13 Facts About Susi Susanti

Lucia Francisca "Susi" Susanti Haditono is an Indonesian retired badminton player.

Susi Susanti was the inaugural Olympic women's badminton champion and the first Indonesian Olympic gold medalist.

Susi Susanti retired from the world badminton circuit not long after her marriage, in February 1997, to Alan Budikusuma, who had won a badminton singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Susi Susanti was the most dominant women's singles player in the first half of the 1990s, winning the All England Open in 1990,1991,1993 and 1994, the World Badminton Grand Prix Finals five consecutive times from 1990 to 1994 as well as in 1996, and the IBF World Championships in 1993.

Susi Susanti is the only female player to hold the Olympic, World Championship, and All-England singles titles simultaneously.

Susi Susanti won the Japan Open three times and the Indonesian Open six times.

Susi Susanti won numerous Badminton Grand Prix series events and five Badminton World Cups.

Susi Susanti led the Indonesian team to victory over perennial champion China in the 1994 and 1996 Uber Cup competitions.

Susi Susanti was inducted into the International Badminton Federation Hall of Fame in May 2004, and received the Herbert Scheele Trophy in 2002.

Susi Susanti was an extremely durable defensive player who liked to instigate long rallies to wear down her opponent's stamina and invite errors.

Susi 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.

Susi Susanti frequently covered her backhand side with overhead forehands, by relying on her quickness and back-arching suppleness.

Susi Susanti is married to Alan Budikusuma, a men's badminton Olympic gold medalist 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.