Li Jia (; born May 4, 1981) is a retired female Chinese

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player most active between 2000, and 2003. She was left handed. From

Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin ...

, Liaoning, she began playing table tennis at the age of 7, and was selected for the provincial team in 1990. In 1997, she joined the national team. She was known for her doubles play. She won the world women's club championships in 2000, the national championships (women's doubles), and placed third in the singles competition that year. In 2001, she placed third in singles at Korea Open, and was the champion in doubles. She also placed third on the international circuit competition. In 2002, she placed third in women's doubles at the Egypt Open, but was the champion in the

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Open competitions. She placed third in women's doubles at the 47th

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1981 births Living people Chinese female table tennis players People from Jinzhou Table tennis players from Liaoning 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub