# Jiang Yanjiao

Jiang Yanjiao (simplified Chinese: 蒋燕皎; traditional Chinese: 蔣燕皎; pinyin: Jiǎng Yànjiǎo; born 26 June 1986), is a Chinese badminton player from Changzhou. She graduated from the Huaqiao University.

## Career

A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships (2002) and the Asian Junior Championships (2004), Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players. She won the Chinese national title in 2005, the Denmark Open in 2006, the Asian Championships in both 2007 and 2008, and the China Open in 2008. Jiang played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 2006 and 2008.
As one of several Chinese women's singles players who rate among the world's best, Jiang has been excluded from some international competitions which set a maximum number of participants from any one country. For example, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing neither Jiang nor reigning world champion Zhu Lin were entered in the women's singles event which limited the strongest badminton nations to three competitors.

## Achievements
### World Cup

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Xie Xingfang | 21–16, 19–21, 18–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Lu Lan | 18–21, 23–25 | Bronze |
| 2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Wang Lin | 18–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2007 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Lu Lan | 25–23, 23–21 | Gold |
| 2006 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Wang Chen | 17–21, 18–21 | Bronze |

### World Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa | Seo Yoon-hee | 11–0, 8–11, 11–3 | Gold |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea | Lu Lan | 11–9, 11–2 | Gold |
| 2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Zhu Lin | 3–11, 6–11 | Silver |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | China Masters | Wang Yihan | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Korea Open | Wang Shixian | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | China Masters | Wang Shixian | 16–21, 5–8 Retired | Runner-up |
| 2010 | China Open | Wang Shixian | 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Japan Open | Wang Xin | 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2010 | Swiss Open | Wang Shixian | 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | China Open | Wang Xin | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Open | Wang Shixian | 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Swiss Open | Wang Yihan | 17–21, 21–17, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | China Open | Zhu Jingjing | 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Thailand Open | Li Xuerui | 21–14, 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Macau Open | Wang Yihan | 21–16, 20–22, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Denmark Open | Lu Lan | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 6 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Li Xuerui | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Lu Lan | 8 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Wang Lin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wang Shixian | 11 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| Wang Xin | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Wang Yihan | 14 | 5 | 9 | –4 |
| Xie Xingfang | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Zhang Ning | 5 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Zhu Lin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Tine Baun | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Petra Overzier | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Juliane Schenk | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Xu Huaiwen | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Pi Hongyan | 6 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Wang Chen | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 6 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Zhou Mi | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Saina Nehwal | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Wong Mew Choo | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Mia Audina | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |