Huang Hua (born November 16, 1969) is a Chinese female badminton player who won major international titles in the early 1990s.

Career

Huang and her contemporary Tang Jiuhong were the leading Chinese singles players between the era of Han Aiping and Li Lingwei (most of the 1980s) and the era of Ye Zhaoying (mid to late 1990s). She played for Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won world team championships in 1990 and 1992. Her singles titles included the Swedish (1990), Thailand (1990), Malaysia (1990, 1992), Korea (1991), Singapore (1991), Japan (1990, 1991), and China (1991) Opens. She was a runner-up in the 1989 World Championships and in the prestigious All-England Championships in 1990. Huang won the 1991 Badminton World Cup held in Macau and was a bronze medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, losing in the semi-finals to Susi Susanti of Indonesia, the eventual winner.

Playing style

Susi Susanti, one of Huang's rivals, described her as a "complete player" who was "slightly different" from other Chinese players. "Usually Chinese players are sharp and fast. Huang Hua's playing style is more stylish and elegant," said Susanti in an interview.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

World Championships

Women's singles

World Cup

Women's singles

Asian Games

Women's singles

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. Women's singles Women's doubles

Invitational tournament

Women's singles

Personal life

She became an Indonesian citizen after marrying the Chinese-Indonesian businessman Tjandra Budi Darmawan (, Zhang Zhi Rong) in 1993. She has three children: Tjandra Michael, Tjandra William, and Tjandra Christian. She now lives in Klaten, Central Java.