Tony Gunawan

Tony Gunawan (Chinese: 吳俊明; pinyin: Wu Junming; born 9 April 1975) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He gained several international achievements for Indonesia and later for the United States, including Olympic gold medal and world champion title.

Tony Gunawan
Personal information
Country Indonesia (until 2001)
 United States (2001–present)
Born (1975-04-09) 9 April 1975
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CoachChristian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
BWF profile

Career

Gunawan is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia, and later a world champion for the United States. He is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players in badminton's history.[1] A superb all-court player with a particular facility in the forecourt, he won the 2000 Olympic gold medal, the 2001 IBF World Championships, and 2005 IBF World Championships with 3 different men's doubles partners.

He won the Men's Doubles gold medal in the 2005 World Championships from the 13th seeded position with his American partner Howard Bach. Gunawan partnered with Halim Haryanto to win the 2001 World Championships as well as the 2001 All-England Open, and with Candra Wijaya to win the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was a member of the world champion 2000 Indonesia Thomas Cup team, winning his match in the final against China with yet another partner, Rexy Mainaky.

Gunawan and Bach won the 2005 IBF World Championships Men's Doubles gold over Gunawan's ex-partner Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto who were also finalists in the 2003 IBF World Championships in the same event. Tony played for Indonesia from 1992 to 2001 and is the winner of numerous international titles. He has coached and played for USA since 2001. Tony is currently studying in Orange County, California and coaches at San Gabriel Badminton Club 2 (Pomona).

Personal life

He married with Women's doubles Indonesia, Etty Tantri on July 29, 2002 at the Monte Carlo Chapel in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon.

Achievements

Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
Final Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo [2]
Yoo Yong-sung
15–10, 9–15, 15–7 Gold

IBF World Championships

2005 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
Final Howard Bach Candra Wijaya [2]
Sigit Budiarto
15–11, 10–15, 15–11 Gold
2001 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
Final Halim Heryanto Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon
15–0, 15–13 Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Howard Bach Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
18–21, 9–21 Bronze

World Badminton Grand Prix Finals

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Brunei Candra Wijaya Halim Haryanto
Sigit Budiarto
7–5, 8–6, 7–2 Gold
1999 Brunei Candra Wijaya Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon
15–7, 8–15, 15–11 Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Rexy Mainaky Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
15–8, 15–9 Gold

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2,
Seoul, South Korea
Rudy Wijaya Kim Dong-moon
Yoo Yong-sung
10–15, 8–15 Silver

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Howard Bach Halim Haryanto
Sattawat Pongnairat
21–10, 21–14 Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Malawati Stadium,
Selangor, Malaysia
Bambang Suprianto Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
4–15, 6–15 Silver

