Zhang Ailing (Chinese: 张爱玲; pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng; born 1957) is a retired badminton player from China.

She was the dominant international singles player when China joined the IBF in 1981, winning the multi-sport World Games in 1981, the Asian Games in 1982,[2] and the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1982 and 1983,[3] as well as a host of other significant titles.

In the 1983 IBF World Championships, however, she was beaten in the semifinal by Chinese teammate Han Aiping[4] and after this result was unable to regain her previous dominance.

Whether because Zhang, by then in her late twenties, could no longer beat her teammates Han and Li Lingwei, or because of her marriage to fellow Chinese player Chen Changjie, she disappeared from international badminton after the 1983-1984 season.

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