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Aldila Sutjiadi
Indonesian tennis player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aldila Sutjiadi (born 2 May 1995) is an Indonesian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has career-high rankings of world No. 26 in doubles, achieved on 23 October 2023, and No. 344 in singles, achieved on 24 May 2021.
Sutjiadi has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour and four doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as one singles title and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She is currently the highest-ranked Indonesian tennis player in doubles by the WTA.
At the 2018 Asian Games, Sutjiadi and Christopher Rungkat earned Indonesia its first tennis medal in 16 years. Seeded 11th in the mixed doubles competition, Sutjiadi/Rungkat defeated fifth seed Sonchat Ratiwatana/Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand in the final.
By winning her maiden doubles title at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas alongside Astra Sharma, Sutjiadi became the first Indonesian tennis player to win a title on the WTA Tour since Angelique Widjaja won her last doubles title at the 2003 Wismilak International in Bali.
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Grand Slam tournament junior results
Singles:
- Australian Open: 1R (2012, 2013)
- French Open: 1R (2012)
- Wimbledon: 2R (2012)
- US Open: –
Doubles:
- Australian Open: SF (2012)
- French Open: 2R (2012)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2012)
- US Open: –
2008–2015: Junior years, turning professional at 15
Sutjiadi made her debut as a junior player in 2008, aged 13. Highlights of her junior career include winning the singles and doubles competition at the 2010 Indonesia International Junior Championships as well as reaching the doubles semifinals of the 2012 Australian Open Junior Championships.
In 2010, aged 15, Sutjiadi turned professional at an ITF Circuit tournament in Jakarta.
At 17, she won the gold medal in both singles and doubles at the 2012 Indonesian National Sports Week and made her debut with the Indonesia Fed Cup team the following year in 2013.[1][2][3]
At the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, Sutjiadi won bronze medals in women's doubles partnered with Jessy Rompies as well as in the team event alongside Rompies, Lavinia Tananta, and Ayu Fani Damayanti.
2016-2017: College years, doubles All-American
In 2017, Sutjiadi graduated from the University of Kentucky.[4] As a varsity athlete playing for the Wildcats, Sutjiadi was named doubles All-American in 2016 and 2017, won Kentucky's first-ever national championship in doubles at the ITA National Indoors Championship alongside Mami Adachi in 2016, and was nominated for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award.[4]
2018–2022: Major debut, WTA Tour titles and top 100
At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, competing alongside Christopher Rungkat in the mixed doubles competition, Sutjiadi won a gold medal for Indonesia by defeating Thai pair Luksika Kumkhum/Sonchat Ratiwatana.[5]
The pair also won the mixed doubles gold medal for Indonesia at the 2019 SEA Games in Manila by defeating Ratiwatana who paired up with Tamarine Tanasugarn.[6] Sutjiadi also won the gold medal in the singles competition by defeating Savanna Lý Nguyễn from Vietnam in the final.[7] Sutjiadi/Rungkat defended their gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games in Bắc Ninh by defeating yet another Thai pair, Patcharin Cheapchandej/Pruchya Isaro, in the final.[8]
In July 2021, Sutjiadi reached her first WTA 125 final at the Charleston Pro partnering Erin Routliffe but lost to Liang En-shuo/Rebecca Marino in three sets.[9] In November 2021, partnering Peangtarn Plipuech, Sutjiadi again made the final of a WTA 125 tournament at the Midland Classic, this time losing to Harriet Dart/Asia Muhammad.[10]
Thanks to her improved ranking, Sutjiadi began to play more on the WTA Tour. In January 2022, she lost in the first qualifying round of Adelaide International 2, a WTA 250 tournament, against Danka Kovinić and in the first round of the doubles competition partnering Plipuech.[11] Sutjiadi/Plipuech then received a wildcard to the doubles competition of the 2022 Australian Open.[12] They lost to fifth seed Alexa Guarachi/Nicole Melichar-Martinez, in straight sets, in the opening round.[13]
Sutjiadi then competed alongside Astra Sharma in the doubles competition of the 2022 Copa Colsanitas. They defeated second seeds Irina Bara/Ekaterine Gorgodze in the quarterfinals, before scoring a comeback victory against Beatriz Haddad Maia/Camila Osorio in the semifinal. In the final, Sutjiadi/Sharma prevailed over Tara Moore/Emina Bektas in the match tiebreaker.[14] This was Sutjiadi's first career title as well as the first on the WTA Tour for Indonesian tennis players since Angelique Widjaja won the doubles trophy alongside María Vento-Kabchi at the 2003 Wismilak International tournament in September 2003. After the tournament, Sutjiadi entered the top 100 ranking for the first time at No. 86.[14] The following month, Sutjiadi partnered with Katarzyna Kawa to lift the trophy at the $100k LTP Charleston Pro Tennis by defeating Sophie Chang/Angela Kulikov in the final.[15]
