Zhang Ailing (; born 1957) is a retired badminton player from China. Career In 1978 Zhang won women's singles at the rival "world championship" which was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation). She was the dominant international singles player when China joined the IBF in 1981, winning the multi-sport World Games in 1981, the Asian Games in 1982, and the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1982 and 1983, as well as a host of other significant titles. In the 1983 IBF World Championships, however, she was beaten in the semifinal by Chinese teammate Han Aiping and after this result was unable to regain her previous dominance. Zhang played third singles on China's 1984 Uber Cup (women's international) team which won the team world championship. Whether because Zhang, by then in her late twenties, could no longer beat her teammates Han and Li Lingwei, or because of her marriage to fellow Chinese player Chen Changjie, she disappeared from international badminton after the 1983-1984 season. Achievements World Championships World Cup World Games Asian Games International tournaments The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. IBF Grand Prix tournament Invitational tournament References 1957 births Living people Chinese female badminton players Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games World Games medalists in badminton World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 1981 World Games Badminton players from Jiangsu Badminton players from Shanghai