Wikipedia / Minarni
Wikipedia / Minarni
Minarni (later Minarni Soedaryanto; 10 May 1944 – 14 May 2003) 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 All England Open, and with Retno Kustijah formed the first of only two Indonesian women's doubles teams yet to capture the All England Open title. She also won titles at the Indonesian National Championships, the quadrennial Asian Games, the Asian Championships, and at the Malaysia, U.S., Canada, Singapore, and New Zealand Opens. In 1966 Penang Open, Minarni won in all three available categories (women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles) in one day. Minarni first played in the then triennial Uber Cup competition for Indonesia in her mid teens (1959). In her last Uber Cup campaign (1974-1975), she was assigned as the team captain, and her excellent doubles play helped Indonesia to win its first women's world team title.
10 May 2019, on what would have been her 75th birthday, she was honored with a Google Doodle.
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Category | Result |
1986 | Meritorious Service Award |
Achievements
World Masters Games
Women's doubles
Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
40+ | Aarhus, Aalborg, Herning Denmark | Gold |
Asian Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | 11–4, 7–11, 11–7 | Gold | |||
Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 1–11, 7–11 | Bronze | |||
Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 11–7, 8–7 retired | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | 9–15, 15–12, 15–6 | Gold | |||
Retno Kustijah | 15–9, 15–6 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 15–3, 8–15, 6–15 | Bronze | ||||
Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Walkover | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 11–7, 11–3 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1–15, 15–9, 11–15 | Bronze |
International tournaments (20 titles, 4 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1960 | Walkover | Winner | |||
1965 | Den Haag Open | 11–4, 11–4 | Winner | ||
1966 | 11–5, 8–11, 11–1 | Winner | |||
1966 | Penang Open | Retno Kustijah | 12–10, 12–10 | Winner | |
1966 | Perak Open | Retno Kustijah | 11–7, 11–9 | Winner | |
1967 | Malaysia Open | Retno Kustijah | 11–4, 11–7 | Winner | |
1967 | Retno Kustijah | 5–11, 11–6, retired | Winner | ||
1968 | 6–11, 2–11 | Runner-up | |||
1969 | 11–1, 11–2 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1960 | 5–15, 12–15 | Runner-up | |||
1966 | Malaysia Open | Retno Kustijah | 15–5, 15–5 | Winner | |
1966 | Penang Open | Retno Kustijah | Megah Idawati Tan Tjung Ing | 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
1966 | Perak Open | Retno Kustijah | Megah Idawati Tan Tjung Ing | 15–1, 15–10 | Winner |
1967 | Malaysia Open | Retno Kustijah | 15–7, 15–1 | Winner | |
1967 | Retno Kustijah | 15–6, 18–13 | Winner | ||
1968 | Retno Kustijah | Hiroe Amano Noriko Takagi | 15–5, 15–6 | Winner | |
1969 | Retno Kustijah | 15–3, 15–6 | Winner | ||
1969 | Retno Kustijah | 15–6, 15–6 | Winner | ||
1970 | Singapore Open | Retno Kustijah | Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong | 15–11, 15–4 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1966 | Penang Open | 15–13, 15–9 | Winner | ||
1966 | Perak Open | Eddy Choong | 9–15, 11–15 | Runner-up | |
1967 | Tan Joe Hok Retno Kustijah | 9–15, 8–15 | Runner-up | ||
1967 | Darmadi | Ng Boon Bee Rosalind Singha Ang | 15–4, 15-5 | Winner | |
1969 | Darmadi | Ng Boon Bee Retno Kustijah | 15–5, 17–15 | Winner |
Invitational tournament
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1974 | 15–7, 15–8 | Gold |
Other tournaments
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1963 | 10–12, 11–1, 11–1 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1963 | 15–7, 15–3 | Gold | ||||
1983 | Veterans Tournament (30+) | 15–3, ret | Winner |
References