# Melati Daeva Oktavianti

Melati Daeva Oktavianti (born 26 October 1994) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player affiliated with Djarum club since 2008. She was the 2019 SEA Games gold medalist in the mixed doubles with Praveen Jordan, and 2012 World Junior mixed doubles champion partnered with Edi Subaktiar. Oktavianti and Subaktiar partnership were also a former world junior number 1.
Oktavianti and her partner, Jordan, won the historical All England Open in 2020. The duo reached a career high of world number 4 in March 2020. Oktavianti competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Career
### Junior career

Oktavianti won four titles at the junior tournament, two girls doubles titles at the German Junior and Indonesia Junior International with Rosyita Eka Putri Sari, and two mixed doubles titles at the Dutch Junior and Indonesia Junior International with Edi Subaktiar.

### Senior career

In 2012, Oktavianti and Edi Subaktiar won their first senior title at the Banuinvest International.
In 2013, Oktavianti and Rosyita Eka Putri Sari lost at the finals of Maldives International.
In March 2014, Oktavianti and her new partner in women's doubles Melvira Oklamona lost at the finals of Vietnam International. In April, Oktavianti and Subaktiar reached their first Grand Prix event at the New Zealand Open Grand Prix, but lost to fellow Indonesian pair Alfian Eko Prasetya and Annisa Saufika. In August, Oktavianti and her new mixed doubles partner Ronald Alexander won the Indonesia International.
In February 2015, Oktavianti and Ronald lost at the finals of Austrian Open. In October, they won the Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix defeating Taiwanese pair Chang Ko-chi and Chang Hsin-tien.
In September 2016, Oktavianti and Ronald won the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold beating Malaysian pair Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing.
In September 2017, Oktavianti made new mixed doubles partnership with Alfian Eko Prasetya and won Vietnam Open Grand Prix defeating fellow Indonesian pair Riky Widianto and Masita Mahmudin.

#### 2018–2019

After the retirement of Debby Susanto, Praveen Jordan was paired with Oktavianti. They lost to Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the second round of the Malaysia Masters. They then became runners-up at the 2018 India Open. They finished the season ranked as world number 15.
In 2019, Oktavianti and Jordan lost again twice in a row at the India Open from Chinese pair Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping. In May, they lost at the New Zealand Open from Malaysian pair Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying. In June, they reached third finals of the year at the Australian Open but lost to Wang and Huang again. In July, they reached the fourth finals at the Japan Open but had to lose from Wang and Huang again.
In October 2019, they won their first BWF World Tour title at the Denmark Open. The duo upset the current World Champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the quarter-finals, and defeated world number 2 Wang and Huang in the finals. This victory was their first win over them, bringing their head-to-head record to 1–6. A week later, the duo again overcame the world number 1 Zheng and Huang to claimed the French Open title. Jordan and Oktavianti have continued on the upward track this season, breaking into the top 5 of the BWF world ranking.

#### 2020–2022

In 2020, Oktavianti and Jordan won All England Open title. They defeated Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the final.
In January 2021, Oktavianti and Jordan lost at the Yonex Thailand Open from Thai pair Puavaranukroh and Taerattanachai in the final. In July, they competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In November, they lost at the Hylo Open in Germany from Thai pair Puavaranukroh and Taerattanachai in the final.
In 2022, Oktavianti and Jordan played at the Asian Championships in Manila. They reached the semi-finals and won a bronze medal, after the pair had to retire in the middle of the match due to a hip injury suffered by Jordan. Following the injury of Jordan, Djarum decided to give Oktavianti with new partner Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani and reached the finals of Yogyakarta Indonesia International Series but had to lose to fellow Indonesian and Djarum club pair Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.

#### 2023

In January, Oktavianti and her partner Jordan comeback to court at the Indonesia Masters, but had to lose in the first round from Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping.
In March, Oktavianti and Jordan competed in the European tour, but unfortunately lost in the second round of German Open from 5th seed Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping in two consecutive meeting. In the next tour, they competed in the All England Open but lost in the second round from 3rd seed Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai. In the next tour, they competed in the Swiss Open but lost in the first round from 6th seed Malaysian pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai. In the next tour, they competed in the Spain Masters, but had to lose in the finals from 8th Danish pair Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje.
In late April, Oktavianti and Jordan competed at the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 1st seed and eventual finalist Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong.
In late May, Oktavianti and Jordan competed in the second Asian Tour at the Malaysia Masters. Unfortunately, they lost in the second round from Chinese pair Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin in rubber games.
In June, Oktavianti and Jordan competed at the Singapore Open, but lost in the first round from fellow Indonesian pair Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari. In the next tour, they competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the second round from Hong Konger pair Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in straight matches.
In July, Oktavianti and Jordan competed at the Korea Open, but had to lose in the second round from 1st seed Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong for second times this year. In the next tour, they competed at Japan Open, but lost in the first round from 3rd seed Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino in straight games.
In early August, Oktavianti and Jordan competed at the Australian Open, but had to lose in the second round from Hong Kong pair Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in straight games.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
| BWF Awards | 2019 | Most Improved Player of the Year with Praveen Jordan | Nominated | |

## Achievements
### Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | Praveen Jordan | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 8–21 retired | Bronze | |

### SEA Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | Praveen Jordan | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–19, 19–21, 23–21 | Gold | |

### BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Edi Subaktiar | Alfian Eko Prasetya Shella Devi Aulia | 21–17, 21–13 | Gold | |

### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 | Praveen Jordan | Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | India Open | Super 500 | Praveen Jordan | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Praveen Jordan | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 14–21, 21–16, 27–29 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Praveen Jordan | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 15–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Praveen Jordan | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Praveen Jordan | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 21–18, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Praveen Jordan | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 22–24, 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Praveen Jordan | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21–15, 17–21, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Praveen Jordan | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 3–21, 22–20, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Hylo Open | Super 500 | Praveen Jordan | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 20–22, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Praveen Jordan | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | New Zealand Open | Edi Subaktiar | Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika | 18–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Ronald Alexander | Chang Ko-chi Chang Hsin-tien | 21–18, 25–27, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2016 | Indonesian Masters | Ronald Alexander | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2017 | Vietnam Open | Alfian Eko Prasetya | Riky Widianto Masita Mahmudin | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2013 | Maldives International | Rosyita Eka Putri Sari | Maretha Dea Giovani Melvira Oklamona | 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Vietnam International | Melvira Oklamona | Yano Chiemi Yumiko Nishiyama | 12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Banuinvest International | Edi Subaktiar | Roman Zirnwald Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Indonesia International | Ronald Alexander | Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa | 7–11, 11–4, 11–6, 11–7 | Winner |
| 2015 | Austrian Open | Ronald Alexander | Edi Subaktiar Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Indonesia International | Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | Dejan Ferdinansyah Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–19, 9–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Singapore International | Bobby Setiabudi | Phuwanat Horbanluekit Fungfa Korpthammakit | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2025 | Sri Lanka International | Bobby Setiabudi | Yuta Watanabe Maya Taguchi | 16–21, 21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (4 titles)

Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2012 | German Junior | Rosyita Eka Putri Sari | Jeon Ju-i Yang Soo-yeon | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2012 | Indonesia Junior International | Rosyita Eka Putri Sari | Miyuki Kato Ami Ueno | 21–16, 21–10 | Winner | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2012 | Dutch Junior | Edi Subaktiar | Tam Chun Hei Yuen Sin Ying | 24–22, 23–21 | Winner | |
| 2012 | Indonesia Junior International | Edi Subaktiar | Tedi Supriadi Della Augustia Surya | 18–21, 21–12, 21–11 | Winner | |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2011 | 2012 |
| Asian Junior Championships | B | QF |
| World Junior Championships | A | 4th |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| SEA Games | S | NH | A |
| Sudirman Cup | B | NH | QF |

