Lu Lan (born 2 May 1987) is a badminton player from China.

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Lu Lan 卢兰
Lu Lan at the 2006 German Open
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37) Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Residence	Shanghai, China
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	5 (21 January 2010)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 2009 Hyderabad Women's singles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles World Cup 2005 Yiyang Women's singles Uber Cup 2008 Jakarta Women's team 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Women's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Women's team Asian Championships 2011 Chengdu Women's singles 2007 Johor Bahru Women's singles World Junior Championships 2004 Richmond Mixed team 2004 Richmond Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team 2004 Hwacheon Girls' singles
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In 2004, she won the Polish Open. In 2006, she won the Korea Open and finished the year in the 5th position in the BWF World Ranking.^[1]

In 2007, she won the Denmark Super Series, and was a bronze medalist at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, losing to the eventual champion Zhu Lin in the semifinals.^[2]

In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, she lost to Xie Xingfang 21–7, 10–21, 12–21 in the semi-finals and was then upset by Maria Kristin Yulianti from Indonesia 21–11, 13–21, 15–21 in the bronze medal match. Earlier in 2008 she had reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championships where she lost a very close match to Denmark's Tine Rasmussen.^[3]

In 2009, she achieved her greatest success to date when she won the 2009 BWF World Championship Women's Singles title in Hyderabad, India. The match was against compatriot, and two times winner of the event (2005 and 2006), Xie Xingfang; winning in two straight games 23–21, 21–12.^[4]

After retiring from the tournament in 2013, she continued her education at the Beijing Sport University. She married Peng Yu in September 2013, and lived in Shanghai.^[5] She then became an official umpire on the BWF World Tour, the first renowned player who successfully transitioned to an officiating job in the sport.^[6]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[7]

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Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Petya Nedelcheva 2 2 0 +2 Li Xuerui 2 1 1 0 Wang Lin 5 4 1 +3 Wang Shixian 3 1 2 –1 Wang Yihan 9 4 5 –1 Xie Xingfang 12 3 9 –6 Zhang Ning 4 1 3 –2 Zhu Lin 10 7 3 +4 Cheng Shao-chieh 6 4 2 +2 Tai Tzu-ying 2 0 2 –2 Tine Baun 6 2 4 –2 Tracey Hallam 4 4 0 +4 Pi Hongyan 3 1 2 –1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Juliane Schenk 1 1 0 +1 Xu Huaiwen 7 5 2 +3 Wang Chen 8 6 2 +4 Yip Pui Yin 4 3 1 +2 Zhou Mi 7 1 6 –5 Saina Nehwal 5 1 4 –3 Maria Kristin Yulianti 5 3 2 +1 Wong Mew Choo 6 3 3 0 Mia Audina 4 2 2 0 Bae Yeon-ju 1 1 0 +1 Sung Ji-hyun 2 1 1 0 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2 Ratchanok Intanon 2 1 1 0

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