# Simon Santoso

Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He was two-time SEA Games men's singles champion winning in 2009 and 2011, also featured in Indonesia team that won the men's team title in 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2011. Santoso won the Indonesia Open a Superseries Premier tournament in 2012. He reached a career high as world number 3 in August 2010.

## Career

When he was young, Santoso joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team. In 2005, he won the Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the 2005 SEA Games. His best results on the world circuit until recently were runner-up finishes at the 2008 Singapore, 2007 Swiss, and 2008 Indonesia Open. He was eliminated at the semi-finals in the Japan Open Super Series and the Chinese Taipei Open. In September 2008, Santoso won the Chinese Taipei Open after defeating Roslin Hashim from Malaysia in the final round by scores of 21–18, 13–21, 21–10.
In October 2009, he won his first Superseries ever in Denmark Open, after beating Marc Zwiebler of Germany in the final round, 21–14, 21–6. He won gold in the 2009 SEA Games by defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro.
In 2011, he retained his gold medal in SEA Games by beating Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in 3 sets.
In 2012, he helped Indonesia Garuda to win the inaugural Axiata Cup. In June 2012, he won Indonesia Open Superseries Premier title 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 after defeating Du Pengyu of China in the final.

## Personal life

Born in Tegal, Central Java, Santoso is the youngest of four children of Hosea Liem (father) and Rahel Yanti (mother). His hobbies are swimming and reading comics. He married Evelyn Carmelita on 6 December 2014, and now have two children.

## Achievements
### SEA Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | PhilSports Arena, Pasig, Philippines | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 16–17, 3–15 | Silver |
| 2009 | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 21–16, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | 21–10, 11–21, 21–19 | Gold |

### Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Park Sung-hwan | 7–15, 8–15 | Bronze | |

### BWF Superseries (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Swiss Open | Chen Jin | 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Singapore Open | Lee Chong Wei | 13–21, 5–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 21–19, 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Denmark Open (1) | Marc Zwiebler | 21–14, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2012 | Indonesia Open (1) | Du Pengyu | 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2014 | Singapore Open (1) | Lee Chong Wei | 21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | Australian Open | Lin Dan | 24–22, 16–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Chinese Taipei Open (1) | Roslin Hashim | 21–18, 13–21, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2010 | Chinese Taipei Open (2) | Son Wan-ho | 21–14, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2012 | German Open | Lin Dan | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold (1) | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21–17, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold (1) | Sourabh Varma | 15–21, 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### IBF International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2003 | Singapore Satellite | Ronald Susilo | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up | |
| 2005 | Vietnam Satellite | Jung Hoon-min | 15–2, 15–3 | Winner | |

## Performance timeline
### National team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2002 |
| Asian Junior Championships | Gold |
| World Junior Championships | Bronze |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| SEA Games | — | Silver | — | Gold | — | Gold | — | Gold | — | — | — |
| Asian Games | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | A |
| Thomas Cup | Bronze | — | Bronze | — | Bronze | — | Silver | — | QF | — | Bronze |
| Sudirman Cup | — | Silver | — | Silver | — | Bronze | — | Bronze | — | A | — |