### Individual competitions
#### Junior level

Girls' doubles
| Events | 2011 | 2012 |
| Asian Junior Championships | 1R | QF |
| World Junior Championships | A | QF |
Mixed doubles
| Events | 2011 | 2012 | Ref |
| Asian Junior Championships | 2R | QF |
| World Junior Championships | A | G | |

#### Senior level
##### Women's doubles

| Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Best |
| Malaysia Masters | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF ('13) |
| New Zealand Open | NH | N/A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('14) |
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R ('13) |
| Indonesia Masters | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | A | QF ('13, '14) |
| Indonesia Open | A | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 2R ('11) |
| Year-end ranking | | 107 | 135 | 58 | 156 | 889 | 54 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Best |

##### Mixed doubles

| Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| SEA Games | NH | A | NH | G | NH | A | NH | A |
| Asian Championships | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | NH | B | QF |
| World Championships | NH | A | 3R | 3R | NH | w/d | w/d | DNQ |
| Olympic Games | DNQ | NH | NH | NH | QF | NH | NH | NH |
| Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |
| Malaysia Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | NH | w/d | A | A | 2R ('16) | |
| India Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | F | NH | NH | A | A | A | F ('18, '19) | |
| Indonesia Masters | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | W | NH | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | W ('16) | |
| Thailand Masters | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | 2R | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | 2R ('17) | |
| German Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | NH | NH | w/d | 2R | A | QF ('15, '18) | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | W | NH | QF | A | 2R | A | W ('19) | |
| All England Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | SF | W | w/d | QF | 2R | A | W ('20) | |
| Orléans Masters | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | A | A | NH | A | A | w/d | | – | |
| Swiss Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R ('16, '17, '22, '23) | |
| Ruichang China Masters | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NH | NH | NH | A | 1R | 1R ('24) | |
| Spain Masters | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | NH | F | A | F ('23) | |
| Thailand Open | NH | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | A | QF | 2R | F | NH | A | A | A | F ('20) | |
| Thailand Open | NH | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | A | F ('20) | |
| Malaysia Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | NH | w/d | 2R | A | QF ('16, '19) | |
| Singapore Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | NH | NH | A | 1R | A | 2R ('19) | |
| Indonesia Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R ('16, '21, '22, '23) | |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | F | NH | NH | A | 2R | A | F ('19) | |
| Japan Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | F | NH | NH | A | 1R | A | F ('19) | |
| Korea Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | NH | NH | A | 2R | A | QF ('19) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NH | NH | QF | A | A | QF ('22) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NH | NH | QF | A | 2R | QF ('22) | |
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | 2R | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | SF ('15) | |
| Vietnam Open | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | W | A | A | NH | NH | QF | A | A | W ('17) | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 1R | A | QF ('18) | |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('16, '23) | |
| Macau Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | 2R | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | SF ('15) | |
| Arctic Open | N/A | NH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NH | NH | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |
| Denmark Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | W | A | SF | A | 1R | A | W ('19) | |
| Malaysia Super 100 | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | QF | QF ('24) |
| Hylo Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | 1R | A | F ('21) | |
| Korea Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | QF | SF | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | SF ('18) | |
| China Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | QF | NH | NH | NH | 1R | A | QF ('18, '19) | |
| Syed Modi International | A | A | A | NH | A | A | QF | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | 2R | A | QF ('16) | |
| Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | RR | RR | RR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | RR ('19, '20, '21) | |
| Chinese Taipei Masters | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | W | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | W ('15) | |
| Dutch Open | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | NH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | QF ('14) | |
| New Zealand Open | NH | N/A | NH | A | F | 2R | A | A | A | F | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | F ('14, '19) | |
| Year-end ranking | | 293 | 109 | | 44 | 21 | 14 | 77 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 94 | 4 | |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |

## Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Ronald Alexander against World Superseries finalists, World Superseries Finals semifinalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:
* Lu Kai & Huang Yaqiong 2–0
* Xu Chen & Ma Jin 0–2
* Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 0–1
* Reginald Lee Chun Hei & Chau Hoi Wah 1–1
* Muhammad Rijal & Vita Marissa 1–1
* Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 0–1
* Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 0–2