Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

She started her career at the badminton club PB Mutiara Cardinal in Bandung, West Java, and was called to the national team in 2013. She was the girls' singles champion at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Tunjung also captained the Indonesia women's team at the 2022 Asia Team Championships, where they became champions.

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Tunjung at the 2017 SEA Games
Personal information
Birth name	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Cahyaningsih
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24) Wonogiri, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Years active	2015–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Indra Wijaya Herli Djaenudin
Women's singles
Highest ranking	7 (4 July 2023)
Current ranking	9 (23 April 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2019 Nanning Mixed team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Women's team 2018 Alor Setar Women's team SEA Games 2019 Philippines Women's team 2021 Vietnam Women's team 2015 Singapore Women's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2021 Vietnam Women's singles World Junior Championships 2017 Yogyakarta Girls' singles 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team 2015 Lima Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2016 Bangkok Girls' singles 2017 Jakarta Mixed team 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

In 2014, Tunjung reached the final of the Malaysia International from qualifying round, beating among them the first seed Aprilia Yuswandari. Unfortunately, in the final round she was defeated by Chen Jiayuan in straight game. In 2015, at the age of 16, Tunjung became champion at the Singapore International, defeating home favorite Yeo Jia Min in the final. She later won the Indonesia International Challenge held in Surabaya.

In 2016, Tunjung won the silver medal in the girls' singles event at the Asian Junior Championships.

Tunjung opened the 2017 season by reaching the final of the BWF Grand Prix in the Syed Modi International. She finished as runner-up after her defeat to first seed and 2016 Olympic silver medalist P. V. Sindhu. She also finished runner-up to Kisona Selvaduray at the Indonesia International Series. In August, Tunjung obtained bronze medals at the individual and team events of the SEA Games. In October, Tunjung becomes the first Indonesian in 25 years to win the World Junior Championship girls' singles title.

Despite being a junior champion, Tunjung's senior career was quite tumultuous. In 2018, she won her only title that year at the Finnish Open, beating her compatriot Ruselli Hartawan in the final. She obtained a silver women's teams medal at the 2019 SEA Games, but did not won the individual event medals as she was stopped by Kisona Selvaduray in the quarter-finals.

Tunjung qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as the sole Indonesian representative in women's singles. Her Olympic debut ended in the round of 16 with a defeat against Ratchanok Intanon. She was part of the Indonesian team for the 2021 Sudirman Cup. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against Malaysia. Later she competed at the postponed 2020 Uber Cup. Her results at the BWF World Tour tournaments were far from ideal, with second round exits at the European leg in Denmark, France, Germany, and home tournament Indonesia Masters, followed by a first round exit at the Indonesia Open.

Tunjung started 2022 on a higher note as the captain of the Indonesian women's team at the Asia Team Championships, winning all her matches from the group stage and contributing to their victory against South Korea in the final. However, her struggle in individual tournaments persisted, and her rank went down to 31 after her first round exit at the Indonesia Open. At the second half of 2022, Tunjung won bronze in the women's singles at the 2021 SEA Games, and obtained silver in the women's teams event. She then reached her first finals in the BWF World Tour event in the 2022 Australian Open. In the final, she lost to An Se-young in straight games. Thanks to her runner-up finish in Australia, Tunjung edged closer to qualify for the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals, and officially became the first ever Indonesian women singles player to qualify for the World Tour Finals after the withdrawal of P. V. Sindhu opened a spot for her promotion. She finished fourth in Group A standings with a victory against Chen Yufei and losses against An Se-young and Akane Yamaguchi.

2023

Tunjung kicked off the 2023 season with a poor performance, where she fell at the second round at the Malaysia Open against Hsu Wen-chi, despite an impressive victory against He Bingjiao at the first round. She also lost in the second round of the India Open, this time to Korean second seed An Se-young. She reached the quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters, where she lost against Han Yue. At the Asia Mixed Team Championships held in Dubai, Tunjung helped the national team made to the quarter-finals, but then Indonesia lost to South Korea 1–3.

