Career
She graduate Bachelor from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She repeated this feat at both the and 2015 BWF World Championships. She is regarded by many as one of the best female badminton player in the doules event in the history of badminton alongside with former teammate Gao Ling.
Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women"s doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles.
Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one. Zhao also participated in China"s women"s team which gain a gold medal too.
Two weeks later, they triumphed at Seoul by winning the of Korea Open Super Series Premier. In the final, they conquered compatriots Tao Jiaming and Tian Qing.
Zhao and Tian reached the women"s doubles final but lost to Yu Yang and Ma Jin.
In October, Zhao Yunlei and Zhang Nan reached the Denmark Super Series Premier"s semi-final but they lost to Denmark"s Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen 12–21, 21–14, and 20–22. Mixed Doubles with Zhang Nan and Women"s doubles with Tian Qing.