Yulianto is a men's doubles specialist. In 2004, he and partner
Luluk Hadiyanto won four top tier tournaments on the international circuit, the
Indonesia,
Korea,
Singapore, and
Thailand Opens. They gained a number one world ranking that year despite an early loss in the
2004 Athens Olympics. Since 2004, Hadiyanto and Yulianto have struggled to achieve top form. In 2006, they captured a bronze medal at the
Asian Championships in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Second place finishes in the quadrennial
2006 Asian Games; the
2007 Japan and
2008 Korea Opens have been their highest finishes in major international tournaments, though they won the
Indonesian national title in 2007. After a disappointing 21–19, 14–21, 14–21, first round loss against the Japanese
Keita Masuda and
Tadashi Ohtsuka at the
2008 Olympics with
Luluk Hadiyanto, the couple split partnership. Yulianto then partnered
Hendra Aprida Gunawan till 2012. They reached the finals at the 2009
Philippines Open and were also runners-up at the
2011 Malaysia and
Thailand Opens. At the 2012
Thomas Cup, Yulianto then played with
Mohammad Ahsan defending the Indonesian colors. After this event, he played with
Tri Kusumawardana at the 2012 Victor Indonesian International Challenge. Thereafter Yulianto progressed as an independent player for Indonesia with experienced partner
Markis Kido winning the
Dutch Open and reaching semi-finals at the
Macau and
2013 Swiss Open. After a disappointing third round loss at the
2013 BWF World Championships, Yulianto and Kido split up the partnership. Yulianto then started a partnership with Japanese player
Shintaro Ikeda, this partnership lasted till the Indonesian Open in June 2014. Thereafter Yulianto partnered his compatriot
Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki. == Participation at Indonesian Team ==