Jenny Hung (born 23 March 1991 in

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) is a semi-professional

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player from

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. She is currently ranked #3 in New Zealand, #19 in Oceania and #662 in the world for Open Women's table tennis. Hung has been the top ranked female junior in New Zealand for the past several years and is a representative player for both

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region and New Zealand. Her most notable achievement came at the 2009 Australian Junior Open, where she became the first New Zealander and the first player from Oceania to win an ITTF Junior Circuit Singles title."A Career High for New Zealander and a New Chapter for Oceania"
Retrieved on 1 July 2010

Achievements

2006

Commonwealth Championships - NZ Women's team bronze medal

2007

New Zealand Open Champs - Under 21 & 18 Women's Singles Winner

2008

New Zealand Open Champs - Under 21 & 18 Women's Singles Winner

2009

Australian Junior Open Winner

2010

Oceania Champs - Under 21 Women's Singles Winner
Selected in the

team for the

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in Delhi

Playing style

Hung primarily employs an at the table, counter-driving style of play. She utilises long serves as well as short serves due to her rallying proficiency, which effectively allows her to capitalise on all but the most aggressive of returns and take control of the point. She consistently slices long on the return of serve, often inducing a weak attacking shot from her opponent that can easily be dispatched for a winner. Because of her flat hitting style, however, Hung has historically struggled against choppers. Recent years have seen the development of her forehand topspin in order to counteract such style players.

References

Living people 1991 births New Zealand female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Table tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Christchurch {{NewZealand-tabletennis-bio-stub