Hendrawan


Hendrawan is a former Indonesian badminton player.
Hendrawan began playing internationally in the early 1990s but at first was overshadowed by a number of his countrymen who rated among the world's elite players. His results gradually improved, peaking at the end of the decade and the beginning of the next. He earned a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles, and won men's singles the 2001 World Championships over Denmark's Peter Gade. Hendrawan was an outstanding Thomas Cup performer for Indonesia, winning each of his championship round singles matches in the 1998, 2000, 2002 editions won by Indonesia. In the last of these his final match victory over Malaysia's Roslin Hashim was decisive, breaking a 2-2 tie. Currently, he is working as a coach for Malaysia's national badminton team.

Player attributes

Hendrawan's specialty was his deceptive net play that frequently confused and wrong-footed his opponents. His various disguises of shots and deceptive play have been modified and reused by players today. When asked by other players how he executes these, Hendrawan claims he does not know, as it is "natural" to him.

Personal life

Hendrawan is the third of four children from parents Sugianto and Susilowati. Hendrawan is married to Silvia Anggraeni, the older sister of Hendra Setiawan. They have a daughter, Josephine, born in 2001 and a son, Alexander, born in 2002. His last formal education level was senior high school. Hendrawan began to play badminton at 10 years old and began his top level career at Cipayung National Training Center. He retired from the Indonesian team in 2003. He currently trains Malaysian badminton team players.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1998Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Dong Jiong14–18, 15-10, 8–15 Silver
2002Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Lee Hyun-il3–15, 4–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sun Jun14–18, 15–8, 9–15 Silver

Open Tournaments (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Includes results against athletes who competed in World Championships semifinals, and Olympic quarterfinals.