Zhou Lei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Lei 周雷
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1970-01-25) 25 January 1970
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Women's Badminton Representing China World Championships 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles World Cup 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team Uber Cup 1990 Tokyo Women's team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Women's team Asian Championships 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles

Zhou Lei (Chinese: 周雷) is a former world level badminton player from China who later coached in the United States.

Career

Primarily a doubles specialist, Zhou's biggest badminton achievement was winning women's doubles at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with compatriot Nong Qunhua. Zhou also shared women's doubles titles at the French (1989), Swedish (1990), Thailand (1992), and Hong Kong (1992) Opens. In 1989 she was a runner-up at the prestigious All-England Championships and a bronze medalist at the IBF World Championships with Sun Xiaoqing. Zhou was a women's singles runner-up to Tang Jiuhong at the Denmark Open in 1990. She was a member of the world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1990 and 1992. After retiring, she first went to coach in Peru. Now, she currently coaches in the US at Z Badminton Training Center in Union City, where she is also the founder and owner of the club until it was closed.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Sun Xiaoqing	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–13, 1–15, 4–15	Bronze
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Nong Qunhua	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–5, 15–10	Gold

World Cup

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Sun Xiaoqing	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	7–15, 4–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ye Zhaoying	10–12, 2–11	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	French Open	Li Lingwei	5–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1989	Hong Kong Open	Han Aiping	12–11, 7–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1989	China Open	Tang Jiuhong	1–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1990	Japan Open	Huang Hua	6–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Huang Hua	5–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1990	Denmark Open	Tang Jiuhong	3–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1991	Korea Open	Huang Hua	2–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1991	Singapore Open	Huang Hua	5–11, 11–7, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Thailand Open	Luo Yun	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	15–6, 5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1988	China Open	Sun Xiaoqing	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	All England Open	Sun Xiaoqing	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	7–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	French Open	Sun Xiaoqing	Chiu Mei Yin Li Lingwei	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1989	China Open	Sun Xiaoqing	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	15–12, 5–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Huang Hua	Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel	3–15, 18–15, 15–12	Winner
1992	Hong Kong Open	Nong Qunhua	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1992	Thailand Open	Nong Qunhua	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	15–4, 12–15, 15–8	Winner
1993	French Open	Nong Qunhua	Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	10–15, 15–17	Runner-Up

Invitational Tournament

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Konica Cup	Shi Wen	Huang Hua Tang Jiuhong	15–10, 15–12	Winner

External links

• Profile
• Zhou Lei at BWFBadminton.com
• Zhou Lei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)