Verawaty Fadjrin

Verawaty Fadjrin (née Wiharjo; 1 October 1957 – 21 November 2021) was an Indonesian 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.^[1]

Verawaty Fadjrin
Personal information
Birth name	Verawaty Wiharjo
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1957-10-01)1 October 1957 Jakarta, Indonesia
Died	21 November 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 64) Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's singles 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles 1989 Jakarta Mixed doubles World Cup 1986 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1979 Tokyo Women's doubles 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles 1982 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles 1979 Tokyo Women's singles 1986 Jakarta Women's doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Uber Cup 1978 Auckland Women's team 1981 Tokyo Women's team 1986 Jakarta Women's team 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1990 Nagoya–Tokyo Women's team Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Women's doubles 1978 Bangkok Women's team 1990 Beijing Mixed doubles 1990 Beijing Women's team 1986 Seoul Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's doubles Asian Championships 1976 Hyderabad Women's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1979 Jakarta Women's doubles 1979 Jakarta Women's team 1981 Manila Women's singles 1981 Manila Women's doubles 1981 Manila Women's team 1985 Bangkok Women's team 1987 Jakarta Women's doubles 1987 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1987 Jakarta Women's team 1989 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1977 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles 1979 Jakarta Women's singles 1985 Bangkok Women's doubles 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1977 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
BWF profile
Political party	Gerindra
Spouse	Fadjrin Biduin Aham ​ (m. 1979)​

Career

During a relatively brief period as a regular singles competitor, Fadjrin won the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta over fellow countrywoman Ivana Lie.^[2] She had been runner-up to Denmark's Lene Køppen at the All England Open Championships that year.^[3] 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. 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,^[4] and Fadjrin was runner-up at the 1982 All England with another fellow countrywoman Ruth Damayanti.^[5]

Following a hiatus in her international badminton career from 1983 to 1985, Fadjrin 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 Grand Prix Finals 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, Fadjrin and Hartono won the World Grand Prix Finals, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Fadjrin 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, she 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.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivana Lie	11–1, 11–3	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Imelda Wiguno	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 Wiguno	Emiko Ueno   Yoshiko Yonekura	3–15, 7–15	Silver
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Imelda Wiguno	Atsuko Tokuda   Yoshiko Yonekura	12–15, 14–17	Silver
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivanna Lie	Rosiana Tendean   Imelda Wiguno	3–15, 14–15	Bronze
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Rosiana Tendean	Han Aiping   Li Lingwei	15–3, 10–15, 12–15	Bronze
1988	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Yanti Kusmiati	Chung So-young   Kim Yun-ja	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 Wiguno	Qiu Yufang   Zheng Huiming	17–14, 15–4	Gold
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lili Tampi	Guan Weizhen   Nong Qunhua	8–15, 4–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Eddy Hartono	Park Joo-bong   Chung Myung-hee	7–15, 15–7, 3–15	Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Holly Tanjung			Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sylvia Ng	11–4, 4–11, 6–11	Silver
1979	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivanna Lie	8–11, 11–8, 9–12	Silver
1981	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Ivanna Lie	6–11, 11–4, 11–7	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Imelda Wiguno	Porntip Buntanon   Thongkam Kingmanee		Bronze
1979	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Imelda Wiguno	Ruth Damayanti   Theresia Widiastuti	15–4, 15–2	Gold
1981	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Ruth Damayanti	Theresia Widiastuti   Imelda Wiguno	15–13, 15–4	Gold
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Elizabeth Latief	Rosiana Tendean   Imelda Wiguno	2–15, 4–15	Silver
1987	Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rosiana Tendean	Yanti Kusmiati   Erma Sulistianingsih	17–14, 15–17, 15–10	Gold
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Yanti Kusmiati	Erma Sulistianingsih   Rosiana Tendean	6–15, 6–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Eddy Hartono	Richard Mainaky   Yanti Kusmiati	15–9, 17–14	Gold
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Eddy Hartono	Aryono Miranat   Minarti Timur	16–17, 15–9, 15–2	Gold

International tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Denmark Open	Imelda Wiguno	Emiko Ueno   Yoshiko Yonekura	15–8, 8–15, 15–4	Winner
1979	All England Open	Imelda Wiguno	Mikiko Takada   Atsuko Tokuda	15–3, 10–15, 15–5	Winner
1979	Canada Open	Imelda Wiguno	Mikiko Takada   Atsuko Tokuda	7–15, 15–12, 15–7	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Ruth Damayanti	Nora Perry   Jane Webster	15–3, 7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Ruth Damayanti	Nora Perry   Jane Webster	8–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Ruth Damayanti	Lin Ying   Wu Dixi	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysia Open	Dwi Elmiyati	Gillian Clark   Gillian Gowers	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Ivanna Lie	Sumiko Kitada   Harumi Kohara	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1986	China Open	Ivanna Lie	Kim Yun-ja   Yoo Sang-hee	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1986	Malaysia Open	Ivanna Lie	Lin Ying   Wu Jianqiu	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1986	Indonesia Open	Ivanna Lie	Rosiana Tendean   Imelda Wiguno	17–15, 15–2	Winner
1986	World Grand Prix Finals	Ivanna Lie	Chung Myung-hee   Hwang Hye-young	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1987	Indonesia Open	Susi Susanti	Ivana Lie   Rosiana Tendean	4–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1988	Indonesia Open	Yanti Kusmiati	Chung Myung-hee   Hwang Hye-young	15–6, 6–15, 15–8	Winner
1989	Indonesia Open	Yanti Kusmiati	Erma Sulistianingsih   Rosiana Tendean	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	French Open	Ivana Lie	Chung Myung-hee   Hwang Hye-young	2–15, 1–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Canada Open	Ade Chandra	Christian Hadinata   Imelda Wiguno	6–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1986	Malaysia Open	Bobby Ertanto	Steen Fladberg   Gillian Gilks	15–7, 18–15	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Eddy Hartono	Wang Pengren   Shi Fangjing	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1988	Indonesia Open	Bobby Ertanto	Eddy Hartono   Erma Sulistianingsih	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1989	Dutch Open	Eddy Hartono	Rudy Gunawan   Rosiana Tendean	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1989	Indonesia Open	Eddy Hartono	Rudy Gunawan   Rosiana Tendean	15–7, 15–2	Winner
1989	World Grand Prix Finals	Eddy Hartono	Thomas Lund   Pernille Dupont	12–15, 15–7, 15–6	Winner

  IBF Grand Prix tournament

  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

Invitational tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Asian Invitational Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	Liang Qiuxia	11–8, 0–11, 5–11	Silver

Women's doubles

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

References

1. "Verawaty Fajrin, Juara Dunia Badminton Putri Pertama Dari Indonesia". Kompas. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
2. Ron Willis, "The Eclipse of Lene," Badminton, August 1980, 22, 23.
3. Peter Jessup, "Again, it's Lene," Badminton, May 1980, 24, 33.
4. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 110.
5. Pat Davis, "All Change at Wembley," World Badminton. June 1982, 12, 13.

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