Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions.[1] 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.[2] She was briefly ranked as the World No.1 women's singles player in October 1996.[3] 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.[4][5]

Mia Audina
Personal information
Birth nameMia Audina Tjiptawan
CountryIndonesia (1994–2000)
Netherlands (2000–2006)
Born (1979-08-22) 22 August 1979 (age 45)
Jakarta, Indonesia
ResidenceRotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1 (1996)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Women's singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Women's singles
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tokyo Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Guangzhou Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Malmö Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Women's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Yogyakarta Women's singles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qingdao Women's singles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Jakarta Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Jakarta Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

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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.[1][4]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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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

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Zhang Ning 7–11, 0–11   Bronze

World Cup

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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

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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

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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

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Asia-Africa Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia   Meiluawati 12–10, 12–11   Gold

World Junior Championships

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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

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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

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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

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
1993 Dutch Junior   Ita Ardwiantini 5–11, 11–4, 11–6   Winner [6]
1993 German Junior   Ita Ardwiantini   Winner [7]

Record against selected opponents

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Markula 2009, p. 138
  2. ^ Mumtaz & Efendi 2014, p. 228
  3. ^ "Mia Audina Tops World Badminton Women's Singles Rankings". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Mumtaz & Efendi 2014, pp. 228–229
  5. ^ "Mia Audina stopt met badminton" (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Dutch Junior" (PDF). Worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ "German Junior" (in German). badminton.de. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Markula, Pirkko (2009). Olympic Women and the Media: International Perspectives. Alberta, Canada: Springer. p. 260. ISBN 978-023-023-394-2.
  • Mumtaz, Fairuz; Efendi, Yusuf (2014). 50 Kisah Sukses dan Inspiratif Diaspora Indonesia; Lintas Negara, Lintas Bidang. Yogyakarta: Diandra Pustaka Indonesia. p. 270. ISBN 978-602-161-208-8.
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