# Pitha Haningtyas Mentari

Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (born 1 July 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2021 SEA Games in the mixed doubles with Rinov Rivaldy. Mentari was also a member of the Indonesian women's team that won the silver medal in 2019 and 2021 SEA Games.

## Career

In September–October 2021, Mentari alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. She won a match in the group stage against B. R. Sankeerth and Crystal Lai of Canada. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against Malaysia.

### 2023

In January, Mentari and her partner Rinov Rivaldy started the season with unsatisfactory results. They had to lose in the early rounds of the Malaysia Open, India Open, and in the Indonesia Masters. She then competed at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in February, but unfortunately the teams lost in the quarter-finals to South Korea. She and her partner failed to go further in the All England Open, and then made it to the quarter-finals at the Swiss Open. In the quarter-final match against Ye Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin, Mentari and Rivaldy had to retire from the match due to an injury. In April, Mentari and Rivaldy reached the quarter-finals in the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, lost the match to 8th seed Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai in three games.
In May, Mentari made her second appearance in the Sudirman Cup, but the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the following week, Mentari competed in the second Asian Tour at the Malaysia Masters. Unfortunately, they lost in the quarter-finals to 3rd seed Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung.
In June, Mentari competed at the Singapore Open, but had to lose in the second round from 2nd seed and eventual finalist Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino. In the next tour, she competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the quarter-finals from 2nd seed and eventual finalist Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino for the second consecutive tour. In the next tour, she lost at the second round of the Taipei Open from their fellow Indonesian junior player Jafar Hidayatullah and Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata.
In late July, Mentari competed at the 2023 Japan Open, but lost in the first round against 6th seed Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung.
In August, Mentari and her partner, Rivaldy, competed at the Australian Open, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from Chinese pair Cheng Xing and Chen Fanghui in straight games. At the World Championships, she and her partner lost in the third round from 4th seed Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in straight games. She then played at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, but unable to win any medals both in the mixed doubles and team events.

## Achievements
### SEA Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | Rinov Rivaldy | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–18, 11–21, 22–24 | Bronze | |
| 2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam | Rinov Rivaldy | Chen Tang Jie Peck Yen Wei | 22–20, 13–21, 18–21 | Bronze | |

### BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Rinov Rivaldy | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 21–23, 21–15, 21–18 | Gold | |

### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 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 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Rinov Rivaldy | Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Rinov Rivaldy | Ou Xuanyi Feng Xueying | 20–22, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Rinov Rivaldy | Mathias Bay-Smidt Rikke Søby Hansen | 18–21, 21–12, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Rinov Rivaldy | Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Rinov Rivaldy | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Rinov Rivaldy | Cheng Xing Zhang Chi | 21–16, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Rinov Rivaldy | Cheng Xing Zhang Chi | 17–21, 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Rinov Rivaldy | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2016 | Granular Junior Open | Virni Putri | Ruethaichanok Laisuan Alisa Sapniti | 11–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Indonesia Junior International | Virni Putri | Monika Insani Dianita Saraswati | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2016 | Granular Junior Open | Alfandy Rizki Kasturo | Pacharapol Nipornram Ruethaichanok Laisuan | 12–21, 22–24 | Runner-up | |
    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

* Senior level
| Team events | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| SEA Games | S | NH | S | NH | A |
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | A | NH | NH | NH | QF |
| Asian Games | NH | NH | NH | QF | NH |
| Sudirman Cup | A | NH | QF | NH | QF |

### Individual competitions
#### Junior level

* Girls' doubles
| Events | 2017 |
| Asian Junior Championships | QF |
| World Junior Championships | 2R |
* Mixed doubles
| Events | 2017 | Ref |
| Asian Junior Championships | 3R | |
| World Junior Championships | G | |

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

| Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best |
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Best |
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | A | 2R | 2R ('18) |
| Vietnam Open | 1R | A | SF | SF ('18) |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | NH | 1R | 1R ('18) |
| Macau Open | A | A | 1R | 1R ('18) |
| Year-end ranking | 215 | 182 | 155 | 130 |
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Best |

##### Mixed doubles

| Events | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| SEA Games | B | NH | B | NH | A | NH | |
| Asian Championships | 2R | NH | NH | QF | QF | 2R | Q |
| Asian Games | NH | NH | NH | 2R | NH | NH | NH |
| World Championships | 2R | NH | w/d | 3R | 3R | NH | |
| Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | NH | NH | RR | NH |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Malaysia Open | A | 2R | NH | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R ('19, '22) | |
| India Open | A | A | NH | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R ('23, '24) | |
| Indonesia Masters | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF ('22) | |
| Thailand Masters | A | A | 1R | NH | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 1R ('20, '24, '25) | |
| German Open | A | 2R | NH | NH | QF | A | 2R | Q | QF ('22) | |
| Orléans Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | w/d | F | A | F ('24) | |
| All England Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R ('20) | |
| Ruichang China Masters | QF | A | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | QF ('18) | |
| Swiss Open | A | F | NH | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | A | F ('19) | |
| Spain Masters | A | QF | A | W | NH | w/d | W | NH | W ('21, '24) | |
| Thailand Open | A | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Thailand Open | A | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | 1R | NH | F | QF | F | | F ('22, '24) | |
| Singapore Open | QF | 2R | NH | NH | 2R | 2R | A | | QF ('18) | |
| Indonesia Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | | QF ('23) | |
| Australian Open | A | A | NH | NH | w/d | QF | A | | QF ('23) | |
| Japan Open | A | 1R | NH | NH | 2R | 1R | A | | 2R ('22) | |
| Korea Open | 1R | SF | NH | NH | SF | A | A | | SF ('19, '22) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | W | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | | W ('18) | |
| Taipei Open | QF | QF | NH | NH | w/d | 2R | A | | QF ('18, '19) | |
| Vietnam Open | SF | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | | SF ('18) | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | NH | NH | NH | QF | A | | QF ('23) | |
| China Open | A | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | | 2R ('19, '23) | |
| Arctic Open | N/A | N/A | NH | NH | NH | A | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| Denmark Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| French Open | A | 2R | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | | 2R ('19, '22) | |
| Hylo Open | A | A | A | SF | QF | A | A | | SF ('21) | |
| Korea Masters | 2R | A | NH | NH | 2R | A | A | | 2R ('18, '22) | |
| Japan Masters | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | 2R | | 2R ('23, '24) | |
| China Masters | A | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | | 2R ('19, '23) | |
| Syed Modi International | F | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | | F ('18) | |
| Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | | SF ('22) | |
| Akita Masters | SF | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | SF ('18) | |
| New Zealand Open | A | 1R | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R ('19) | |
| Year-end ranking | 28 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 18 | | 9 | |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |