Sarwendah Kusumawardhani

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. == 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. 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. She was rehired in 2013 as the assistant coach for women's singles. == Achievements ==

World Championships ''Women's singles'' World Cup ''Women's singles'' SEA Games ''Women's singles'' 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'' ''Women's doubles'' : IBF Grand Prix tournament : IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament IBF International (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' IBF Junior International (1 runner-up) ''Girls' doubles'' == References ==