Li Xiaoxia (; born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

Grand Slam champion.

Career

She trained in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in

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, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner

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, Wang Nan,

) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. In January 2017, she announced her retirement on social media website Weibo, stating "I have to say goodbye to you even though I feel it a pity to do so. Goodbye, my beloved table tennis. Goodbye, my prestigious Chinese team."

Career records

;Singles (as of July 23, 2011) *

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: winner (2012). *

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: winner (2013); runner-up (2007, 11); semi-finalist (2009, 2015). *

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appearances: 5. Record: winner (2008); runner-up (2011, 14); 3rd (2009). * Pro Tour winner (9): China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Qatar, German, Swedish Open 2007; Singapore, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; China Open 2010, China (Shanghai) Open 2012, Kuwait Open 2016
Runner-up (5): Qatar Open 2006; Kuwait, Japan Open 2008; Slovenian, German Open 2011. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007); runner-up (2006). *

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

: winner (2010). *

Asian Championships An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...

: runner-up (2007, 09). * Asian Cup: 2nd (2005). ;Women's Doubles *World Championships: winner (2009, 11); runner-up (2007, 15). *Pro Tour winner (18): China (Wuxi), Austrian Open 2004; Slovenian Open 2006; Croatian, Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, China (Nanjing), German Open 2007; China (Suzhou) Open 2009; China, Austrian Open 2010; Slovenian, Qatar, UAE, German, Austrian Open 2011; Japan Open 2016
Runner-up (15): Egypt, German, Dutch, Polish, Danish Open 2002; Croatian, China (Kunshan), China (Guangzhou) Open 2006; Slovenian Open 2007; Korea, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; English, China (Suzhou) Open 2011; China (Shanghai) Open 2012; Kuwait Open 2016 *Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007, 2011); SF (2006). *Asian Games: winner (2006, 10). *Asian Championships: winner (2007, 09). ;Mixed Doubles *Asian Championships: winner (2009); SF (2005). *World Junior Championships: winner (2003) ;Team *Olympic Games: Winner (2012, 2016) *World Championships: winner (2006, 08, 12); runner-up (2010). *

World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The inaugural edition of the tournament was contested in 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica and was called the Nations Cup. No tourname ...

: 1st (2007, 09, 10, 11). *Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10). *Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 07, 09).

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* * * * * * 1988 births Living people Table tennis players from Anshan Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players of China Olympic medalists in table tennis 2016 Olympic gold medalists for China 2016 Olympic silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Chinese female table tennis players Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China World Table Tennis Championships medalists 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub