Tony Gunawan

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Tony Gunawan (Template:Zh; born April 9, 1975) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He gained several international achievements for Indonesia and later for the United States, including an Olympic gold medal and world champion title.

Career

Gunawan is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia, and later a world champion for the United States. He is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players in badminton history.[1] A superb all-court player with a particular facility in the forecourt, he won the 2000 Olympic gold medal, the 2001 IBF World Championships, and 2005 IBF World Championships with 3 different men's doubles partners.

He won the men's doubles gold medal in the 2005 World Championships from the 13th seeded position with his American partner Howard Bach. Gunawan partnered with Halim Haryanto to win the 2001 World Championships as well as the 2001 All-England Open, and with Candra Wijaya to win the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was a member of the world champion 2000 Indonesia Thomas Cup team, winning his match in the final against China with yet another partner, Rexy Mainaky.

Gunawan and Bach won the 2005 IBF World Championships Men's Doubles gold over Gunawan's ex-partner Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto who were also finalists in the 2003 IBF World Championships in the same event. Tony played for Indonesia from 1992 to 2001 and won numerous international titles. He has coached and played for USA since 2001. Tony is currently studying in Orange County, California and coaches at Global Badminton Academy.

Personal life

He married Indonesian women's doubles player, Etty Tantri on July 29, 2002 at the Monte Carlo Chapel in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon.

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
United States Olympic Committee Award 2005 US Olympic Committee Team of The Year Template:Won [2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung 		15–10, 9–15, 15–7 File:Gold medal.svg Gold [3]

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain 		Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon 		15–0, 15–13 Gold Gold
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya 		15–11, 10–15, 15–11 Gold Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya 		18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

World Masters Games

Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 35+ Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand 		Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto Template:Flagicon Jan Fröhlich
Template:Flagicon Carsten Loesch 		21–11, 21–17 Gold Gold [4]
2017 40+ Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand 		Template:Flagicon Effendy Widjaja Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto
Template:Flagicon Hariyanto Arbi 		20–22, 14–21 Silver Silver [5]

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 35+ Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden 		Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Naruenart Chuaymak
Template:Flagicon Apichai Thiraratsakul 		21–13, 21–9 Gold Gold [6]
2023 45+ Hwasan Indoor Stadium,
Jeonju, South Korea 		Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto Template:Flagicon Naruenart Chuaymak
Template:Flagicon Thaweesak Koetsriphan 		21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold [7]

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico 		Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto
Template:Flagicon Sattawat Pongnairat 		21–10, 21–14 Gold Gold [8][9]

