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Revision as of 15:06, 13 March 2015
| Sung Ji-hyun | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Born | July 29, 1991[1] Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)[1] |
| Years active | 2009 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's Singles | |
| Highest ranking | 4 (October 24, 2013) |
| Current ranking | 5 (March 12, 2015) |
| BWF profile | |
| Sung Ji-hyun | |
| Hangul | 성지현 |
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| Revised Romanization | Seong Jihyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Chihyŏn |
Sung Ji-hyun (born July 29, 1991) is a badminton player from South Korea.[1][2]
Sung Ji-hyun went into badminton following the path of her parents Sung Han-kook and Kim Yun-ja who both competed internationally in the 1980s.[3]
She won the Korea Grand Prix Gold title in 2011. Unlike most Korean badminton players Sung has focused on singles and in December 2011 she received a career high ranking of number seven in the world in that discipline.[2]
In 2012, Sung's performance at Super Series was progressingly better, with semi final performance in Indonesia Open, Singapore Open and Japan Open. She was seeded 8th at the Olympics 2012. However, her lackluster performance in the Olympics 2012 saw her failing to make past the group match, losing to Yip Pui Yin. She defended her title Korea Grand Prix Gold title at the end of the year.
Sung won her first Super Series Premier title early in 2013 at her hometown, the Korea Open. This propelled her ranking up to world no.5, the highest of her career. Sung reached semi final at the All England, losing to the eventual winner Tine Baun in an exciting match lasted for 76 minutes, 22-24, 21-19, 19-21. She later won the 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold against Tai Tzu-ying 21–16, 21–9. Then, she reached the finals of 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier losing to Wang Yihan in 21–16, 18–21, 20–22. In 2013 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold, she went up against compatriot Bae Youn-joo and she was beaten in 3 sets 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.
In 2014 Badminton Asia Championships, she became the first Korean in 10 years to win the title, beating 1st seeded Wang Shixian 21-19, 21-15.
Record Against Selected Opponents
Singles results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists, plus all Olympic opponents.[2]
Petya Nedelcheva 2–1
Jiang Yanjiao 3–1- Li Xuerui 0–8
- Liu Xin 1–1
- Wang Shixian 4–5
- Wang Xin 3–4
- Wang Yihan 1–9
- Yao Xue 1–0
- Wang Lin 1–1
Cheng Shao-chieh 2–0- Tai Tzu-ying 4–4
Tine Baun 1–6
Pi Hongyan 1–2
Juliane Schenk 3–4
Yip Pui Yin 2–2- Zhou Mi 1–1
Saina Nehwal 1–4
Eriko Hirose 7–0- Sayaka Sato 5–0
- Minatsu Mitani 4–0
- Shizuka Uchida 1–0
- Bae Youn-joo 2–4
Wong Mew Choo 1–0
Sara Blengsli Kværnø 1–0
Carolina Marín 0–2
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 7–3- Ratchanok Inthanon 6–4
References
- ^ a b c d "SUNG Jihyun - Biography". 2009 Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ a b c "SUNG Ji Hyun". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ Hearn, Don. "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 10 December 2024 | |
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