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{{Short description|Brazilian tennis player (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
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| birth_place = [[Sao Paulo]], Brazil
| birth_place = [[São Roque, São Paulo]], Brazil
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| plays = Right-handed
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| careerprizemoney = $78,622
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| singlestitles = 0 WTA, 5 ITF
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 186 (8 October 2007)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 186 (8 October 2007)
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'''Jenifer Widjaja''' (born 7 December 1986) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Brazil.
'''Jenifer Widjaja''' (born 7 December 1986) is a Brazilian former professional [[tennis]] player.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Widjaja, a right-handed player, is originally from [[São Roque, São Paulo|São Roque]] near the city of São Paulo and is of Indonesian descent.<ref name="Pacific">{{cite web|url=http://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/widjaja_jenifer00.html?view=bio|title=Jenifer Widjaja|publisher=pacifictigers.com|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref>
Widjaja, a right-handed player, is originally from [[São Roque, São Paulo|São Roque]] near the city of São Paulo and is of Indonesian descent.<ref name="Pacific">{{cite web|url=http://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/widjaja_jenifer00.html?view=bio|title=Jenifer Widjaja|publisher=pacifictigers.com|accessdate=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201233/http://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/widjaja_jenifer00.html?view=bio|archive-date=16 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Coached by her father Tony, she was only 14 when she began competing in local [[ITF Women's Circuit]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/vale/vl1707200115.htm|title=Folha de S.Paulo - Tênis: Convidada brilha em Campos do Jordão|date=17 July 2001|work=[[Universo Online]]|language=Portuguese|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100014320|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 San Luis Potosi - 02 October - 08 October 2006|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref>

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 [[2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Abierto Mexicano]], as a lucky loser from qualifying, where she was beaten again in the opening round, by sixth seed [[Gisela Dulko]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/tenis-numero-1-do-brasil-jenifer-widjaja-cai-na-estreia-em-acapulco-4213514|title=Tênis: Número 1 do Brasil, Jenifer Widjaja cai na estréia em Acapulco|date=27 February 2007|work=[[Grupo Globo]]|language=Portuguese|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref> She played in the singles qualifying draws for the [[2007 French Open]], [[2007 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] and [[2007 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] major events, as well as competing for Brazil at the [[2007 Pan American Games|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]].<ref name="Pacific"/>


She represented [[Brazil Fed Cup team|Brazil]] in a total of ten [[Fed Cup]] ties for a 6–4 overall record, with all six wins coming in singles.
Coached by her father Tony, she was only 14 when she began competing in local ITF circuit tournaments. In 2004 she had her breakthrough year when she won three $10,000 events in the space of a month, at Guayaquil, La Paz and Asuncion. Her biggest tournament win was a $25,000 tournament in San Luis Potosi in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100014320|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 San Luis Potosi - 02 October - 08 October 2006|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref>


==ITF finals==
She featured in a WTA Tour main draw for the first time at the 2007 Bogota Open, in the women's doubles with Larissa Carvalho. They were defeated in the first round by Italians Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci. Straight after that tournament she travelled to Acapulco and made the main singles draw as a lucky loser from qualifying, beaten again in the opening round, by [[Gisela Dulko]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/tenis-numero-1-do-brasil-jenifer-widjaja-cai-na-estreia-em-acapulco-4213514|title=Tênis: Número 1 do Brasil, Jenifer Widjaja cai na estréia em Acapulco|date=27 February 2007|work=[[Grupo Globo]]|language=Portuguese|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref> She played in the singles qualifying draws for the 2007 French Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Opens, as well as competing for Brazil at the Pan American Games.
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|- style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| $10,000 tournaments
|}


===Singles (5–5)===
Despite ending 2007 at a career best 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]].<ref name="Pacific"/>
{|class="sortable wikitable"
! Result
! No.
! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Opponent
! class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 24 August 2003
| [[La Paz]], Bolivia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Letícia Sobral]]
| 2–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 8 September 2003
| [[Santiago]], Chile
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[María José Argeri]]
| 5–7, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 27 October 2003
| [[Ciudad Obregón|Obregón]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kildine Chevalier]]
| 0–6, 2–6
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 1.
| 22 August 2004
| [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Soledad Esperón]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 2.
| 29 August 2004
| La Paz, Bolivia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Andrea Koch Benvenuto]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 3.
| 5 September 2004
| [[Asunción]], Paraguay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Larissa Carvalho]]
| 5–7, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 4.
| 20 March 2005
| [[Morelia]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Frederica Piedade]]
| 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 4 September 2005
| [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]], Bolivia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Natalia Garbellotto]]
| 7–6<sup>(1)</sup>, 3–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 15 November 2005
| [[Puebla]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Romina Oprandi]]
| 1–6, 1–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 5.
| 3 October 2006
| [[San Luis Potosí]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Larissa Carvalho
| 6–2, 7–5
|}


===Doubles (2–6)===
She represented Brazil in a total of 10 Fed Cup ties for a 6/4 overall record, with all six wins coming in singles.
{|class="sortable wikitable"
! Result
! No.
! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Partner
! Opponents
! class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 11 October 2004
| [[Mexico City]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Larissa Carvalho]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kildine Chevalier]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Olga Vymetálková]]
| 3–6, 2–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 24 October 2004
| [[Florianópolis]], Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Larissa Carvalho
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Letícia Sobral]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[María José Argeri]]
| 6–2, 4–6, 5–7
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 1.
| 13 November 2005
| Mexico City
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carla Tiene]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Lubiani]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valentina Sassi]]
| 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–3
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 22 November 2005
| [[San Luis Potosí]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Olga Brózda]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Lubiani <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentina Sassi
| 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 4 April 2006
| [[Coatzacoalcos]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carla Tiene
| {{flagicon|ARG}} María José Argeri <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} Letícia Sobral
| 4–6, 5–7
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 11 June 2006
| [[Móstoles]], Spain
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carla Tiene
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Joana Cortez]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[María José Martínez Sánchez]]
| 3–6, 2–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| 16 July 2006
| [[Campos do Jordão]], Brazil
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carla Tiene
| {{flagicon|ARG}} María José Argeri <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} Letícia Sobral
| 3–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 2.
| 21 October 2006
| [[Ciudad Victoria|Victoria]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carla Tiene
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Jorgelina Cravero]] <br /> {{flagicon|POR}} [[Frederica Piedade]]
| 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{WTA|310038/title/jenifer-widjaja}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{FedCup player|800226745}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{ITF female profile|100012795}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}


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Latest revision as of 04:30, 23 April 2024

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 (62.1%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 186 (8 October 2007)
Doubles
Career record64–64 (50.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (6 November 2006)

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

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–5)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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