Verawaty Fadjrin


Verawaty Fadjrin, is a former 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 at the highest world level.

Career

During a relatively brief period as a regular singles competitor, Verawaty won the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta over fellow countrywoman Ivana Lie. Verawaty had been runner-up to Denmark's Lene Koppen at the prestigious All-England Championships that year. 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, the Danish Open, the Canadian Open, the All England, and the Southeast Asian Games. They were runners-up at the World Championships in 1980, and Verawaty was runner-up at the 1982 All England with another fellow countrywoman Ruth Damayanti.
Following a hiatus in her international badminton career from 1983 to 1985, Verawaty 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 Badminton Grand Prix 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 Verawaty and Hartono won the World Badminton Grand Prix, 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.
Verawaty led Indonesian Uber Cup 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, Verawaty was involved in six of the wins and only three of the losses. She also helped Indonesia win the Sudirman Cup over South Korea in 1989, her final year of international play.

Achievements

World Championships">BWF World Championships">World Championships

Women's singles
Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1980Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Imelda Wiguna Nora Perry
Jane Webster		12–15, 3–15 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Eddy Hartono Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee		9–15, 9–15 Silver

World Cup">Badminton World Cup">World Cup

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1979Tokyo, Japan Lene Køppen2–11, 10–12 Bronze
1982Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lene Køppen2–11, 10–12 Silver

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1979Tokyo, Japan Imelda Wiguna Emiko Ueno
Yoshiko Yonekura		3–15, 7–15 Silver
1986Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ivanna Lie Rosiana Tendean
Imelda Wiguna		3–15, 14–15 Bronze
1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rosiana Tendean Li Lingwei
Han Aiping		15–3, 10–15, 12–15 Bronze
1988Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Yanti Kusmiati Kim Yun-ja
Chung So-young		 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Eddy Hartono Steen Fladberg
Gillian Clark		15–8, 17–15 Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1978Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Imelda Wiguna Qiu Yufang
Zheng Huiming		 Gold
1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Lili Tampi Guan Weizhen
Nong Qunhua		8–15, 4–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

[World Badminton Grand Prix Finals]

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ivanna Lie Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young		10–15, 6–15 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Singapore Eddy Hartono Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont		12–15, 15–7, 15–6 Gold

Open Tournaments

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponent in finalScoreResult
1982Indonesia Open Sumiko Kitada11–8, 12–10Winner
1980All England Open Lene Koppen2–11, 6–11Runner-up
1979Canada Open Fumiko Tookairin11–5, 7–11, 9–12Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponent in finalScoreResult
1989Indonesia Open Yanti Kusmiati Erma Sulistianingsih
Rosiana Tendean		7–15, 9–15Runner-up
1988Indonesia Open Yanti Kusmiati Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young		15–6, 6–15, 15–8Winner
1987Indonesia Open Susi Susanti Rosiana Tendean
Ivana Lie		4–15, 16–17Runner-up
1986Indonesia Open Ivanna Lie Rosiana Tendean
Imelda Wiguna		17–15, 15–2Winner
1986China Open Ivanna Lie Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee		15–8, 15–10Winner
1986Chinese Taipei Open Ivanna Lie Sumiko Kitada
Harumi Kohhara		15–11, 15–8Winner
1985Malaysia Open Dwi Elmiyati Gillian Gowers
Gillian Clark		10–15, 11–15Runner-up
1982All England Open Ruth Damayanti Lin Ying
Wu Dixi		8–15, 5–15Runner-up
1982Chinese Taipei Open Ruth Damayanti Nora Perry
Jane Webster		8–15, 11–15Runner-up
1982Japan Open Ruth Damayanti Nora Perry
Jane Webster		3–15, 15–7, 15–12Runner-up
1979Canada Open Imelda Wiguna Atsuko Tokuda
Mikiko Takada		7–15, 15–12, 15–7Winner
1979All England Open Imelda Wiguna Atsuko Tokuda
Mikiko Takada		15–3, 10–15, 15–5Winner
1978Denmark Open Imelda Wiguna Emiko Ueno
Yoshiko Yonekura		15–8, 8–15, 15–4Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponent in finalScoreResult
1989Indonesia Open Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan
Rosiana Tendean		15–7, 15–2Winner
1989Dutch Open Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan
Rosiana Tendean		15–5, 15–5Winner
1988Indonesia Open Bobby Ertanto Eddy Hartono
Erma Sulistianingsih		9–15, 11–15Runner-up
1988Malaysia Open Eddy Hartono Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing		15–9, 15–7Winner
1986Badminton World Cup Eddy Hartono Steen Fladberg
Gillian Gilks		15–8, 17–15Winner
1986Malaysia Open Bobby Ertanto Steen Fladberg
Gillian Gilks		15–7, 18–15Winner
1979Canadian Open Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
Imelda Wiguno		6–15, 1–15Runner-up