Whitney Ping is a two wing looper who is looking to make her second Olympic team in 2008. She has had her share of bad luck in the past, injuring her ankle in the 2001 USA World Team Trials and being snowed in and unable to make the 2003 USA World Team Trials, but Whitney has not let these setbacks deter her and she was duly rewarded with a 2004 Olympic team berth.
Career Highlights - courtesy of the USATT website
- Member, 2004 U.S. Olympic Team
- 2006 U.S. Open Under 21 Women's Singles Runner-up
- 2005 U.S. Women's Doubles and Under 22 Women Champion
- 2004 U.S. Under 22 Women's Singles Runner-up
- 2002 U.S. Women's Singles Quarterfinalist, Under 22 & 18 Girls' Champion
- 2002 North American Junior Girls' Finalist
- 2001 Canadian International Junior Open Cadet Girls' Champion
Tahl's Take
Whitney made the 2004 US Olympic Doubles Team. She also won the US Women's National Doubles championship. Whitney has a great attitude for the game. She is a very hard worker in practice. Her backhand counter is very good.
Additional background information courtesy of NorCal Table Tennis