Minarni

Minarni (later Minarni Soedaryanto; 10 May 1944 in Pasuruan, East Java 14 May 2003 in Pertamina Hospital, South Jakarta) was an Indonesian badminton player who won major titles around the world and who represented her country internationally between 1959 and 1975. In 1968 Minarni became the first Indonesian to reach the final of women's singles at the prestigious All-England Championships, and with Retno Kustijah formed the first of only two Indonesian women's doubles teams yet to capture the All-England title.[1] She also won titles at the Indonesian National Championships, the quadrennial Asian Games, the Asian Championships, and at the Malaysia, USA, Canadian, Singapore, and New Zealand Opens.[2] Minarni first played in the then triennial Uber Cup competition for Indonesia in her mid teens (1959).[3] In her last Uber Cup campaign (1974-1975) her excellent doubles play helped Indonesia to win its first women's world team title.[4]

Minarni Soedaryanto
Personal information
Birth nameMinarni
Country Indonesia
Born(1944-05-10)10 May 1944
Pasuruan, Dutch East Indies
Died May 14, 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 59)
Jakarta, Indonesia

May 10, 2019, on what would have been her 75th birthday, she was honored with a Google Doodle.[5]

Achievements

Open Tournaments

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1969 US Open Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 11–1, 11–2 Champion
1968 All England Open Eva Twedberg 6–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1967 Singapore Open Retno Koestijah 5–11, 11–6, retired Champion
1967 Malaysia Open Retno Koestijah 11–4, 11–7 Champion
1966 Perak Open Retno Koestijah 11–7, 11–9 Champion
1966 Penang Open Rosalind Singha Ang Champion
1966 Malaysia Open Retno Koestijah 11—5, 8–11, 11–1 Champion

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Singapore Open Retno Koestijah Rosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong
15–11, 15–4 Champion
1969 US Open Retno Koestijah Tyna Barinaga
Helen Tibbetts
15–6, 15–6 Champion
1969 Canada Open Retno Koestijah Barbara Hood
Marjory Shedd
15–3, 15–6 Champion
1968 All England Open Retno Koestijah Noriko Takagi
Hiroe Amano
15–5, 15–6 Champion
1967 Singapore Open Retno Koestijah Noriko Takagi
Hiroe Amano
15–6, 18–13 Champion
1967 Malaysia Open Retno Koestijah Rosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong
15–7, 15–1 Champion
1966 Perak Open Retno Koestijah Megah Idawati
Tan Tjung Ing
15–1, 15–10 Champion
1966 Penang Open Retno Koestijah Megah Idawati
Tan Tjung Ing
Champion
1966 Malaysia Open Retno Koestijah Megah Idawati
Tan Tjung Ing
15–5, 15–5 Champion

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Canada Open Darmadi Ng Boon Bee
Retno Koestijah
15–5, 17–15 Champion
1967 Singapore Open Darmadi Ng Boon Bee
Rosalind Singha Ang
15–4, 15-5 Champion
1967 Malaysia Open Darmadi Tan Joe Hok
Retno Koestijah
9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1966 Perak Open Eddy Choong Tan Yee Khan
Retno Koestijah
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1966 Penang Open Abdul Patah Unang Eddy Choong
Rosalind Singha Ang
Champion

References

  1. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 164, 166.
  2. Scheele, 137, 204, 229, 230, 252, 253, 281, 282, 312, 313, 325, 334.
  3. Scheele, 95.
  4. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135 .
  5. "Minarni Soedarjanto's 75th Birthday". Google. Google. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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