Meluawati (later Meiluawati; born May 25, 1975) is an Indonesian born former world-class badminton player who represented

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and later the

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Career

Meluawati was a member of Indonesia's world champion

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(women's international) team, winning her final round match against

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future

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and

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champion Zhang Ning. She was also a member of the 1998 Indonesian Uber Cup team which finished second to

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. In individual competition she won women's singles at the

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in 1996 and was women's singles runner-up to the formidable

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at the 1997 Indonesia Open. Playing for the

in the early 2000s, Meluawati won consecutive U.S. National women's singles titles in 2001, 2002, and 2003; and women's doubles in 2001 and 2003. She also won women's singles at the

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in 2001.

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

''Women's singles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Women's singles''

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991. ''Girls' singles''

IBF World Grand Prix

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

IBF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meiluawati Indonesian female badminton players American female badminton players 1975 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in badminton SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games