Sung Ji-hyun


Sung Ji-hyun is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, also at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
in the semi-final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open

Early life and education

Sung went into badminton following the path of her parents Sung Han-kook and Kim Yun-ja who both competed internationally in the 1980s.

Career

She won the Korea Grand Prix Gold title in 2011. Unlike most South Korean badminton players Sung has focused on singles and in December 2011 she received a career high ranking of number seven in the world in that discipline.
In 2012, Sung's performance at Super Series was progressingly better, with semi final performance in Indonesia Open, Singapore Open and Japan Open. She was seeded 8th at the 2012 Olympics. However, her lackluster performance in the Olympics saw her failing to make past the group match, losing to Yip Pui Yin. She defended her title Korea Grand Prix Gold title at the end of the year.
Sung won her first Super Series Premier title early in 2013 at her hometown, the Korea Open. This propelled her ranking up to world no.5, the highest of her career. Sung reached semi final at the All England, losing to the eventual winner Tine Baun in an exciting match lasted for 76 minutes, 22–24, 21–19, 19–21. She later won the 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold against Tai Tzu-ying 21–16, 21–9. Then, she reached the finals of 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier losing to Wang Yihan in 21–16, 18–21, 20–22. In 2013 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold, she went up against compatriot Bae Youn-joo and she was beaten in 3 sets 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.
In 2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold, She went on to the finals. Sayaka Takahashi won 21–17, 8–21, 21–12. In 2014 Badminton Asia Championships, she became the first South Korean in 10 years to win the title, beating 1st seeded Wang Shixian 21–19, 21–15. In 2014 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, she won 21–13, 21–18 against Liu Xin. She qualified for the Dubai 2014 BWF Super Series Masters Finals and lost to Tai Tzu-ying in the final by 17–21, 12–21.
She won the 2015 German Open Grand Prix Gold beating Carolina Marin 21–15, 14–21, 21–6. In 2017, she helped the South Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Carolina Marín17–21, 21–15, 16–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Chen Yufei12–21, 13–21 Bronze
2016Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Li Xuerui20–22, 11–21 Bronze
2014Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Wang Shixian21–19, 21–15 Gold

Summer Universiade

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Porntip Buranaprasertsuk21–18, 21–19 Gold
2013Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Tai Tzu-ying21–16, 29–27 Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's singles
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019Korea MastersSuper 300 An Se-young13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300 Michelle Li21–11, 21–9 Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Indonesia Open Sayaka Sato13–21, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up
2016Dubai World Superseries Finals Tai Tzu-ying14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2016Korea Open Akane Yamaguchi22–20, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015Korea Open Wang Yihan21–14, 17–21, 21–18 Winner
2014Dubai World Superseries Finals Tai Tzu-ying17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2013Denmark Open Wang Yihan21–16, 18–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2013Korea Open Wang Shixian21–12, 22–20 Winner
2010Korea Open Wang Shixian10–21, 23–25 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Korea Masters Lee Jang-mi21–8, 21–10 Winner
2016New Zealand Open Aya Ohori21–15, 21–17 Winner
2016Syed Modi International Sayaka Sato12–21, 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2015Thailand Open Liang Xiaoyu21–17, 22–24, 21–8 Winner
2015German Open Carolina Marín21–15, 14–21, 21–6 Winner
2014Chinese Taipei Open Liu Xin21–13, 21–18 Winner
2014German Open Sayaka Takahashi17–21, 21–8, 12–21 Runner-up
2013Korea Masters Bae Yeon-ju19–21, 21–15, 9–21 Runner-up
2013Chinese Taipei Open Tai Tzu-ying21–16, 21–9 Winner
2012Korea Masters Aprilla Yuswandari21–10, 21–10 Winner
2011Korea Masters Han Li21–18, 21–16 Winner
2011Chinese Taipei Open Ratchanok Intanon22–20, 21–14 Winner
2011Swiss Open Saina Nehwal13–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 12 March 2020.