Defending champion Tjen beats Montgomery to return to the Chennai final
Janice Tjen is one win away from defending her Chennai crown after the Indonesian top seed beat unseeded American Robin Montgomery 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the WTA Chennai Open. Still unbeaten in Chennai, the first Indonesian to win a WTA singles title since 2002 is now chasing back-to-back trophies.
Janice Tjen, Chennai 2026 | © Sukumar Sukumar/Psnewz
Janice Tjen moved one win away from defending her Chennai title on Saturday as the Indonesian top seed beat unseeded American Robin Montgomery 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-finals. The match at the WTA 250 Chennai Open lasted 1 hour 24 minutes.
She has yet to lose a match in Chennai, where she beat Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-3 in last year’s final. That title made her the first Indonesian to win a WTA singles title since Angelique Widjaja at Pattaya City in 2002.
Tjen eyes back-to-back Chennai titles
Tjen opened her week with a 6-1, 6-2 win over American wild card Katherine Hui, then beat Joanna Garland of Chinese Taipei 7-6 (1), 6-1 in the last 16. It is only the second time she has been the top seed at a WTA event, after Rabat earlier this season, and she is the only Indonesian in the main draw.
Montgomery, 22, who won her first WTA title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch earlier this year, leaves Chennai as the first American to reach the semi-finals of the event.
Tjen’s path to the final
First round: d. Katherine Hui (WC) 6-1, 6-2
Second round: d. Joanna Garland 7-6 (1), 6-1
Quarter-final: d. Polina Kudermetova (6) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Semi-final: d. Robin Montgomery 6-3, 6-4
Montgomery’s path to the semi-finals
First round: d. Panna Udvardy (4) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
Second round: d. Jeline Vandromme 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Quarter-final: d. Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathy (WC) 6-3, 6-3
Semi-final: lost to Janice Tjen (1) 6-3, 6-4