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook
Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah 		15–8, 15–9 Gold Gold
2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto
Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto 		15–8, 13–15, 13–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2,
Seoul, South Korea 		Template:Flagicon Rudy Wijaya Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung 		10–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Malawati Stadium,
Selangor, Malaysia 		Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya
Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto 		4–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[11] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat
Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong 		15–21, 18–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto
Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto 		21–18, 21–17 Template:Gold1 Winner
2007 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan 		12–21, 21–18, 13–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Template:Flagicon Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 		21–19, 18–21, 14–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Fang Chieh-min
Template:Flagicon Lee Sheng-mu 		14–21, 15–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
Template:Color box BWF Superseries Finals tournament
Template:Color box BWF Superseries Premier tournament
Template:Color box BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF Grand Prix (29 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Russian Open Template:Flagicon Rudy Wijaya Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund
Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen 		8–15, 15–11, 14–17 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Rudy Wijaya Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund
Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen 		17–16, 5–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Polish Open Template:Flagicon Victo Wibowo Template:Flagicon Rudy Wijaya
Template:Flagicon Seng Kok Keong 		15–11, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1998 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Yang Ming
Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun 		15–3, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1998 All England Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung 		10–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Liu Yong
Template:Flagicon Yu Jinhao 		6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1998 Brunei Open Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard
Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono 		15–2, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1998 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen 		15–10, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1998 World Grand Prix Finals Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Antonius Ariantho
Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono 		11–15, 15–5, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 All England Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung 		15–7, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1999 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Eng Hian
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele 		15–6, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1999 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook
Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah 		7–15, 15–14, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky
Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja 		12–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 World Grand Prix Finals Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon 		15–7, 8–15, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit
Template:Flagicon Yap Kim Hock 		15–7, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung 		15–6, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Eng Hian
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele 		14–17, 15–8, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 World Grand Prix Finals Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto
Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto 		7–5, 8–6, 7–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
2002 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong Template:Flagicon Howard Bach
Template:Flagicon Kevin Han 		11–15, 15–7, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong Template:Flagicon José Antonio Crespo
Template:Flagicon Sergio Llopis 		15–6, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
2003 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong Template:Flagicon Lee Sung-yuan
Template:Flagicon Lin Wei-hsiang 		6–15, 15–4, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
2004 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		15–5, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
2004 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn
Template:Flagicon Peter Steffensen 		15–8, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 Bitburger Open Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Mike Beres
Template:Flagicon William Milroy 		15–3, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		15–13, 15–13 Template:Gold1 Winner
2006 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man
Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin 		21–18, 21–18 Template:Gold1 Winner
2006 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan 		21–11, 21–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
2006 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Vitalij Durkin
Template:Flagicon Aleksandr Nikolaenko 		21–10, 21–19 Template:Gold1 Winner
2006 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat
Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong 		21–15, 21–14 Template:Gold1 Winner
2008 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		14–21, 20–22 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Jürgen Koch
Template:Flagicon Peter Zauner 		21–12, 21–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
2011 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun
Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae 		9–21, 19–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Etty Tantri Template:Flagicon Simon Archer
Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya 		7–11, 11–4, 11–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open Template:Flagicon Mesinee Mangkalakiri Template:Flagicon Tjitte Weistra
Template:Flagicon Doriana Rivera 		11–2, 11–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
2003 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Etty Tantri Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man
Template:Flagicon Lee Eun-woo 		15–5, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Cheng Wen-hsing Template:Flagicon Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa 		17–15, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
2012 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa Template:Flagicon Kenichi Hayakawa
Template:Flagicon Misaki Matsutomo 		21–13, 21–10 Template:Gold1 Winner

IBF/BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 U.S. International Template:Flagicon Hsieh Yu-hsing 2–15, 2–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 French International Template:Flagicon Victo Wibowo Template:Flagicon Davis Efraim
Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto 		15–10, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
2002 Southern Pan Am Classic Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong Template:Flagicon Philippe Bourret
Template:Flagicon Alexandre Tremblay 		15–4, 15–4 Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 SCBA International Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Raju Rai
Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong 		1–0 Retired Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 U.S. International Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Mike Beres
Template:Flagicon William Milroy 		15–1, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
2011 Peru International Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Adrian Liu
Template:Flagicon Derrick Ng 		21–10, 21–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
2012 Peru International Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Adrian Liu
Template:Flagicon Derrick Ng 		13–21, 21–13, 21–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
2017 U.S. International Template:Flagicon Vinson Chiu Template:Flagicon Daniel Benz
Template:Flagicon Andreas Heinz 		16–21, 21–14, 21–14 Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 USA Southern Pan Am International Template:Flagicon Mesinee Mangkalakiri Template:Flagicon Philippe Bourret
Template:Flagicon Denyse Julien 		11–3, 11–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
2016 Manhattan Beach International Template:Flagicon Mirabelle Huang Template:Flagicon David Yedija Pohan
Template:Flagicon Jenna Gozali 		15–21, 13–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

IBF International (1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
1994 German Junior Template:Flagicon Jeffer Rosobin Template:Silver2 Runner-up [12]

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1997 Copenhagen Masters Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Simon Archer
Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt 		15–13, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner [13]
1999 Ipoh Masters Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele
Template:Flagicon Eng Hian 		15–11, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner [14]
2000 Copenhagen Masters Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele
Template:Flagicon Eng Hian 		7–8, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5, 5–7 Template:Silver2 Runner-up [15]
2005 Copenhagen Masters Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng 		15–12, 11–15, 15–4 Template:Gold1 Winner [16]

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

  • Senior level
Team Events 1998
Asian Games Gold Gold
Team Events 2000
Thomas Cup Gold Gold

Individual competitions

  • Senior level
Event 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011
BWF World Championships R3 QF Gold Gold A Gold Gold A QF QF R1 R1
Event 2000 2004 2008 2012
Olympics Gold Gold A A GS

Notes

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References

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General

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External links

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