Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired

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player. He is a former

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, and Asian champion, and the youngest world number one in the men's singles. Hidayat has won the Indonesia Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006).

Career summary

When he was young, he joined the SGS club, a badminton club in

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, where he trained under

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. At age 17 he won the

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and reached the semifinals of the 1998 Asian Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 1999, Hidayat won his first Indonesian Open title. In the same year he also reached the final of the All England and the Singapore Open but lost the finals to his great rival Peter Gade and his senior in the national team Heryanto Arbi respectively. Hidayat achieved the world number one ranking when he was still 19 years old in 2000 after winning the Malaysia Open, Asian Championships, Indonesia Open and was once again runner-up at the

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where he was defeated by Chinese player Xia Xuanze.

2000 Sydney Olympics

Hidayat participated in the men's singles competition at the

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in Sydney. In his first Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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of China.

2004 Athens Olympics

Hidayat won the men's singles gold medal at the

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defeating

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of Japan and

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of Malaysia in the first two rounds. Hidayat defeated Peter Gade of Denmark 15–12, 15–12 in the quarter final and

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of Thailand 15–9, 15–2 in the semifinal. Playing in the gold medal match, He defeated Korean

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15–8, 15–7 in the final to win the gold medal. In the same year, Hidayat successfully retained his Indonesia Open title by defeating Chen Hong 15–9, 15–3 in the final and won his second

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title.

2005: World Championships

In August 2005, he won the men's singles title at the

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defeating world number one

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of China 15–3, 15–7 in the final. With this title, he became the first men's singles player to hold the Olympic and World Championships title in consecutive years.

2006–2007: Second Asian and Southeast Asian Games gold

Hidayat won the men's singles gold medal at the

in 2002 Busan and 2006 Doha. He also won the 2007 Asian Championship, and two men's singles gold medals at the

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in 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan and 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima.

2008 Beijing Olympics

Hidayat competed in the

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but he was eliminated in the second round by

of Malaysia.

2012 London Olympics

For the fourth time, Hidayat participated in the Summer Olympics. Hidayat competed at the

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but he was eliminated in the round of 16 by

of China. Popular media has at times focused on the perceived rivalry between Hidayat and Chinese player

, referring to the two as "arch rivals". This was the last time that Hidayat participated in the Summer Olympics.

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. In December 2012, Hidayat officially open a badminton training center named Taufik Hidayat Arena (THA), located at

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, East

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. This "house of badminton" is both named and owned by Taufik.

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 in a match against

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. 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

* 6 times at

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(1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) * 7 times at

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(2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) * 4 times at Summer Olympics at individual event (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Awards and nominations

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's singles''

World Championships

''Men's singles''

World Cup

''Men's singles''

Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's singles''

BWF Superseries (1 title, 9 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in

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, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by

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(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

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held at the year end. ''Men's singles'' : Superseries Finals tournament : Superseries Premier tournament : Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (17 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the

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. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

(BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF/IBF Grand Prix tournament

Performance timeline

National team

* ''Junior level'' * ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

* ''Junior level'' * ''Senior level''

Record against selected opponents

Record against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists. *

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5–9 * Chen Hong 9–2 * Chen Jin 2–4 *

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2–4 * Chen Yu 7–0 *

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5–1 *

0-2 *

4–13 * Xia Xuanze 2–2 *

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0–1 * Peter Gade 10–8 * Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 1–1 * Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2–2 *

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1–0 *

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0–1 * Hendrawan 2–1 *

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3–3 *

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2–1 *

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1–3 *

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2–4 *

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11–2 *

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3–0 *

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8–15 *

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2–1 *

4–6 *

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3–1 *

10–1

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