Beatrice Gumulya fell to win doubles' title in the final of “Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships” an ITF Grade 1 tourney yesterday. As sixth seeded pair, Gumulya/Kanyapat Narattana from Thailand outclassed by third seeded duo, Anna Orlik/Laura Robson (Belarus/Great Britain) 6-7(5), 3-6. Robson is the Wimbledon junior champ this year. In the semi-final, Gumulya/Narattana faced tough battle from unseeded pair, Christi Potgieter/Bianca Swanepoel of South Africa. Duo Indonesia and Thailand survived the thriller and bounced back to win 3-6, 6-4, 10-4.
Tracing back to the good old days, beautiful yet friendly Liza Andriyani once competed in the same tourney in 1996 which was held at IMG/Nick Bollettieri Academies in Bradenton, Florida. Andriyani was a semi-finalist eventually after she bowed out to French lefty Emilie Loit 2-6, 3-6. In the boys' side, the highest outcome for Indonesians so far is still owned by Surabaya born Peter Handoyo who became runner-up at this tourney in 1997. In the final, Handoyo lost to Belgian Xavier Malisse 2-6, 1-6. In round 16 Handoyo dispatched younger bro of Jennifer Capriati, Steven Capriati and in the quarter-final he saw-off Guillermo Coria of Argentina who later became French Open's runner-up in 2004 and clinched his career best rank at ATP 3. As for Handoyo himself, he still can be proud of his achievement, as he clocked his highest junior world rank at ITF 22 in 1997.
Picture of Laura Robson is courtesy of Getty Images
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