Xie Xingfang (Chinese: 谢杏芳) was born January 8, 1981, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China. She is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Her first big title was won in the woman double event, with her provincial team mate Zhang Jiewen, in the world junior championships in 1998. Yet once she entered the Chinese national team, she switched to singles, in between two generations, the one of Gong Ruina, Zhou Mi and Zhang Ning, and the following one, which is now filled with impressive talents amongst which Wang Lin, 17, who just won the China Open.
Xie is currently in a relationship with fellow Chinese badminton player Lin Dan. Xie Xingfang and Lin Dan made a romantic moment when both together won the World Championship 2006 in Madrid. Xie Xingfang also famously defended Lin Dan in Taufik Hidayat's personal attack on him prior to the Asian Games in 2006, calling Taufik a cold and arrogant person who lets down fans by just walking out of matches when losing badly without a fight.
