JAKARTA - Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen has received a wildcard to appear at the Abu Dhabi Open 2026 which is scheduled to take place from January 31 to February 7.
The organizers of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tournament confirmed Janice's participation through their official website. He got a wildcard along with the young star of Turkey, Zeyneb Sonmez.
"The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tournament has confirmed the participation of young Turkish star Zeyneb Sonmez and Janice Tjen from Indonesia as wildcard participants for the 2026 tournament," the organizers wrote on their page.
Janice has just made her second appearance at the Grand Slam event when she appeared at the 2026 Australian Open which is still ongoing. He passed the first round and then lost to Karolina Pliskova, the former world number one from the Czech Republic.
The Jakarta-born tennis player previously made his debut at the Grand Slam at the US Open last year. At that time he fought from the qualifying round and could get past the first round before being stopped by Emma Raducanu.
"I am very excited to come to Abu Dhabi and grateful for the opportunity to compete in a high-level tournament like this," said Janice.
This is Janice's debut appearance at the WTA Tour 500. He previously played more at the WTA 250 event and once appeared at the China Open Masters 1000 from the qualifying round and entered the main round, but immediately lost.
Janice, who has become one of Indonesia's most successful players in the professional era and is currently ranked 59th in the world, continues to climb the international stage with a series of impressive performances.
"The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open is an event I always look forward to and it means a lot to me to be able to test my skills against some of the best players in the world."
"I'm looking forward to this challenge and feeling the atmosphere in front of the fans," said Janice.
Janice will later appear with defending champion Belinda Bencic (world ranking 10). The Swiss tennis player returned to Abu Dhabi to try to win the third title after lifting the trophy in 2023 and 2025.
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