Serena Kani

Summary

Serena Kani (born 7 September 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player.[2][3] She is trained at the Djarum club, and has joined the club since 2012. Kani was part of the Indonesia team that won silver medal at the 2015 World and 2017 Asian Junior Championships. She won her first senior international title at the 2016 Tata Open India International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso.[4]

Serena Kani
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 24)
Jakarta, Indonesia[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking79 (WD with Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso, 30 March 2017)
70 (XD with Hafiz Faizal, 24 January 2023)
Current ranking204 (WD with Tang Wen Xin, 5 September 2023)
131 (XD with Tan Ming Kang, 5 September 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life edit

She is the daughter of 1996 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Denny Kantono.[5]

Achievements edit

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up) edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Singapore International   Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso   Suci Rizky Andini
  Yulfira Barkah
14–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2016 Tata Open India International   Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso   Maretha Dea Giovani
  Tania Oktaviani Kusumah
11–8, 8–11, 2–11, 11–9, 11–7   Winner
2021 Austrian Open   Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani   Anna Cheong
  Yap Cheng Wen
21–11, 21–16   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 South Australia International   Dejan Ferdinansyah   Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
  Josephine Wu
19–21, 27–25, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 Canadian International   Rian Agung Saputro   Presley Smith
  Allison Lee
12–21, 21–8, 21–16   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Italian Junior   Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso   Marsheilla Gischa Islami
  Rahmadhani Hastiyanti Putri
21–19, 21–15   Winner
2015 India Junior International   Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso   Marsheilla Gischa Islami
  Rahmadhani Hastiyanti Putri
20–22, 17–21   Runner-up
2015 Indonesia Junior International   Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso   Marsheilla Gischa Islami
  Rahmadhani Hastiyanti Putri
23–21, 20–22, 21–18   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline edit

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team edit

  • Junior level
Team events 2015 2016 2017
Asian Junior Championships A QF S
World Junior Championships S 5th 5th

Individual competitions edit

Junior level edit

  • Girls' doubles
Events 2015 2016 2017
Asian Junior Championships A 3R QF
World Junior Championships 3R 2R 2R

Senior level edit

Women's doubles edit
Events 2016
Asian Championships 1R
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Indonesia Masters 2R NH 1R A 2R ('16)
Indonesia Open A 1R A NH A 1R ('17)
Vietnam Open A 2R A NH A 2R ('18)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 NH 1R 1R NH 2R 2R ('22)
Year-end ranking 83 253 219 346 333 193 79
Mixed doubles edit
Events 2021
World Championships 2R
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Spain Masters A QF NH QF ('21)
Indonesia Masters A 1R 1R ('22)
Indonesia Open A NH A 1R 1R ('22)
Malaysia Open A NH 1R 1R ('22)
Malaysia Masters A NH 2R 2R ('22)
Singapore Open A NH 2R 2R ('22)
Vietnam Open A NH 2R 2R ('22)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 2R 2R NH 2R 2R ('18, '19, '22)
Thailand Masters A 2R NH 2R ('20)
Year-end ranking 294 118 101 79 79

References edit

  1. ^ Surya Mahendra Saputra (10 July 2016). "Asia Junior Championships 2016: Ini Pebulutangkis Masa Depan Indonesia". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Players: Serena Kani". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Pemain: Serena Kani" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Profil: Serena Kani" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Serena Ulang Sukses Sang Ayah" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

External links edit

  • Serena Kani at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com