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About Fan Zhendong
The only Super Golden Grand Slam winner - personal profile and technical style
Chinese Name
Fan Zhendong
English Name
Fan Zhendong
Date of Birth
January 22, 1997
Place of Birth
Guangzhou
Sport
Table Tennis
Position
Men's Singles
Play Style
Right-handed shakehand grip, offensive; inverted rubber on both sides
Career Start
February 2012
National Team
Chinese National Table Tennis Team
Domestic Club
Shanghai Team
International Club
Düsseldorf (German Bundesliga)
International Club
Saarbrücken (German Bundesliga)
2025–26 season
Known for explosive power, placement control and backhand flick. Maintained high-intensity schedule and stable win rate for consecutive years.
Equipment info is based on 2026 Bundesliga club archives and match observations; adjusted by competition context.
MILESTONES
Key moments of Fan Zhendong's career in chronological order.
Officially joined Düsseldorf for his second overseas season
Won with 94% of the fan vote — first Chinese player to earn the award
Helped Saarbrücken complete the German Cup + CL + Bundesliga treble; named Finals MVP
Won the Champions League with Saarbrücken — second overseas title
Led Saarbrücken to the title, earning his first overseas trophy and MVP
Second player after Ma Long to retain the National Games singles crown
Began his overseas career
The only player ever to hold every top singles title
Won the Paris Olympics, becoming the 11th Grand Slam player in table tennis history (over 2,862 days)
Represents Shanghai in national competitions
Made history at the Singapore Smash
Swept Möregårdh 4-0 at the Houston Worlds
Joined Guangdong after the Bayi team was disbanded
Reached men's singles world No. 1 at age 21 — youngest men's world No. 1 of the new century
Won the World Cup, becoming the youngest World Cup champion ever (age 19)
Won the Nanjing Youth Olympics, becoming a youth Grand Slam player
Won the Polish Open at 16 years, 292 days
First world-level competition; won singles, team, and mixed doubles titles
At 15, first entered the official ITTF men's singles rankings at No. 139
Became the youngest member of the national team at age 15