At the 2022 French Open, Sutjiadi began a new partnership with Japanese player Miyu Kato. They defeated Tereza Martincová/Andrea Petkovic in the first round, which marked Sutjiadi's first ever major match win.[16] In the second round, they fell to No. 4 seed Caty McNally/Zhang Shuai, in straight sets.[17] Sutjiadi continued her partnership with Kato ate Wimbledon where they lost to Andrea Petkovic/Jule Niemeier, in three sets, in the first round.[18] They then lost their quarterfinal match at the Swedish Open to Jessy Rompies/Olivia Tjandramulia, the semifinal of the Ladies Open Lausanne to Ulrikke Eikeri/Tamara Zidanšek, and the final of the Hamburg European Open to Chang/Kulikov.[19][20]
2023–2025: Third title and two 1000 semifinals, top 30, Elite Trophy finalist
Kicking off her 2023 season, Sutjiadi reunited with Miyu Kato as the No. 3 seed in the doubles competition of Auckland Open. They went on to win their first title since pairing up, after defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Leylah Fernandez in a final match that saw them trailing 1–6, 1–5, before pulling off a 1–6, 7–5, [10–4] comeback victory.[21] With this result, Sutjiadi rose to a new career-high of No. 37.[22] They next competed at Hobart International and lost in straight sets in the second round to Nadiia Kichenok and Kimberley Zimmermann.[citation needed] Seeded 16th at the Australian Open, Sutjiadi and Kato won their first two matches but fell in straight sets in the third round to the second-seeded Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.[23] At the inaugural edition of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, she reached her second final of the season partnering New Zealander Erin Routliffe. She won her third title defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez.[24]
Reuniting with Kato, Sutjiadi continued her good form by reaching her first semifinal at the WTA 1000-level in Indian Wells.[25] At the French Open, she entered into two categories: the women's doubles, and for the first time at a major, the mixed doubles.[citation needed] She was disqualified in the third round of the former category, after her partner Kato hit a ball which struck a ball girl.[26] In the mixed doubles, she paired up with Matwé Middelkoop, reaching the semifinals where they lost to Sutjiadi's women's doubles partner Kato, who paired up with Tim Pütz. This was Sutjiadi's best ever finish at a major up until then.[citation needed]
Sutjiadi reached a new career-high ranking of No. 26 on 23 October 2023, the week she was selected to participate in the 2023 Elite Trophy with Kato where they reached the final, losing to Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets.[27]
Sutjiadi and Kato won the doubles title at the 2024 Thailand Open, defeating Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu in the final.[28]
At the US Open, Sutjiadi reached the semifinals with Rohan Bopanna in mixed doubles for the third time in her career.[citation needed] On her debut at the Wuhan Open, she reached her fourth quarterfinal at the 1000-level, partnering with Leylah Fernandez and defeating fifth seeds Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai in straight sets, conceding only one game.[29] She reached her second WTA 1000 semifinal (after Indian Wells in 2023) with a win over second seeds Melichar-Martinez/Perez.[30]
Partnering Bianca Andreescu, Sutjiadi won the doubles title at the 2025 Catalonia Open, defeating Leylah Fernandez and Lulu Sun in the final.[31]
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Awards and nominations
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Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Significant finals
WTA Elite Trophy
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 27 (16 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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ITF Junior Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Multi-sport event (individual)
Sutjiadi made her debut in multi-sport event at the 2015 SEA Games, she won a bronze medal in women's doubles.
Singles: 2 (1 gold & 1 silver medal)
Doubles: 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze medals)
Mixed doubles: 4 (4 gold medals)
Billie Jean King Cup/Fed Cup participation
Sutjiadi made her Fed Cup debut at age 17 against Philippines at the 2013 Asia/Oceania Group II qualifying in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Singles (14–9)
Doubles (7–4)
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WTA Tour career earnings
Year | Grand Slam titles | WTA titles | Total titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,713 | 659 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,838 | 443 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,736 | 613 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27,483 | 378 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92,544 | 267 |
2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 344,351 | 144 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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