Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup (the women's world team championship) for Indonesia at age fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the championship round against China in 1994. She was briefly ranked as the World No.1 women's singles player in October 1996. Audina helped Indonesia to retain the Uber Cup title in 1996, and was a member of the 1998 Indonesian team which relinquished the Cup to China, before moving to the Netherlands with her Dutch-national husband in 2000.

Career As a Dutch resident she continued to compete, winning titles in both Europe and Asia before retiring from high-level competition in 2006. Top honors in badminton's three most prestigious events for individual players, the Olympics, the All-Englands, and the World Championships, eluded Audina, though she was twice an Olympic silver medalist in singles (1996, 2004) and was a bronze medalist at the World Championships in 2003. Her most significant victories included the open singles titles of the USA (1996), Singapore (1997), Japan (1997, 2004), Indonesia (1998), Korea (2003), the Netherlands (2001, 2002), Switzerland (2002), and Taiwan (2000, 2003). She won singles at the SEA Games in 1997 and both singles and women's doubles at the European Championships in 2004. A gritty competitor and, in her youth, exceptionally mobile and supple (she was rarely forced into hitting backhands), Audina was a crowd favorite throughout her career.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States Bang Soo-hyun 6–11, 7–11 Silver 2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Zhang Ning 11–8, 6–11, 7–11 Silver

World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Zhang Ning 7–11, 0–11 Bronze

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ye Zhaoying 6–11, 11–4, 7–11 Bronze 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Wang Chen 9–11, 11–3, 7–11 Bronze 1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ye Zhaoying 4–11, 11–5, 5–11 Bronze

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Yao Jie 6–8, 3–7, 1–7 Silver 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Pi Hongyan 11–1, 11–0 Gold 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Xu Huaiwen 21–15, 9–21, 16–21 Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Lotte Bruil-Jonathans Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen 15–10, 15–1 Gold

Asian Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Bang Soo-hyun 11–1, 2–11, 12–13 Silver

SEA Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1997 Asia-Africa Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Meiluawati 12–10, 12–11 Gold

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Kristin Yunita 9–11, 5–11 Bronze

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indarti Issolina Tang Yongshu Yuan Yali 6–15, 9–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1995 German Open Camilla Martin 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1995 Hong Kong Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–5, 4–11, 5–11 Runner-up 1996 U.S. Open Camilla Martin 11–5, 12–9 Winner 1996 Hong Kong Open Camilla Martin 8–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1997 Chinese Taipei Open Camilla Martin 10–12, 2–11 Runner-up 1997 Japan Open Gong Zhichao 11–3, 2–11, 11–5 Winner 1997 Singapore Open Gong Zhichao 11–6, 11–6 Winner 1998 Indonesia Open Mette Sørensen 11–0, 11–6 Winner 1999 Dutch Open Tang Chunyu 13–11, 4–11, 7–11 Runner-up 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn 13–11, 11–2 Winner 2001 Dutch Open Yao Jie 7–5, 1–7, 7–5, 7–5 Winner 2002 Swiss Open Zeng Yaqiong 7–1, 7–3, 7–2 Winner 2002 Dutch Open Marina Andrievskaya 11–8, 11–2 Winner 2003 Korea Open Wang Chen 11–3, 10–13, 11–0 Winner 2003 Chinese Taipei Open Pi Hongyan 10–13, 11–2, 11–3 Winner 2004 Swiss Open Gong Ruina 11–13, 0–11 Runner-up 2004 Japan Open Gong Ruina 7–11, 11–7, 11–7 Winner 2005 Indonesia Open Wang Chen 7–11, 1–11 Runner-up 2006 Singapore Open Pi Hongyan 20–22, 20–22 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Denmark Open Lotte Jonathans Wei Yili Zhao Tingting 3–11, 11–6, 9–11 Runner-up 2002 German Open Lotte Jonathans Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen 11–2, 11–2 Winner 2005 Dutch Open Lotte Bruil-Jonathans Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty 15–9, 15–10 Winner

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2001 Dutch International Yao Jie 11–9, 1–11, 10–13 Runner-up 2005 Strasbourg Masters Pi Hongyan 11–3, 11–5 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 BMW International Lotte Jonathans Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen 5–11, 11–5, 11–8 Winner

IBF Junior International

Girls' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 1993 Dutch Junior Ita Ardwiantini 5–11, 11–4, 11–6 Winner 1993 German Junior Ita Ardwiantini Winner

Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 1 1 0 +1 Dai Yun 4 0 4 –4 Gong Ruina 8 3 5 –2 Gong Zhichao 4 2 2 0 Han Jingna 1 0 1 –1 Lu Lan 3 1 2 –1 Wang Lin 1 0 1 –1 Xie Xingfang 6 0 6 –6 Yao Yan 2 2 0 +2 Ye Zhaoying 8 3 5 –2 Zhang Ning 13 6 7 –1 Zhou Mi 11 5 6 –1 Zhu Lin 1 1 0 +1 Cheng Shao-chieh 2 2 0 +2 Huang Chia-chi 2 2 0 +2 Tine Baun 2 2 0 +2 Camilla Martin 11 5 6 –1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Mette Sørensen 5 5 0 +5 Tracey Hallam 6 5 1 +4 / Pi Hongyan 12 7 5 +2 Petra Overzier 5 5 0 +5 Juliane Schenk 3 3 0 +3 / Xu Huaiwen 8 5 3 +2 / Wang Chen 10 5 5 0 Yip Pui Yin 1 1 0 +1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Susi Susanti 1 0 1 –1 Yasuko Mizui 3 3 0 +3 Wong Mew Choo 2 2 0 +2 Bang Soo-hyun 6 0 6 –6 Kim Ji-hyun 7 2 5 –3 Lim Xiaoqing 4 1 3 –2 Somharuthai Jaroensiri 3 3 0 +3

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