JAKARTA -- Janice Tjen will face Sonay Kartal of England in the first round of the 2026 ASB Classic WTA 250, which will be held starting next week.
The tennis competition will take place in Auckland, New Zealand, on January 5-11, 2026. Janice came there with the status of the sixth seed.
Janice started this year with very good supplies. He last appeared at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand and managed to win gold medals in the women's doubles and women's doubles.
On paper, Janice is slightly ahead of the rankings as she is in 56th place compared to Sonay Kartal who is ranked 68th.
However, Kartal is not an opponent to be underestimated. He previously reached world ranking 44 in mid-2025 so it should be watched out for.
Janice had an incredible year in 2025. She started the year in the 400s, but now managed to be in the current place.
The current position makes the Jakarta-born tennis player able to participate in tournaments with a higher level, but the opponents are certainly getting heavier.
Last year, Janice made her WTA 250 debut at the SP Open in Brazil. In the tournament, she reached the final and became runner-up.
He then shone in the China Open WTA 1000 qualifying round. However, his journey stopped immediately in the main round, losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
The four tournaments after that he participated in were the WTA 125 Suzhou, the WTA 125 Jinan Open 2025 which yielded a title, the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open, and the WTA 250 Chennai Open which also managed to win a trophy.
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