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Beiwen Zhang (; born 12 July 1990) is a badminton player who is a singles specialist. Born in China, she previously represented Singapore and currently represents the United States. She won the women's singles title at the 2021 Pan Am Championships and at the 2023 Pan American Games.
In 2009, she was part of the Singapore national badminton team, winning a bronze medal at the women's team event of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. After a one-year break in which she did not play any tournaments at all, in 2013, she came back on her way to reach top level again.
In 2011, her contract with the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was not renewed after a reported falling out with then-singles head coach Luan Ching over a curfew.
In 2016, Zhang started to compete in the Danish Badminton League, for Vendsyssel Elite Badminton. Zhang reached the final round at a BWF Super Series event, the French Open, for the first time, but finished as the runner-up after losing the final to He Bingjiao of China in straight games. In 2018, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the India Open, defeating host player and defending champion P. V. Sindhu with the score 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 in the final.
In 2021, Zhang competed in her first Pan Am Championships and clinched the women's singles title after beating Rachel Chan of Canada in straight games. On March the same year, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She then competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her bid for a medal was cut short, however, when she suffered an apparent achilles injury during a match against He Bingjiao of China in the round of 16.
Zhang started the 2023 season in Asia by competing in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, and Thailand，where her best performance was entering the quarter-finals in India. Her performance improved on tour in Europe, by being a finalist in the Orléans Masters, semi-finalist in the Swiss Open, and also quarter-finalist in the Spain Masters. She then took part in the Pan Am Championships in Jamaica, and won the women's singles silver medal. Zhang's form picked up in recent months. She finished runner-up at the Taipei Open in June, made the Canada Open semi-finals and reached the Japan Open quarter-finals in July. She then won her first World Tour title in five years in the Australian Open in August, beating Kim Ga-eun in the final. In October, she claimed the gold medal in the women's singles in her debut at the Pan American Games.
| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | Jennie Gai | 21–8, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Rachel Chan | 21–14, 21–18 | Gold |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | Michelle Li | 18–21, 21–16, 23–25 | Silver |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | Michelle Li | 19–21, 9–21 | Silver |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Michelle Li | 21–18, 18–21, 21–17 | Gold |
Women's singles
| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 | P. V. Sindhu | 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Li Xuerui | 26–24, 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Nozomi Okuhara | 10–21, 21–17, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Carolina Marín | 23–25, 21–9, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Tai Tzu-ying | 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Kim Ga-eun | 20–22, 21–16, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 21–18, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2024 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Natsuki Nidaira | 21–17, 18–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Tanvi Sharma | 21–11, 16–21, 21–10 | Winner |
Women's singles
| 2016 | French Open | He Bingjiao | 9–21 9–21 | Runner-up |
Women's singles
| 2008 | Vietnam Open | Xing Aiying | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2014 | U.S. Open | Kana Ito | 21–8, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2014 | Brasil Open | Kaori Imabeppu | 6–11, 11–5, 4–11, 11–8, 11–9 | Winner |
| 2014 | Dutch Open | Pai Yu-po | 11–9, 11–7, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2014 | U.S. Grand Prix | Rachel Honderich | 21–11, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2016 | Canada Open | Michelle Li | Walkover | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Dutch Open | Hsu Ya-ching | 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2017 | Dutch Open | Michelle Li | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Bitburger Open | Nitchaon Jindapol | 17–21, 21–15, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Swiss International | Tanvi Lad | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | USA International | Iris Wang | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | Welsh International | Beatriz Corrales | 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2013 | Irish Open | Beatriz Corrales | 21–9, 17–21, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | Peru International | Michelle Li | 27–25, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | USA International | Pai Yu-po | 21–14, 13–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Rachel Honderich | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| 2005 | Croatian International | Fu Mingtian | Frances Liu Shinta Mulia Sari | Walkover | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Croatian International | Gu Juan | Cai Jiani Guo Xin | 21–15, 6–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | USA International | Hong Jingyu | Paula B Pereira Lohaynny Vicente | 21–7, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jing Yu Hong | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| Chen Yufei | –5 |
| He Bingjiao | –9 |
| Li Xuerui | –3 |
| Wang Lin | –3 |
| Wang Shixian | –1 |
| Wang Yihan | –3 |
| Wang Xin | –1 |
| Zhang Yiman | +1 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | –1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | –7 |
| Tine Baun | –1 |
| Juliane Schenk | 0 |
| Yip Pui Yin | +2 |
| Saina Nehwal | –2 |
| P. V. Sindhu | –2 |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | +1 |
| Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | –4 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 0 |
| Aya Ohori | +3 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | –7 |
| Akane Yamaguchi | –3 |
| An Se-young | –5 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 0 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 0 |
| Carolina Marín | –6 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | +3 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | –4 |
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Beiwen Zhang at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
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