# Imelda Wiguna

Imelda Wiguna (also known as Imelda Wigoena, Chinese: 黃祖金, born 12 October 1951) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who played at the world class level from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s.

## Career

A doubles specialist, Wiguna's two most impressive years in badminton were 1979 and 1980. In 1979 she won both doubles events, women's doubles with Verawaty Wiharjo and mixed doubles with Christian Hadinata, at the prestigious All-England Championships. The following year she reached the final of both events at the then triennial IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing the women's doubles with Verawaty but winning the mixed doubles with Christian. Thereafter, though Wiguna continued to play at a high level, the demands of motherhood and strong competition from Chinese Mainland players made winning the biggest tournaments more difficult. Her other titles included women's doubles at the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1978), the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1985); and mixed doubles at the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1981, 1985).
Wiguna played in five consecutive Uber Cup (women's international team) competitions for Indonesia between 1974 and 1986. She helped her nation to capture its first world title (over Japan) in 1975, and to reach the final round in 1978, 1981, and 1986.

## Achievements
### World Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1981 | San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States | Christian Hadinata | Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks | 8–15, 8–15 | Bronze |

### World Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Verawaty Wiharjo | Nora Perry Jane Webster | 12–15, 3–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Christian Hadinata | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 15–12, 15–4 | Gold |

### World Cup

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Verawaty Wiharjo | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | 3–15, 7–15 | Silver |
| 1980 | Kyoto, Japan | Verawaty Wiharjo | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura | 12–15, 14–17 | Silver |
| 1985 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rosiana Tendean | Lin Ying Wu Dixi | 5–15, 17–14, 10–15 | Bronze |
| 1986 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rosiana Tendean | Han Aiping Li Lingwei | 7–15, 7–15 | Silver |

### Asian Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1974 | Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran | Theresia Widiastuti | Minarni Regina Masli | | Bronze |
| 1978 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand | Verawaty Wiharjo | Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming | 17–14, 15–4 | Gold |
| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Rosiana Tendean | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | 12–15, 13–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Christian Hadinata | Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | 15–12, 7–15, 5–15 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1985 | Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Rosiana Tendean | Verawaty Fadjrin Elizabeth Latief | 15–2, 15–4 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1979 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Christian Hadinata | Hariamanto Kartono Tjan So Gwan | 18–16, 15–2 | Gold |
| 1985 | Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Christian Hadinata | Chafidz Yusuf Rosiana Tendean | 15–9,15–5 | Gold |

### International tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1975 | All England | Theresia Widiastuti | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka | 15–12, 12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1975 | Denmark Open | Theresia Widiastuti | Lene Køppen Inge Borgstrøm | 3–15, 15–3, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1978 | Denmark Open | Verawaty Wiharjo | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | 15–8, 8–15, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1979 | All England | Verawaty Wiharjo | Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada | 15–3, 10–15, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1979 | Canadian Open | Verawaty Wiharjo | Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda | 7–15, 15–12, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1985 | Thailand Open | Rosiana Tendean | Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu | 1–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1986 | Indonesia Open | Rosiana Tendean | Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin | 15–17, 2–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1979 | All England | Christian Hadinata | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 15–1, 18–17 | Winner |
| 1979 | Canadian Open | Christian Hadinata | Ade Chandra Verawaty Wiharjo | 15–6, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1980 | All England | Christian Hadinata | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 13–18, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1981 | All England | Christian Hadinata | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 15–10, 14–18, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1981 | Denmark Open | Christian Hadinata | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 2–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1984 | Denmark Open | Billy Gilliland | Dipak Tailor Nora Perry | ret | Runner-up |