Romana Tedjakusuma
Romana Tedjakusuma is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia. She made her debut in professional competition in January 1990, aged 13, at an ITF tournament in Jakarta.
In 1993 and 1994, she played in a number of Grand Slam Junior Championships. Partnered by Sung-Hee Park, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 Wimbledon Junior Championships. During 1994, she also competed in three professional Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result at that level was her third round appearance in the Australian Open.
She was part of Indonesia's team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She and partner Yayuk Basuki reached the second round of the Women's Doubles event, where they were defeated by Jana Novotná and Helena Suková.
Tedjakusuma has had two hiatuses during her professional career: from 1997 to 1998, and from 2002 to 2004. Since her return in 2005, she has won 14 further doubles titles and one singles title on the ITF circuit. In April 2009, she was Indonesia's highest ranked doubles player.
She was part of Indonesia's Fed Cup team in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005 and 2006.
At the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, Tedjakusuma won the gold medal in the Women's Doubles competition, partnered by Wynne Prakusya, and the silver medal in the Women's Singles. At the 2007 SEA Games, she won the silver medal in the Women's Doubles, partnered by Sandy Gumulya, as well as the bronze medal in the Women's Singles.
Tedjakusuma was inactive on the ITF circuit in 2010, but returned to play in several tournaments in 2011, winning one doubles title partnered by South African Surina de Beer. Tedjakusuma retired 2013.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (1)
ITF finals
Singles: 14 (6–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
Winner | 1. | 1 February 1993 | Bandar, Brunei | Hard | Suvimol Duangchan | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 15 February 1993 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | Madoka Kuki | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 29 March 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Nicole Pratt | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 25 October 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Tessa Price | 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 29 November 1993 | Singapore, Singapore | Hard | Kristin Godridge | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 October 2000 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | 5–4, 4–1, 1–4, 4–1 |
Winner | 4. | 6 November 2000 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | 2–4, 5–5, 4–2, 4–5, 4–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 November 2000 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Miho Saeki | 0–4, 0–4 |
Winner | 5. | 2 July 2001 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Ilona Vichnevskaya | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 10 July 2001 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 May 2005 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 7 November 2006 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Ayu Fani Damayanti | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 7. | 11 August 2008 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | Evelyn Mayr | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 21 March 2011 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 3–6, 4–6 |