Zi Yan
- Birthdate: November 12, 1984
- Weight: 121 lbs (55 kg)
- Height: 5’7” (1.71 m)
- Age: 25 years
- Gender: Female
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Athlete Events
Tennis
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 08/16 | Women's Singles Final Ranking | |
| 08/16 | Women's Doubles Final Ranking | Bronze (3rd) |
| 08/16 | Women's Doubles Bronze Medal | Zi Yan, Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Alona Bondarenko, Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) |
| 08/15 | Women's Doubles Semifinal - Match 1 | Zi Yan, Jie Zheng (CHN) lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues, Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) |
| 08/14 | Women's Doubles Quarterfinal - Match 1 | Zi Yan, Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Dinara Safina (RUS) |
| 08/12 | Women's Doubles Round 2 - Match 2 | Zi Yan, Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Patty Schnyder (SUI) |
| 08/11 | Women's Doubles Round 1 - Match 4 | Zi Yan, Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Daniela Hantuchova, Janette Husarova (SVK) |
| 08/10 | Women's Singles Round 1 - Match 5 | Zi Yan (CHN) lost to Vera Zvonareva (RUS) |
Athlete Profile
- Owns a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 4 in the world (July 10, 2006).
- Owns 14 WTA doubles titles, including 11 with Chinese teammate Zheng Jie.
- Captured 2006 Australian Open doubles title with Zheng, becoming the first Chinese players to win a Grand Slam.
- Previous Olympic doubles experience came with Zheng in 2004 in Athens with a quarterfinal appearance.
- Has also competed for China in the Fed Cup from 2002-03, 2006-08 and 2008.
- Also owns a career-high WTA ranking of No. 40 in the world (May 5, 2008).
- Owns one career WTA singles titles (Guangzhou - 2005).
- Has made seven Grand Slam singles appearances, going 1-7.
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |