{{Short description|Chinese badminton player (born 1997)}} {{family name hatnote|[[Zhang (surname)|Zhang]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Zhang Yiman<br />张艺曼 | image = Zhang Yiman (cropped).jpg | caption = Zhang at the [[2022 German Open (badminton)|2022 German Open]] | country = China | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|1|15}} | birth_place = [[Hengyang]], Hunan, China | height = | weight = | years_active = | retired = 18 December 2024 | handedness = Right | coach = [[Luo Yigang]] | event = Women's singles | highest_ranking = 13 | date_of_highest_ranking = 19 September 2023 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | played = | titles = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2021 BWF World Championships|2021 Huelva]] | [[2021 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Bangkok]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the FISU World University Games|World University Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2021 Summer World University Games|2021 Chengdu]] | [[Badminton at the 2021 Summer World University Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }} {{MedalBronze | 2021 Chengdu | Women's singles }} | bwfbadminton_id = 58720 | bwf_id = 66B0CB6D-FBE1-4927-9F2E-D775D5A0264C }}

'''Zhang Yiman''' ({{zh|s=张艺曼|p=Zhāng Yìmàn}}, born 15 January 1997) is a Chinese [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Zhang Yiman |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/58720/zhang-yi-man |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=31 December 2019}}</ref> She won her first [[BWF World Tour|World Tour]] title at the [[2019 Vietnam Open (badminton)|2019 Vietnam Open]]. She also won a bronze medal at the [[2021 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|2021 World Championships]] in the women's singles category.<ref name="wc21">{{cite web |last=Huai |first=Xiao |title=世锦赛张艺曼0：2不敌日本名将山口茜，国羽女单获两铜 |url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1719485427020101031 |website=Baidu |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref>

In December 2024, Zhang announced her retirement from the [[China national badminton team|national team]] on social media.<ref name="retnt24">{{cite web| title=时光匆匆，2015年十八岁的我一腔热血怀揣着梦想来到国家队 | url=https://www.weibo.com/2282756905/P5pkmtZSM | website=[[Weibo]] |date=2024-12-18}}</ref>

== Career==

=== Early career === In December 2014, Zhang was transferred from the Jiangxi Provincial badminton team to the Bayi badminton team, and in January 2015, she entered the national team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wu |first1=Shishi |last2=Li |first2=Zi |title=张艺曼，你是家乡人民的骄傲 |url=http://www.hyqss.cn/2019/november/F702F39C.html |work=Hengyang Daily |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> In November 2017, she reached the semi-finals in the [[2017 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold|Macau Open]]. She fought hard for three games and lost 22–20, 16–21, 11–21.

=== 2018–2019 === Zhang reached her first ever final in the BWF World Tour at the [[2019 New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]], where she finished runner-up to [[Sayaka Takahashi]].<ref name="nz18">{{cite web |last=Dewhurst |first=Andrew |title=Lin Dan lives up to superstar status in NZ Open win |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lin-dan-lives-up-to-superstar-status-in-nz-open-win/CDTMYC4EQ74OTOFU7A74RPF4LI/ |work=New Zealand Herald |date=6 May 2018 |access-date=29 September 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> She also became a runner-up in the [[2019 Lingshui China Masters|Lingshui China Masters]] and [[Belarus International]].<ref name="ling19">{{cite web |title=中国（陵水）国际羽毛球大师赛收官 国羽小将五战四失利 |url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1628253625394134460&wfr=spider&for=pc |website=Baidu |date=17 March 2019 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref><ref name="bel19">{{cite web |title=白俄罗斯国际赛国羽包揽五金 雷兰曦连胜八场 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/badmin/2019-09-02/doc-iicezueu2734982.shtml |publisher=Sina |date=2 September 2019 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> Shi finally managed to win her first ever World Tour title in the [[2019 Vietnam Open (badminton)|Vietnam Open]].<ref name="vie19">{{cite web |title=Sourabh Verma và Zhang Yi Man vô địch đơn nam, đơn nữ |url=https://baodongnai.com.vn/thethao/201909/giai-cau-long-quoc-te-viet-nam-mo-rong-2019-sourabh-verma-va-zhang-yi-man-vo-dich-don-nam-don-nu-2964148/ |publisher=Báo Đồng Nai |date=15 September 2019 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=vi}}</ref>

=== 2021 === In 2021, Zhang participated in the [[2021 BWF World Championships]] in the [[2021 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|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 (badminton)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loh's Milestone for Singapore |url=https://bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/12/18/lohs-milestone-for-singapore/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref> Although she lost to Japan's [[Akane Yamaguchi]] in straight games in the semi-final,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tai, Akane in Summit Clash |url=https://bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/12/18/tai-akane-in-summit-clash/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref> she won a bronze medal, which was her first ever medal from a major tournament.<ref name="wc21"/>

=== 2022 === Zhang reached the final at the [[2022 Hylo Open]], but lost to compatriot [[Han Yue]] in straight games.<ref name="hylo22">{{cite web |title=Badminton Hylo Open 2022: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Han Yue take singles titles |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/badminton-hylo-open-2022-finals-live-results |publisher=International Olympic Committee |date=6 November 2022 |access-date=7 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107031316/https://olympics.com/en/news/badminton-hylo-open-2022-finals-live-results |archive-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

=== 2023 === Zhang won her first [[BWF World Tour]] title at the [[2023 Thailand Masters]], beating compatriot [[Han Yue]] in three games.<ref name="tham23">{{cite web |title=Thailand Masters: Lin caps dream run |url=https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2023/02/05/thailand-masters-lin-caps-dream-run/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=5 February 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref> She also finished runner-up in the [[2023 Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]].<ref name="hk23">{{cite web |last1=Pratt |first1=James |title=BWF Hong Kong Open 2023: Yamaguchi and Christie claim singles crowns - Final results |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/bwf-hong-kong-open-2023-yamaguchi-christie-singles-final-results |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=16 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250908201423/https://www.olympics.com/en/news/bwf-hong-kong-open-2023-yamaguchi-christie-singles-final-results |archive-date=8 September 2025 |date=17 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2024–2025 === Zhang announced her retirement from the national team on social media in December 2024.<ref name="retnt24" />

In 2025, Zhang ended a 26-month international title drought by winning the [[2025 Ruichang China Masters|Ruichang China Masters]].<ref name="rcm25">{{cite web |title=中国国际羽毛球大师赛落幕国羽斩获四金五银 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JQRNLBCV0550TYQ0.html |publisher=NetEase |date=17 March 2025 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== BWF World Championships === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[2021 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|2021]] | align="left" | [[Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín]], [[Huelva]], Spain | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]] | align="left" | 19–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="wc21"/> |}

=== World University Games === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- | align="center"| [[Badminton at the 2021 Summer World University Games|2021]] | align="left"| [[Shuangliu Sports Centre|Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium]],<br />[[Chengdu]], China | align="left"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-ram (badminton)|Kim Ga-ram]] | align="left"| 13–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | |}

=== BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> 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&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300, and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- | align="center" | [[2018 New Zealand Open (badminton)#Finals 2|2018]] | align="left" | [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sayaka Takahashi]] | align="left" | 13–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="nz18"/> |- | align="center" | [[2019 Lingshui China Masters#Finals 2|2019]] | align="left" | [[Lingshui China Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-eun (badminton)|Kim Ga-eun]] | align="left" | 20–22, 21–14, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="ling19"/> |- | align="center" | [[2019 Vietnam Open (badminton)#Finals 2|2019]] | align="left" | [[Vietnam Open (badminton)|Vietnam Open]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Asuka Takahashi]] | align="left" | 21–18, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="vie19"/> |- | align="center" | [[2022 Hylo Open#Finals 2|2022]] | align="left" | [[Hylo Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Yue]] | align="left" | 18–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="hylo22"/> |- | align="center" | [[2023 Thailand Masters (badminton)#Finals 2|2023]] | align="left" | [[Thailand Masters (badminton)|Thailand Masters]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Han Yue | align="left" | 15–21, 21–13, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="tham23" /> |- | align="center" | [[2023 Hong Kong Open (badminton)#Finals 2|2023]] | align="left" | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]] | align="left" | Super 500 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]] | align="left" | 18–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="hk23"/> |- | align="center" | [[2025 Ruichang China Masters#Finals 2|2025]] | align="left" | [[Ruichang China Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Qianxi]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="rcm25"/> |}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Belarus International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Zhiyi]] | align="left" | 21–18, 9–21, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="bel19"/> |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[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 [[2022 Hylo Open|6 November 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/head-2-head?OrganizationCode=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&T1P1MemberID=58720 |title=Zhang Yi Man Head to Head |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>

{{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" |- ! rowspan="2" | Players ! rowspan="2" | Matches ! colspan="2" | Results ! rowspan="2" | Difference |- ! Won ! Lost |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Yufei]] | 6 || 0 || 6 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –6 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Bingjiao]] | 2 || 0 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yip Pui Yin]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]] | 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]] | 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0 |} {{col-break}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" |- ! rowspan="2" | Players ! rowspan="2" | Matches ! colspan="2" | Results ! rowspan="2" | Difference |- ! Won ! Lost |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nozomi Okuhara]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[An Se-young]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sung Ji-hyun]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]] | 5 || 1 || 4 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]] | 3 || 1 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |} {{col-end}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{BWFB|58720}} * {{BWFT|66B0CB6D-FBE1-4927-9F2E-D775D5A0264C|member_id=58720}}

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