Career
Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Marissa and Widianto lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark 15–12, 15–8. In September of 2008 Marissa and her new partner Muhammad Rizal won mixed doubles at the Japan Super Series after beating Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir 14–21, 21–15, 21–19 in the all Indonesian final. Early 2009, she resigned from Indonesia National Team and no longer PBSI player. She continues her career as independent professional with her partner Flandy Limpele and her friend Nadya Melati, also an ex national team player in Women's Double.
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