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Meluawati (later Meiluawati; born May 25, 1975) is an Indonesian born former world-class badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the United States.

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Career

Meluawati was a member of Indonesia's world champion 1996 Uber Cup (women's international) team, winning her final round match against China's future World and Olympic champion Zhang Ning. She was also a member of the 1998 Indonesian Uber Cup team which finished second to China. In individual competition she won women's singles at the Polish Open in 1996 and was women's singles runner-up to the formidable Susi Susanti at the 1997 Indonesia Open.

Playing for the United States in the early 2000s, Meluawati won consecutive U.S. National women's singles titles in 2001, 2002, and 2003; and women's doubles in 2001 and 2003. She also won women's singles at the Pan American Championships in 2001. [1]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2001 Lima, Peru Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Shi 7–1, 7–2, 7–3 Med 1.png Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997 Asia-Africa Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Mia Audina 10–12, 11–12 Med 2.png Silver

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yao Yan 11–0, 9–11, 7–11 Med 2.png Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1996 Polish Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chen 11–6, 11–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 4–11, 5–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2001 USA Southern Panam International Flag of Peru.svg Sandra Jimeno 7–2, 7–0, 7–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 USA Southern Pan Am International Flag of the United States.svg Mesinee Mangkalakiri Flag of Peru.svg Sandra Jimeno
Flag of Peru.svg Doriana Rivera
0–7, 7–3, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

  1. "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2008-11-23.