Li Jiao (table tennis)

Li Jiao
Li Jiao
Personal information
Nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Born	15 January 1973 (age 52); Qingdao, China
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Highest ranking	10 (January 2011)
Current ranking	31 (August 2016)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the Netherlands
European Games
European Championships

Li Jiao (born 15 January 1973) is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands.^[1] She resides in Heerhugowaard.

Notable matches

In the World Team Championship 2014 Quarter Final draw of Netherlands versus the host team Japan, Li, ranked 13th at the time, famously came from behind to defeat both the then World No. 10 Kasumi Ishikawa and World No. 25 Sayaka Hirano, in five sets.^[3] The match eventually finished 3–2 to Japan, with the final match of Britt Eerland (Netherlands) versus Kasumi Ishikawa (Japan) also ending in five sets.

Career highlights

Olympic Games: 2008, Beijing, women's singles, last 16; 2008, Beijing, team competition; 2012, London, women's singles, last 8; 2012, London, team competition, last 8
World Championships: 2005, Shanghai, women's singles, quarter final; 2005, Shanghai, mixed doubles, last 32; 2006, Bremen, team competition, 14th; 2007, Zagreb, women's singles, last 16; 2007, Zagreb, mixed doubles, last 32; 2008, Guangzhou, team competition, 7th
Pro Tour Grand Finals: 2006, Hong Kong, women's singles, last 16
Pro Tour Meetings: 2004, Warsaw, women's singles, quarter final; 2004, Warsaw, women's doubles, winner; 2004, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final; 2005, Santiago, women's singles, quarter final; 2005, Fort Lauderdale, women's singles, quarter final; 2006, Saint Petersburg, women's singles, semi final; 2006, Bayreuth, women's singles, quarter final; 2006, Warsaw, women's singles, semi final; 2008, Velenje, women's singles, winner; 2008, Velenje, women's doubles, runner-up; 2008, Santiago, women's doubles, semi final
European Games: 2015, Baku, women's singles, winner; 2015, Baku, team competition, runner-up
European Championships: 2005, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final; 2005, Aarhus, mixed doubles, quarter final; 2007, Belgrade, women's singles, winner; 2008, Saint Petersburg, team competition, winner
European Top-12 Championships: 2005, Rennes, 3rd; 2006, Copenhagen, 3rd; 2007, Arezzo, 1st; 2008, Frankfurt, 1st; 2010, Düsseldorf, 1st; 2011, Liège, 1st