All-RI finals in women's singles

All-RI finals in women's singles

JAKARTA (JP): Wukirasih Sawondari and Irawati Moerid Iskandar
will meet at today's All-Indonesia finals of the Governor Cup
Women's Satellite championship at the Kemayoran tennis complex.

Wukirasih, world ranked 730, struggled before defeating
eighth-seeded Keiko Ishida of Japan 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a one-hour-
35-minute match.

Irawati overcame Jahnavi Parekh of India 6-2, 6-4 in the same
amount of time to reach the finals of the US$10,000 championship.

Indonesian Tennis Association's Jakarta branch chairwoman,
Martina Wijaya, said: "Wukirasih and Irawati's success to reach
the finals are very satisfying. It shows they are ready to
perform at the 19th SEA Games."

The association's chairman Sarwono Kusumaatmadja also
witnessed yesterday's semifinals.

Sixteen-year-old Wukirasih reached her first final match of
her career.

"I'm very glad I reached my first final. Tomorrow I'll do my
best to win my first title," she said.

Irawati, who is making a comeback after childbirth, is playing
her third final. In 1993, she won a satellite tournament in
Bandung after beating Chinese Chen Li and in 1994 she reached the
final of a satellite tournament in Brunei.

"I'll enjoy my match tomorrow against Wukirasih. I beat her
twice in 1993 and 1994. Physically she can be better but I am
more experienced and my technical skills are better," she said.

Unfortunately, the Indonesian women's doubles team failed to
reach the finals.

Liza Andriyani/Wynne Prakusya lost to world ranked 38 Wang Shi
Ting/Hsu Hsueh Li of Chinese Taipei 0-6, 4-6. Wang/Hsu will face
Japanese duo Yoriko Yamagishi/Tomoe Hotta, who defeated Benjamas
Sangaram/Chae Kyung-yee (Thailand/South Korea) 6-4, 6-4.

In the men's singles, Febi Widhiyanto upset fourth seeded
Tjahjono 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 to meet sixth seeded Suhendar Dinata in
today's finals.

Suhendar beat top seeded Sebastian da Costa 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).

In the men's doubles, Sebastian/Surya Wijaya beat Yusmawan
Fahmi/Ariawan 7-5, 6-2 to face Febi/Edy Kusdaryanto, who beat
Donny Susetyo/Samsudin Pare 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. (yan)