Angelique Widjaja

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Angelique Widjaja (born 12 December 1984 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian tennis player.

Widjaja's highest WTA rankings have been No. 55 in singles and No. 15 in doubles. She was the highest-ranked Indonesian player in 2004, and also participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

She became the first Indonesian to win a Wimbledon title when she defeated Dinara Safina (sister of men’s player Marat Safin) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 to claim junior girls title in 2001. At the US Open 2002, she beat Anna Kournikova at the first round, 6-3 6-0, only 44 minutes.

[edit] Awards

  • Achievement Award 2001 - the Asian Tennis Federation
  • The Best Women Athlete of Indonesia 2001 by Bola and RCTI
  • Favorite Women Athlete of Indonesia 2001

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