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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-01-03)3 January 1998 (age 27) Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 3 (WD withJeong Na-eun, 27 December 2022) 49 (XD withKim Hwi-tae, 12 March 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 3 (WD withKong Hee-yong, 21 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Hye-jeong (Korean: 김혜정; born 3 January 1998) is a South Koreanbadminton player.[1] She has shown her potential as a badminton player since she was young.[2] Kim entered the regular training in the second grade of elementary school in Wanwol-dong,Masan, and was part of the school team that won the junior national championships in 2008.[2][3] She twice won the German Junior Open in 2014 and 2015 in the girls' doubles event, and clinched two titles at the 2015 Thailand Open in the girls' and mixed doubles event.[4] Kim was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team silver medal at the2014 and2015 Asian Junior Championships, and in the individual event, she claim the mixed doubles bronze in 2014, and 2015 silver and bronze medals in the girls' and mixed doubles event respectively.[5][6] At the2016 World Junior Championships, she finished in the semifinals, and settled for the bronze medal.[7] Kim joined the MG Saemaeul team in 2016, and selected to join the national team in 2018.[4]
She was born in the badminton family. Her motherChung So-young is the1992 Olympic gold medalist and her father Kim Bum-shik, is a badminton coach.[2][4]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bilbao Arena,Bilbao, Spain | 17–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand | 21–18, 10–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand | 8–21, 12–21 | Silver | ||
| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Chinese Taipei | 9–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 21–18, 13–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2019 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | 17–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | 9–21, 11–21 | |||
| 2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 21–16, 21–12 | |||
| 2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | 23–21, 28–26 | |||
| 2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 21–12, 21–19 | |||
| 2024 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 21–12, 21–11 | |||
| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 21–14, 16–21, 21–18 | |||
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | 15–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2025 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | |||
| 2025 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | 21–18, 23–21 | |||
| 2025 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | 21–16, 21–14 | |||
| 2025 | China Masters | Super 750 | 19–21, 21–16, 13–21 | |||
| 2025 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 21–19, 21–12 | |||
| 2025 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 21–15, 14–21, 15–21 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saipan International | 19–21, 21–11, 18–21 |