Septi Mende (born 21 September 1987) is an Indonesian former

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player. She made her debut as a professional in October 2000, aged 14, at an ITF tournament in Jakarta. In 2002 and 2003, she played in the Australian Open Junior Championships. In 2003, she and her partner

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reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Junior Championships doubles competition. She was part of Indonesia's

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team in 2006, but her only scheduled match was not played. At the

2005 Southeast Asian Games The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines. This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991. ...

, Mende won a silver medal in the women's doubles competitions, partnering with Ayu-Fani Damayanti. In 2008, she reached the final of the inaugural Garuda Indonesia Tennis Masters in women's doubles, partnering Grace Sari Ysidora. They were defeated by Ayu-Fani Damayanti and Liza Andriyani. At the

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, Mende represented Indonesia in

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. She won two gold medals, in mixed doubles and women's team.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (1–0)

Doubles: 15 (9–6)

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