Jooce Suwarimbo

Jooce Suwarimbo
Country  Indonesia
Born 22 May 1942
Last updated on: 17 May 2009.
Jooce Suwarimbo
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Competitor for  Indonesia
Asian Games
Bronze 1962 Jakarta Women's Doubles
Bronze 1962 Jakarta Mixed Doubles

Jooce Suwarimbo (born 22 May 1942) is a former Indonesian tennis player. She is also sometimes referred to as Yoce or Jo Suwarimbo, or Tri Soewarimbo Yolanda.

In 1961, she reached the finals in the doubles competition of the Indonesian Championships, partnered by Vonny Djoa. They lost to the Japanese pair of Akiko Fukui and Reoko Miyagi, 6-3 3-6 6-2.[1]

In April 1962, she and partner Mien Suhadi won the doubles competition of the Jakarta Raya Championships, beating Vonny Djoa and Liem in the final, 6-1 6-4. She lost the singles final to Suhadi, 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Later in that year they reached the final of another Jakarta tournament, losing the final to the Australian pair of Faye Toyne and Val Wicks, 6-0 8-6.

At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Suwarimbo won two medals: the bronze medal in the Women's Doubles with partner Suhadi, and the bronze medal in the Mixed Doubles with partner Sofiyan Mudjirat.[2]

References

  1. http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=90372&page=6 TennisForum: Women's Tennis Finals database
  2. http://sports123.com/ten/wasg-d.html Sports123 Asian Games results

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