Verawaty Wiharjo

Verawaty Fadjrin (; 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 Ivana Lie 11–1, 11–3 Gold Gold

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Imelda Wiguna Nora Perry Jane Webster 12–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

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

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1979 Tokyo, Japan Lene Køppen 11–12, 11–3, 7–11 Bronze Bronze 1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lene Køppen 2–11, 10–12 Silver Silver

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

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Eddy Hartono Steen Fladberg 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 Imelda Wiguna Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming 17–14, 15–4 Gold Gold 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Lili Tampi Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua 8–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Eddy Hartono Park Joo-bong 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 Holly Tanjung He Cuiling 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 Sylvia Ng 11–4, 4–11, 6–11 Silver Silver 1979 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ivanna Lie 8–11, 11–8, 9–12 Silver Silver 1981 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines 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 Imelda Wiguna Porntip Buntanon Thongkam Kingmanee Bronze Bronze 1979 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Imelda Wiguna Ruth Damayanti Theresia Widiastuti 15–4, 15–2 Gold Gold 1981 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Ruth Damayanti Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna 15–13, 15–4 Gold Gold 1985 Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Elizabeth Latief Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna 2–15, 4–15 Silver Silver 1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Rosiana Tendean Yanti Kusmiati Erma Sulistianingsih 17–14, 15–17, 15–10 Gold Gold 1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yanti Kusmiati Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean 6–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Eddy Hartono Richard Mainaky Yanti Kusmiati 15–9, 17–14 Gold Gold 1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Eddy Hartono Aryono Miranat 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 Fumiko Tookairin 11–5, 7–11, 9–12 Runner-up 1980 All England Open Lene Køppen 2–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1982 Indonesia Open Sumiko Kitada 11–8, 12–10 Winner

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

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1979 Canada Open Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna 6–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1986 Malaysia Open Bobby Ertanto Steen Fladberg Gillian Gilks 15–7, 18–15 Winner 1988 Malaysia Open Eddy Hartono Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 15–9, 15–7 Winner 1988 Indonesia Open Bobby Ertanto Eddy Hartono Erma Sulistianingsih 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1989 Dutch Open Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean 15–5, 15–5 Winner 1989 Indonesia Open Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean 15–7, 15–2 Winner 1989 World Grand Prix Finals Eddy Hartono Thomas Lund 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 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 Yanti Kusmiati Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 18–16, 18–14 Gold Gold