Serena Kani

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
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) Jakarta, Indonesia[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	79 (WD with Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso, 30 March 2017) 70 (XD with Hafiz Faizal, 24 January 2023)
Current ranking	204 (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 2015 Lima Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

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

Achievements

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

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)

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

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

• Junior level

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

Individual competitions

Junior level

• Girls' doubles

Events	2015	2016	2017
Asian Junior Championships	A	3R	QF
World Junior Championships	3R	2R	2R

Senior level

Women's doubles

Events	2016
Asian Championships	1R

Tournament	BWF Superseries / Grand Prix		BWF World Tour								Best	Ref
	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Indonesia Masters	2R	NH	1R	A							2R ('16)
Indonesia Open	A	1R	A		NH	A					1R ('17)
U.S. Open	A				NH			A		2R	2R ('25)	[6]
Canada Open	A				NH		A		1R	A	1R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100	NH		1R	1R	NH		2R	A			2R ('22)
Vietnam Open	A		2R	A	NH		A				2R ('18)
Year-end ranking	83	253	219	346	333	193	205	589	399		79

Mixed doubles

Events	2021	Ref
World Championships	2R	[7]

Tournament	BWF World Tour								Best	Ref
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Malaysia Open	A		NH		1R	A			1R ('22)	[8]
Indonesia Masters	A				1R	A			1R ('22)	[9]
Thailand Masters	A		2R	NH		A			2R ('20)	[10]
Spain Masters	A			QF	NH	A		NH	QF ('21)	[11]
Malaysia Masters	A			NH	2R	A			2R ('22)	[12]
Singapore Open	A		NH		2R	A			2R ('22)	[13]
Indonesia Open	A		NH	A	1R	A			1R ('22)	[14]
U.S. Open	A		NH			A	w/d	1R	1R ('25)	[15][16]
Canada Open	A		NH		A		2R	1R	2R ('24)	[17][18]
Indonesia Masters Super 100	2R	2R	NH		2R	A			2R ('18, '19, '22)
Vietnam Open	A		NH		2R	A			2R ('22)	[19]
Year-end ranking	294	118	101	79	154	257	322		70