JAKARTA - Indonesia's current mainstay, Janice Tjen, has not thought about quitting playing the women's doubles to focus on the singles sector.
Janice said that so far she still enjoys playing in both numbers so that the decision to leave one of them has not been thought about at all.
"I enjoy playing doubles of course. I think I'll try to play doubles whenever I can. Of course, it has to be smart with the decision about whether in a tournament I should play doubles or not," he said.
Janice has been so busy after she started her career journey on the WTA Tour calendar since the second semester of last year. He is recorded as playing quite often in singles and doubles in one tournament.
This year, the 23-year-old has even played in doubles six times out of the seven tournaments he has participated in. He has played with four different players.
Previously last year, Janice also played doubles five times (three WTA 250 and the rest WTA 125 or Challengers). As a result, he was able to get two WTA 250 titles and one WTA 125 title.
"I think playing doubles will help me become a better tennis player. So, I think I get a lot of benefits from playing doubles as well."
"I enjoy it so there's no reason why I shouldn't play doubles," he said.
Janice will play her eighth tournament on this year's calendar at Indian Wells 2026, California, USA. It is the fourth WTA 1000 event she has participated in so far.
The draw puts Janice in an unfavorable position at Indian Wells 2026. If he manages to get through the first and second rounds, he will likely face world number one Aryan Sabalenka.
In the seven tournaments before California, Janice's best trip was reaching the third round at the 2026 Dubai Championship, which is also a WTA 1000 level. There, his step was stopped by the second seed Amanda Anisimova from the United States.
Prior to that, he appeared at the 2026 Qatar Open WTA 1000 and crashed out in the second round, falling to former world number one Iga Swiatek. His debut at the WTA 1000 was at last year's China Open, where he lost in the first round after winning two qualifying matches.
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