Imelda Wiguna (also known as Imelda Wigoena, , born 12 October 1951) is an Indonesian badminton player who played at the world class level from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s.
Career A doubles specialist, Wiguna's two most impressive years in badminton were 1979 and 1980. In 1979 she won both doubles events, women's doubles with Verawaty Wiharjo and mixed doubles with Christian Hadinata, at the All England Championships.Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 95, 108. The following year she reached the final of both events at the then triennial IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing the women's doubles with Wiharjo but winning the mixed doubles with Hadinata.Davis, 110. Thereafter, though Wiguna continued to play at a high level, the demands of motherhood and strong competition from Chinese mainland players made winning the biggest tournaments more difficult. Her other titles included women's doubles at the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1978), the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1985); and mixed doubles at the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1981, 1985).
Wiguna played in five consecutive Uber Cup (women's international team) competitions for Indonesia between 1974 and 1986. She helped her nation to capture its first world title (over Japan) in 1975,Davis 134, 135. and to reach the final round in 1978, 1981, and 1986.
Achievements
World Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Christian Hadinata Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks 8–15, 8–15 Bronze
World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Nora Perry Jane Webster 12–15, 3–15 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 15–12, 15–4 Gold
World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1979 Tokyo, Japan Verawaty Wiharjo Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 3–15, 7–15 Silver 1980 Kyoto, Japan Verawaty Wiharjo Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura 12–15, 14–17 Silver 1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rosiana Tendean Lin Ying Wu Dixi 5–15, 17–14, 10–15 Bronze 1986 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rosiana Tendean Han Aiping Li Lingwei 7–15, 7–15 Silver
Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1974 Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran Theresia Widiastuti Minarni Regina Masli Bronze 1978 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Verawaty Wiharjo Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming 17–14, 15–4 Gold 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Rosiana Tendean Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 12–15, 13–15 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1978 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Christian Hadinata Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing 15–12, 7–15, 5–15 Bronze
SEA Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Rosiana Tendean Verawaty Fadjrin Elizabeth Latief 15–2, 15–4 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1979 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Christian Hadinata Hariamanto Kartono Tjan So Gwan 18–16, 15–2 Gold 1985 Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Christian Hadinata Chafidz Yusuf Rosiana Tendean 15–9,15–5 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Thailand Open Rosiana Tendean Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu 1–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1986 Indonesia Open Rosiana Tendean Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin 15–17, 2–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Denmark Open Billy Gilliland Dipak Tailor Nora Perry ret Runner-up
International tournaments
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1980 Auckland International Tjan So Gwan 11–9, 2–11, 6–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1975 All England Open Theresia Widiastuti Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka 15–12, 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1975 Denmark Open Theresia Widiastuti Lene Køppen Inge Borgstrøm 3–15, 15–3, 15–10 Winner 1978 Denmark Open Verawaty Wiharjo Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15–8, 8–15, 15–4 Winner 1979 All England Open Verawaty Wiharjo Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15–3, 10–15, 15–5 Winner 1979 Auckland International Verawaty Wiharjo Karen Bridge Ivana Lie 15–7, 15–13 Winner 1979 Canadian Open Verawaty Wiharjo Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 7–15, 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1979 Randers Open Verawaty Wiharjo Gillian Gilks Nora Perry 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1980 Auckland International Tjan So Gwan Sue Daly Taty Sumirah 15–2, 15–4 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1979 All England Open Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 15–1, 18–17 Winner 1979 Canadian Open Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra Verawaty Wiharjo 15–6, 15–1 Winner 1980 All England Open Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 13–18, 10–15 Runner-up 1981 All England Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 15–10, 14–18, 10–15 Runner-up 1981 Denmark Open Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 2–15, 2–15 Runner-up
Other tournaments
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1983 Veterans Tournament (30+) Minarni Noriko Nakayama Hiroe Amano 15–3, ret Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1983 Veterans Tournament (30+) Derek Talbot Koay Kar Lin Yap Hei Lin 15–9, 15–8 Winner
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