Ma Long - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
James Craig
Updated on January 06, 2026
Explore Ma Long net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Famous as the winner of numerous Asian Table Tennis Championships and International Table Tennis Federation World Tours, this Chinese professional ping pong player was ranked second in the world in his sport at the end of 2014. In this article, we will discover how old is Ma Long? Who is Ma Long dating now & how much money does Ma Long have?
| Name | Ma Long |
| First Name | Ma |
| Last Name | Long |
| Occupation | Table Tennis Player |
| Birthday | October 20 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Liaoning |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Xia Lu (m. 2017) |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ma Long Biography
Ma Long is one of the most popular and richest Table Tennis Player who was born on October 20, 1988 in Liaoning, China. He and Deng Yaping are both world-renowned Chinese table tennis players.
After winning both the Asian and World Junior Championships, Ma became the youngest world champion at 17 years old after he participated in the 2006 Bremen World Team Championship. Ma developed his foundations under the tutelage of Wang Hao and former Chinese National Team coach Ma Kai Xuan before studying under Qin Zhi Jian. Before turning 22, he had great success in singles, reaching the finals of 11 ITTF World Tour tournaments (winning 8). He won the Asian Cup and World Tour Grand Finals twice, and also made it to the final round of the Asian Championships two times (losing to Wang Hao in 2007 and winning in 2009). In addition, he played in the finals of the China National Games and All China Championships, losing both matches to Wang. Despite being the No. 1 player in the world for much of 2010–2012 stretch he was not chosen to represent China at the 2012 Olympics due to his temporary dip in ratings that happened after a 560-day win streak on the ITTF World Tour. In the first place, he suffered career setback by Japan’s Koki Niwa in six games at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and then subsequently lost to Lee Sang-su at the 2012 Korea Open, 4–1. Players were selected based on the ITTF World Rankings. As a result, he was not given an opportunity to win an Olympic medal in singles at the time when he was widely accepted as the best table tennis player in the world.
Chinese National Team coach Liu Guoliang remarked that Ma had all the tools necessary to be the best, yet at major tournaments, he had so far lacked sufficient mental toughness to play to his full ability when under pressure. This was evident in his losses to Timo Boll and Vladimir Samsonov in the 2008 and 2009 World Cup semi-finals as well as his defeats to Wang Hao (4–1, 4–2, 4–2) in the semi-finals of three consecutive World Championships (2009, 2011, and 2013). Although he performed well on the ITTF World Tour and in domestic competitions, Ma never made it to the final of the World Championships in his first four attempts. This led to many believing he was inferior to compatriot Zhang Jike, who completed his Grand Slam in just over a year.
He was born and raised in Anshan City in China’s Liaoning Province.
Although he was frequently rated the number one ping pong player in the world during the years 2010, 2011, and 2012, Long lost his chance to compete in the 2012 Olympics as a result of upsets in the International Table Tennis Federation professional tour.
Ma Long (Chinese: 马龙 ; simplified Chinese: 马龙 ; traditional Chinese: 馬龍 ; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng ; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player. The current Olympic and World Champion, he is ranked number 3 in the world (as of March 2020) by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He has held the ranking of number 1 for a total of 64 months (and 34 consecutive months from March 2015), the most by any male player in the history of table tennis. Ma was born in Anshan, Liaoning, China. He won a record 5 straight ITTF World Tour tournaments in a row, including a streak of 35 sets, and a record total of 28 ITTF World Tour titles. Since 2014, he has been the captain of the Chinese National Table Tennis Men’s Team.
Ma Long Net Worth
Ma is one of the richest Table Tennis Player from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ma Long's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
In early 2007, he defeated number one ranked table tennis player Ma Lin at Kuwait’s Salwa Cup Open.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Table Tennis Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
After his third defeat to Wang Hao at the WTTC in 2013, Ma had a successful year. He won the China Open at two different locations (beating Wang and then Xu Xin in the final), the Asian Championships (for the third time), and the China National Games in a full-stretch match against Fan Zhendong. However, Xu defeated him 4–3 at the end of the year at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals. In March 2014, he won the Asian Cup for the fourth time, again defeating Fan in seven games. At the 2014 WTTC, he did not lose a single game. In the final against Germany, he played a pivotal role, beating Timo Boll in the opening match and defeating Dimitrij Ovtcharov for the win. For his efforts, he was awarded the Victor Barna Award as the tournament’s best player. He then won the China Open for the fifth time, which tied him with Wang Liqin for the most ever. Ma’s first encounter with Zhang Jike at a Grand Slam competition came in October 2014, at the World Cup in Düsseldorf. Although he was leading 3–2 in sets, Ma lost the match, saving two match points in the deciding game but still losing 10–12. This led to further criticism of his inability to come through on the biggest stages at the toughest moments. In November, he reached the final of the Chinese National Championships, but was defeated by Fan, 4–2, again ending the year on a sour note.
