Susi Susanti

Lucia Francisca "Susi" Susanti Haditono (Hanzi: 王蓮香, Pinyin: Wang Lian-xiang, Hokkien: Ong Lien Hiang, born 11 February 1971) is a retired Indonesian badminton player.[1] Relatively small of stature, she combined quick and graceful movement with elegant shotmaking technique, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest women's singles players of all time.[2] She is the first Indonesian Olympic gold medalist and the only Indonesian woman to do so until Lilyana Natsir accomplished the feat in 2016.

Susi Susanti
Susanti carrying a torch fire during the 2018 Asian Games Torch Relay Concert in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Personal information
Full nameLucia Francisca Susanti Haditono
Birth nameOng Lien Hiang
王蓮香
Country Indonesia
Born (1971-02-11) 11 February 1971
Tasikmalaya, Indonesia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
BWF profile

Career

She won the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. She retired from the world badminton circuit not long after her marriage to Alan Budikusuma (who had also won a badminton singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics) in February 1997. Susanti was the most dominant women's singles player in the first half of the 1990s, winning the All-England in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the World Badminton Grand Prix finale five times consecutively from 1990 to 1994 as well as in 1996, and the IBF World Championships in 1993. She is the only female player to hold the Olympic, World Championship, and All-England singles titles simultaneously. She won the Japan Open three times and the Indonesian Open five times. She also won numerous Badminton Grand Prix Series events and five Badminton World Cups. She led the Indonesian team to victory over perennial champion China in the 1994 and 1996 Uber Cup (women's world team) competitions. All of this came during a relatively strong period in women's international badminton. Her chief competitors early in her prime years were the Chinese players Tang Jiuhong and Huang Hua, and, later, China's Ye Zhaoying and the Korean Bang Soo-hyun.

Susanti was inducted into the International Badminton Federation (IBF, currently BWF) Hall of Fame in May 2004, and received the Herbert Scheele Trophy in 2002.

Playing style

Susanti was an extremely durable defensive player who liked to instigate long rallies to wear down her opponent's stamina and invite errors. That style was in contrast to most of the top female players of her time such as Bang Soo Hyun, Tang Jiuhong, Huang Hua, and Ye Zhaoying, who employed a more aggressive style.

Susanti's matches against top-tier opponents were characteristically slow-paced and long, especially in the era of 15 points system when a player could only earn a point when she or he held the serve. Susanti relied on deep clears to the back line, limiting the chance of a fast-paced exchange, mixed with tight drop shots, forcing her opponent to cover the entire court. Susanti frequently covered her backhand side with overhead forehands, by relying on her quickness and back-arching suppleness. Relatively short, she often stretched her legs very wide to take low shots at the corners or away from her position. Developed from training, this leg-stretching, almost balletic maneuver became a signature pose which sometimes ended with a full leg split. In the later years of her career, Susanti incorporated more smashing into her repertoire, enough to put throw off opponents expecting only a game of attrition.

Personal life

She is married to Alan Budikusuma (Chinese: 魏仁芳), a men's badminton Olympic gold medalist (also in 1992) and one of the top men's players in the history of the sport, a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.[3] Together they have three children, Laurencia Averina, born 1999, Albertus Edward, born 2000, Sebastianus Fredrick, born 2003.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Bang Soo-hyun 5–11, 11–5, 11–3 Gold
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Kim Ji-hyun 11–4, 11–1 Bronze

World championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Tang Jiuhong 4–11, 1–11 Bronze
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Bang Soo-hyun 7–11, 11–9, 11–3 Gold
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Ye Zhaoying 11–5, 8–11, 2–11 Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Han Aiping 11–5, 11–4 Gold
1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 5–11, 11–1, 11–12 Silver
1991 Macau Forum, Macau Huang Hua 3–11, 2–11 Bronze
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Lim Xiaoqing 11–7, 11–5 Gold
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Bang Soo-hyun 12–9, 11–6 Gold
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ye Zhaoying 9–12, 11–2, 9–12 Silver
1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Wang Chen 11–7, 11–4 Gold
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ye Zhaoying 11–8, 11–5 Gold

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Tang Jiuhong 11–7, 1–11, 7–11 Bronze
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Hisako Mizui 4–11, 5–11 Bronze

Asian championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1988 Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Tang Jiuhong 1–11, 4–11 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Elizabeth Latief 5–11, 9–11 Silver
1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 11–7, 11–6 Gold
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 5–11, 11–8, 11–2 Gold
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand Somharuthai Jaroensiri 11–4, 11–0 Gold

