Yayuk Basuki
Indonesian tennis player
Yayuk Basuki (born 30 November 1970) is an Indonesian former professional tennis player who is now a politician. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached No. 19 in singles in the WTA rankings in October 1997. She retired from playing singles in 2000, but remained an active doubles player on the circuit until 2013.
She sat in the Indonesian House of Representatives between 2014 and 2019. In January 2018, she was elected Chair of the Indonesian Olympian Association (IOA) for a four-year term. She unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2019.
Sporting career
She began playing tennis at the age of seven and turned professional in 1990. In 1991, she became the first Indonesian player to win a major professional tennis event when she captured the singles titles at Pattaya. She won six WTA Tour singles titles during her career (all of them in Asia). Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1997, where she reached the quarterfinals by defeating Ai Sugiyama, Inés Gorrochategui, Naoko Kijimuta and Patricia Hy-Boulais before losing to Jana Novotná.
During her career, she has recorded wins over Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Joe Fernández, Lindsay Davenport, Gabriela Sabatini, Magdalena Maleeva, Anke Huber, Iva Majoli, Anna Kournikova, Zina Garrison, and Mary Pierce. Probably her greatest triumph was over Iva Majoli when the Croatian was the French Open champion. She also became only the second Indonesian woman to win the Asian Games singles gold medal, after Lita Liem Sugiarto in 1974, when she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in Bangkok at the 1998 games. She was the first player to be beaten by Lindsay Davenport in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the US Open in 1992.[1]
She represented Indonesia at the Summer Olympic Games in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. 1992 in Barcelona, she defeated Mercedes Paz and Mary Pierce to reach the third round of the singles competition, where she was beaten by Jennifer Capriati.
She is also a successful doubles player, often pairing with Nana Miyagi and later Caroline Vis, and reached the top 10 (No. 9 on 6 July 1998). She won nine tour doubles titles, the most significant of which was the Canadian Open in 1997 and qualified for the season-ending WTA Championships as one of the best eight teams of the year three times, 1996–98. Her best result in doubles competition at a Grand Slam event was in the 1993 US Open, where she and partner Nana Miyagi reached the semifinals.
In the mixed doubles, Basuki reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995 with Kenny Thorne as her partner. In 1997, she reached the same stage at Wimbledon, this time paired with Tom Nijssen.
Her career-high world rankings were world No. 19 in singles and No. 9 in doubles.
Basuki is now a coach, tennis commentator for TV and print media and a consultant to the sports minister. She also was a WTA Tour mentor to rising Indonesian star Angelique Widjaja.
Basuki retired from the professional circuit in 2004, but in March 2008 she made a return to the ITF Circuit playing exclusively in doubles, and has since won six more ITF titles. She won the $10k event at Bangkok in June with Indonesian-born Australian Tiffany Welford. In August, she won the Hechingen, Germany with compatriot Romana Tedjakusuma and yet another $25k title, this time in Augusta, Georgia, in October, again with Tedjakusuma. In the first tournament she played in 2009, the $25k Balikpapan event in Indonesia, she and Tedjakusuma won the doubles competition. In May 2009, she won consecutive $25k events in Goyang and then Gimhae, both in the Korean Republic, and again, both with Tedjakusuma.
Basuki played in the doubles at the 2010 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date-Krumm, losing in the first round to Sania Mirza and Virginia Ruano Pascual.
In 2011, Basuki played in three WTA and five ITF tournaments. She successfully represented Indonesia in the Fed Cup, winning four matches with partner Jessy Rompies to see Indonesia back into the Asia/Oceania Group I. Her most recent appearance in a WTA Tour event was in September 2011 at the Guangzhou International Open, in which she and partner Lu Jingjing reached the quarterfinals.
As of December 2012, her most recent appearance in a professional tournament was in the $25k event in Phuket in March 2012. She and partner Kao Shao-yuan reached the quarterfinals of the doubles competition. In 2013, she retired from the tour to pursue a career as a politician.
