Meiluawati

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Meiluawati
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
United States
Born (1975-05-25) 25 May 1975 (age 50)
Indonesia
EventWomen's singles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Lima Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 LimaMixed team
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Uber Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Jakarta Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 JakartaWomen's singles
BWF profile

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

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Career

Meiluawati 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 the 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, Meiluawati 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 Am Championships in 2001. [1]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

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

SEA 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
1994 Canadian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Nedergaard 6–11, 2–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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

References

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