Jenifer Widjaja
{{Short description|Brazilian tennis player (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Jenifer Widjaja
| image =
| country_represented = {{BRA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $78,622
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=157|lost=96}}
| singlestitles = 5 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 186 (8 October 2007)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=64|lost=64}}
| doublestitles = 2 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 179 (6 November 2006)
}}
Jenifer Widjaja (born 7 December 1986) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
Biography
Widjaja, a right-handed player, is originally from São Roque near the city of São Paulo and is of Indonesian descent.{{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}}
Coached by her father Tony, she was only 14 when she began competing in local ITF Women's Circuit tournaments.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
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.{{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}} 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.
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 |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (5–5)=
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! Result ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 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 | 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(3), 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, Bolivia | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Natalia Garbellotto | 7–6(1), 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)=
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! Result ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 11 October 2004 | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Larissa Carvalho | {{flagicon|FRA}} Kildine Chevalier | 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 | 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 | 7–6(5), 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 2. | 21 October 2006 | Victoria, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Carla Tiene | {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorgelina Cravero | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
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Category:Brazilian female tennis players
Category:Tennis players from São Paulo
Category:Pacific Tigers women's tennis players
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
Category:Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Brazilian people of Indonesian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Indonesian descent
Category:College women's tennis players in the United States
Category:Brazilian expatriate tennis players in the United States
Category:South American Games medalists in tennis
Category:South American Games silver medalists for Brazil
Category:Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
Category:20th-century Brazilian women