Introduction
Tony Gunawan (Chinese: 吳俊明; pinyin: Wu Junming; born 9 April 1975) is a Chinese descended, Indonesian-born badminton player and coach who excelled internationally for Indonesia and later for the United States.
Career
Gunawan is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia, and now represents the United States. He is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players in badminton's history. 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 1992–2001 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 in July 29, 2002 at the Monte Carlo Chapel in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon.
Achievements
Olympics
- 2000 Summer Olympics at the Sydney Showground Hall 3, Sydney, Australia
| 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| Round 1 | Candra Wijaya [1] | N/A | bye | Win |
| Round 2 | Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard |
15–9, 15–7 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | Simon Archer [8] Nathan Robertson |
15–13, 15–11 | Win | |
| Semifinals | Ha Tae-kwon [4] Kim Dong-moon |
15–13, 15-10 | Win | |
IBF World Championships
- 2005 IBF World Championships at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States.
| 2005 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1st | Howard Bach [13] | Matthew Hughes Martyn Lewis |
15-0, 15-3 | Win |
| 2nd | Jan Vondra Jan Fröhlich |
15–5, 15–3 | Win | |
| 3rd | Chew Choon Eng [8] Choong Tan Fook |
15–10, 15–11 | Win | |
| QF | Jens Eriksen [1] Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
15–9, 15–10 | Win | |
| SF | Luluk Hadiyanto [4] Alvent Yulianto |
15-9, 15–13 | Win | |
- 2001 IBF World Championships at the Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo in Seville, Spain.
| 2001 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1st | Halim Haryanto [5] | Yuzo Kubota Shinya Ohtsuka |
15-3, 15-4 | Win |
| 2nd | James Anderson Graham Hurrell |
8-15, 15–7, 15–7 | Win | |
| 3rd | Chen Qiqiu Liu Yong |
15–13, 15–5 | Win | |
| QF | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung |
15–12, 15–9 | Win | |
| SF | Chew Choon Eng [6] Chan Chong Ming |
12-15, 15-5, 15–3 | Win | |
World Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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World Badminton Grand Prix Finals
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Pan American Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
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| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Candra Wijaya | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
21-19, 18-21, 14-21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Hong Kong Open | Candra Wijaya | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
12-21, 21-18, 13-21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Japan Open | Candra Wijaya | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto Chandra |
21-18, 21-17 |  Winner
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| 2007 | Malaysia Open | Candra Wijaya | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
15-21, 18-21 | Runner-up
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- 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 | US Open | Howard Bach | Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner |
21–12, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2006 | Japan Open | Candra Wijaya | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
21-15, 21-14 | Winner
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| 2006 | Korea Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man |
21-18, 21-18 | Winner
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| 2006 | US Open | Halim Haryanto | Alexander Nikolaenko Vitaly Durkin |
21-10, 21-19 | Winner
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| 2006 | Indonesia Open | Candra Wijaya | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
21-17, 21-16 | Winner
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| 2005 | Copenhagen Masters | Howard Bach | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun |
15-12, 11-15, 15-4 | Winner
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| 2005 | Chinese Taipei Open | Halim Haryanto | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
15-13, 15-13 | Winner
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| 2005 | US Open | Howard Bach | Mike Beres William Milroy |
15-1, 15-2 | Winner
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| 2005 | Bitburger German Open | Halim Haryanto | Mike Beres William Milroy |
15-3, 15-6 | Winner
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| 2005 | USA SCBA International | Howard Bach | Bob Malaythong Raju Rai |
1-0 retired | Winner
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| 2004 | Dutch Open | Howard Bach | Peter Steffensen Thomas Laybourn |
15-8, 15-7 | Winner
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| 2004 | US Open | Howard Bach | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
15-5, 15-7 | Winner
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| 2003 | US Open | Bob Malaythong | Lee Sung-yuan Lin Wei-hsiang |
6-15, 15-4, 15-5 | Winner
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| 2002 | SCBA Classic | Bob Malaythong | Kevin Han Howard Bach |
15-10, 15-9 | Winner
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| 2002 | Puerto Rico Open | Bob Malaythong | Sergio Llopis José Antonio Crespo |
15-6, 15-3 | Winner
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| 2002 | US Open | Bob Malaythong | Kevin Han Howard Bach |
11-15, 15-7, 15-7 | Winner
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| 2001 | All England Open | Halim Haryanto | Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto |
15-13, 7-15, 15-7 | Winner
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| 2000 | Chinese Taipei Open | Candra Wijaya | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock |
15-7, 15-7 | Winner
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| 2000 | Indonesia Open | Candra Wijaya | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian |
14-17, 15-6, 15-8 | Winner
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| 2000 | Japan Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung |
15-6, 15-7 | Winner
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| 1999 | Ipoh Masters | Candra Wijaya | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian |
15-11, 15-9 | Winner
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| 1999 | Malaysia Open | Candra Wijaya | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian |
15-6, 15-11 | Winner
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| 1999 | All England Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung |
15-7, 15-8 | Winner
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| 1998 | Hong Kong Open | Candra Wijaya | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen |
15-10, 15-9 | Winner
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| 1998 | Brunei Open | Halim Haryanto | Michael Sogaard Denny Kantono |
15-2, 15-8 | Winner
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| 1998 | Malaysia Open | Halim Haryanto | Liu Yong Yu Jinhao |
6-15, 15-5, 15-11 | Winner
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| 1998 | Swedish Open | Candra Wijaya | Yang Ming Zhang Jun |
15-3, 15-6 | Winner
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| 1997 | Copenhagen Masters | Candra Wijaya | Simon Archer Chris Hunt |
15-13, 15-8 | Winner
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| 1997 | Polish Open | Victor Wibowo | Rudy Wijaya Seng Kok Keong |
15-11, 15-6 | Winner
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| 1997 | French Open | Victor Wibowo | Efraim Davis Halim Haryanto |
15-10, 15-8 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US Open | Vita Marissa | Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo |
21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2005 | Chinese Taipei Open | Cheng Wen-Hsing | Devin Lahardi Vita Marissa |
17-15, 15-6 | Winner
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| 2003 | US Open | Etty Tantri | Hwang Ji-man Lee Eun-woo |
15-5, 15-9 | Winner
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| 2002 | SCBA Classic | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien |
11-3, 13-5 | Winner
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| 2002 | Puerto Rico Open | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Tjitte Weistra Dorianna Rivera |
15-6, 15-3 | Winner
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| 2002 | US Open | Etty Tantri | Simon Archer Marina Andrievskaya |
7-11, 11-4, 11-6 | Winner
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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 Events | 1998 |
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| Team Events | 2000 |
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Individual competitions
- Senior level
| Event | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Event | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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