Bonit Wiryawan

{{short description|Indonesian tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Bonit Wiryawan

| image =

| fullname = Bonit Wiryawan Sugiharto

| country_represented = {{INA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Surabaya, Indonesia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|cm|abbr=on}}

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $35,246

| singlesrecord = 0–2

| singlestitles =

| highestsinglesranking = No. 513 (9 July 1990)

| doublesrecord = 4–4

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 290 (17 July 1995)

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Bonit Wiryawan Sugiharto (born 10 February 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia.

Biography

Wiryawan grew up in Surabaya, as one of six siblings. A right-handed player, he began competing on tour in the late 1980s.{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/bonit-wiryawan/w153/bio|title=Bio|work=ATP World Tour |publisher=atpworldtour.com|accessdate=23 July 2018}}

At the 1990 Asian Games he won three bronze medals for Indonesia, in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team event.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

He represented Indonesia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, partnering Hary Suharyadi in the doubles competition, where they beat a Korean pair in the first round, before losing in the second round to the eventual bronze medalists from Croatia.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/bonit-wiryawan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/bonit-wiryawan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Bonit Wiryawan Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=23 July 2018}}

In both 1994 and 1995 he appeared in the singles main draw of the Jakarta Open ATP Tour tournament, losing to world number seven Michael Chang in the former. As a doubles player he made the semi-finals of the Jakarta Open in 1995, with partner Suwandi Suwandi.{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004812|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Jakarta - 09 January - 15 January 1995|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=23 July 2018}}

He won numerous medals at the Southeast Asian Games, including a men's doubles gold in 1997 and mixed doubles gold in 2001.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

During his 16-year Davis Cup career he featured in 29 ties for Indonesia, the last in 2007 as a 39 year old. He retired from Davis Cup competition as Indonesia's most successful doubles player in history, with 16 wins.{{cite news|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/sport/2015/03/08/suwandi-dan-bonit-wiryawan-menerima-davis-cup-commitment-award|title=Suwandi dan Bonit Wiryawan Menerima Davis Cup Commitment Award|date=8 March 2015|work=Tribunnews.com|language=Indonesian|accessdate=23 July 2018}}

See also

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