Mona Santoso

Mona Santoso (born 17 August 1982) is a former Indonesian badminton player, and later represented United States.[1] Santoso was part of the Indonesia national team from 1998-2000.[2] As a junior player, Santoso was the girls' singles champion at the 1998 Hong Kong Junior Championships, she also helped the Indonesian girls' team clinched the silver medal at the 1999 Asian Junior Championships,[2][3] and the mixed team bronze medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships.[4] Santoso won the women's doubles title at the 1999 Indonesian National Championships partnered with Vita Marissa. Santoso started her career as a badminton coach in Pola Bugar Club Jakarta from 2005-2006, and in 2006, she moved to Sunnyvale Community Center in Sunnyvale, California.[2] Santoso then played for the United States, and won the U.S. National Championships title in 2008 and 2009.[5]

Santoso at the 2009 U.S. Open Badminton Championships
Mona Santoso
Personal information
Country Indonesia
Born (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Junior Championships
2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
1999 Yangon Girls' team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 U.S. Open Anna Rice 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Chinese Taipei Open Vita Marissa Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Surabaya Satellite Tri Kusharjanto Bambang Suprianto
Minarti Timur		 Walkover Runner-up

References
  1. "Players: Mona Santoso". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. "Badminton Coach Detail Profile: Mona Santoso". ksb.net. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. "Asian Junior Championships: China, Indonesia Split Team Crowns". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. "China and South Korea to Vie for Team Title". People's Daily. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "Brief History of Badminton - Badminton in the US". Team USA. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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