Tunjung began showing visible progress with a quarter-finals finish at the All England Open in March, where she gave a tough fight to fourth seed and Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei. This continued at the Swiss Open, where she finished in the semi-finals, losing to eventual champion Pornpawee Chochuwong.

Tunjung won her first ever BWF World Tour title at the Spain Masters by beating P. V. Sindhu in the final. This was also her first victory over Sindhu in eight matches. After this achievement, Tunjung's world rank rose to 10th, making her the first Indonesian women's singles player to enter the top 10 since Maria Kristin Yulianti in 2008.

In April, Tunjung advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Championships, but was eliminated by Chen Yufei in rubber games. Tunjung alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China. She won two matches in the group stage, against Talia Ng of Canada and Yvonne Li of Germany. Indonesia progressed to the knockout stage but lost at the quarter-finals against China, where she again lost to Chen Yufei. In the following week, she again defeated Sindhu to reach her first ever Super 500 final in the Malaysia Masters, but lost to Akane Yamaguchi.

Tunjung suffered early exits in the Singapore, Indonesia, and the Korea Opens, before reaching the semi-finals in the Japan Open after defeating Yamaguchi. However, she had to concede defeat to He Bingjiao. Tunjung again faced Yamaguchi at the World Championships, but this time was defeated at the quarterfinals. She competed at the 2022 Asian Games but was unable to win any medal in both the team (lost to China) and individual events (lost to Aya Ohori).

In the European leg, Tunjung suffered two early exits at the Denmark Open and French Open, both against P.V. Sindhu. She bounced back at the Kumamoto Masters by defeating Chen Yufei in the finals, thus becoming the first ever Indonesian women's singles player to win a Super 500 or equivalent title since its inception in 2007. Afterwards, Tunjung exited the China Masters at the second round after losing to Nozomi Okuhara. Nevertheless, she secured her spot in the World Tour Finals as part of group A with An Se-young, Tai Tzu-ying, and Kim Ga-eun.

SEA Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Soniia Cheah Su Ya	20–22, 13–21	Bronze
2021	Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam	Phittayaporn Chaiwan	18–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Han Yue	21–13, 13–21, 24–22	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2016	CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand	Chen Yufei	23–25, 14–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 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.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Australian Open	Super 300	An Se-young	17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2023	Spain Masters	Super 300	P. V. Sindhu	21–8, 21–8	Winner
2023	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Akane Yamaguchi	17–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2023	Japan Masters	Super 500	Chen Yufei	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2024	Swiss Open	Super 300	Carolina Marín	19–21, 21–13, 20–22	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Syed Modi International	P. V. Sindhu	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2014	Malaysia International	Chen Jiayuan	8–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Singapore International	Yeo Jia Min	22–20, 21–15	Winner
2015	Indonesia International	Tee Jing Yi	21–15, 15–21, 21–7	Winner
2017	Indonesia International	Kisona Selvaduray	21–10, 16–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Finnish Open	Ruselli Hartawan	21–7, 21–13	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2013	Indonesia Junior International	Fitriani	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	Indonesia Junior International	Fitriani	17–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Indonesia Junior International	Supanida Katethong	21–16, 19–21, 21–19	Winner
2017	Banthongyord Junior International	Pattarasuda Chaiwan	21–11, 21–14	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Key

National team

• Junior level

• Senior level

Individual competitions

• Junior level

• Senior level

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Player Matches Won Lost Diff.   Chen Yufei 10 3 7 –4   He Bingjiao 6 2 4 –2   Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1   Zhang Yiman 3 2 1 +1   Tai Tzu-ying 8 0 8 –8   Yip Pui Yin 1 0 1 –1   Saina Nehwal 1 0 1 –1   P. V. Sindhu 12 2 10 –7

Player Matches Win Lost Diff.   Lindaweni Fanetri 1 0 1 –1   Akane Yamaguchi 17 4 13 –9   Nozomi Okuhara 4 1 3 –3   An Se-young 5 0 5 –5   Sung Ji-hyun 5 1 4 –3   Carolina Marín 3 2 1 +1   Ratchanok Intanon 8 0 8 –8   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 1 1 0 +1