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Jenifer Widjaja

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Jenifer Widjaja
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37)
São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$78,622
Singles
Career record157–96
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 186 (8 October 2007)
Doubles
Career record64–64
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (6 November 2006)

Jenifer Widjaja (born 7 December 1986) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

Biography

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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.

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 24 August 2003 La Paz, Bolivia Clay Brazil Letícia Sobral 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 8 September 2003 Santiago, Chile Clay Argentina María José Argeri 5–7, 1–6
Loss 3. 27 October 2003 Obregón, Mexico Clay France Kildine Chevalier 0–6, 2–6
Win 1. 22 August 2004 Guayaquil, Ecuador Hard Argentina Soledad Esperón 6–3, 6–2
Win 2. 29 August 2004 La Paz, Bolivia Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 3. 5 September 2004 Asunción, Paraguay Clay Brazil Larissa Carvalho 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–3
Win 4. 20 March 2005 Morelia, Mexico Hard Portugal Frederica Piedade 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 4. 4 September 2005 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Clay Argentina Natalia Garbellotto 7–6(1), 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 15 November 2005 Puebla, Mexico Clay Switzerland Romina Oprandi 1–6, 1–6
Win 5. 3 October 2006 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Brazil Larissa Carvalho 6–2, 7–5

Doubles (2–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 11 October 2004 Mexico City Hard Brazil Larissa Carvalho France Kildine Chevalier
Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
3–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 24 October 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Brazil Larissa Carvalho Brazil Letícia Sobral
Argentina María José Argeri
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win 1. 13 November 2005 Mexico City Clay Brazil Carla Tiene Italy Francesca Lubiani
Italy Valentina Sassi
7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 3. 22 November 2005 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Poland Olga Brózda Italy Francesca Lubiani
Italy Valentina Sassi
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 4. 4 April 2006 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral
4–6, 5–7
Loss 5. 11 June 2006 Móstoles, Spain Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Brazil Joana Cortez
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
3–6, 2–6
Loss 6. 16 July 2006 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral
3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 21 October 2006 Victoria, Mexico Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Portugal Frederica Piedade
5–7, 6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jenifer Widjaja". pacifictigers.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Tênis: Convidada brilha em Campos do Jordão". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 17 July 2001. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 San Luis Potosi - 02 October - 08 October 2006". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Tênis: Número 1 do Brasil, Jenifer Widjaja cai na estréia em Acapulco". Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). 27 February 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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