# Lita Liem Sugiarto

Lita Liem Sugiarto (born 27 February 1946), sometimes known by her maiden name Lita Liem, a former Indonesian professional tennis player. She played at Grand Slam events between 1968 and 1975, in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
In women's doubles, she and partner Lany Kaligis reached two Grand Slam quarterfinals: the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1971. As such, she and Kaligis were among the first Indonesians to reach the later rounds of a Grand Slam competition. Kaligis was the only partner that Sugiarto ever played with in Grand Slam doubles competition.
In singles, her best results were her third round exits from the Australian Championships in 1968, the Australian Open in 1970, Wimbledon in 1972 and the French Open in 1974.
At the 1966 Asian Games at Bangkok, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles, the gold medal in the women's doubles with Lany Kaligis, and the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Sutarjo Sugiarto. She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.
She was part of Indonesia's Fed Cup team in 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.

## ITF finals

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (10–6)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 17 May 1964 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Otty Oey | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 30 August 1964 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Grass | Mien Suhadi | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 20 April 1965 | Semarang, Indonesia | Hard | Mien Suhadi | 6–4, 4–6, 7–9 |
| Win | 4. | 1 July 1965 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Mien Suhadi | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 5 September 1965 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | Cheri Chihyana | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 6. | 11 September 1966 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | Dechu Appaiah | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 6 August 1967 | Ostend, Belgium | Clay | Monique Bedoret | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 11 September 1967 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 9. | 15 September 1968 | Penang, Malaysia | Hard | Loanita Rachman | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 3 July 1970 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | Evonne Goolagong | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | 10 October 1971 | Hong Kong | Carpet | Cecelie Fleming | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | 29 October 1972 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Loss | 13. | 21 April 1974 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 22 September 1974 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Hard | Lany Kaligis | 5–7, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 21 April 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | 18 April 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Suthasini Sirikaya | 6–0, 6–3 |

### Doubles (16–6)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 30 August 1964 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Grass | Jooce Suwarimbo | Vonny Djoa Mien Suhadi | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 February 1965 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Mien Suhadi | Desideria Ampon Patricia Yngayo | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 20 April 1965 | Semarang, Indonesia | Hard | Mien Suhadi | Otty Oey Lany Kaligis | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 1 July 1965 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Mien Suhadi | Lany Kaligis Vonny Djoa | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 5 September 1965 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Hard | Mien Suhadi | Sriya Gooneratne Sashikala Murthy | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 6. | 4 September 1966 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Hard | Mien Suhadi | Somsri Klumsombut Phanow Sudsawadsi | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 11 September 1965 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Clay | Lany Kaligis | Dechu Appaiah Sriya Gooneratne | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 6 August 1967 | Ostend, Belgium | Clay | Lany Kaligis | Monique Bedoret Michele Kahn | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 11 September 1967 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Mien Suhadi Yolanda Soemarno | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 10. | 15 September 1968 | Penang, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Loanita Rachman Mien Suhadi | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 1 March 1971 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Trudy Groenman Betty Stöve | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | 1 September 1971 | Singapore, Singapore | Hard | Mien Suhadi | Lee Duk-hee Chang Ching-ling | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 12 September 1971 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Cecelie Fleming Lee Duk-hee | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 14. | 10 October 1971 | Hong Kong | Carpet | Lany Kaligis | Cecelie Fleming Chang Ching-ling | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 15. | 1 August 1972 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Lany Kaligis | Michèle Gurdal Betty Stöve | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 16. | 18 September 1972 | Singapore, Singapore | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Hideko Goto Kimiyo Hatanaka | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | 13 May 1973 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Lany Kaligis | Christina Sandberg Mimmi Wikstedt | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 18. | 21 April 1974 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Lois Raymond Gwen Stirton | 6–2, 5–7, 9–7 |
| Win | 19. | 30 June 1974 | Heerlen, Netherlands | Clay | Lany Kaligis | Carmen Perea Silvia Blume | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 20. | 22 September 1974 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Susan Das Nirupama Mankad | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 21. | 21 April 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lany Kaligis | Lois Raymond Gwen Stirton | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 22. | 18 April 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Loanita Rachman | Chalada Wattana Suthasini Sirikaya | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Australian Open | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | P1 | 1R | 3R | 2R |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A |

## Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A |
| French Open | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 2R |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |