Retno Kustijah

Retno Kustijah (name sometimes appears as Retno Koestijah) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who competed internationally from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.

Retno Kustijah
Personal information
Birth nameRetno Kustijah
Country Indonesia
Born (1942-06-19) 19 June 1942
Kebumen, Dutch East Indies

Career

Though she played singles in high level events, Kustijah's greatest success came in women's doubles with regular partner Minarni. They were the first of only two Indonesian teams to win women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships (1968).[1] Their titles together included the quadrennial Asian Games (1962, 1966),[2] and the Malaysia (1966, 1967), Singapore (1967), New Zealand (1968), Canadian (1969), and U.S. (1969) Opens.[3] Kustijah also won mixed doubles at the 1967 Malaysia Open with Tan Joe Hok and at the 1971 Asian Championships with Christian Hadinata. She was a member of Indonesian teams which finished second to Japan in the 1969 and 1972 Uber Cup (women's world team) championships.[4]

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Minarni Soedaryanto Corry Kawilarang
Happy Herowati
9–15, 15–12, 15–6 Gold
1966 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Minarni Soedaryanto Hiroe Amano
Tomoko Takahashi
15–9, 15–6 Gold
1970 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Nurhaena Etsuko Takenaka
Machiko Aizawa
11–15, 6–15 Silver

Mixed's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Tjoa Tjong Boan Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee
15-6, 16-17, 9-15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia Intan Nurtjahja Poppy Tumengkol
Regina Masli
15-13, 15-6 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia Christian Hadinata Indra Gunawan
Intan Nurtjahja
18-13, 15-5 Gold

Open Tournaments

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1967 Singapore Open Minarni Soedaryanto 11–5, 6–11, retired Runner-up
1967 Malaysia Open Minarni Soedaryanto 4–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1966 Malaysia Open Minarni Soedaryanto 5–11, 11–8, 1–11 Runner-up
1969 Canadian Open Eva Twedberg 1–11, 2–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Singapore Open Minarni Soedaryanto Rosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong
15–11, 15–4 Champion
1969 US Open Minarni Soedaryanto Tyna Barinaga
Helen Tibbetts
15–6, 15–6 Champion
1969 Canada Open Minarni Soedaryanto Barbara Hood
Marjory Shedd
15–3, 15–6 Champion
1968 All England Open Minarni Soedaryanto Noriko Takagi
Hiroe Amano
15–5, 15–6 Champion
1967 Singapore Open Minarni Soedaryanto Noriko Takagi
Hiroe Amano
15–6, 18–13 Champion
1967 Malaysia Open Minarni Soedaryanto Rosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong
15–7, 15–1 Champion
1966 Malaysia Open Minarni Soedaryanto Megah Idawati
Tan Tjung Ing
15–5, 15–5 Champion

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Canada Open Ng Boon Bee Darmadi
Minarni Soedaryanto
5–15, 15–17 Runner-up
1967 Malaysia Open Tan Joe Hok Darmadi
Minarni Soedaryanto
15–9, 15–8 Champion

References

  1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  2. "RESULTS". The Straits Times. 20 December 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2020 via NewspaperSG.
  3. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 137, 230, 252, 253, 281, 282, 313, 334.
  4. Davis, 133, 134.


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