BWF Super Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore Open Howard Bach Fang Chieh-min
Lee Sheng-mu
14–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2008 Indonesia Open Candra Wijaya Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
21–19, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007 Hong Kong Open Candra Wijaya Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
12–21, 21–18, 13–21 Runner-up
2007 Japan Open (3) Candra Wijaya Luluk Hadiyanto
Alvent Yulianto Chandra
21–18, 21–17 Winner
2007 Malaysia Open Candra Wijaya Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix (36 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 U.S. Open (6) Howard Bach Jürgen Koch
Peter Zauner
21–12, 21–9 Winner
2006 Japan Open (2) Candra Wijaya Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
21–15, 21–14 Winner
2006 Korea Open (1) Candra Wijaya Lee Jae-jin
Hwang Ji-man
21–18, 21–18 Winner
2006 U.S. Open (5) Halim Haryanto Alexander Nikolaenko
Vitaly Durkin
21–10, 21–19 Winner
2006 Indonesia Open (1) Candra Wijaya Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
21–17, 21–16 Winner
2005 Copenhagen Masters (2) Howard Bach Fu Haifeng
Cai Yun
15–12, 11–15, 15–4 Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open (2) Halim Haryanto Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
15–13, 15–13 Winner
2005 U.S. Open (4) Howard Bach Mike Beres
William Milroy
15–1, 15–2 Winner
2005 Bitburger German Open (1) Halim Haryanto Mike Beres
William Milroy
15–3, 15–6 Winner
2005 USA SCBA International (1) Howard Bach Bob Malaythong
Raju Rai
1–0 retired Winner
2004 Dutch Open (1) Howard Bach Peter Steffensen
Thomas Laybourn
15–8, 15–7 Winner
2004 U.S. Open (3) Howard Bach Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
15–5, 15–7 Winner
2003 U.S. Open (2) Bob Malaythong Lee Sung-yuan
Lin Wei-hsiang
6–15, 15–4, 15–5 Winner
2002 SCBA Classic (1) Bob Malaythong Kevin Han
Howard Bach
15–10, 15–9 Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open (1) Bob Malaythong Sergio Llopis
José Antonio Crespo
15–6, 15–3 Winner
2002 U.S. Open (1) Bob Malaythong Kevin Han
Howard Bach
11–15, 15–7, 15–7 Winner
2001 All England Open (2) Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
15–13, 7–15, 15–7 Winner
2000 Chinese Taipei Open (1) Candra Wijaya Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
15–7, 15–7 Winner
2000 Indonesia Open (1) Candra Wijaya Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
14–17, 15–6, 15–8 Winner
2000 Japan Open (1) Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–6, 15–7 Winner
1999 Ipoh Masters (1) Candra Wijaya Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
15–11, 15–9 Winner
1999 Malaysia Open (2) Candra Wijaya Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
15–6, 15–11 Winner
1999 All England Open (1) Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–7, 15–8 Winner
1998 Hong Kong Open (1) Candra Wijaya Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
15–10, 15–9 Winner
1998 Brunei Open (1) Halim Haryanto Michael Sogaard
Denny Kantono
15–2, 15–8 Winner
1998 Malaysia Open (1) Halim Haryanto Liu Yong
Yu Jinhao
6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner
1998 Swedish Open (1) Candra Wijaya Yang Ming
Zhang Jun
15–3, 15–6 Winner
1997 Copenhagen Masters (1) Candra Wijaya Simon Archer
Chris Hunt
15–13, 15–8 Winner
1997 Polish Open (1) Victo Wibowo Rudy Wijaya
Seng Kok Keong
15–11, 15–6 Winner
1997 French Open (1) Victo Wibowo Efraim Davis
Halim Haryanto
15–10, 15–8 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 U.S. Open (3) Vita Marissa Kenichi Hayakawa
Misaki Matsutomo
21–13, 21–10 Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open (1) Cheng Wen-hsing Devin Lahardi
Vita Marissa
17–15, 15–6 Winner
2003 U.S. Open (2) Etty Tantri Hwang Ji-man
Lee Eun-woo
15–5, 15–9 Winner
2002 SCBA Classic (1) Mesinee Mangkalakiri Philippe Bourret
Denyse Julien
11–3, 13–5 Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open (1) Mesinee Mangkalakiri Tjitte Weistra
Dorianna Rivera
15–6, 15–3 Winner
2002 U.S. Open (1) Etty Tantri Simon Archer
Marina Andrievskaya
7–11, 11–4, 11–6 Winner

Other Results

2008 China Cup 2008 S.Series Semi-Finalist
06/04/2008 India Grand Prix Gold 2008 GP Gold 4900.00 Semi-Finalist
16/03/2008 Wilson Swiss Open Super Series 2008 S.Series 5040.00 Quarter-Finalist
09/03/2008 YONEX All England Super Series 2008 S.Series 3600.00 1\16
20/01/2008 Proton Malaysia Open Super Series 2008 S.Series 6420.00 Semi-Finalist
25/11/2007 CHINA OPEN SUPER SERIES S.Series 2220.00 1\32
19/08/2007 16th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 BWF Events 6600.00 Quarter-Finalist
22/07/2007 BINGO BONANZA PHILIPPINE OPEN 2007 GP Gold 2720.00 1\16
13/05/2007 DJARUM INDONESIA SUPER SERIES S.Series 6420.00 Semi-Finalist
06/05/2007 AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2007 S.Series 6420.00 Semi-Finalist
18/03/2007 WILSON SWISS OPEN SUPER SERIES S.Series 6420.00 Semi-Finalist
11/03/2007 YONEX ALL ENGLAND SUPER SERIES S.Series 6420.00 Semi-Finalist
28/01/2007 YONEX KOREA OPEN SUPER SERIES S.Series 6420.00 Semi-Finalist
02/09/2006 YONEX SUNRISE HONG KONG OPEN 2006 6* 4950.10 Quarter-Finalist

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

  • Senior level
Team Events1998
Asian Games Gold
Team Events2000
Thomas Cup Gold

Individual competitions

  • Senior level
Event1997199920012003200520062007200920102011
BWF World Championships R3 QF Gold A Gold A QF QF R1 R1
Event2000200420082012
Olympics Gold A A GS

References

General
  • "Birdie Boys". AsianWeek. 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
  • "Gunawan, Bach talk about their world title". U.S. Olympic Team. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2006.
  • Tony Gunawan at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2007)
  • Tony Gunawan at cnnsi.com
  • Tony Gunawan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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