Tan Ning (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Tan Ning (simplified Chinese: 谭宁; traditional Chinese: 譚寧; pinyin: Tán Níng; born 3 April 2003) is a Chinese badminton player.^[1] She won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2024 Asian Championships. She also helped the national team win the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships and the 2024 Uber Cup.^[2] Tan reached a career high of world number 1 in the BWF World Rankings on 22 October 2024 with her partner Liu Shengshu.

Tan Ning 谭宁
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 22) Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (with Liu Shengshu, 22 October 2024)
Current ranking	1 (with Liu Shengshu, 15 April 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2024 Paris Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Uber Cup 2024 Chengdu Women's team Asian Championships 2025 Ningbo Women's doubles 2024 Ningbo Women's doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023 Dubai Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2019 Suzhou Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career

In her junior days, Tan played singles. She won the bronze medal in girls' singles at the 2019 Asian Junior Championships.^[3]

In 2022, she partnered with World Junior Championship gold medalist Liu Shengshu and won against their compatriots Li Yijing and Luo Xumin at the Malaysia International in November.^[4]

Her partnership with Liu continued to excel in 2023. The pair helped deliver the final point for the Chinese team when they competed against South Korea at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.^[5] In April, Tan and Liu won the 2023 Spain Masters after defeating their teammates Chen Fanghui and Du Yue with a score of 21–8, 16–21, 21–18.^[6]

In 2024, in her debut at the Olympics, Tan and her partner Liu advanced to the women's doubles final.^[7] They lost the gold medal match to their senior compatriot Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.^[8]

In 2025, Tan and Liu emerged victory at the Asian Championships.^[9]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Liu Shengshu	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	20–22, 15–21	Silver	[8]

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2024	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Liu Shengshu	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21–12, 18–21, 12–21	Bronze
2025	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Liu Shengshu	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21–15, 21–19	Gold	[9]

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China	Han Qianxi	21–11, 18–21, 10–21	Bronze	[3]

BWF World Tour (10 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[11]

Women’s doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Spain Masters	Super 300	Liu Shengshu	Chen Fanghui Du Yue	21–8, 16–21, 21–18	Winner	[6]
2023	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Liu Shengshu	Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto	19–21, 21–16, 12–21	Runner-up
2023	U.S. Open	Super 300	Liu Shengshu	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2023	Australian Open	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2023	Arctic Open	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21–13, 24–22	Winner
2023	French Open	Super 750	Liu Shengshu	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	26–24, 21–19	Winner
2023	Japan Masters	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	21–12, 12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Liu Shengshu	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2024	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	10–21, 21–19, 22–20	Winner
2024	Japan Open	Super 750	Liu Shengshu	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21–18, 22–20	Winner
2024	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2024	Arctic Open	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	21–12, 21–17	Winner
2024	Denmark Open	Super 750	Liu Shengshu	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2024	Japan Masters	Super 500	Liu Shengshu	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	21–15, 21–5	Winner
2024	China Masters	Super 750	Liu Shengshu	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	21–10, 21–10	Winner
2025	Swiss Open	Super 300	Liu Shengshu	Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian	19–21, 21–14, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Malaysia International Series	Liu Shengshu	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	24–22, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Malaysia Junior International	Aisyah Sativa Fatetani	17–21, 21–19, 21–8	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament