Mia Audina | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Mia Audina Tjiptawan |
Country | Indonesia (1994–2000) Netherlands (2000–2006) |
Born | Jakarta, Indonesia | 22 August 1979
Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Women's singles | |
Highest ranking | 1 (1996) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
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]