World No. 14 Mirra Andreeva claimed her biggest career title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating fellow first-time WTA 1000 finalist Clara Tauson 7-6(1) 6-1. With this victory, Andreeva not only became the youngest WTA 1000 champion since the format’s introduction in 2009 but also the first 17-year-old to break into the Top 10 since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007.
At 17 years and 299 days old, Andreeva capped a flawless week in Dubai with six victories, including impressive wins over three Grand Slam champions—Marketa Vondrousova, former World No.