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.
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Country | Indonesia (until 2001) United States (2001–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1975-04-09) 9 April 1975 (age 47) Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
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).
He married Indonesian women's doubles player, Etty Tantri on 29 July 2002 at the Monte Carlo Chapel in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon.
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2005 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles | ||||
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2001 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles | ||||
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15–0, 15–13 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() |
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18–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Brunei | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–6, 7–2 | ![]() |
1999 | Brunei | ![]() |
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15–7, 8–15, 15–11 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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15–8, 15–9 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea |
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10–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
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21–10, 21–14 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
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4–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | ![]() |
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14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2008 | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–18, 13–21 | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–9 | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–19 | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() |
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15–12, 11–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() |
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15–13, 15–13 | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() |
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15–1, 15–2 | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–6 | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() |
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1–0 retired | ![]() |
2004 | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–7 | ![]() |
2003 | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–4, 15–5 | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–9 | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–3 | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–7, 15–7 | ![]() |
2001 | ![]() |
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15–13, 7–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–7 | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() |
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14–17, 15–6, 15–8 | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–7 | ![]() |
1999 | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–9 | ![]() |
1999 | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–11 | ![]() |
1999 | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–8 | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–9 | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() |
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15–2, 15–8 | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–5, 15–11 | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–6 | ![]() |
1997 | ![]() |
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15–13, 15–8 | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–6 | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–8 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
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21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
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17–15, 15–6 | ![]() |
2003 | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–9 | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() |
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11–3, 13–5 | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–3 | ![]() |
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7–11, 11–4, 11–6 | ![]() |
2008 | China Cup 2008 | S.Series | Semi-Finalist | |
2008-04-06 | India Grand Prix Gold 2008 | GP Gold | 4900.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2008-03-16 | Wilson Swiss Open Super Series 2008 | S.Series | 5040.00 | Quarter-Finalist |
2008-03-09 | YONEX All England Super Series 2008 | S.Series | 3600.00 | 1\16 |
2008-01-20 | Proton Malaysia Open Super Series 2008 | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2007-11-25 | CHINA OPEN SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 2220.00 | 1\32 |
2007-08-19 | 16th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 | BWF Events | 6600.00 | Quarter-Finalist |
2007-07-22 | BINGO BONANZA PHILIPPINE OPEN 2007 | GP Gold | 2720.00 | 1\16 |
2007-05-13 | DJARUM INDONESIA SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2007-05-06 | AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2007 | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2007-03-18 | WILSON SWISS OPEN SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2007-03-11 | YONEX ALL ENGLAND SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2007-01-28 | YONEX KOREA OPEN SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
2006-09-02 | YONEX SUNRISE HONG KONG OPEN 2006 | 6* | 4950.10 | Quarter-Finalist |
Team Events | 1998 |
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Team Events | 2000 |
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