1. Hendra Setiawan was born on 25 August 1984 and is an Indonesian retired badminton player.
54 Facts About Hendra Setiawan
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Hendra Setiawan is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion.
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Hendra Setiawan is considered to be one of the greatest players in badminton history.
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Hendra Setiawan was ranked first in the men's doubles with two different partners.
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Hendra Setiawan has collected six gold medals at the SEA Games with the acquisition of 3 in the men's doubles, and 3 in the team event.
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Hendra Setiawan had played in the mixed doubles discipline, and his best result was in 2010 Indonesia Open, finishing as runner-ups with his partner Anastasia Russkikh from Russia.
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Hendra Setiawan made a new strong partnership with Mohammad Ahsan at the end of 2012.
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Hendra Setiawan holds the record as the oldest player who won the World Championships title, at the age of 35.
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Hendra Setiawan was born in Pemalang, Central Java to Ferry Yugianto and Kartika Christyaningrum.
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Hendra Setiawan became interested in badminton when he saw his father playing the sport, and he took up the sport at the age of seven, training at the Sinar Mutiara Tegal club.
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Hendra Setiawan began his international journey at the 2001 Asian Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medals in the boys' team and mixed doubles events.
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Hendra Setiawan then claimed the boys' team gold medal in the 2002 Asian Junior Championships, where the Indonesian team beat South Korea in the final.
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At the age of seventeen, Hendra Setiawan partnered with Joko Riyadi to reach the finals of the 2002 Singapore Satellite, and the duo finished runner-up to Donny Prasetyo and Denny Hendra Setiawan.
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In 2003, Hendra Setiawan made his debut with Markis Kido at the Asian Championships, finishing as runner-up, thus winning a silver medal.
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Hendra Setiawan then won his first gold medal with the Indonesian team at the 2003 SEA Games in Vietnam.
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Hendra Setiawan reached his first IBF Grand Prix finals in the 2004 Denmark Open, but he and Kido were defeated by the home pairing of Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen in straight games.
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In 2005, Hendra Setiawan and Kido were qualified to compete in the top tournaments, as they had accumulated enough ranking points to do so.
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Hendra Setiawan made his first appearance in the Thomas Cup in 2006.
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At the 2006 Indonesia Open, ranked 14th in the world, Hendra Setiawan and Kido advanced to the final of the 2006 Indonesia Open after beating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea in the semi-finals.
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At the 2006 World Championships, Hendra Setiawan and Kido lost in the quarter-finals to England's Robert Blair and Anthony Clark.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido then claimed the 2006 World Cup, beating the Malaysian pairing of Lin Woon Fui and Fairuzizuan Tazari in the final.
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Hendra Setiawan competed in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, but lost in the semi-finals of both the men's doubles with Kido and in the men's team, settling for bronze medals in both events.
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Later in 2007, Hendra Setiawan and Kido managed to defend their title in the China and Hong Kong Opens.
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Hendra Setiawan then made his third appearance at the SEA Games in Thailand, and helped Indonesia win the men's team gold.
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Hendra Setiawan started the 2009 season as the semi-finalists in the Malaysia Open with his partner Kido who was injured at the time.
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Since Kido still had an injury, Hendra Setiawan paired with Mohammad Ahsan in the semi-finals match against South Korea.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido then won their third men's doubles gold medal at the SEA Games, and helped Indonesia to defend their gold medal in the men's team event.
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Hendra Setiawan began the 2010 season as an independent player, and competed in the National Championships in January.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido, who left the national team, won the National Championships title.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido played at the All England Open, and finished in the semi-finals, their best performance while competing in that tournament at the time.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido lost in the semi-finals to the Chinese Taipei pair of Fang Chieh-min and Lee Sheng-mu.
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Hendra Setiawan finally won his first international title of the year with Kido at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido competed at the BWF World Championships in Paris, and won a bronze medal after being defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the semi-finals.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido later won the gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China after beating Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido ended the 2010 season as finalists in the Hong Kong Open.
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Hendra Setiawan then had a title drought in 2011, where he never won any tournaments that year either in the men's doubles with Kido or in the mixed doubles with Russkikh.
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Hendra Setiawan and Kido then competed at the SEA Games, helping the Indonesia men's team to defend their gold medal.
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Hendra Setiawan-Kido then closed the 2011 season ranked as world number 10.
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In 2012, apart from competing with Kido in the men's doubles, Hendra Setiawan played in the mixed doubles with new partner Vita Marissa.
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In men's doubles, Hendra Setiawan and Kido clinched the men's doubles title at the Australia and Singapore Open.
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Later, Hendra Setiawan decided to rejoin the Indonesia national training center, and paired up with a new partner, Mohammad Ahsan, which he had previously been paired with in team competitions and international tournaments.
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Hendra Setiawan opened the 2016 season by winning the Thailand Masters with Mohammad Ahsan.
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Hendra Setiawan played at the Asia Team Championships, and led the Indonesia team to the finals.
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Hendra Setiawan tried to pair up with Rian Agung Saputro and Berry Angriawan, but the pairs did not perform up to standard and failed to deliver results.
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In 2018, Hendra Setiawan rejoined the Indonesia national training squad as an internship player.
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Hendra Setiawan first paired with Rian Agung Saputro to compete at the Indonesia Masters, but the duo were defeated by their compatriots Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the second round.
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Hendra Setiawan participated in his fifth Sudirman Cup, and took the bronze medal after Indonesia being defeated by Japan in the semi-finals.
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The final was held on Hendra Setiawan's birthday, making him the oldest player to have won a World Championships title at the age of 35 years and 0 days.
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In July 2021, Hendra Setiawan made his third appearance at the Summer Olympics, at Tokyo 2020.
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Hendra Setiawan has two older sisters Silvia Anggraeni and Ivone Anggraeni.
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Hendra Setiawan married Sandiani Arief on 9 October 2011, and the ceremony was held at the JW Marriott Jakarta.
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Hendra Setiawan's wife gave birth to twin babies named Richard Heinrich Setiawan and Richelle Hillary Setiawan on 19 February 2014.
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Hendra Setiawan has a personal YouTube channel, where he uploads vlogs with fellow Indonesian players on the World Tour and family vlogs with his wife and kids.
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Hendra Setiawan's channel has 223,000 subscribers as of January 2025.