However, 2015 would prove to be Ma’s year. He won the Kuwait Open, beating Xu Xin 4–1 in the final, and then the German Open, getting revenge on Zhang Jike in an intense final after being down 3–1. But his biggest win came at the 2015 WTTC, where he did not drop more than one set until the final where he defeated tournament sensation Fang Bo in six games. This was a huge breakthrough for him, as his only other major singles title was the 2012 World Cup. After a surprising 4–1 loss to Shang Kun at the Japan Open, Ma won the China Open for a record sixth time, winning 4–1 against Xu Xin. In September, he led Ningbo over Fan Zhendong and Bayi to win the Chinese Super League championship. Injuries prevented him from competing at the Asian Championships, but he participated in the World Cup in Halmstad in October. Following a dropped set to Omar Assar in the round of 16, he did not lose another game in the competition, allowing his opponents to score an average of 6 points per set the rest of the tournament. He did not participate in the last two World Tour tournaments of the year, again due to injuries, but still was seeded first at the World Tour Grand Finals because he had won 3 other World Tour tournaments. In the final, he faced Fan again, winning 11–9 in the last game of a full-stretch match, coming back from being down 3–2 in sets (after being up 2–0), including down 8–6 in the sixth and 6–2 in the decider (when he won 8 points in a row). In 2015, Ma only lost once in international competition and just five times overall.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
Many peoples want to know what is Ma Long ethnicity, nationality, Ancestry & Race? Let's check it out! As per public resource, IMDb & Wikipedia, Ma Long's ethnicity is Not Known. We will update Ma Long's religion & political views in this article. Please check the article again after few days.
At the Olympics in Rio, he automatically qualified to third round in the singles due to his No. 1 ranking. He swept Denmark’s Jonathan Groth, but experienced a scare in the next round when he went down 2–0 to Korea’s Jung Young-sik. However, he recovered and won the next four games to advance to the quarterfinals. His next opponent was Quadri Aruna from Nigeria, who had upset Timo Boll and Chuang Chih-yuan to become the first African player to make it to the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics. Ma beat him in four straight games to face Jun Mizutani, Japan’s top player, in the semi-finals. The first three games were all 11–5 wins by Ma, but Mizutani took the next game 11–7 and the fifth 12–10. Ma won the sixth, again 11–5, to set up a historic final match against reigning Olympic champion Zhang Jike. Their second meeting at a Grand Slam final was very unexpected: Ma took the gold by overpowering Zhang in a 4–0 vanquishment (14–12, 11–5, 11–4, 11–4), the first four-game sweep in an Olympic singles final.
Who is Ma Long Dating?
