Yao Fen (Chinese: 姚芬; born January 2, 1967) is a Chinese former international level women's badminton player.

A doubles specialist, Yao won a number of top tier events on the world circuit in the early 1990s. Her earliest international success came in partnership with Lai Caiqin with whom she captured women's doubles' titles at the Japan and Thailand Opens and the Badminton World Cup in 1990. In her most successful season, 1992, she paired with Lin Yanfen to win the China and Swedish Opens, the Badminton World Cup, the World Badminton Grand Prix, and the prestigious All-England Championships. Yao and Lin were bronze medalists at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and played doubles for China's world champion 1992 Uber Cup (women's international) team. In 1993 they won the French Open women's doubles and were runners-up in defense of their title at the All England Championships.

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Lin Yanfen	Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young	9–15, 8–15	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lai Caiqin	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	3–15, 15–10, 15–4	Gold
1991	Macau Forum, Macau	Lai Caiqin	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	10–15, 15–12, 7–15	Bronze
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Lin Yanfen	Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey	15–0, 15–3	Gold
1993	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Lin Yanfen	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	9–15, 10–15	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lai Caiqin	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	8–15, 10–15	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lin Yanfen	Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori	15–10, 14–17, 1–15	Bronze

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Carlton-Intersport Cup	Kirsten Larsen	11–7, 11–7	Winner
1986	English Masters	Sumiko Kitada	1–11, 11–2, 11–0	Winner

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Japan Open	Lai Caiqin	Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori	7–15, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
1990	Thailand Open	Lai Caiqin	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	15–11, 10–15, 15–12	Winner
1990	Malaysia Open	Lai Caiqin	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	15–7, 9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Grand Prix Finals	Lai Caiqin	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	14–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	German Open	Lin Yanfen	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	11–15, 15–17	Runner-Up
1992	Swedish Open	Lin Yanfen	Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson	15–6, 17–16	Winner
1992	All England Open	Lin Yanfen	Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua	18–14, 18–17	Winner
1992	China Open	Lin Yanfen	Pan Li Wu Yuhong	17–14, 15–4	Winner
1992	Grand Prix Finals	Lin Yanfen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–7, 17–16	Winner
1993	Korea Open	Lin Yanfen	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	8–15, 5–15	Runner-Up
1993	All England Open	Lin Yanfen	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–5, 4–15, 7–15	Runner-Up
1993	French Open	Lin Yanfen	Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei	15–10, 17–15	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Polish Open	Lai Caiqin	Gao Maifeng Nong Qunhua	9–15, 12–15	Runner-up

• Yao Fen at databaseOlympics.com
• "Yao Fen". badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). 5 January 2025.
• Yao Fen at BWFBadminton.com
• Yao Fen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)