Sarwendah Kusumawardhani

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Sarwendah Kusumawardhani
Personal information
Birth nameSarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran
CountryIndonesia
Born (1967-08-22) 22 August 1967 (age 56)
Madiun, East Java, Indonesia [1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking3 (October 1991 [3] )
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Jakarta Women's singles
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Bandung–Jakarta Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Macau Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Nagoya–Tokyo Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Beijing Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Seoul Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Manila Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Manila Women's singles
BWF profile

Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran (born 22 August 1967) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia. [4] She was the women's singles champions at the 1990 World Cup and 1993 SEA Games. Kusumawardhani was part of Indonesia winning team at the inaugural Sudirman Cup, also the women's team event of SEA Games in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993.

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Career

Kusumawardhani was rated among the world's leading singles players in the late 1980s and early 1990s, though she was somewhat overshadowed by her younger Indonesian teammate, Susi Susanti. Her titles included the Dutch Open (1987, 1991, 1992), the Swiss Open (1990, 1991), the Malaysia Open (1991), the World Cup (1990), and the SEA Games (1993). Kusumawardhani came close in badminton's three most prestigious tournaments for individual players. She was a bronze medalist at the 1989 IBF World Championships and a silver medalist to China's Tang Jiuhong at the tournament's next edition in 1991. She was also runner-up at the venerable All-England Championships in 1991, this time to Susanti. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics won by Susanti, Kusumawardhani narrowly missed reaching the medal rounds after an extremely tight quarterfinal loss to the eventual silver medalist Bang Soo-hyun. [4]

Personal life

Kusumawardhani is married to Hermawan Susanto who was one of Indonesia's and the world's leading men's singles players in the 1990s. Her elder sister, Ratih Kumaladewi is also a former national badminton player. [2]

After retiring from her playing career, Kusumawardhani began a new path as a coach. She started out at PB Tangkas and eventually opened her own academy, Sarwendah Badminton Club, in 2010. [5] She also coached the women's singles squad under the Badminton Association of Indonesia, but resigned in 2011, citing incompatibility with head coach Li Mao. [6] She was rehired in 2013 as the assistant coach for women's singles. [7]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Hua 11–8, 7–11, 2–11 Med 3.png Bronze
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Jiuhong 6–11, 1–11 Med 2.png Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 11–5, 1–11, 12–11 Med 1.png Gold
1991 Macau Forum, Macau Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Hua 11–12, 5–11 Med 2.png Silver

SEA Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 7–11, 6–11 Med 2.png Silver
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti11–5, 8–11, 2–11 Med 2.png Silver
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Flag of Indonesia.svg Yuliani Santosa 11–6, 9–11, 11–2 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1987 Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eline Coene 12–11, 12–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987 Poona Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Astrid van der Knaap 2–11, 0–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 All England Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 11–0, 2–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Malaysia Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Jiuhong 12–11, 11–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eline Coene11–3, 11–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 China Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Hua 12–11, 6–11, 2–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992 Indonesia Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Zhaoying 7–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992Dutch Open Flag of Sweden.svg Lim Xiaoqing 11–4, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 German Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti7–11, 12–10, 8–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti11–9, 3–11, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Poona Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Erma Sulistianingsih Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
3–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  IBF Grand Prix tournament
  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1986 Auckland International  [ de ] Flag of Malaysia.svg Leong Chai Lean Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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