Rendra Wijaya (born 1 November 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles. He joined PB Djarum badminton club in 2007.
Personal life Wijaya grew in a badminton family. His father, Hendra Wijaya is a former badminton player and owner of Rajawali badminton club in Cirebon. His brothers, Indra and Candra are former Indonesian badminton player and part of the Indonesia national badminton team at the 1996 and 1998 Thomas Cup. Her sister, Sandrawati Wijaya also a badminton player. He married Fransisca Carollim in 2011.
Career Wijaya won his first international tournament at the 2008 Spanish Open in the men's and mixed doubles event. Together with his partner in the men's doubles, Fran Kurniawan, he also won 2008 Finnish and Austrian International Series tournament. At the 2008 Indonesia International Challenge, he and Kurniawan won the men's doubles title after beat their compatriot Windarto and Wirawan in the straight games with the score 21–18, 21–13. In the Grand Prix level, he and Kurniawan won their first title at the Dutch Open tournament. In the final round they won in straight games to Indian paired. Teamed-up with Rian Sukmawan he won the 2011 White Nights and Indonesia International Challenge tournament.
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2008Vietnam Open Fran Kurniawan Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah14-21, 10–21 Runner-up2008Dutch Open Fran Kurniawan Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas21-18, 21–18 Winner2008Bulgaria Open Fran Kurniawan Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen23-25, 16–21 Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Men's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2011Indonesia International Rian Sukmawan Ow Yao Han Tan Wee Kiong21-13, 19–21, 21–16 Winner2011White Nights Rian Sukmawan Fernando Kurniawan Wifqi Windarto14-21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner2008Indonesia International Fran Kurniawan Wifqi Windarto Afiat Yuris Wirawan21-18, 21–13 Winner2008Austrian International Fran Kurniawan Wouter Claes Frédéric Mawet21-14, 21–11 Winner2008Finnish International Fran Kurniawan Jacob Chemnitz Mikkel Delbo Larsen21-19, 11–21, 21–14 Winner2008Spanish Open Fran Kurniawan Adam Cwalina Wojciech Szkudlarczyk21-11, 21–13 Winner2006Cheers Asian Satellite Fran Kurniawan Yoga Ukikasah Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki19-21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up
Mixed doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2011Indonesia International Maria Elfira Christina Andhika Anhar Keshya Nurvita Hanadia15-21, 19–21 Runner-up2008Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Meiliana Jauhari Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati18-21, 21–18, 14–21 Runner-up2008Spanish Open Meiliana Jauhari Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps21-14, 21–18 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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