Sarwendah Kusumawardhani

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 Southeast Asian Games. Kusumawardhani was part of Indonesia winning team at the inaugural Sudirman Cup, also the women's team event of Southeast Asian Games in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993.

Sarwendah Kusumawardhani
Personal information
Birth name	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran
Country	Indonesia
Born	22 August 1967 Madiun, East Java, Indonesia[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	3 (October 1991[3])
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia World Championships 1991 Copenhagen Women's singles 1989 Jakarta Women's singles World Cup 1990 Bandung-Jakarta Women's singles 1991 Macau Women's singles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team Uber Cup 1986 Jakarta Women's team 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1990 Nagoya-Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Women's team 1986 Seoul Women's team Southeast Asian Games 1987 Jakarta Women's team 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1991 Manila Women's team 1993 Singapore Women's singles 1993 Singapore Women's team 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles 1991 Manila Women's singles
BWF profile

Career

Kusumawardhani 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 Southeast Asian 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 also a former national badminton player.[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Huang Hua	11–8, 7–11, 2–11	Bronze
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Tang Jiuhong	6–11, 1–11	Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Jakarta, Indonesia	Susi Susanti	11–5, 1–11, 12–11	Gold
1991	Macau, China	Huang Hua	11–12, 5–11	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Susi Susanti	7–11, 6–11	Silver
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Susi Susanti	11–5, 8–11, 2–11	Silver
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Yuliani Santosa	11–6, 9–11, 11–2	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Dutch Open	Eline Coene	12–11, 12–11	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Astrid van der Knaap	2–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1991	All England Open	Susi Susanti	11–0, 2–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1991	Malaysia Open	Tang Jiuhong	12–11, 11–1	Winner
1991	Dutch Open	Eline Coene	11–3, 11–3	Winner
1991	China Open	Huang Hua	12–11, 6–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1992	Indonesia Open	Ye Zhaoying	7–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1992	Dutch Open	Lim Xiaoqing	11–4, 11–8	Winner
1992	German Open	Susi Susanti	7–11, 12–10, 8–11	Runner-up
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Susi Susanti	11–9, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Poona Open	Erma Sulistianingsih	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Jangan Kalah Lagi Lawan Pemain Sembarangan: Fenomena Alan-Sarwendah (2-Habis)". Kompas (in Indonesian). 23 May 1991.
2. "Kita melahirkan Gaya, China ..." Tempo (in Indonesian). 24 November 1990. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020.
3. "Ardy Wiranata Masih Memimpin, Sarwendah Terlempar Ke Empat". Kompas (in Indonesian). 4 October 1991.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sarwendah Kusumawardhani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

External links

• Sarwendah Kusumawardhani at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com