# Zhang Yiman

Zhang Yiman (Chinese: 张艺曼; pinyin: Zhāng Yìmàn, born 15 January 1997) is a Chinese badminton player. She won her first World Tour title at the 2019 Vietnam Open. She also won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships in the women's singles category.
In December 2024, Zhang announced her retirement from National team on social media.

## Career
### 2021

In 2021, Zhang participated in the 2021 BWF World Championships in the women's singles category. The unseeded Zhang defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in the first round before receiving a walkover to the third round, where she defeated the sixteenth seed Kim Ga-eun of South Korea in straight games. Then in the quarter-finals, she shocked the seventh seed and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in a hard-fought three-game match. This was the biggest win in her career. Although she lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in straight games in the semi-final, she won a bronze medal, which was her first ever medal from a major tournament.

### 2022

Zhang reached the final at the 2022 Hylo Open, but lost to compatriot Han Yue in straight games.

### 2023

Zhang won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Thailand Masters, beating compatriot Han Yue in three games.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Akane Yamaguchi | 19–21, 19–21 | Bronze |

### World University Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Kim Ga-ram | 13–21, 18–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Sayaka Takahashi | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 | Kim Ga-eun | 20–22, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Asuka Takahashi | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2022 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Han Yue | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Han Yue | 15–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Akane Yamaguchi | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Ruichang China Masters | Super 100 | Han Qianxi | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Belarus International | Wang Zhiyi | 21–18, 9–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 November 2022.
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Chen Yufei | 6 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| He Bingjiao | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Li Xuerui | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Saina Nehwal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| An Se-young | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Carolina Marín | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |