Shen Yanfei

Nationality	Spain
Born	(1979-12-24) December 24, 1979[1] Hebei, China
Playing style	Left-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	6 (March 2013)[2]
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)
Medal record European Championships 2013 Schwechat Doubles Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Team 2013 Mersin Singles

Shen Yanfei (simplified Chinese: 沈燕飞; traditional Chinese: 沈燕飛; pinyin: Shén Yànfēi; born December 24, 1979 in Hebei, China) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Spain and resides in Cartagena, Murcia. Her birth name, Shen Yanfei, follows Chinese convention so Shen is the family name and Yanfei the given name. She now has Spanish nationality and therefore her legal name is now Yanfei Shen following Spanish convention which puts family names last.

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition. In May 2011 she qualified directly for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Career records

Singles (as of July 6, 2013)^[4]

• Olympics: round of 16 (2012).^[5]
• Women's World Cup: 3rd (2012).
• World Tour winner (3): Korea Open 2010; Japan Open, German Open 2012. Runner-up (2): Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Spanish Open 2013.
• World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: SF (2006).
• Europe Top-12: 5th (2006, 2011)

Women's Doubles

• World Tour winner (4): Chinese Taipei Open 2005; China (Guangzhou) Open 2006; Korea, Chinese Taipei Open 2007.
• World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2005); runner-up (2006).

Team

• Olympics: 9th (2008, 2012).
• World Championships: 15th (2010).

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