Lita Nurlita (born 1 November 1983) is an Indonesian former badminton player affiliated with SGS PLN Bandung club.[1] She won the women's doubles title at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, and was part of the Indonesian women's team that won the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. She also won bronze medals at the Asian Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Lita Nurlita
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1983-11-01) 1 November 1983 (age 41)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
HandednessRight
CoachRichard Mainaky
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Johor Bahru Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Vietnam Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vietnam Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Taipei Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Taipei Girls' team
BWF profile

Career

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Nurlita competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Jo Novita. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China in the round of 16.

Personal life

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When Nurlita was young, she joined the SGS Bandung badminton club. Her parents' names are Kristiana (father) and Lilis Nurhayati (mother), and she has seven siblings.[citation needed]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Jo Novita   Hwang Yu-mi
  Lee Hyo-jung
3–15, 8–15   Bronze
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India
  Natalia Christine Poluakan   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
5–15, 12–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Bandaraya,
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  Devin Lahardi Fitriawan   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
16–21, 12–21[2]   Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tan Binh Sport Center,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  Jo Novita   Eny Erlangga
  Liliyana Natsir
15–13, 11–15, 15–7   Gold

World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Tianhe Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China
  Hendra Aprida Gunawan   Sang Yang
  Zhang Yawen
8–7, 3–7, 0–7, 4–7   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
  Endang Nursugianti   Cho A-ra
  Hwang Yu-mi
13–15, 11–15   Silver

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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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. 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
2004 Chinese Taipei Open   Jo Novita   Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin
4–15, 6–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 New Zealand Open   Devin Lahardi Fitriawan   Anggun Nugroho
  Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2008 Chinese Taipei Open   Devin Lahardi Fitriawan   Fang Chieh-min
  Cheng Wen-hsing
14–21, 21–11, 21–19   Winner
2010 Indonesian Grand Prix Gold   Markis Kido   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
11–21, 13–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International (1 title)

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Jakarta Satellite   Hendra Aprida Gunawan   Alvent Yulianto
  Yunita Tetty
15–11, 17–14   Winner

Performance timeline

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National team

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  • Junior level
Team event 2001
Asian Junior Championships   Bronze
Team event 2000
World Junior Championships   Bronze
  • Senior level
Team event 2003 2005 2007 2009
Southeast Asian Games   Bronze   Bronze   Gold   Silver

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Event 2001
Asian Junior Championships   Silver (GD)
Event 2000
World Junior Championships   Bronze (XD)
  • Senior level
Event 2003
Southeast Asian Games   Gold (WD)
Event 2003 2005 2007
Asian Championships   Bronze (WD)   Bronze (WD)   Bronze (XD)
Event 2009 2010 2011
World Championships 3R (XD) A 1R (XD)
Tournament IBF Grand Prix BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold Best
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
New Zealand Open W (XD) W ('07)
Chinese Taipei Open F (WD) 2R (WD)
2R (XD)
W (XD) A W ('08)
Indonesian Masters F (WD) 2R (WD) 1R (WD)
1R (XD)
F ('10)

References

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  1. ^ "Pemain: Lita Nurlita". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Taufik Hidayat Hadapi Chen Hong di Final Asia" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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