World Junior championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Lee Jung-mi 11–6, 8–11, 11–6 Gold
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Huang Ying 11–5, 11–2 Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Lilik Sudarwati Lee Jung-mi
Gil Young-ah
9–15, 15–6, 15–5 Gold
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Lilik Sudarwati Shon Hye-joo
Bang Soo-hyun
14–18, 18–14, 15–4 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Ardy Wiranata Ricky Subagja
Lilik Sudarwati
7–15, 15–7, 15–9 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
1998 Singapore Open Ye Zhaoying 5–11, 6–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1997 World Grand Prix Finals Ye Zhaoying 4–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1997 Vietnam Open Xu Huaiwen 11–4, 11–1 Winner
1997 Indonesia Open Meiluawati 11–4, 11–5 Winner
1997 Malaysia Open Ye Zhaoying 11–5, 11–7 Winner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals Ye Zhaoying 11–4, 11–1 Winner
1996 Chinese Taipei Open Ye Zhaoying 11–5, 11–2 Winner
1996 Indonesia Open Wang Chen 11–8, 11–8 Winner
1996 Japan Open Ye Zhaoying 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1995 Korea Open Bang Soo-hyun 3–11, 11–7, 11–9 Winner
1995 Indonesia Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–1, 12–11 Winner
1995 Malaysia Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–1, 11–6 Winner
1995 Japan Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–7, 12–11 Winner
1994 World Grand Prix Finals Ye Zhaoying 4–11, 12–10, 11–4 Winner
1994 Indonesia Open Bang Soo-hyun 2–11, 11–0, 11–7 Winner
1994 Thailand Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–5, 12–10 Winner
1994 Malaysia Open Ye Zhaoying 11–3, 11–8 Winner
1994 Japan Open Ye Zhaoying 11–6, 10–12, 11–8 Winner
1994 All England Open Ye Zhaoying 11–5, 11–9 Winner
1994 Chinese Taipei Open Kim Ji-hyun 11–2, 11–5 Winner
1993 World Grand Prix Finals Ye Zhaoying 11–3, 12–9 Winner
1993 Dutch Open Camilla Martin 11–7, 11–1 Winner
1993 German Open Ye Zhaoying 11–6, 11–8 Winner
1993 Korea Open Bang Soo-hyun 9–12, 5–11 Runner-up
1993 Thailand Open Somharuthai Jaroensiri 12–10, 11–2 Winner
1993 Indonesia Open Ye Zhaoying 9–11, 11–12 Runner-up
1993 Malaysia Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–6, 11–2 Winner
1993 All England Open Bang Soo-hyun 4–11, 11–4, 11–1 Winner
1992 World Grand Prix Finals Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 9–11, 11–3, 11–4 Winner
1992 Thailand Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–7, 11–4 Winner
1992 Hong Kong Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–5, 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1992 German Open Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 11–7, 10–12, 11–8 Winner
1992 Japan Open Ye Zhaoying 11–2, 11–0 Winner
1992 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–3, 11–3 Winner
1991 World Grand Prix Finals Lee Heung-soon 9–11, 11–8, 11–1 Winner
1991 Swedish Open Pernille Nedergaard 11–2, 11–3 Winner
1991 Thailand Open Lee Heung-soon 11–7, 11–4 Winner
1991 Denmark Open Huang Hua 11–5, 6–11, 11–8 Winner
1991 Indonesia Open Lee Heung-soon 11–8, 11–3 Winner
1991 All England Open Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 0–11, 11–2, 11–6 Winner
1991 Japan Open Huang Hua 3–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1991 Chinese Taipei Open Somharuthai Jaroensiri 11–1, 11–2 Winner
1990 World Grand Prix Finals Tang Jiuhong 8–11, 11–5, 12–10 Winner
1990 Indonesia Open Lee Young-suk 11–1, 8–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1990 All England Open Huang Hua 12–11, 11–1 Winner
1989 Indonesia Open Huang Hua 7–11, 0–11 Runner-up
1989 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Gandrup 11–8, 3–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1989 All England Open Li Lingwei 8–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Indonesia Open Verawaty Fadjrin Rosiana Tendean
Ivana Lie
4–15, 16–17 Runner-up

International Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1990 Australian Open Anna Lao 11–1, 11–4 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Australian Open Lisa Campbell Rhonda Cator
Anna Lao
8–15, 2–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Australian Open Ardy Wiranata He Tim
Anna Lao
11–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

References

  1. olympic.org
  2. Leigh, James (21 May 1995). "Badminton: Shock defeat for Susanti". The Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. Clarey, Christopher (25 June 1996). "ATLANTA 1996 -- BADMINTON IN INDONESIA;This Is No Picnic: In Southeast Asia, Respect Rides on a Shuttlecock". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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