Sandy Gumulya (born 2 April 1986) is an Indonesian former

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player and the older sister of

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, also a professional tennis player.

Career

Sandy made her debut as a professional in July 2000, aged 14, at an ITF tournament in

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. In March 2009, she was the highest ranked Indonesian in the

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(singles). In 2002 and 2003, she played in the

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junior championships. In 2003, she and her partner

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reached the quarterfinals of the junior doubles competition at the Australian Open. She was part of

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in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009. Gumulya represented Indonesia at the

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. She won her first-round match, and was then defeated by

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in the second round. At the

2007 Southeast Asian Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 2007, Kila haeng echiye tawan oak chiyeng tai 2007), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, was a South ...

, Gumulya won the gold medal in the women's single competitions, and also won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition with

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as partner. Gumulya also enjoyed success at the

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, winning bronze in the women's doubles and a silver in the women's team event. In March 2009, Gumulya retired during the second set of the quarterfinal of the ASB Pro tournament at Hamilton, New Zealand, due to a knee injury. The injury forced her to withdraw from the third and final tournament of the ASB Pro Circuit, that at Wellington.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (11–6)

Doubles (3–8)

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