Political career
In the 2014 Indonesian parliamentary election, she stood for a seat in the DPR with the National Mandate Party (PAN) from Central Java I electoral district. She was elected and sat on Commission X focusing on education, sports, and history. In the 2019 election, Basuki again ran as a legislative candidate in the same electoral district. However, the party did not win enough votes and therefore she lost her seat in the parliament.[2]
Awards
- WTA Sportsmanship Award, 1996 and 1998
- Female Rookie of the Year 1991, TENNIS Magazine
- Indonesian Athlete of the Year 1991
- Nominated as Most Impressive Newcomer 1991, WTA Tour
- Special Award from President Soeharto of Indonesia for outstanding contribution to sports, 1991
Personal life
She married her coach and mixed-doubles partner Hary Suharyadi, with whom she won gold at the 1990 Asian Games, on 31 January 1994. On 23 September 1999, she gave birth to her first child. She returned to playing on the tour the following year.
WTA career finals
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0)
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Tier I (3)
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Tier II (4)
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Tier III (5)
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Tier IV & V (13)
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Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1.
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Apr 1991
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Pattaya Open, Thailand
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Hard
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Naoko Sawamatsu
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6–2, 6–2
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Win
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2.
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Apr 1992
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Malaysia Open
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Hard
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Andrea Strnadová
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6–3, 6–0
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Win
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3.
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Apr 1993
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Pattaya Open, Thailand
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Hard
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Marianne Werdel
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6–3, 6–1
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Win
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4.
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May 1993
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Indonesian Open
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Hard
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Ann Grossman
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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5.
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Feb 1994
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China Open
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Hard (i)
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Kyōko Nagatsuka
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6–4, 6–2
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Win
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6.
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May 1994
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Indonesian Open
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Hard
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Florencia Labat
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6
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Loss
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1.
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Apr 1996
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Indonesian Open
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Hard
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Linda Wild
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w/o
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Loss
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2.
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Jun 1997
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Birmingham Classic, UK
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Grass
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Nathalie Tauziat
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6–2, 2–6, 2–6
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Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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Nov 1991
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VS Brentwood, United States
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Hard (i)
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Caroline Vis
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Sandy Collins Elna Reinach
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7–5, 4–6, 6–7
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Loss
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2.
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Sep 1992
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Tokyo Championships, Japan
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Hard
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Nana Miyagi
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Mary Joe Fernández Robin White
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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1.
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Oct 1993
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Sapporo Open, Japan
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Carpet (i)
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Nana Miyagi
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Yone Kamio Naoko Kijimuta
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6–4, 6–2
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Win
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2.
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Oct 1993
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Taiwan Open
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Hard
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Nana Miyagi
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Jo-Anne Faull Kristine Kunce
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6–4, 6–2
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Loss
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3.
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Apr 1994
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Japan Open
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Hard
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Nana Miyagi
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Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama
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4–6, 1–6
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Loss
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4.
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Apr 1994
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Pattaya Open, Thailand
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Hard
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Nana Miyagi
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Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath
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6–7, 6–3, 3–6
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Win
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3.
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Nov 1994
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Surabaya Classic, Indonesia
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Hard
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Romana Tedjakusuma
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Kyōko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama
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w/o
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Win
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4.
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Jan 1996
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Hobart International, Australia
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Hard
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Kyōko Nagatsuka
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Kerry-Anne Guse Park Sung-hee
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7–6, 6–3
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Win
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5.
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May 1996
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, France
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Clay
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Nicole Bradtke
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Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer Tami Whitlinger-Jones
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4
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Win
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6.
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Aug 1997
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LA Tennis Championships, United States
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Hard
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Caroline Vis
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Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Helena Suková
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7–6, 6–3
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Win
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7.
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Aug 1997
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Canadian Open
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Hard
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Caroline Vis
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Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
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3–6, 7–5, 6–4
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Loss
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5.
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Sep 1997
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Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany
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Carpet (i)
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Helena Suková
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Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
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2–6, 2–6
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Loss
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6.
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Nov 1997
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Kremlin Cup, Russia
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Carpet (i)
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Caroline Vis
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
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3–5 def.
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Loss
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7.
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May 1998
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, France
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Clay
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Caroline Vis
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Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
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4–6, 3–6
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Loss
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8.
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Aug 1998
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Canadian Open
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Hard
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Caroline Vis
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Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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8.
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Nov 2000
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Pattaya Open, Thailand
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Hard
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Caroline Vis
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Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
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6–3, 6–3
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Win
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9.
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Feb 2001
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Dubai Championships, U.A.E.
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Hard
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Caroline Vis
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Åsa Carlsson Karina Habšudová
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6–0, 4–6, 6–2
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ITF Circuit finals
Legend
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 5 (5 titles)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1.
