Zhou Lei


Zhou Lei 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, Swedish, Thailand, and Hong Kong 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 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
IBF World Championships – Women's doubles|1989]Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

World Cup

Women's Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China

Asian Championships

Women's Singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1992Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's Singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1989French Opensilver2

Invitational Tournament

Women's Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988 [Singapore Open |1988]Konica Cup