Career
Kusumawardhani 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 Badminton World Cup (1990), and the Southeast Asian Games (1991). 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. IBF/BWF Word Championships
Open Tournaments.