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6 August 1989
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ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
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Hard
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Suzanna Wibowo
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7–6(5), 1–6, 6–4
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Win
|
2.
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24 September 1989
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ITF Bangkok, Thailand
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Hard
|
Tang Min
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6–3, 6–3
|
Win
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3.
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21 January 1990
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ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
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Hard
|
Judith Warringa
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6–2, 6–4
|
Win
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4.
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12 August 1990
|
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
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Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3
|
Win
|
5.
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10 February 1991
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ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
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Hard
|
Misumi Miyauchi
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6–2, 6–2
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Doubles: 36 (25 titles, 11 runner–ups)
Outcome
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No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
|
Score
|
Win
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1.
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6 July 1986
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ITF Brindisi, Italy
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Clay
|
Suzanna Wibowo
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Li Xinyi Zhong Ni
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2
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Win
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2.
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27 October 1986
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ITF Saga, Japan
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Grass
|
Suzanna Wibowo
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Marianne van der Torre Themis Zambrzycki
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6–2, 6–3
|
Win
|
3.
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10 November 1986
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ITF Matsuyama, Japan
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
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Belinda Cordwell Wendy Wood
|
0–6, 6–4, 6–2
|
Win
|
4.
|
24 November 1986
|
ITF Kyoto, Japan
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Kazuko Ito Junko Kimura
|
6–3, 6–3
|
Win
|
5.
|
12 July 1987
|
ITF Paliano, Italy
|
Clay
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Laura Lapi Barbara Romanò
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6–4, 2–6, 6–0
|
Win
|
6.
|
19 July 1987
|
ITF Subiaco, Italy
|
Clay
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Ilonka Leyten Brigette Pardoel
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7–5, 7–5
|
Win
|
7.
|
25 October 1987
|
ITF Ibaraki, Japan
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Alison Scott Stephanie Savides
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–0
|
Win
|
8.
|
1 November 1987
|
ITF Matsuyama, Japan
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Jennifer Fuchs Jill Smoller
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
|
Loss
|
1.
|
12 June 1988
|
ITF Modena, Italy
|
Clay
|
Ei Iida
|
Eugenia Maniokova Viktoria Milvidskaia
|
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
|
Loss
|
2.
|
19 June 1988
|
ITF Salerno, Italy
|
Clay
|
Anne Aallonen
|
Eugenia Maniokova Viktoria Milvidskaia
|
6–1, 5–7, 4–6
|
Loss
|
3.
|
26 June 1988
|
ITF Arezzo, Italy
|
Clay
|
Titia Wilmink
|
Eugenia Maniokova Viktoria Milvidskaia
|
6–0, 5–7, 1–6
|
Loss
|
4.
|
3 July 1988
|
ITF Brindisi, Italy
|
Clay
|
Ei Iida
|
Frédérique Martin Virginie Paquet
|
7–5, 2–6, 2–6
|
Win
|
9.
|
16 October 1988
|
ITF Chiba, Japan
|
Hard
|
Ei Iida
|
Naoko Sato Maya Kidowaki
|
6–2, 7–6
|
Win
|
10.
|
11 June 1989
|
ITF Milan, Italy
|
Clay
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Claudine Toleafoa Ruth Seeman
|
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
|
Win
|
11.
|
6 August 1989
|
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Patricia Budiono Lukky Tedjamukti
|
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
|
Win
|
12.
|
12 November 1989
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ITF Nuriootpa, Australia
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Justine Hodder Kelli-Ann Johnston
|
6–3, 6–4
|
Win
|
13.
|
21 January 1990
|
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Alexandra Niepel Caroline Billingham
|
w/o
|
Loss
|
5.
|
15 April 1990
|
ITF Bari, Italy
|
Clay
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Agnese Blumberga Barbara Rittner
|
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
|
Loss
|
6.
|
10 June 1990
|
ITF Mantua, Italy
|
Clay
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová
|
3–6, 5–7
|
Win
|
14.
|
12 August 1990
|
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Irawati Moerid Justi Kuswara
|
7–5, 6–3
|
Win
|
15.
|
28 October 1990
|
ITF Nagasaki, Japan
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce
|
6–2, 7–6(8)
|
Win
|
16.
|
4 November 1990
|
ITF Saga, Japan
|
Grass
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce
|
6–3, 6–2
|
Win
|
17.
