Lily Yip

Lily Yip
Nationality	United States
Born	(1963-08-22) August 22, 1963 Guangzhou
Playing style	Chinese penhold, short pips out
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing United States Pan American Games 1991 Havana Doubles 1991 Havana Team 1991 Havana Singles 1995 Mar del Plata Singles 1995 Mar del Plata Team 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles

Shui-Ling Yip
Traditional Chinese	葉瑞玲
Simplified Chinese	叶瑞玲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Ruìlíng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jip6 Seoi6 Ling4 Yale Romanization Yip6 Seui6 Ling4

Shui-Ling "Lily" Yip is a Chinese-born American table tennis player and coach.

Yip began playing table tennis in Guangzhou at the age of 7 and went on to become a member of the Guangdong provincial team at age 15. She moved to the USA in 1987 and obtained American citizenship in 1991. She competed in women's singles and doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Between 1991 and 2003, Yip participated in 3 Pan American Games, winning 2 gold and 4 silver medals. She also played in 9 World Championships and 3 World Team Cups.

At the US National Championships, Yip was the runner-up in women's singles 4 times and won the women's doubles title 4 consecutive times (1992-1995). In 2005, Yip and son Adam Hugh became national champions in mixed doubles. In 2006, Yip and daughter Judy Hugh won the women's doubles title at the US Open.

In 2004, Yip was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. She was named USATT National Coach of the Year in 2004, 2010 and 2013. Yip resides in Warren Township, New Jersey and is the director of the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center in Dunellen, New Jersey, one of 7 "National Centers of Excellence" recognized by USA Table Tennis.

External links

• Lily Yip Table Tennis Center