Mira Andreeva (No. 14, Russia) has the youngest title in history in singles at the Women's Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour 1000 Series. On the 22nd local time, Andreeva defeated Clara Tauson (No. 38, Denmark) 2-0 (7-6<7-1>6-1) in the singles final on the last day of the WTA Tour Dubai Duti Free Championship (total prize fund of $3,654,963) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Andreyeva (left) with the championship trophy

At the age of 17 years and 10 months, Andreeva has set a record for the youngest player in the history of the field. The WTA 1000 series has been held since 2009, and the previous record for the youngest singles champion was 18 years and 5 months set by Gauff (3rd, USA) in August 2023.

WTA1000 level is equivalent to below the four majors, and 10 tournaments are held in a year. In addition, Andreeva will be ranked ninth in the world rankings announced on the 24th, entering the top 10 for the first time in her career. This is the first time in 18 years that Andreeva has entered the top 10 of the singles world rankings before the age of 18 since Nicole Baidisova (Czech Republic) in 2007.

Andreeva (right) and runner-up Taussen.

Andreeva said with a smile: "I always dreamed of being interviewed with the championship trophy, but today it became a reality. But I'm still 17 years old, so (I don't drink) just watch Champagne of the Champions. In an interview with NBA star LeBron James, she said, "I was inspired by the gesture of going to the game. ”

Andreeva said: "James is in good shape, it's easy to win when everything is going well, but to be a real champion, you have to play well even when it's not like this. That's what I'm trying to do today. ”

Andreeva received $597,000, the youngest player in 21 years since Maria Sharapova (retired, Russia) to beat three Grand Slam singles titles in a single tournament. Andreeva came out on top in this tournamentVondrousova(No. 39, Czech Republic), Swiatek (No. 2, Poland), Rybakina (No. 7, Kazakhstan) and other third Grand Slam champions.

In 2004, at the age of 17 years and 7 months, Sharapova defeated three Grand Slam champions in a row. After losing the 2023 Australian Open junior women's singles final, Andreeva showed a tearful fighting spirit throughout the ceremony, and for a time it became the talk of the town, she made up her mind to say: "My goal is to be in the top five in the world by this year." ”