Ranking Janice Tjen Jumps Up To 103 WTA Position

Janice Tjen rose significantly to world ranking after becoming runner-up at WTA 250 Sao Paulo 2025 (Instagram/@spopenoficial).

JAKARTA The ranking of Indonesian tennis star, Janice Tjen, immediately shot up to 103th in the world after she managed to become runner-up at the WTA 250 Sao Paulo 2025 event in Brazil.

Janice came out as runner-up on her WTA tour debut after losing against Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah from France with a score of 3-6 and 4-6 on Monday, September 15, 2025.

The extraordinary journey in Brazil made Janice's ranking immediately shot up significantly. The tennis player who was born in Jakarta previously ranked 130 WTA.

Janice actually came to the WTA Sao Paulo not as a seed. However, she managed to advance to the final without losing a single set and stopping some of the seeds.

The names of the seeded by Janice were Leolian Jeanjean (the seventh seed) in the first half, Alexandra Eala (third seed) in the quarter-finals, and capai Jones (the sixth seed) in the semifinals.

This ranking increase made Janice increase her chances of playing on a higher-level WTA tour and Grand Slam without having to go through the qualifying round.

The success in Brazil has made the 23-year-old player entitled to a prize money of 21 thousand US dollars. This amount is equivalent to Rp352 million.

Janice's impressive appearance in Brazil complements her extraordinary journey in recent months, including being able to penetrate the main round at the 2025 US Open Grand Slam event.

At that time, Janice had to settle for aground in the second half after losing against best player from England, Emma Raducanu. However, he was able to bring home Rp2.5 billion in money.