1. Yayuk Basuki is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached No 19 in singles in the WTA rankings in October 1997.
18 Facts About Yayuk Basuki
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Yayuk Basuki retired from playing singles in 2000, but remained an active doubles player on the circuit until 2013.
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Yayuk Basuki sat in the Indonesian House of Representatives between 2014 and 2019.
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Yayuk Basuki began playing tennis at the age of seven and turned professional in 1990.
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Yayuk Basuki won six WTA Tour singles titles during her career.
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Yayuk Basuki became only the second Indonesian woman to win the Asian Games singles gold medal, after Lita Liem Sugiarto in 1974, when she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in Bangkok at the 1998 games.
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Yayuk Basuki was the first player to be beaten by Lindsay Davenport in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the US Open in 1992.
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Yayuk Basuki represented Indonesia at the Summer Olympic Games in 1988,1992,1996 and 2000.
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Yayuk Basuki is a successful doubles player, often pairing with Nana Miyagi and later Caroline Vis, and reached the top 10.
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Yayuk Basuki is a coach, tennis commentator for TV and print media and a consultant to the sports minister.
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Yayuk Basuki was a WTA Tour mentor to rising Indonesian star Angelique Widjaja.
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Yayuk Basuki retired from the professional circuit in 2004, but in March 2008 she made a return to the ITF Circuit playing exclusively in doubles, and has since won six more ITF titles.
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Yayuk Basuki played in the doubles at the 2010 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date-Krumm, losing in the first round to Sania Mirza and Virginia Ruano Pascual.
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In 2011, Yayuk Basuki played in three WTA and five ITF tournaments.
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Yayuk Basuki was elected and sat on Commission X focusing on education, sports, and history.
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Yayuk Basuki married her coach and mixed-doubles partner Hary Suharyadi, with whom she won gold at the 1990 Asian Games, on 31 January 1994.
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Yayuk Basuki returned to playing on the tour the following year.
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Yayuk Basuki made her debut in multi-sport event at the 1985 SEA Games, she won the women's singles bronze medal.