According to our records, Ma Long married to Xia Lu (m. 2017). As of January 13, 2024, Ma Long’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Ma Long. You may help us to build the dating records for Ma Long!As the current World Champion, he was slated to participate in the 2016 World Cup in Saarbrücken, Germany, but withdrew a month before the competition, citing exhaustion in addition to waist and knee pain. He did, however, play in the China Open in Chengdu, where his reasons for withdrawing from the World Cup were brought to light: he barely survived a seven-game semifinal with Zhang Jike and was crushed in a sweep by Fan Zhendong in the finals. This marked the first time since the 2008 China Open that Ma lost in four games on the ITTF World Tour, excluding a withdraw from the 2014 Qatar Open due to injury. In December, Ma participated in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Doha, Qatar, his last international event of the year. Although he entered as the first seed, he received a scare in the round of 16 from host nation’s Li Ping, a former Chinese National Team member, going down 1–2. However, he won the next three games to take the match in six games, and beat both Wong Chun Ting and Jung Youngsik 4–0 to face Fan in the final for the second straight year. Just like the previous year, Ma clearly started better, winning the first three, before Fan won the next two, including three championship points, to stay in the match. But despite displaying wonderful resilience and brilliance under pressure, the 19-year-old could not extend the match to seven games. The Dragon closed the year by winning the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, his record 5th title in the event, more than any other player. This accomplishment also marked his fifth consecutive major title won. However, that success did not carry over to domestic competitions. Despite his team, Shandong Weiqiao, being ranked No. 1 for much of the 2016 Chinese Super League, they were defeated 3–1 in the semi-finals by Bazhou and rising star Liang Jingkun, who beat Ma 3–1 to decide the match. For his accomplishments in 2016, Ma was named male athlete of the year at the China Central Television (CCTV) Sports Awards Gala in Beijing.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Ma Long height 5′ 9″ Ma weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5′ 9″ |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
The injuries eventually caused Xu to withdraw from the singles event the next day. Similarly to the doubles, Ma navigated the singles pretty easily, never dropping more than a game until the final. There, he met Fan yet again, who had received a walk over in the semi-finals due to Xu’s injuries. After winning the first game, Ma found himself down 2–1, as Fan controlled the rallies with his backhand receive and backhand punch. However, Ma adjusted his tactics and Fan was unable to respond appropriately, leading to a 4–2 win and a successful defense of the men’s singles title for the Dragon. With the win, he became the second male to win two singles titles at the China National Games (Wang Tao in 1987 and 1997) and is the first to win two in a row. He has played in the last three singles finals at the National Games, the first player to do so.
Ma won the German Open in January 2016, going undefeated until the final, where he beat Vladimir Samsonov 4–1. While helping China win the 2016 WTTC over Japan in Kuala Lumpur, he didn’t lose a game, which extended his unbeaten streak to three straight World Team Championships. In March, he reached the final of the Kuwait Open, but was defeated 4–1 by Zhang Jike, who had recently defeated him 5–4 in China’s Trials for the 2016 WTTC. However, a week later, he won the Qatar Open by defeating Fan in five games, breaking Wang Liqin’s record for most ITTF World Tour singles titles by a Chinese player. In April, he directly qualified for the Olympic Singles in Rio by winning his section of the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament, taking down Zhang and then Fan in six and five games respectively. After this, Ma remained world No. 1, despite not participating in another international competition until the middle of June. Within a span of two weeks, Xu Xin beat him twice, first in the semi-finals of the Japan Open (his second consecutive loss at that station dating back to last year) in six games, and then in the full-stretch final of the Korea Open (Xu had also beaten him the last time he participated at Korea, in the final in 2013). This was the shortest time between international losses for Ma since 2012 (when he lost to Niwa and Lee).
Facts & Trivia
Ma Ranked on the list of most popular Table Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Ma Long celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.
After a clean sweep victory in the Men’s Singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ma Long became the fifth player to complete a career Grand Slam (winning the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup), joining Jan-Ove Waldner and Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, and Zhang Jike. Additionally, he became the first male player (and second overall) in the world to have won every singles title in table tennis. These records have led many to consider him to be the greatest player of all time.
Is Ma Long the goat?
Ma Long has consolidated his dominance in table tennis by winning the men’s singles event at the last four major championships: Rio 2016 and the World Championships in 2015, 2017, and 2019. He is now considered the “G.O.A.T”, the greatest of all time.
What does Ma Long use?
Well, Ma Long uses national hurricane 3 blue sponge rubber, 40.5 to 41 DHS hardness scale, 2.15 mm thickness, used with the booster. Ma Long personal rubber is not available to the public.
What is Ma Long rating?
| 2017-10-20 | Men’s World Cup, Liege | 3211±80 |
| 2017-06-20 | World Tour, China Open, Chengdu (Men) | 3209±66 |
| 2017-06-14 | World Tour, Japan Open, Tokyo (Men) | 3183±67 |
| 2017-05-29 | World Table Tennis Championships, Dusseldorf (Men) | 3145±70 |
Who is better Ma Long or Fan Zhendong?
Variation is the key I’d say these two are the top two strongest players: Fan Zhendong is technically superior to Ma Long because his forehand and backhand are perfectly balanced and powerful, and he has a 99 percent ideal posture, yet Ma Long is stronger on the forehand than the backhand.
Who is Ma Long wife?
Xia Lu
You may read full biography about Ma Long from Wikipedia.