|
18 November 1990
|
ITF Nuriootpa, Australia
|
Hard
|
Suzanna Wibowo
|
Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming
|
7–6, 6–1
|
Win
|
18.
|
20 February 2000
|
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Hard
|
Irawati Iskandar
|
Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-sook
|
7–5, 7–5
|
Win
|
19.
|
27 February 2000
|
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Hard
|
Wynne Prakusya
|
Irawati Iskandar Wukirasih Sawondari
|
6–4, 6–2
|
Win
|
20.
|
31 May 2008
|
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
|
Hard
|
Tiffany Welford
|
Elina Gasanova Lavinia Tananta
|
2–6, 7–6(7), [10–4]
|
Win
|
21.
|
10 August 2008
|
ITF Hechingen, Germany
|
Clay
|
Romana Tedjakusuma
|
Carmen Klaschka Darija Jurak
|
2–6, 6–2, [10–6]
|
Loss
|
7.
|
19 October 2008
|
ITF Lawrenceville, United States
|
Hard
|
Romana Tedjakusuma
|
Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson
|
6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
|
Win
|
22.
|
25 October 2008
|
ITF Augusta, United States
|
Hard
|
Romana Tedjakusuma
|
Mailen Auroux Roxane Vaisemberg
|
6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
|
Win
|
23.
|
4 May 2009
|
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
|
Hard
|
Romana Tedjakusuma
|
Zhang Ling Emily Webley-Smith
|
6–3, 6–3
|
Win
|
24.
|
31 May 2009
|
ITF Goyang, South Korea
|
Hard
|
Romana Tedjakusuma
|
Sun Shengnan Lu Jingjing
|
6–7(5), 6–3, [10–8]
|
Win
|
25.
|
2 June 2009
|
ITF Gimhae, South Korea
|
Hard
|
Romana Tedjakusuma
|
Liang Chen Sun Shengnan
|
7–5, 6–1
|
Loss
|
8.
|
28 September 2009
|
ITF Hamanako, Japan
|
Carpet
|
Hwang I-hsuan
|
Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz
|
6–4, 6–7, [5–10]
|
Loss
|
9.
|
2 November 2009
|
ITF Taipei, Taiwan
|
Hard (i)
|
Riza Zalameda
|
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
|
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
|
Loss
|
10.
|
2 April 2010
|
ITF Monzón, Spain
|
Hard
|
Riza Zalameda
|
Alexandra Dulgheru Tamarine Tanasugarn
|
2–6, 0–6
|
Loss
|
11.
|
5 June 2010
|
ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Jessy Rompies
|
Tatia Mikadze Sofia Shapatava
|
3–6, 3–6
|
National representation
Multi-sport event (Individual)
Basuki made her debut in multi-sport event at the 1985 SEA Games, she won the women's singles bronze medal.
Singles: 5 (3 gold medals, 2 bronze medals)
Doubles: 6 (5 gold medals, 1 silver medal)
Mixed doubles: 3 (2 gold medals, 1 silver medal)
Key
W
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F
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SF
|
QF
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#R
|
RR |
Q#
|
DNQ
|
A
|
NH
|
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
- 1 includes ITF tournaments.
- 2 The sum of wins/losses by year records from the WTA website does not add up to the career record presented on the same website.
Doubles
- 1 includes ITF tournaments.
- 2 The sum of wins/losses by year records from the |WTA website does not add up to the career record presented on the same website.
Grand Slam mixed doubles
Career earnings
Year |
Earnings (US$) |
Money list rank
|
1986
|
$2,950
|
|
1987
|
$3,775
|
|
1988
|
$7,772
|
|
1989
|
$6,600
|
|
1990
|
$12,429
|
|
1991
|
$92,631
|
55
|
1992
|
$111,748
|
50
|
1993
|
$168,118
|
38
|
1994
|
$141,290 #
|
|
1995
|
$137,235
|
|
1996
|
$254,784
|
28
|
1997
|
$385,824
|
19
|
1998
|
Unknown
|
31
|
1999
|
$15,134 #
|
|
2000
|
$43,509 #
|
|
2001
|
$30,710
|
|
2003
|
$437
|
|
2004
|
$50 Archived 15 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
|
2293
|
2008
|
$3,248 Archived 12 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
|
852
|
Career*
|
$1,648,297
|
118
|
- * as of 12 April 2009
- # does not include mixed-doubles earnings (which are included in the career total)
References
External links
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