Guo Yan (, born June 24, 1982 in

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player. Two-time winner of

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in 2006 and 2010. In February 2011, she ranked 2nd in the ITTF world ranking.

Career records

Singles (as of February 3, 2011) *

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: runner-up (2005); SF (2007) *

: winner (2006, 10); runner-up (2005) * Pro Tour winner (4): Croatian, Swedish Open 2001; Korea Open 2003; English Open 2009.
Runner-up (15): China (Hainan) Open 2001; Polish Open 2002; China (Guangzhou), Japan Open 2003; German Open 2004; Japan Open 2005; Japan Open 2006; Japan, China (Nanjing), Austria, Swedish Open 2007; Qatar, Korea, Singapore Open 2008; English Open 2011 *

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appearances: 7. Record: winner (2008, 09); SF (2001, 02, 03, 07). *

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: SF (2007) *

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: 1st (2005, 2011) Women's doubles *World Championships: runner-up (2009); SF (2005) *Pro Tour winner (7): Korea Open 2002; China (Harbin) Open 2005; Slovenian, China (Shenzhen), French Open 2007; Kuwait Open 2010; English Open 2011
Runner-up (8): Swedish Open 2001; China (Guangzhou), Japan Open 2003; Greek, German Open 2004; Kuwait Open 2007; English, Polish Open 2009 *

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: SF (2002) Mixed doubles *World Championships: SF (2005) *Asian Games: winner (2010) *Asian Championships: SF (2003) Team *World Championships: 1st (2006, 08); 2nd (2010) *

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: 1st (2010) *Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10); 2nd (2002) *Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 2007)

References

External links

Career profile of Guo Yan
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