Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981 in Bandung, West Java) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006).
When he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung, where he trained under Iie Sumirat.
Hidayat won the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In August 2005, he won the men's singles competition at the IBF World Championships. He also won the gold medal at the Asian Games twice, at Busan in 2002 and Doha in 2006.
Popular media has at times focused on the perceived rivalry between Hidayat and Chinese player Lin Dan, referring to the two as "arch rivals".
In November 2012, Hidayat built a badminton training center named Taufik Hidayat Arena (THA), located at Ciracas, East Jakarta. The Center is owned and named after himself.

He married the daughter of Agum Gumelar, Ami Gumelar, on 4 February 2006. They had a daughter in early August 2008, named Natarina Alika Hidayat. She was born shortly before he had to leave for the World Championships.

Hidayat's shot-making strengths were his backhand (as he is perhaps most famous for his backhand smash, revered for its unusually high generation of power), forehand jump smash, drop shot (reverse slice in particular), smooth footwork and deceiving net play. Hidayat's forehand jump smash in the 2006 World Championships was once the fastest smash recorded in singles competition: he recorded a 305 km/h in a match against Ng Wei.

This power on both his forehand and backhand, combined with his tenacity at the net and scope for deceptive shots, provided him with an extremely diverse weaponry on court, making him one of the most difficult players to face on the open circuit. Criticisms were aimed at his occasional lack of fitness, impatience with loud crowds, and his propensity to return a net shot with another net shot even when his opponent was dangerously close to the net.

• 5 times at Sudirman Cup (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
• 7 times at Thomas Cup (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010,2012)
• 4 times at Summer Olympics at individual event (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Olympic Games

• 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

For the fourth time, Taufik participated in the Summer Olympics. Taufik competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles but he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Lin Dan.

Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Group Stage	Petr Koukal	21–8, 21–8	Win
Group Stage	Pablo Abián	22–20, 21–11	Win
Round of 16	Lin Dan	9–21, 12–21	Lost

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

Taufik competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles but he was eliminated in the second round.

Round	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	-	-	Bye
Second round	Wong Choong Hann	19–21, 16–21	Lost

• 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece

Taufik competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles and won the gold medal.

2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Round of 32	Hidetaka Yamada	15–8, 15–10	Win
Round of 16	Wong Choong Hann [3]	11–15, 15–7, 15–9	Win
Quarterfinals	Peter Gade [6]	15–12, 15–12	Win
Semifinals	Boonsak Ponsana	15–9, 15–2	Win
Final	Shon Seung-mo [7]	15–8, 15–7	Gold

• 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

Taufik participated in the men's singles competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In his first Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ji Xinpeng.

Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Round of 64	–	–	Bye
Round of 32	Hidetaka Yamada	15–5, 14–17, 15–8	Win
Round of 16	Ong Ewe Hock	15–9, 13–15, 15–3	Win
Quarterfinals	Ji Xinpeng [7]	12–15, 5–15	Lost

Asian Games

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Lin Dan	21–15, 22–20	Gold(2)
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Lee Hyun-il	15–7, 15–9	Gold(1)

Southeast Asian Games

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	14–21, 19–21	Bronze
2007	Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand	Lee Yen Hui Kendrick	21–15, 21–9	Gold(2)
1999	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Wong Choong Hann	15–10, 11–15, 15–11	Gold(1)

BWF World Championships

• 2010 BWF World Championships at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France

2010 BWF World Championships – Men's Singles
Round	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Ola Fagbemi	21–10, 21–10	Win
Second round	Hsieh Yu-hsing	19–21, 21–19, 21–9	Win
Third round	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	21–8, 21–14	Win
Quarterfinal	Lee Chong Wei	21–15, 11–21, 21–12	Win
Semifinal	Park Sung-hwan	21–10, 22–20	Win
Final	Chen Jin	13–21, 15–21	Silver

• 2009 BWF World Championships at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India

2009 BWF World Championships – Men's Singles
Round	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Christian Bösiger	21–14, 21–14	Win
Second round	Matthieu Lo Ying Ping	21–17, 21–15	Win
Third round	Hsieh Yu-hsing	21–15, 21–19	Win
Quarterfinal	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21–19, 21–19	Win
Semifinal	Chen Jin	16–21, 6–21	Bronze

• 2005 IBF World Championships at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States

