Retno Kustijah

Retno Kustijah (name sometimes appears as Retno Koestijah) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who competed internationally from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.

Retno Kustijah
Personal information
Birth nameRetno Kustijah
Country Indonesia
Born (1942-06-19) 19 June 1942
Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Medal record
Representing  Indonesia
Women's badminton
Uber Cup
1969 Tokyo Women's team
1972 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
1962 Jakarta Women's doubles
1962 Jakarta Women's team
1966 Bangkok Women's doubles
1970 Bangkok Women's doubles
1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1966 Bangkok Women's team
1970 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
1971 Jakarta Women's doubles
1971 Jakarta Mixed doubles

Career

Though she played singles in high level events, Kustijah's greatest success came in women's doubles with regular partner Minarni. They were the first of only two Indonesian teams to win women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships (1968).[1] Their titles together included the quadrennial Asian Games (1962, 1966), and the Malaysia (1966, 1967), Singapore (1967), New Zealand (1968), Canadian (1969), and U.S. (1969) Opens.[2] Kustijah also won mixed doubles at the 1967 Malaysia Open with Tan Joe Hok and at the 1971 Asian Championships with Christian Hadinata. She was a member of Indonesian teams which finished second to Japan in the 1969 and 1972 Uber Cup (women's world team) championships.[3]

Achievements

Open Tournaments

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1967 Singapore Open Minarni Soedaryanto 11–5, 6–11, retired Runner-up
1967 Malaysia Open Minarni Soedaryanto 4–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1966 Malaysia Open Minarni Soedaryanto 5–11, 11–8, 1–11 Runner-up
1969 Canadian Open Eva Twedberg 1–11, 2–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Canada Open Ng Boon Bee Darmadi
Minarni Soedaryanto		 5–15, 15–17 Runner-up
1967 Malaysia Open Tan Joe Hok Darmadi
Minarni Soedaryanto		 15–9, 15–8 Champion

References
  1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  2. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 137, 230, 252, 253, 281, 282, 313, 334.
  3. Davis, 133, 134.


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