# Serena Kani

Serena Kani (born 7 September 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player. 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.

## Personal life

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

## 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 |

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

##### Mixed doubles

| Events | 2021 |
| World Championships | 2R |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
| Malaysia Open | A | A | NH | NH | 1R | A | A | 1R ('22) |
| Indonesia Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R ('22) |
| Thailand Masters | A | A | 2R | NH | NH | A | A | 2R ('20) |
| Spain Masters | A | A | A | QF | NH | A | A | QF ('21) |
| Malaysia Masters | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | A | 2R ('22) |
| Singapore Open | A | A | NH | NH | 2R | A | A | 2R ('22) |
| Indonesia Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | 1R ('22) |
| U.S. Open | A | A | NH | NH | NH | A | w/d | |
| Canada Open | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | 2R | 2R ('24 |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | 2R | 2R | NH | NH | 2R | A | A | 2R ('18, '19, '22) |
| Vietnam Open | A | A | NH | NH | 2R | A | A | 2R ('22) |
| Year-end ranking | 294 | 118 | 101 | 79 | 154 | 257 | 322 | 70 |