Lu Lan
Lu Lan is a badminton player from China.
Career
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.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.
In the 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.
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, Xie Xingfang; winning in two straight games 23–21, 21–12.
After retiring from the tournament in 2013, she continued her education at the Beijing Sport University. She married Peng Xin in September 2013, and lived in Shanghai. 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.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  World CupWomen's singles
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