Verawaty Fadjrin

Verawaty Fadjrin (Template:Nee; 1 October 1957 – 21 November 2021) was an Indonesian badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. Tall and powerful, at one time or another she played each of the three variations of the sport (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) at the highest world level.

Career

During a relatively brief period as a regular singles competitor, Fadjrin won the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta over fellow countrywoman Ivana Lie. She had been runner-up to Denmark's Lene Køppen at the All England Open Championships that year. She won the Southeast Asian Games title in 1981 and the Indonesia Open in 1982. Most of her early titles in women's doubles were in partnership with Imelda Wiguna. Together, they won the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1979), the Canadian Open (1979), the All England (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1981). They were runners-up at the World Championships in 1980, and Fadjrin was runner-up at the 1982 All England with another fellow countrywoman Ruth Damayanti.

Following a hiatus in her international badminton career from 1983 to 1985, Fadjrin enjoyed impressive success in her late twenties and early thirties. She shared the women's doubles title at the Indonesia Open in 1986 and 1988, and finished second with Ivana Lie at the World Grand Prix Finals in 1986. Her greatest success late in her career, however, came in mixed doubles, which she had rarely played earlier. She won the 1986 and 1988 Malaysia Opens with Bobby Ertanto and Eddy Hartono respectively. In 1989, Fadjrin and Hartono won the World Grand Prix Finals, and the Dutch and Indonesia Opens together. They also reached the final round of the 1989 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, but could not overcome South Korea's Chung Myung-hee and the formidable Park Joo-bong.

Fadjrin led Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) teams that finished second to Japan in 1978 and 1981, and to China in 1986. Of the seven matches won and the fourteen matches lost by Indonesia, collectively, in the final rounds of these three competitions, she was involved in six of the wins and only three of the losses. She also helped Indonesia win the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team championship) over South Korea in 1989, her final year of international play.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie	11–1, 11–3	Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	12–15, 3–15	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Park Joo-bong Template:Flagicon Chung Myung-hee	9–15, 9–15	Silver Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	11–12, 11–3, 7–11	Bronze Bronze
1982	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	2–11, 10–12	Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Emiko Ueno Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	3–15, 7–15	Silver Silver
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	12–15, 14–17	Silver Silver
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	3–15, 14–15	Bronze Bronze
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping Template:Flagicon Li Lingwei	15–3, 10–15, 12–15	Bronze Bronze
1988	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	Template:Flagicon Chung So-young Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja	15–9, 8–15, 5–15	Bronze Bronze
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	Template:Flagicon Chung So-young Template:Flagicon Hwang Hye-young	11-15, 6-15	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Steen Fladberg Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	15–8, 17–15	Gold Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Qiu Yufang Template:Flagicon Zheng Huiming	17–14, 15–4	Gold Gold
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Lili Tampi	Template:Flagicon Guan Weizhen Template:Flagicon Nong Qunhua	8–15, 4–15	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Park Joo-bong Template:Flagicon Chung Myung-hee	7–15, 15–7, 3–15	Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Template:Flagicon Holly Tanjung	Template:Flagicon He Cuiling Template:Flagicon Liang Qiuxia	1–15, 4–15	Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Ng	11–4, 4–11, 6–11	Silver Silver
1979	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	8–11, 11–8, 9–12	Silver Silver
1981	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	6–11, 11–4, 11–7	Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Porntip Buntanon Template:Flagicon Thongkam Kingmanee		Bronze Bronze
1979	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Ruth Damayanti Template:Flagicon Theresia Widiastuti	15–4, 15–2	Gold Gold
1981	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Ruth Damayanti	Template:Flagicon Theresia Widiastuti Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	15–13, 15–4	Gold Gold
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Latief	Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	2–15, 4–15	Silver Silver
1987	Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati Template:Flagicon Erma Sulistianingsih	17–14, 15–17, 15–10	Gold Gold
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	Template:Flagicon Erma Sulistianingsih Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	6–15, 6–15	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Richard Mainaky Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	15–9, 17–14	Gold Gold
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Aryono Miranat Template:Flagicon Minarti Timur	16–17, 15–9, 15–2	Gold Gold

International tournaments

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Fumiko Tookairin	11–5, 7–11, 9–12	Runner-up
1980	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	2–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1982	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Sumiko Kitada	11–8, 12–10	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Emiko Ueno Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	15–8, 8–15, 15–4	Winner
1979	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Mikiko Takada Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda	15–3, 10–15, 15–5	Winner
1979	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	Template:Flagicon Mikiko Takada Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda	7–15, 15–12, 15–7	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ruth Damayanti	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	15–3, 7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Ruth Damayanti	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	8–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ruth Damayanti	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying Template:Flagicon Wu Dixi	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Dwi Elmiyati	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	Template:Flagicon Sumiko Kitada Template:Flagicon Harumi Kohara	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1986	China Open	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja Template:Flagicon Yoo Sang-hee	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1986	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1986	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	17–15, 15–2	Winner
1986	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Lie	Template:Flagicon Chung Myung-hee Template:Flagicon Hwang Hye-young	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1987	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Susi Susanti	Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	4–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1988	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	Template:Flagicon Chung Myung-hee Template:Flagicon Hwang Hye-young	15–6, 6–15, 15–8	Winner
1989	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	Template:Flagicon Erma Sulistianingsih Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	French Open	Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie	Template:Flagicon Chung Myung-hee Template:Flagicon Hwang Hye-young	2–15, 1–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra	Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	6–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1986	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Bobby Ertanto	Template:Flagicon Steen Fladberg Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	15–7, 18–15	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Wang Pengren Template:Flagicon Shi Fangjing	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1988	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Bobby Ertanto	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono Template:Flagicon Erma Sulistianingsih	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1989	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1989	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Template:Flagicon Rosiana Tendean	15–7, 15–2	Winner
1989	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund Template:Flagicon Pernille Dupont	12–15, 15–7, 15–6	Winner

  IBF Grand Prix tournament

  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

Invitational tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Asian Invitational Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Liang Qiuxia	11–8, 0–11, 5–11	Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Asian Invitational Championships	Bandar Lampung, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Yanti Kusmiati	Template:Flagicon Chung Myung-hee Template:Flagicon Hwang Hye-young	18–16, 18–14	Gold Gold

Sources

• Smash - Verawaty Fadjrin