Career
Her birth name, Shen Yanfei, follows Chinese convention so Shen is the family name and Yanfei the given name. She now has Spanish nationality and therefore her legal name is now Yanfei Shen following Spanish convention which puts family names last. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition.
She also competed in the team competition.
In May 2011 she qualified directly for the 2012 Summer Olympics.