  China at the Olympics closing ceremony Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Su Bingtian

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