YAO JIE

National Authority: Netherlands

Right/Left Handed: Right

Height: 175 cm

Date of Birth: 10 April, 1977

Place of Brth: Wuhan, China

World Ranking: Ladies Singles #4

PROFILE:

Yao Jie began her ascent to top 10 world rankings (currently at #3) as a singles player in early 2004 when she began to push Camila Martin and Mia Audina for the top position in European badminton. In that year, Yao defeated Camila Martin and her Indonesian counterpart in the Uber Cup Finals in Jakarta. She went on to play in finals at the Dutch and Danish Open events that year. In 2005, she finally took home her first championship at the Thailand Open. At the MVP Cup, she will be playing doubles with Mia Audina. This pair won the European Championships as a doubles team and competed in the Uber Cup as a doubles pair as well. The combined talent of Mia and Yao is apparent when two of the best singles players in the world are teamed as doubles partners!
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