Overview
- Janice Tjen defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-3 to capture her maiden WTA singles title at the Chennai Open.
- Tjen’s victory caps a breakout 2025 that featured multiple ITF trophies and a WTA 125 title before this WTA 250 breakthrough.
- The result is projected to lift Tjen to a career-high ranking around world No. 53, up from roughly No. 578 at the end of 2024.
- Birrell received the tournament’s Margaret Amritraj Fairplay Award after a semifinal where she saved five match points in a three-hour, 24-minute win over Joanna Garland.
- Despite the final loss, Birrell is set to return to the top 100, and Tjen was scheduled to contest the doubles final with Aldila Sutjiadi against Storm Hunter and Monica Niculescu.