Verawaty Fadjrin

Verawaty Fadjrin (née Wiharjo; born 1 October 1957), is a former badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. Tall and powerful, at one time or another she played each of the three variations of the sport (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) at the highest world level.

Verawaty Fadjrin
Personal information
Birth nameVerawaty Wiharjo
Country Indonesia
Born (1957-10-01) October 1, 1957
Jakarta
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles, Mixed doubles
Political partyGerindra
Spouse(s)
Fadjrin Biduin Aham
(m. 1979)

Career

During a relatively brief period as a regular singles competitor, Verawaty won the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta over fellow countrywoman Ivana Lie.[1] Verawaty had been runner-up to Denmark's Lene Koppen at the prestigious All-England Championships that year.[2] She won the Southeast Asian Games title in 1981 and the Indonesia Open in 1982. Most of her early titles in women's doubles were in partnership with Imelda Wiguno (Wigoeno). Together, they won the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1979), the Canadian Open (1979), the All England (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1981). They were runners-up at the World Championships in 1980,[3] and Verawaty was runner-up at the 1982 All England with another fellow countrywoman Ruth Damayanti.[4]

Following a hiatus in her international badminton career from 1983 to 1985, Verawaty enjoyed impressive success in her late twenties and early thirties. She shared the women's doubles title at the Indonesia Open in 1986 and 1988, and finished second with Ivana Lie at the World Badminton Grand Prix in 1986. Her greatest success late in her career, however, came in mixed doubles, which she had rarely played earlier. She won the 1986 and 1988 Malaysia Opens with Bobby Ertanto and Eddy Hartono respectively. In 1989 Verawaty and Hartono won the World Badminton Grand Prix, and the Dutch and Indonesia Opens together. They also reached the final round of the 1989 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, but could not overcome South Korea's Chung Myung-hee and the formidable Park Joo-bong.

Verawaty led Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) teams that finished second to Japan in 1978 and 1981, and to China in 1986. Of the seven matches won and the fourteen matches lost by Indonesia, collectively, in the final rounds of these three competitions, Verawaty was involved in six of the wins and only three of the losses. She also helped Indonesia win the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team championship) over South Korea in 1989, her final year of international play.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

1980 IBF World Championships – Women's Singles
Round Opponent Score Result
First round - - Bye
Second round Kong Chai Yee 11–1, 11–2 Win
Third round Fumiko Tookairin 11–2, 11–0 Win
Quarterfinal Joke van Beusekom 11–6, 11–1 Win
Semifinal Taty Sumirah 11–4, 8–11, 11–3 Win
Final Ivana Lie 11–1, 11–3 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Imelda Wiguna Nora Perry
Jane Webster
12–15, 3–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Eddy Hartono Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee
9–15, 9–15 Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Lene Køppen 11 –12, 11–3, 7–11 Bronze
1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lene Køppen 2–11, 10–12 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Imelda Wiguna Emiko Ueno
Yoshiko Yonekura
3–15, 7–15 Silver
1986 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ivanna Lie Rosiana Tendean
Imelda Wiguna
3–15, 14–15 Bronze
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rosiana Tendean Li Lingwei
Han Aiping
15–3, 10–15, 12–15 Bronze
1988 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Yanti Kusmiati Kim Yun-ja
Chung So-young
15–9, 8–15, 5–15 Bronze
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Yanti Kusmiati Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young
11-15, 6-15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Eddy Hartono Steen Fladberg
Gillian Clark
15–8, 17–15 Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1978 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Imelda Wiguna Qiu Yufang
Zheng Huiming
Gold
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Lili Tampi Guan Weizhen
Nong Qunhua
8–15, 4–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Yanti Kusmiati Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young
18-16, 18-14 Gold

World Badminton Grand Prix Finals

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ivanna Lie Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young
10–15, 6–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Singapore Eddy Hartono Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont
12–15, 15–7, 15–6 Gold

Open Tournaments

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent in final Score Result
1982 Indonesia Open Sumiko Kitada 11–8, 12–10 Winner
1980 All England Open Lene Koppen 2–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1979 Canada Open Fumiko Tookairin 11–5, 7–11, 9–12 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent in final Score Result
1989 Indonesia Open Yanti Kusmiati Erma Sulistianingsih
Rosiana Tendean
7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1988 Indonesia Open Yanti Kusmiati Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young
15–6, 6–15, 15–8 Winner
1987 Indonesia Open Susi Susanti Rosiana Tendean
Ivana Lie
4–15, 16–17 Runner-up
1986 Indonesia Open Ivanna Lie Rosiana Tendean
Imelda Wiguna
17–15, 15–2 Winner
1986 China Open Ivanna Lie Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee
15–8, 15–10 Winner
1986 Chinese Taipei Open Ivanna Lie Sumiko Kitada
Harumi Kohhara
15–11, 15–8 Winner
1985 Malaysia Open Dwi Elmiyati Gillian Gowers
Gillian Clark
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1982 All England Open Ruth Damayanti Lin Ying
Wu Dixi
8–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1982 Chinese Taipei Open Ruth Damayanti Nora Perry
Jane Webster
8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1982 Japan Open Ruth Damayanti Nora Perry
Jane Webster
3–15, 15–7, 15–12 Runner-up
1979 Canada Open Imelda Wiguna Atsuko Tokuda
Mikiko Takada
7–15, 15–12, 15–7 Winner
1979 All England Open Imelda Wiguna Atsuko Tokuda
Mikiko Takada
15–3, 10–15, 15–5 Winner
1978 Denmark Open Imelda Wiguna Emiko Ueno
Yoshiko Yonekura
15–8, 8–15, 15–4 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent in final Score Result
1989 Indonesia Open Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan
Rosiana Tendean
15–7, 15–2 Winner
1989 Dutch Open Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan
Rosiana Tendean
15–5, 15–5 Winner
1988 Indonesia Open Bobby Ertanto Eddy Hartono
Erma Sulistianingsih
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1988 Malaysia Open Eddy Hartono Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
15–9, 15–7 Winner
1986 Badminton World Cup Eddy Hartono Steen Fladberg
Gillian Gilks
15–8, 17–15 Winner
1986 Malaysia Open Bobby Ertanto Steen Fladberg
Gillian Gilks
15–7, 18–15 Winner
1979 Canadian Open Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
Imelda Wiguno
6–15, 1–15 Runner-up

References

  1. Ron Willis, "The Eclipse of Lene," Badminton, August 1980, 22, 23.
  2. Peter Jessup, "Again, it's Lene," Badminton, May 1980, 24, 33.
  3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 110.
  4. Pat Davis, "All Change at Wembley," World Badminton. June 1982, 12, 13.

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