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View all search resultsJanice Tjen finding her footing in second WTA Tour
The breakthrough tennis player, who has put Indonesia back on the women's pro circuit map, appears to be taking a grounded approach to her second year in WTA Tour, balancing experience and enjoyment as she builds her career, one tournament at a time.
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Janice Tjen laughs with her coaches on the sidelines of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 18, 2026. (WTA/Jimmie Prange)
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ollowing a breakthrough 2025 season that saw her storm into a Grand Slam main draw and lift a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 250 trophy, Indonesia’s Janice Tjen is resisting the temptation to set lofty targets in her second year on the professional circuit.
The 23-year-old noted that competing in back-to-back tournaments on the WTA Tour was still a new experience for her, and that she preferred to enjoy it while showing her latest chops.
“In every tournament, I don’t have any specific target about what I should be achieving,” she said on Wednesday in an exclusive virtual interview with select Indonesian media, including The Jakarta Post.
“All I think about is how I can do better than the previous tournaments, how I can showcase the things I’ve been trying to improve.”
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Learning WTA rhythm
Janice first stepped into the WTA Tour at last year’s US Open, advancing through the qualifiers to become the first Indonesian woman to play in a Grand Slam main draw since Angelique Widjaja in 2004. She followed that historic run by capturing her maiden WTA Tour title at the Chennai Open 2025, rising from world No. 578 to become a top 50 player in just a year.
