Bonit Wiryawan Sugiharto (born 10 February 1968) is a former professional

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Wiryawan grew up in

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, as one of six siblings. A right-handed player, he began competing on tour in the late 1980s. At the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

he won three bronze medals for Indonesia, in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team event. He represented Indonesia at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, partnering Hary Suharyadi in the doubles competition, where they beat a Korean pair in the first round, before losing in the second round to the eventual bronze medalists from Croatia. In both 1994 and 1995 he appeared in the singles main draw of the

Jakarta Open The Jakarta Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was held in 1973 and 1974 and from 1993 to 1996 and was played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the World Series circuit of the Association of Tennis Pro ...

ATP Tour tournament, losing to world number seven

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in the former. As a doubles player he made the semi-finals of the Jakarta Open in 1995, with partner Suwandi Suwandi. He won numerous medals at the

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, including a men's doubles gold in 1997 and mixed doubles gold in 2001. During his 16-year

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

career he featured in 29 ties for Indonesia, the last in 2007 as a 39 year old. He retired from Davis Cup competition as Indonesia's most successful doubles player in history, with 16 wins.

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