Indonesia’s Janice Tjen and Alexandra Eala Secure Direct Entry to Singapore Tennis Open

Janice Tjen and Alexandra Eala will give Southeast Asia two direct entrants in the main draw when the Singapore Tennis Open returns as a WTA 500 event on September 21.

The Indonesian and Filipino players are among 19 competitors who qualified directly through the rankings cutoff on August 24, according to the WTA. The women’s singles draw will feature 28 players, with four wild cards, four qualifiers and one special exemption completing the field.

Eala is one of seven players in the initial entry list ranked inside the WTA top 20. Tjen will represent Indonesia as a direct main-draw entrant. Their participation adds regional interest to a tournament featuring several of the sport’s leading names.

Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva and Amanda Anisimova are among the three top-10 players listed. Pegula and Andreeva have combined for five WTA singles titles and eight final appearances this season. Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejcikova is also entered, alongside players including Diana Shnaider, Sorana Cirstea and Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The Singapore Tennis Open returned to the WTA Tour calendar as a WTA 250 tournament in 2025. Its elevation to WTA 500 status places it on the schedule as a warm-up event before the season’s final two WTA 1000 tournaments in Beijing and Wuhan.