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Angelique Widjaja
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Angelique Widjaja is a rare good-news story in crisis-torn Indonesia, where the president faces impeachment, the economy teeters on the edge of an abyss and thousands have been slaughtered in escalating communal conflicts. Last week, the 16-year-old became the first Indonesian to win a Grand Slam title when she clinched the Girls Singles Championship at Wimbledon.
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Angelique Widjaja was Indonesia’s next great tennis hope following a stellar junior career. After a difficult transition to the adult tour, she has opted to take a break from the game – with no date set for her return. She tells Bruce Emond why.
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Sixteen year old Angelique Widjaja ... had an easy go of it, defeating Chuang Chia Jung from Taiwan 6-1, 6-3 in the girls final. Widjaja, seeded number 1, recently defeated Chia Jung in the “Group 2 International Junior Tennis War” in Singapore.
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BALI, Indonesia - Former champion Angelique Widjaja won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour main draw singles match in two years. The Indonesian defeated American Sunitha Rao, 63 64, Monday at the Wismilak International, a Tier III hardcourt event in South East Asia.
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Following up on her 2001 girls' Wimbledon title, Angelique Widjaja took her first French girls' title, defeating Ashley Harkleroad 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Often called "the American Anna," Harkleroad seems to be able to focus on her game despite the attention to her looks.
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Jelena, who is returning to Bali for the first time since 2004 when she fell in the first round to Angelique Widjaja, has proven herself a pace-setter this year. She currently leads the race for the Sony Ericsson Championships where the top eight players for the year will gather in Madrid at the end of the season.
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