Jenifer_Widjaja
Jenifer Widjaja
Brazilian tennis player (born 1986)
Jenifer Widjaja (born 7 December 1986) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37) São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $78,622 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 157–96 (62.1%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 186 (8 October 2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 64–64 (50.0%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (6 November 2006) |
Widjaja, a right-handed player, is originally from São Roque near the city of São Paulo and is of Indonesian descent.[1]
Coached by her father Tony, she was only 14 when she began competing in local ITF Women's Circuit tournaments.[2] In 2004, she had her breakthrough year when she won three $10k events in the space of a month, at Guayaquil, La Paz and Asuncion. Her biggest tournament win was a $25k tournament in San Luis Potosi in 2006.[3]
She featured in a WTA Tour main draw for the first time at the 2007 Copa Colsanitas (Bogota), in the women's doubles with Larissa Carvalho. They were defeated in the first round by Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci. Straight after that, she travelled to Acapulco and made the singles main draw of the Abierto Mexicano, as a lucky loser from qualifying, where she was beaten again in the opening round, by sixth seed Gisela Dulko.[4] She played in the singles qualifying draws for the 2007 French Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open major events, as well as competing for Brazil at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Despite ending 2007 at a career-best of No. 186 in the world, she decided to retire from professional tennis. Over the next few years, she instead attended college in the United States and played collegiate tennis for the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California.[1]
She represented Brazil in a total of ten Fed Cup ties for a 6–4 overall record, with all six wins coming in singles.
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (5–5)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 24 August 2003 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Letícia Sobral |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 8 September 2003 | Santiago, Chile | Clay |  María José Argeri |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 27 October 2003 | Obregón, Mexico | Clay |  Kildine Chevalier |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 22 August 2004 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Hard | Soledad Esperón |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 29 August 2004 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay |  Andrea Koch Benvenuto |
3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | 5 September 2004 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Larissa Carvalho |
5–7, 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 20 March 2005 | Morelia, Mexico | Hard |  Frederica Piedade |
1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4. | 4 September 2005 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Clay | Natalia Garbellotto |
7–6(1), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 November 2005 | Puebla, Mexico | Clay |  Romina Oprandi |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5. | 3 October 2006 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Larissa Carvalho |
6–2, 7–5 |
Doubles (2–6)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 11 October 2004 | Mexico City | Hard | Larissa Carvalho |
Kildine Chevalier  Olga Vymetálková |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 24 October 2004 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Larissa Carvalho |
Letícia Sobral María José Argeri |
6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | 13 November 2005 | Mexico City | Clay | Carla Tiene |
 Francesca Lubiani Valentina Sassi |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 22 November 2005 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard |  Olga Brózda |
Francesca Lubiani Valentina Sassi |
3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4. | 4 April 2006 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene |
María José Argeri Letícia Sobral |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 11 June 2006 | Móstoles, Spain | Hard | Carla Tiene |
Joana Cortez  María José Martínez Sánchez |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 16 July 2006 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | Carla Tiene |
María José Argeri Letícia Sobral |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 21 October 2006 | Victoria, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene |
Jorgelina Cravero Frederica Piedade |
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
- "Jenifer Widjaja". pacifictigers.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Folha de S.Paulo - Tênis: Convidada brilha em Campos do Jordão". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 17 July 2001. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 San Luis Potosi - 02 October - 08 October 2006". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Tênis: Número 1 do Brasil, Jenifer Widjaja cai na estréia em Acapulco". Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). 27 February 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
