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Name: Wang Nan
Gender:F
Height: 1.62m
Weight: 59kg
Date of birth: October 23, 1978
Place of birth: Fushun, Liaoning Province
Sport: Table tennis
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Sports career:
Took up table tennis at age seven. Entered Fushun Spare-time Sports School and then the provincial spare-time sports school in 1989. Chosen by the Liaoning provincial team in 1991. Joined the national team in 1993 to become the youngest member on the team.
Personal best:
2000 Olympic Games - 1st singles & doubles
High performances: 1994 Swedish Open - 1st singles
1995 China Open - 1st singles
1997 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd singles & doubles, 3rd mixed doubles
1997 World Cup - 1st singles
1997 US Open - 1st singles
1997 China Open - 2nd singles, 3rd doubles
1997 Lebanon Open - 1st doubles
1998 China All Stars Tournament - 1st singles & doubles
1998 Japan Open - 1st doubles
1998 Australian Open - 3rd singles & doubles (with Wang Chen)
1998 China Open - 1st singles
1998 Asian Championships - 1st team & mixed doubles (with Wang Liqin), 2nd singles
1998 Bangkok Asian Games - 1st singles, doubles (with Li Ju), mixed doubles (with Wang Liqin) & team (winning all the titles on offer)
1998 World Cup - 1st singles
1998 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st singles
1999 Eindhoven World Championships - 1st singles & doubles
1999 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st singles & doubles
1999 Asian Women's Masters Tournament for Top 12 - 1st singles
2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st singles & doubles (with Li Ju)
2000 World Cup - 1st singles
2000 World Team Championships - 1st team
2001 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 2nd singles
2001 World Championships - 1st singles, doubles & team
2002 Qatar Open - 1st singles
2002 China Open - 1st singles
2002 Pusan Asian Games - 2nd team, 3rd doubles & mixed doubles
2003 Croatian Open - 1st doubles (with Zhang Yining)
2003 World Championships - 1st singles, doubles & mixed doubles (with Ma Lin)
Honours:
2001 - Voted one of World Best Women Athletes
As a leading member of the Chinese national table tennis team, Wang Nan has become the second Chinese player to make a clean sweep of all major world titles in the women's singles following the retirement of Deng Yaping.
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