Sarwendah Kusumawardhani


Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran is a retired badminton player from Indonesia. 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.

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, the Swiss Open, the Malaysia Open, the World Cup, and the Southeast Asian Games. 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.

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.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1989Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Huang Hua11–8, 7–11, 2–11 Bronze
1991Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Tang Jiuhong6–11, 1–11 Silver

World Cup

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1990Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti11–5, 1–11, 12–11 Gold
1991Macau, China Huang Hua11–12, 5–11 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1989Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Susi Susanti7–11, 6–11 Silver
1991Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Susi Susanti11–5, 8–11, 2–11 Silver
1993Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Yuliani Santosa11–6, 9–11, 11–2 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1987Dutch Open Eline Coene12–11, 12–11 Winner
1987Poona Open Astrid van der Knaap2–11, 0–11 Runner-up
1991All England Open Susi Susanti11–0, 2–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1991Malaysia Open Tang Jiuhong12–11, 11–1 Winner
1991Dutch Open Eline Coene11–3, 11–3 Winner
1991China Open Huang Hua12–11, 6–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1992Indonesia Open Ye Zhaoying7–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1992Dutch Open Lim Xiaoqing11–4, 11–8 Winner
1992German Open Susi Susanti7–11, 12–10, 8–11 Runner-up
1992World Grand Prix Finals Susi Susanti11–9, 3–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987Poona Open Erma Sulistianingsih Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers		3–15, 5–15 Runner-up