### Individual competitions

* Junior level
| Event | 2002 |
| Asian Junior Championships | Bronze |
| World Junior Championships | |
* Senior level
| Event | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| SEA Games | Silver | — | A | — | Gold | — | Gold | — | A | — |
| Asian Championships | w/d | QF | R3 | R3 | A | A | A | R2 | A | A |
| Asian Games | — | R2 | — | — | — | A | — | — | — | A |
| World Championships | A | A | R3 | — | QF | R2 | R3 | — | R1 | w/d |
| Olympic Games | — | — | — | A | — | — | — | R16 | — | — |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
| BWF Superseries ||||||||||||
| All England Open | R2 | A | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | A | A | Q2 | A | R2 (2004, 2007, 2010) |
| Swiss Open | F | A | R1 | A | GPG | GPG | GPG | GPG | GPG | GPG | F (2007) |
| India Open | — | GPG | GPG | GPG | R1 | R1 | R1 | A | A | A | R1 (2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Malaysia Open | A | QF | QF | w/d | SF | QF | A | Q1 | A | A | SF (2011) |
| Singapore Open | R2 | F | R2 | QF | QF | w/d | A | W | SF | A | W (2014) |
| Australian Open | IC/IS | IC/IS | GPG | GPG | GPG | GPG | GPG | F | Q1 | w/d | F (2014) |
| Indonesia Open | R2 | F | R2 | QF | R1 | W | A | R2 | A | A | W (2012) |
| Japan Open | SF | R2 | SF | A | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | SF (2007, 2009, 2012) |
| Korea Open | A | R2 | SF | A | SF | QF | A | R1 | A | A | SF (2009, 2011) |
| China Masters | R2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | GPG | GPG | GPG | R2 (2007) |
| Denmark Open | QF | w/d | W | A | R2 | R2 | A | A | A | A | W (2009) |
| French Open | R2 | w/d | R2 | A | A | w/d | A | A | A | A | R2 (2007, 2009) |
| China Open | R1 | A | QF | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | SF (2011) |
| Hong Kong Open | R1 | A | QF | A | A | A | A | R1 | A | A | QF (2003, 2009) |
| BWF Superseries Finals | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | GS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | GS (2011) |
| Year-end ranking | | | 6 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 24 | 113 | 188 | 3 |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
| BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold ||||||||||||
| Malaysia Masters | — | — | A | A | w/d | A | w/d | W | A | R2 | W (2014) |
| Thailand Masters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R3 | R3 (2016) |
| Syed Modi International | — | — | A | A | R3 | R3 | — | A | A | A | R3 (2011, 2012) |
| German Open | R1 | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | R1 | A | F (2012) |
| Swiss Open | SS | SS | SS | SS | SF | w/d | A | A | A | A | F (2007) |
| New Zealand Open | A | A | A | — | IC | — | QF | A | R1 | A | QF (2013) |
| Australian Open | IC/IS | IC/IS | A | A | A | SF | R3 | SS | SS | SS | SF (2012) |
| Chinese Taipei Open | SF | W | A | W | R3 | A | A | R3 | R1 | A | W (2008, 2010) |
| Vietnam Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | SF (2013) |
| Thailand Open | R3 | A | A | — | A | A | A | A | R3 | w/d | QF (2004) |
| Chinese Taipei Masters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | A | SF (2005) |
| Korea Masters | IC | IC | IC | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | QF (2013) |
| Macau Open | A | w/d | A | SF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | SF (2010, 2011) |
| Indonesian Masters | — | — | — | A | R1 | QF | W | A | A | R2 | W (2013) |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Best |
| IBF World Grand Prix |||||||
| All England Open | A | A | R2 | A | A | R2 (2004) |
| German Open | A | A | A | A | QF | QF (2006) |
| Swiss Open | A | A | R1 | A | R2 | R2 (2006) |
| Indonesia Open | Q2 | Q4 | R3 | QF | QF | QF (2005, 2006) |
| Malaysia Open | A | R2 | A | R2 | A | R2 (2003, 2005) |
| Thailand Open | — | R3 | QF | A | A | QF (2004) |
| Singapore Open | A | A | R2 | R2 | R3 | R3 (2006) |
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | R1 | A | A | A | R1 (2003) |
| Korea Open | A | A | w/d | R3 | R3 | R3 (2005, 2006) |
| Hong Kong Open | — | QF | — | R1 | R2 | QF (2003) |
| Japan Open | A | A | R1 | A | R3 | R3 (2006) |
| China Open | A | A | A | R2 | A | R2 (2005) |
| Denmark Open | A | A | R3 | A | A | R3 (2004) |

## Participation at Indonesian Team

* 4 times at Sudirman Cup (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
* 6 times at Thomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)

## Record against selected opponents

Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semi-finals, and Olympic quarterfinals.
* Bao Chunlai 0–4
* Chen Hong 0–1
* Chen Jin 1–7
* Chen Long 0–3
* Chen Yu 1–2
* Du Pengyu 3–2
* Lin Dan 1–11
* Tian Houwei 1–1
* Viktor Axelsen 1–0
* Peter Gade 4–11
* Jan Ø. Jørgensen 3–0
* Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 0–2
* Parupalli Kashyap 4–0
* Sony Dwi Kuncoro 1–1
* Taufik Hidayat 5–5
* Tommy Sugiarto 3–0
* Kento Momota 1–1
* Sho Sasaki 6–2
* Lee Hyun-il 1–5
* Park Sung-hwan 1–2
* Shon Seung-mo 1–0
* Son Wan-ho 3–1
* Lee Chong Wei 2–9
* Liew Daren 0–2
* Wong Choong Hann 3–1
* Ronald Susilo 1–1
* Boonsak Ponsana 3–5