Eliza Nathanael

Eliza Nathanael (born 27 May 1973) is an Indonesian retired badminton player who specialized in doubles events.

Eliza Nathanael
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1973-05-27) 27 May 1973 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's & mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Indonesia World Championships 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles World Cup 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles 1993 New Delhi Mixed doubles 1996 Jakarta Women's doubles 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Uber Cup 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles 1998 Bangkok Women's team Asian Championships 1996 Surabaya Women's doubles 1995 Beijing Women's doubles 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles 1993 Singapore Women's team 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team 1997 Jakarta Women's doubles 1997 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1997 Jakarta Women's team 1993 Singapore Women's doubles 1995 Chiang Mai Women's doubles 1995 Chiang Mai Mixed doubles

Career

A solid international player throughout the 1990s, Nathanael had most of her early success in mixed doubles. She won titles at the China (1992), Hong Kong (1992), Thailand (1992), and French (1993) Opens with Aryono Miranat. They were bronze medalists at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England. Nathanael also won mixed doubles at the Southeast Asian Games in 1993 with Rudy Gunawan and in 1997 with Candra Wijaya.

In women's doubles Nathanael was competitive internationally with a variety of partners. She won the U.S. Open (1996), two Indonesia Opens (1996, 1997) and the Southeast Asian Games (1997) with Resiana Zelin. They were twice runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships (1995, 1997), were quarter-finalists at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, and earned bronze medals together at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Nathanael won women's doubles at the 1996 Asian Championships with another Indonesian teammate, Finarsih, and her third consecutive Indonesia Open title, in 1998, with Deyana Lomban.

Nathanael was a member of several Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) teams including two which won back to back world team championships in 1994 and 1996.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Zelin Resiana	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–11, 11–15, 9–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Aryono Miranat	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	5–15, 4–15	Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zelin Resiana	Finarsih Lili Tampi	10–15, 15–11, 10–11 retired	Gold
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zelin Resiana	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	9–15, 4–15	Bronze
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Zelin Resiana	Ge Fei Gu Jun	9–15, 5–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Aryono Miranat	Peter Axelsson Gillian Gowers	15–10, 7–15, 5–15	Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Deyana Lomban	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–12, 9–15, 11–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Rudy Gunawan	Yoo Yong-sung Chung So-young	7–15, 6–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Zelin Resiana	Ge Fei Gu Jun	4–15, 5–15	Bronze
1996	Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia	Finarsih	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–8, 15–6	Gold
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Deyana Lomban	Ge Fei Gu Jun	2–15, 10–15	Bronze

Asian Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Aryono Miranat	Shon Jin-hwan Gil Young-ah	5–15, 15–8, 7–15	Silver
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Aryono Miranat	Liu Jianjun Ge Fei	4–15, 15–13, 10–15	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Zelin Resiana	Finarsih Lili Tampi	5–15, 15–6, 5–15	Silver
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Zelin Resiana	Finarsih Lili Tampi	7–15, 3–15	Silver
1997	Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zelin Resiana	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–5, 15–13	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Rudy Gunawan	Denny Kantono Minarti Timur	15–6, 18–15	Gold
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Denny Kantono	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	8–15, 4–15	Silver
1997	Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Candra Wijaya	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	12–15, 15–7, 15–2	Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Finarsih	Shon Hye-joo Jung Eun-hwa	0–15, 17–16, 15–12	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	U.S. Open	Catherine	Shim Eun-jung Kang Bok-seung	7–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1993	Indonesia Open	Zelin Resiana	Finarsih Lili Tampi	16–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1993	Hong Kong Open	Zelin Resiana	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Rosiana Tendean	Finarsih Lili Tampi	11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1994	Malaysia Open	Zelin Resiana	Ge Fei Gu Jun	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	All England Open	Zelin Resiana	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1995	German Open	Zelin Resiana	Chen Ying Peng Xinyong	Walkover	Winner
1996	Indonesia Open	Zelin Resiana	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1996	U.S. Open	Zelin Resiana	Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Zelin Resiana	Ge Fei Gu Jun	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1997	Japan Open	Zelin Resiana	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–12, 12–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1997	All England Open	Zelin Resiana	Ge Fei Gu Jun	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1997	Indonesia Open	Zelin Resiana	Finarsih Minarti Timur	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1997	Thailand Open	Zelin Resiana	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	8–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1997	Vietnam Open	Zelin Resiana	Deyana Lomban Indarti Issolina	15–11, 12–15, 15–11	Winner
1998	Malaysia Open	Zelin Resiana	Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1998	Indonesia Open	Deyana Lomban	Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen	7–15, 17–15, 15–7	Winner
1999	Indonesia Open	Deyana Lomban	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Indonesia Open	Aryono Miranat	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1992	Indonesia Open	Aryono Miranat	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	15–12, 11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1992	China Open	Aryono Miranat	Chen Xingdong Sun Man	15–8, 9–15, 17–16	Winner
1992	Hong Kong Open	Aryono Miranat	Lee Sang-bok Gil Young-ah	4–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	Thailand Open	Aryono Miranat	Denny Kantono Zelin Resiana	15–2, 2–15, 15–1	Winner
1993	French Open	Aryono Miranat	Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean	15–7, 15–12	Winner

  IBF Grand Prix tournament

  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Polish Open	Catherine	Wu Pei Ye Sichuan	15–12, 15–10	Winner

External links

• Eliza Nathanael at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Eliza Nathanael at BWFBadminton.com
• Eliza Nathanael at Olympedia
• Eliza Nathanael at Olympics.com