Country (sports) Indonesia US Open 2R (1971) Australian Open 3R (1968, 1970) Australian Open QF (1970) | French Open 3R (1974) Name Lita Sugiarto Wimbledon 3R (1972) Role Tennis Player | |
Born 27 February 1946 (age 78) ( 1946-02-27 ) | ||
Lita Liem Sugiarto (born 27 February 1946), sometimes known by her maiden name Lita Liem, a former Indonesian professional tennis player. She played at Grand Slam events between 1968 and 1975, in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
In women's doubles, she and partner Lany Kaligis reached two Grand Slam quarterfinals: the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1971. As such, she and Kaligis were among the first Indonesians to reach the later rounds of a Grand Slam competition. Kaligis was the only partner that Sugiarto ever played with in Grand Slam doubles competition.
In singles, her best results were her third round exits from the Australian Championships in 1968, the Australian Open in 1970, Wimbledon in 1972 and the French Open in 1974.
At the 1966 Asian Games at Bangkok, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles, the gold medal in the women's doubles with Lany Kaligis, and the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Sutarjo Sugiarto. She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.
She was part of Indonesia's Fed Cup team in 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.