Gondo Widjojo
Full name | Gondo Widjojo |
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Country (sports) | Indonesia |
Born | 21 June 1946 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1968) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1968, 1970) |
French Open | 2R (1971) |
US Open | 1R (1971) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1968) |
Gondo Widjojo (21 June 1946 - date of death 21 August 1992) was a tennis player from Indonesia.
Biography
Widjojo competed in the men's singles, doubles and mixed doubles draws at the 1968 Australian Championships.[1] All of his other Grand Slam appearances were in the men's doubles, at the 1970 Australian Open, 1971 French Open and 1971 US Open. He won a Grand Prix doubles title in 1971, when he teamed up with countryman Atet Wijono at a clay court tournament in Senigallia, Italy. They defeated the home pairing of Ezio Di Matteo and Antonio Zugarelli.[2] His best singles performance was a quarter-final appearance at the Jakarta Open in 1973.
A regular Davis Cup representative for Indonesia, Widjojo played in a total of 20 ties for his national team. His representative career included a win over Australian player Colin Dibley in 1971 and a rare Davis Cup triple bagel when he beat Hong Kong's Po Tao in 1973.[3] By the time he made his last appearance in 1981 he had played 37 matches, for 12 wins. He was posthumously awarded a Davis Cup Commitment Award in 2015.[4]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1971 | Senigallia, Italy | Clay | Atet Wijono | Ezio Di Matteo Antonio Zugarelli |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
References
- ^ "Results Archive - Gondo Widjojo - Australian Open Tennis Championships". ausopen.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Senigallia - 02 August - 08 August 1971". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Jakarta, Indonesia (AP)". Warren Times-Mirror and Observer. 7 April 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Articles - Commitment Award presentations set to continue". daviscup.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
External links
- 1945 births
- Tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Indonesian male tennis players
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games