Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky

Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky (born 14 September 1996) is an Indonesian professional badminton player. The daughter of professional badminton player and Indonesian national coach Rionny Mainaky, she belongs to the second generation of the high-profile Mainaky badminton family. Her uncles Karel Mainaky, Marleve Mainaky and Rexy Mainaky have all represented their country in the sport, which is notable as badminton is one of the country's most popular and successful sports.

Biography Mainaky was born in Kyushu, Japan on September 14, 1996, into an established family of Indonesian badminton players. Mainaky's family is recognized as one of the most prominent badminton families in Indonesia, where the sport is part of the country's national identity. She is the daughter of professional badminton player and coach Rionny Mainaky and Frilly Karundeng, who was also a professional badminton player. Her uncles Karel Mainaky, Marleve Mainaky and Rexy Mainaky have all represented Indonesia in international badminton competition. Uncle Rexy Mainaky helped Indonesia win the country's first Olympic gold medal as part of the mixed doubles badminton team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Mainaky began playing badminton in the third grade, where she was coached by her mother. Later, she was coached by Nozomi Okuhara. Mainaky and her mother moved to Jakarta, while her father remained in Japan. Mainaky paired with her brother Yehezkiel for mixed doubles competitions. Mainaky turned professional at age 16 with a goal of appearing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

In 2016, she played in a Badminton World Federation Super Series event for the first time when she progressed through the qualifying matches for the Singapore Open. Her appearance at the event received considerable attention in Indonesia due to her family's reputation in the sport.

In 2017, Mainaky represented Indonesia as the only women's singles player to compete at the Badminton World Championships. Mainaky would ultimately not qualify for the 2020 Olympics, with losses on the competitive circuit including the BWF World Championships, Japan Open, the Hong Kong Open, and the Fuzhou China Open.

In 2022, she appeared at the Indonesia International.

As a singles player, Mainaky's highest ranking was 41 in the world in 2019 and as a mixed doubles player she was ranked 79th. In 2021, she married Indonesian actor .