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. This "house of badminton" is both named and owned by Taufik.
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Personal life
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.
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Player attributes
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.
Participation in the Indonesian team
- 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)
Achievements
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.
- 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.
- 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
Taufik competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's singles and won the gold medal.
- 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.
Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
BWF World Championships
- 2010 BWF World Championships at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France
- 2009 BWF World Championships at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India
- 2005 IBF World Championships at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States
- 2001 IBF World Championships at the Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo in Seville, Spain
Badminton Asia Championships
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.
- 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.
- Grand Prix Gold Tournament
- Grand Prix Tournament
Open Tournaments (11 titles, 4 runners-up)
- Open Tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, Olympic quarterfinalists, and all Olympic opponents.
References
External links
- Taufik Hidayat, #48 on Time's list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
- "Taufik Hidayat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- Taufik Hidayat at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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