Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran (born 22 August 1967) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia. She was the women's singles champions at the 1990 World Cup and 1993 SEA Games. Kusumawardhani was part of Indonesia winning team at the inaugural Sudirman Cup, also the women's team event of SEA Games in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993.

Career 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.

After retiring from her playing career, Kusumawardhani began a new path as a coach. She started out at PB Tangkas and eventually opened her own academy, Sarwendah Badminton Club, in 2010. 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 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Huang Hua 11–8, 7–11, 2–11 Bronze 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Tang Jiuhong 6–11, 1–11 Silver

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 11–5, 1–11, 12–11 Gold 1991 Macau Forum, Macau Huang Hua 11–12, 5–11 Silver

SEA Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Susi Susanti 7–11, 6–11 Silver 1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Susi Susanti 11–5, 8–11, 2–11 Silver 1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Yuliani Santosa 11–6, 9–11, 11–2 Gold

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 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1987 Dutch Open Eline Coene 12–11, 12–11 Winner 1987 Poona Open Astrid van der Knaap 2–11, 0–11 Runner-up 1991 All England Open Susi Susanti 11–0, 2–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1991 Malaysia Open Tang Jiuhong 12–11, 11–1 Winner 1991 Dutch Open Eline Coene 11–3, 11–3 Winner 1991 China Open Huang Hua 12–11, 6–11, 2–11 Runner-up 1992 Indonesia Open Ye Zhaoying 7–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1992 Dutch Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–4, 11–8 Winner 1992 German Open Susi Susanti 7–11, 12–10, 8–11 Runner-up 1992 World Grand Prix Finals Susi Susanti 11–9, 3–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Poona Open Erma Sulistianingsih Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 3–15, 5–15 Runner-up

IBF Grand Prix tournament IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 1986 Silver Bowl International Julie McDonald 9–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1986 Auckland International Leong Chai Lean 11–1, 10–12, 11–7 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1986 Silver Bowl International Rosiana Tendean Erma Sulistianingsih Dwi Elmiyati 15–7, 15–6 Winner 1986 Auckland International Rosiana Tendean Erma Sulistianingsih Dwi Elmiyati 15–7, 15–12 Winner

IBF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1984 Jakarta Junior Open Dwi Handayani Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marian Christiansen 15–17, 3–15 Runner-up

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