Sandy Gumulya (born 2 April 1986) is an Indonesian former

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player and the older sister of Beatrice Gumulya, also a professional tennis player.

Career

Sandy made her debut as a professional in July 2000, aged 14, at an ITF tournament in

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. In March 2009, she was the highest ranked Indonesian in the WTA rankings (singles). In 2002 and 2003, she played in the

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junior championships. In 2003, she and her partner Septi Mende reached the quarterfinals of the junior doubles competition at the Australian Open. She was part of Indonesia Fed Cup team in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009. Gumulya represented Indonesia at the

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. She won her first-round match, and was then defeated by

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in the second round. At the

2007 Southeast Asian Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. This was the sixth time Thailand hosted the ...

, Gumulya won the gold medal in the women's single competitions, and also won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition with Romana Tedjakusuma as partner. Gumulya also enjoyed success at the

2009 Southeast Asian Games The 2009 Southeast Asian Games (, Romanization of Lao, translit. Kila phoumipak asi taven oak siang tai 2009), officially known as the 25th Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event hosted by Vientiane, Laos. This was the ...

, winning bronze in the women's doubles and a silver in the women's team event. In March 2009, Gumulya retired during the second set of the quarterfinal of the ASB Pro tournament at Hamilton, New Zealand, due to a knee injury. The injury forced her to withdraw from the third and final tournament of the ASB Pro Circuit, that at Wellington.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (11–6)

Doubles (3–8)

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