At the2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding won her second world title inwomen's singles by defeating her compatriotLiu Shiwen 4–3 in the final. At the2017 World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf Ding defeatedZhu Yuling 4–2 in the final, becoming World Champion for the third time. She won the women's table tennis singles gold medal at the2016 Summer Olympics where she beat compatriotLi Xiaoxia in the women's singles final. She previously won the silver medal at the2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event in which she also faced Li Xiaoxia but lost after receiving several penalty points from the umpire.[4][5] She was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[6] She is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongsideLi Xiaoxia,Deng Yaping,Wang Nan,Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.
She is currently retired, and studying inPeking University for amaster's degree in Physical Education. Ding officially announced her retirement in September 2021.[7]
Pro Tour Winner (11): Kuwait Open (2009); English, UAE, Austrian Open (2011); Slovenian, Polish Open (2012); Austrian, Qatar, Russian Open (2013); China Open (2014); Korea, China Open (2016); China Open (2017) Runner-up (4): German Open (2010); Qatar, Harmony China <Suzhou> Open (2011); KRA Korea Open (2012); Kuwait, China, Polish Open (2015); Kuwait, Qatar, Japan Open (2016).
Pro Tour Grand Finals Winner (1): Lisbon, Portugal (2015) appearances: 4. Record: runner-up (2009, 11,12,13).
World Championships: winner (2017), runner-up (2009, 2011,2013,2015).
Pro Tour Winner (18): Danish, China (Tianjin) Open (2009); Qatar Open (2010); Austrian Open (2011); Hungarian, Slovenian, KRA Korea Open (2012); Austrian, Kuwait, Qatar, Russian Open (2013); China Open (2014); Kuwait, Polish Open (2015); Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, Korean Open (2016); China Open (2017) Runner-up (8): China (Nanjing) Open 2007; Qatar Open (2009); Kuwait, German, China Open (2010); English, Qatar, Harmony China <Suzhou> Open (2011); China Open (2012,16)
Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2009,2013,2015).
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