2005 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles
Round	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Rodrigo Pacheco	15–7, 15–3	Win
Second round	Eric Pang	15–5, 15–6	Win
Third round	Boonsak Ponsana	15–9, 15–17, 15–10	Win
Quarterfinal	Kenneth Jonassen	3–15, 15–10, 15–7	Win
Semifinal	Lee Chong Wei	15–3, 15–12	Win
Final	Lin Dan	15–3, 15–7	Gold

• 2001 IBF World Championships at the Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo in Seville, Spain

2001 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles
Round	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Dicky Palyama	15–8, 15–4	Win
Second round	Ronald Susilo	15–12, 15–12	Win
Third round	Wong Choong Hann	15–10, 11–15, 15–7	Win
Quarterfinal	Lee Hyun-il	15–12, 4–15, 15–5	Win
Semifinal	Hendrawan	15–11, 5–15, 7–7 Retired	Bronze

Badminton Asia Championships

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Chen Hong	21–18, 21–19	Gold(3)
2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	15–12, 7–15, 15–6	Gold(2)
2003	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	5–15, 15–7, 8–15	Silver
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	12–15, 5–15	Silver
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rony Agustinus	14–17, 15–2, 15–3	Gold(1)
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Marleve Mainaky	15–17, 5–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries (1 title, 9 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	8–21, 17–21	02 ! Runner-up
2010	Hong Kong Open	Lee Chong Wei	19–21, 9–21	02 ! Runner-up
2010	French Open (1)	Joachim Persson	21–16, 21–11	01 ! Champion
2010	Denmark Open	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	19–21, 19–21	02 ! Runner-up
2010	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	19–21, 8–21	02 ! Runner-up
2009	French Open	Lin Dan	6–21, 15–21	02 ! Runner-up
2009	Japan Open	Bao Chunlai	15–21, 12–21	02 ! Runner-up
2009	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 14–21	02 ! Runner-up
2008	French Open	Peter Gade	21–16, 17–21, 7–21	02 ! Runner-up
2007	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	20–22, 21–19, 19–21	02 ! Runner-up

     Superseries Finals Tournament

     Superseries Premier Tournament

     Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Syed Modi International (1)	Sourabh Varma	21–15, 21–18	01 ! Champion
2011	Canada Open	Marc Zwiebler	13–21, 23–25	02 ! Runner-up
2010	Indonesian Masters (1)	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	26–28, 21–17, 21–14	01 ! Champion
2010	Canada Open (1)	Brice Leverdez	21–15, 21–11	01 ! Champion
2009	U.S. Open (1)	Hsueh Hsuan-Yi	21–15, 21–16	01 ! Champion
2009	India Open (1)	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	21–18, 21–19	01 ! Champion
2008	Macau Open (1)	Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–15	01 ! Champion
2007	Macau Open	Chen Jin	21–19, 17–21, 18–21	02 ! Runner-up
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–18, 6–21, 13–21	02 ! Runner-up

     Grand Prix Gold Tournament

     Grand Prix Tournament

Open Tournaments (11 titles, 4 runners-up)

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Japan Open	Lin Dan	21–16, 16–21, 3–21	02 ! Runner-up
2006	Indonesia Open (6)	Bao Chunlai	21–18, 21–17	01 ! Champion
2005	Singapore Open (2)	Chen Hong	15–9, 15–3	01 ! Champion
2004	Indonesia Open (5)	Chen Hong	15–10, 15–11	01 ! Champion
2003	Indonesia Open (4)	Chen Hong	15–9, 15–9	01 ! Champion
2002	Chinese Taipei Open (1)	Agus Hariyanto	15–10, 15–8	01 ! Champion
2002	Indonesia Open (3)	Chen Hong	15–12, 15–12	01 ! Champion
2001	Singapore Open (1)	Wong Choong Hann	7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4	01 ! Champion
2000	Indonesia Open (2)	Ong Ewe Hock	15–5, 15–13	01 ! Champion
2000	All England Open	Xia Xuanze	6–15, 13–15	02 ! Runner-up
2000	Malaysia Open (1)	Xia Xuanze	15–10, 17–14	01 ! Champion
1999	Singapore Open	Heryanto Arbi	15–13, 10–15, 11–15	02 ! Runner-up
1999	Indonesia Open (1)	Budi Santoso	17–14, 15–12	01 ! Champion
1999	All England Open	Peter Gade	11–15, 15–7, 10–15	02 ! Runner-up
1998	Brunei Open (1)	Dong Jiong	12–15, 15–3, 15–9	01 ! Champion

     Open Tournament

• "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 2006-12-15. 
• "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013. 

Record against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, Olympic quarterfinalists, and all Olympic opponents.