Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker was an English tennis player. Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Nuthall was ranked in the world's top 10 in 1927, 1929 through 1931, and 1933, reaching a career high of world no. 4 in 1929. In 1930, Nuthall won the women's singles title at the U.S. Championships.
The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years.
Ni Xia Lian is a Chinese-born table tennis player who represents Luxembourg since 1991. She was born in Shanghai, and resides in Ettelbruck.
Li Bun-hui is a former table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová is a female former international table tennis player from Czechoslovakia.
Gertrude "Traute or Trude" Kleinová was a three-time world champion table tennis player, winning the women's team world championship twice, and the world mixed doubles once.
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from May 13 to May 20, 2013. The Championships were the 52nd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.
The 1926 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the first edition of the women's singles championship. Mária Mednyánszky defeated Doris Gubbins in the final of this event 21–15, 21–19.
Huang Junqun is a former international table tennis player from China.
Zheng Minzhi also known as Cheng Min-chih is a former international table tennis player from China.
Yoshiko Tanaka is a former international table tennis player from Japan.
The 1928 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the second edition of the women's singles championship. Mária Mednyánszky defeated Erika Metzger in the final of this event, 21–19, 22–20, 21–13.
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the third edition of the men's singles championship.
The 1930 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the fourth edition of the women's singles championship. Mária Mednyánszky met her compatriot Anna Sipos in the final of this event winning 21–18, 21–15, 21–23, 10–21, 21–15 to secure fourth consecutive title.
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the fifth edition of the women's singles championship. Mária Mednyánszky defeated Mona Müller-Rüster in the final by three sets to one, to secure a fifth consecutive title.
The 1932 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the sixth edition of the women's singles championship. Anna Sipos defeated Mária Mednyánszky in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.
The 1948 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 15th edition of the women's singles championship. Gizi Farkas defeated Vera Thomas-Dace in the final by three sets to two, to win the title.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 16th edition of the women's singles championship. Gizi Farkas defeated Květa Hrušková in the final by three sets to one, to win claim a third consecutive title.
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 19th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to two, to win a third consecutive title.
Gertrude 'Trude' Wildam was a female Austrian international table tennis player.
Mária Mednyánszky 
Mona Rüster 
Fanchette Flamm 
Daukscha 
Joan Ingram 
Marie Masáková