Badminton World Championships Women: Singles Year Location 2010 Paris (fra) 2009 Hyderabad (ind) Lu Lan (chn) Xie Xingfang (chn) Hongyan Pi (fra) Wang Lin (chn) 2007 Kuala Lumpur (mls) Zhu Lin (chn) Wang Chen (hkg) Lu Lan (chn) Zhang Ning (chn) 2006 Madrid (spa) Xie Xingfang (chn) Zhang Ning (chn) Petra Overzier (ger) Huaiwen Xu (ger) 2005 Anaheim (usa) Xie Xingfang (chn) Zhang Ning (chn) Cheng Shaochieh (tai) Huaiwen Xu (ger) 2003 Birmingham (eng) Zhang Ning (chn) Gong Ruina (chn) Mia Audina (net) Zhou Mi (chn) 2001 Sevilla (spa) Gong Ruina (chn) Zhou Mi (chn) Gong Zhichao (chn) Zhang Ning (chn) 1999 København (den) Camilla Martin (den) Dai Yun (chn) Gong Ruina (chn) Mette Sørensen (den) 1997 Glasgow (sco) Ye Zhaoying (chn) Gong Zhichao (chn) Han Jingna (chn) Wang Chen (chn) 1995 Lausanne (swi) Ye Zhaoying (chn) Han Jingna (chn) Soo Hyun-Bang (sko) Susi Susanti (ina) 1993 Birmingham (eng) Susi Susanti (ina) Soo Hyun-Bang (sko) Tang Jiuhong (chn) Ye Zhaoying (chn) 1991 København (den) Tang Jiuhong (chn) Sarwendah Kusumawardhani (ina) Lee Heung-Soon (sko) Susi Susanti (ina) 1989 Jakarta (ina) Li Lingwei (chn) Huang Hua (chn) Sarwendah Kusumawardhani (ina) Tang Jiuhong (chn) 1987 Beijing (chn) Han Aiping (chn) Li Lingwei (chn) Gu Jiaming (chn) Zheng Yuli (chn) 1985 Calgary (can) Han Aiping (chn) Wu Jianqin (chn) Li Lingwei (chn) Zheng Yuli (chn) 1983 København (den) Li Lingwei (chn) Han Aiping (chn) Helen Troke (eng) Zhang Ailing (chn) 1980 Jakarta (ina) Verawaty Wiharjo (ina) Lie Hing Ivana (ina) Lene Køppen (den) Tati Sumirah (ina) 1977 Malmö (swe) Lene Køppen (den) Gillian Gilks (eng) Margaret Lockwood (eng) Hiroe Yuki (jpn)