Sung Ji-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Sung.

Sung Ji-hyun (Korean: 성지현; Hanja: 成池鉉; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a World Championship bronze medalist. She was also part of South Korean teams that won the 2010 Uber Cup, 2017 Sudirman Cup, as well the team event at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.^[1][2] She competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, and at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3] Sung is married to compatriot men's singles player, Son Wan-ho.^[4]

Sung Ji-hyun 성지현 成池鉉
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 32)^[1] Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)^[1]
Years active	since 2009
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	384 wins, 207 losses
Highest ranking	2 (16 March 2017)
Current ranking	100 (18 October 2022)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 2015 Jakarta Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Uber Cup 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2012 Wuhan Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2018 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's team Asian Championships 2014 Gimcheon Women's singles 2016 Wuhan Women's singles 2018 Wuhan Women's singles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team 2016 Hyderabad Women's team 2018 Alor Setar Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Women's singles 2013 Kazan Mixed team 2015 Gwangju Women's singles 2015 Gwangju Mixed team World Junior Championships 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team 2008 Pune Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Sung Ji-hyun
Hangul	성지현
Hanja	成池鉉
Revised Romanization	Seong Jihyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏng Chihyŏn

Early life and education

Sung went into badminton following the path of her parents Sung Han-kook and Kim Yun-ja who both competed internationally in the 1980s.^[5]

Career

She won the Korea Grand Prix Gold title in 2011. Unlike most South Korean badminton players Sung has focused on singles and in December 2011 she received a career high ranking of number seven in the world in that discipline.^[2]

In 2012, Sung's performances at Super Series event improved, and she reached semifinals in the Indonesia Open, Singapore Open and Japan Open. She was seeded 8th at the 2012 Olympics. However, she lost to Yip Pui Yin and did not make it past the group stage. She defended her Korea Grand Prix title at the end of the year.

Sung won her first Super Series Premier title early in 2013 at her hometown, at the Korea Open. This propelled her ranking up to world no.5, the highest of her career. Sung reached the semi-finals at the All England, losing to eventual winner Tine Baun in a match that lasted for 76 minutes, with a final score of 22–24, 21–19, 19–21. She later won the 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold against Tai Tzu-ying, 21–16, 21–9. Then, she reached the finals of 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier losing to Wang Yihan in 21–16, 18–21, 20–22. In 2013 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold, she went up against compatriot Bae Youn-joo and she was beaten in 3 sets, 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.

At the 2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold, she reached the final which Sayaka Takahashi won, 21–17, 8–21, 21–12. At the 2014 Badminton Asia Championships, she became the first South Korean in 10 years to win the title, beating 1st seeded Wang Shixian 21–19, 21–15. At the 2014 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, she won 21–13, 21–18 against Liu Xin. She qualified for the Dubai 2014 BWF Super Series Masters Finals and lost to Tai Tzu-ying in the final, 17–21, 12–21.

 

Sung at the 2015 BWF World Championships

She won the 2015 German Open Grand Prix Gold beating Carolina Marín 21–15, 14–21, 21–6. In 2017, she helped the South Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.^[6]

 

Sung Ji-hyun against An Se-young in the semi-final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Carolina Marín	17–21, 21–15, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Wang Shixian	21–19, 21–15	Gold
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Li Xuerui	20–22, 11–21	Bronze
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Chen Yufei	12–21, 13–21	Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Tai Tzu-ying	21–16, 29–27	Gold
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	21–18, 21–19	Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the BWF HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[8]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Michelle Li	21–11, 21–9	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	An Se-young	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[9] 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.^[10] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Korea Open	Wang Shixian	10–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2013	Korea Open	Wang Shixian	21–12, 22–20	Winner
2013	Denmark Open	Wang Yihan	21–16, 18–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2014	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Tai Tzu-ying	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	Korea Open	Wang Yihan	21–14, 17–21, 21–18	Winner
2016	Korea Open	Akane Yamaguchi	22–20, 15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2016	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Tai Tzu-ying	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2017	Indonesia Open	Sayaka Sato	13–21, 21–17, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-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.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Swiss Open	Saina Nehwal	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Chinese Taipei Open	Ratchanok Intanon	22–20, 21–14	Winner
2011	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Han Li	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2012	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Aprilla Yuswandari	21–10, 21–10	Winner
2013	Chinese Taipei Open	Tai Tzu-ying	21–16, 21–9	Winner
2013	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Bae Yeon-ju	19–21, 21–15, 9–21	Runner-up
2014	German Open	Sayaka Takahashi	17–21, 21–8, 12–21	Runner-up
2014	Chinese Taipei Open	Liu Xin	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2015	German Open	Carolina Marín	21–15, 14–21, 21–6	Winner
2015	Thailand Open	Liang Xiaoyu	21–17, 22–24, 21–8	Winner
2016	Syed Modi International	Sayaka Sato	12–21, 21–18, 21–18	Winner
2016	New Zealand Open	Aya Ohori	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2016	Korea Masters	Lee Jang-mi	21–8, 21–10	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 21 January 2021.^[11]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost   Petya Nedelcheva 3 2 1 +1   Chen Yufei 11 1 10 –9   He Bingjiao 10 5 5 0   Li Xuerui 14 1 13 –12   Wang Lin 2 1 1 0   Wang Shixian 12 5 7 –2   Wang Xin 7 3 4 –1   Wang Yihan 15 3 12 –9   Zhang Yiman 1 1 0 +1   Cheng Shao-chieh 2 2 0 +2   Tai Tzu-ying 28 9 19 –10   Tine Baun 7 1 6 –5   Pi Hongyan 3 1 2 –1   Juliane Schenk 7 3 4 –1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost   Yip Pui Yin 11 8 3 +5   Zhou Mi 2 1 1 0   Saina Nehwal 12 3 9 –6   P. V. Sindhu 17 8 9 –1   Lindaweni Fanetri 6 5 1 +4   Minatsu Mitani 8 7 1 +6   Nozomi Okuhara 10 4 6 –2   Akane Yamaguchi 10 5 5 0   Wong Mew Choo 1 1 0 +1   An Se-young 5 3 2 +1   Bae Yeon-ju 7 3 4 –1   Carolina Marín 9 1 8 –7   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 12 9 3 +6   Ratchanok Intanon 23 10 13 –3

References

1. "SUNG Jihyun - Biography". 2009 Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
2. "SUNG Ji Hyun". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
3. "SUNG Jihyun". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. "손완호-성지현 12일 화촉…대를 이은 배드민턴 부부 최초 탄생". www.chosun.com (in Korean). 13 December 2020. from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
5. Hearn, Don. "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
6. "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
7. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
8. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
9. . Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
10. . www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
11. "Ji Hyun Sung Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sung Ji-hyun.

• Sung Ji-hyun at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.