# Pi Hongyan

Pi Hongyan (simplified Chinese: 皮红艳; traditional Chinese: 皮紅艷; pinyin: Pí Hóngyàn; born 25 January 1979) is a former Chinese badminton player, who later represented France.

## Career

Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because of the intense competition to gain positions on its national team, and because of the elite status within the sport that such a player is likely to hold in other badminton playing countries. Her titles include women's singles at the U.S. (1999), German (2001, 2002), Bitburger (2001, 2002), Portugal (2001, 2003), Swiss (2001, 2005), Croatian (2003), French (2003, 2004, 2005), Dutch (2004), Denmark (2005), Singapore (2006) and India (2009) Opens. At the biennial European Championships she was a silver medalist in 2004 and a bronze medalist in 2008 and 2010. She was runner-up to China's Xie Xingfang at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2007. Pi has been at least a quarter-finalist in each of the last six consecutive BWF World Championships (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011), with a bronze medal in 2009, as well as a quarter-finalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Xie Xingfang | 18–21, 8–21 | Bronze |

### European Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | Mia Audina | 1–11, 0–11 | Silver |
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | Xu Huaiwen | 11–21, 21–4, 18–21 | Bronze |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | Juliane Schenk | 14–21, 13–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Gong Ruina | 6–11, 11–4, 10–12 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | All England Open | Xie Xingfang | 6–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | French Open | Xie Xingfang | 13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Korea Open | Tine Rasmussen | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | U.S. Open | Wu Huimin | 11–8, 11–3 | Winner |
| 2001 | Swiss Open | Xu Huaiwen | 7–2, 7–1, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | German Open | Elena Nozdran | 7–1, 7–5, 7–2 | Winner |
| 2001 | Denmark Open | Camilla Martin | 6–8, 3–7, 0–7 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | German Open | Yao Jie | 4–11, 11–9, 11–7 | Winner |
| 2003 | Chinese Taipei Open | Mia Audina | 13–10, 2–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Dutch Open | Yao Jie | 11–5, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2005 | Swiss Open | Xu Huaiwen | 13–12, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2005 | Denmark Open | Xu Huaiwen | 7–11, 11–4, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2006 | Singapore Open | Mia Audina | 22–20, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei Open | Wang Chen | 18–21, 21–14, 24–26 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | India Open | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 17–21, 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Canada Open | Cheng Shao-chieh | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Chen Xiaojia | 21–19, 15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Portugal International | Anu Weckström | 11–8, 11–1 | Winner |
| 2001 | BMW Open International | Xu Huaiwen | 7–4, 3–7, 7–2, 7–3 | Winner |
| 2002 | BMW Open International | Xu Huaiwen | 11–9, 11–1 | Winner |
| 2003 | Portugal International | Judith Meulendijks | 11–5, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2003 | French International | Judith Meulendijks | 11–1, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2003 | Croatian International | Kelly Morgan | 6–11, 11–5, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2003 | Mauritius International | Kanako Yonekura | 5–11, 13–10, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2003 | South Africa International | Kanako Yonekura | 6–11, 11–4, 11–9 | Winner |
| 2003 | Bitburger International | Xu Huaiwen | 11–9, 5–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | French International | Chen Lanting | 11–5, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2005 | French International | Anne Marie Pedersen | 11–1, 11–2 | Winner |
| 2012 | Swedish Masters | Kristina Gavnholt | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Portugal International | Kasper Kiim Jensen | Björn Siegemund Nicol Pitro | 3–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Bitburger International | Svetoslav Stoyanov | Rasmus Andersen Britta Andersen | 2–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF/IBF International Series 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 |
| / Huang Chia-chi | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 10 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Dai Yun | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Gong Ruina | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Li Xuerui | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Lu Lan | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Wang Lin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wang Shixian | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Wang Xin | 5 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Wang Yihan | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Xie Xingfang | 10 | 1 | 9 | –8 |
| Zhang Ning | 17 | 3 | 14 | –11 |
| Zhu Lin | 11 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Tine Baun | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Camilla Martin | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Mette Sørensen | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Tracey Hallam | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petra Overzier | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Juliane Schenk | 14 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| / Xu Huaiwen | 20 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| / Wang Chen | 9 | 2 | 7 | –5 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Zhou Mi | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Saina Nehwal | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Wong Mew Choo | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Mia Audina | 12 | 5 | 7 | –2 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Carolina Marín | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |