Li Jiao (table tennis)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li .

Li Jiao
Personal information
Nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Born	(1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 52) [1] Qingdao, China
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Highest ranking	10 (January 2011) [2]
Current ranking	31 (August 2016)
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing the   Netherlands European Games 2015 Baku Singles 2015 Baku Team European Championships 2007 Belgrade Singles 2008 Saint Petersburg Team 2009 Stuttgart Team 2011 Gdańsk-Sopot Singles 2011 Gdańsk-Sopot Team 2005 Aarhus Singles

Li Jiao (born 15 January 1973) is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands. ^[1] She resides in Heerhugowaard.

Notable matches

In the World Team Championship 2014 Quarter Final draw of Netherlands versus the host team Japan, Li, ranked 13th at the time, famously came from behind to defeat both the then World No. 10 Kasumi Ishikawa and World No. 25 Sayaka Hirano, in five sets. ^[3] The match eventually finished 3–2 to Japan, with the final match of Britt Eerland (Netherlands) versus Kasumi Ishikawa (Japan) also ending in five sets.

Career highlights

Olympic Games

2008, Beijing, women's singles, last 16

2008, Beijing, team competition

2012, London, women's singles, last 8

2012, London, team competition, last 8

World Championships

2005, Shanghai, women's singles, quarter final

2005, Shanghai, mixed doubles, last 32

2006, Bremen, team competition, 14th

2007, Zagreb, women's singles, last 16

2007, Zagreb, mixed doubles, last 32

2008, Guangzhou, team competition, 7th

Pro Tour Grand Finals

2006, Hong Kong, women's singles, last 16

Pro Tour Meetings

2004, Warsaw, women's singles, quarter final

2004, Warsaw, women's doubles, winner

2004, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final

2005, Santiago, women's singles, quarter final

2005, Fort Lauderdale, women's singles, quarter final

2006, Saint Petersburg, women's singles, semi final

2006, Bayreuth, women's singles, quarter final

2006, Warsaw, women's singles, semi final

2008, Velenje, women's singles, winner

2008, Velenje, women's doubles, runner-up

2008, Santiago, women's doubles, semi final

European Games

2015, Baku, women's singles, winner

2015, Baku, team competition, runner-up

European Championships

2005, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final

2005, Aarhus, mixed doubles, quarter final

2007, Belgrade, women's singles, winner

2008, Saint Petersburg, team competition, winner

European Top-12 Championships

2005, Rennes, 3rd

2006, Copenhagen, 3rd

2007, Arezzo, 1st

2008, Frankfurt, 1st

2010, Düsseldorf, 1st

2011, Liège, 1st

References

1. "ITTF Biography". ITTF. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
2. "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
3. "ITTF World Championship 2014 Scoresheet". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

• 2008 Olympic profile
• ITTF Database