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2025 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Mirra Andreeva defeated Clara Tauson in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 to win the women's singles title at the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships. It was her second WTA Tour singles title. At 17 years and 299 days old, Andreeva became the youngest WTA 1000 champion and finalist since the category's inception in 2009. She was the youngest player to record wins over multiple major champions in a 1000-level event, and the youngest to defeat three major winners at the same tournament since Maria Sharapova at the 2004 WTA Finals. By winning the title, Andreeva made her debut in the top 10 of the WTA rankings, the first 17-year-old to be ranked in the top 10 in singles since Nicole Vaidišová in 2007. Jasmine Paolini was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sofia Kenin. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Seeded players The following are the seede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirra Andreeva
Mirra Aleksandrovna Andreeva (born on 29 April 2007) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles, achieved on 17 March 2025, and No. 18 in doubles, reached on 31 March 2025. Andreeva has won three WTA Tour singles titles, including two WTA 1000 events, and achieved her best major result at the 2024 French Open by reaching the semifinals at the age of 17. She also won an Olympic silver medal 2024 in Paris in women's doubles, partnering Diana Shnaider. Career Juniors Andreeva began playing tennis at the age of six. She is a former world No. 1 junior, a position she reached on May 29, 2023. She was a finalist at the Australian Open girls' final in 2023, losing to Alina Korneeva in three sets. Their final match took 3 hours and 18 minutes, which was 22 minutes longer than the men's final. In April 2023, Andreeva became the only player in the history of the ITF World Tennis Tour to win multiple titles at the W60 level or above bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Rybakina
Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (born 17 June 1999) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, making her the first Kazakhstani to be ranked in the world's top 10 and the current Kazakhstani No. 1. Rybakina is the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major claiming the 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2022 Wimbledon Championships. She has won nine WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two WTA 1000 tournaments, WTA 1000 events at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles, 2023 Indian Wells Open and the 2023 Italian Open – Women's singles, 2023 Italian Open. As a junior, Rybakina reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 3. Born and playing as a Russian, she switched federations to Kazakhstan in June 2018, having just entered the world's top 200. Her first consistent success on the WTA Tour came in mid-201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronika Kudermetova
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In doubles, she has won eight WTA Tour titles including three WTA 1000, and the 2022 WTA Finals – Doubles, 2022 WTA Finals with Elise Mertens. In addition, she reached the doubles final of Wimbledon in 2021, with Elena Vesnina. She has also won two WTA singles titles. Kudermetova won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Volvo Car Open, 2021 Charleston Open, and her first WTA doubles title at the 2019 Wuhan Open, partnering Duan Yingying. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and in doubles at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. Playing for the Russia Fed Cup team, Kudermetova has a win–loss record of 3–4. Personal life Kudermetova was born to Eduard Kudermet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Ekaterina Evgenyevna Alexandrova ( rus, Екатери́на Евге́ньевна Александро́ва, , jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɐlʲɪksɐnˈdrovə; born 15 November 1994) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has won five WTA Tour singles titles, three WTA 125 titles and seven singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 1 April 2024, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 15. On 26 September 2022, she peaked at No. 58 in the WTA doubles rankings. Personal life Since 2006, Alexandrova has been living and training in Prague, Czech Republic, with her parents and two siblings, a brother and a sister. They moved after travelling to the city for a youth tournament, attracted by the local availability of tennis courts compared to Russia. According to the player, the Russian Tennis Federation didn't know about her existence before 2016 and she has never been good enough to cause interest from the Czech Tennis Association in terms of citizenship switch. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-best ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March 2009. On the WTA Tour, she has won two singles and six doubles titles. Cîrstea's greatest achievements are the final at the 2013 Rogers Cup – Women's singles, 2013 Rogers Cup and the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's doubles, 2025 Madrid Open doubles title with Anna Kalinskaya. Early and personal life Sorana Cîrstea was born to Mihai and Liliana in Bucharest. She resides in Târgoviște, her parents' home town. She has a younger brother, Mihnea. Cîrstea was introduced to tennis at the age of four by her mother. Sorana's father owns an ice cream factory in Târgoviște. She has cited Steffi Graf and Roger Federer as her idols. Career 2005–2006: Last junior years and turning professional Cîrstea is a former ITF Junior Circuit to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Nosková
Linda Nosková (; born 17 November 2004) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 25 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, achieved on 26 August 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 60, set on 19 August 2024. She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Monterrey Open. Her best Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam tournament performance is reaching the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open – Women's singles, 2024 Australian Open by defeating world No. 1, Iga Świątek. In August 2022, she became the youngest player ranked in the world's top 100 and in February 2023 the youngest in the top 50. On the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit, she has collected six singles titles and one doubles title. Her biggest title win so far came at the $100k 2022 Reinert Open – Singles, Reinert Open in Versmold in 2022. From an early age, Nosková showed signs of becoming a promising tennis player. As a junior, she peaked at world N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Vekić
Donna Vekić (; born 28 June 1996) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 17 on 27 January 2025. Her best performance at a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major is reaching the semifinals at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Vekić is also an Olympic silver medalist, in Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Vekić has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour – at the 2014 Malaysian Open (tennis), Malaysian Open, at the 2017 Nottingham Open, the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open, and the 2023 Monterrey Open. She has also won five titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. Early life Vekić was born in Osijek to father Igor and mother Brankica. Her father was a goalkeeper for NK Osijek. She has a brother, Bruno. She began playing tennis at the age of six, and tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kalinskaya
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya ( rus, Анна Николаевна Калинская, , ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə, Ru-Anna_Kalinskaya.ogg; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 11 in singles on 28 October 2024, and No. 48 in doubles in May 2025. On the WTA Tour, she has won four doubles titles. She also has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and seven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best singles performance at a major event is reaching the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open. She began her career at age 17 by winning the girls' doubles title at the 2016 Australian Open, alongside Tereza Mihalíková. Previously, she made the final at the 2015 French Open in the girls' singles event. She also made the final of the 2015 US Open in the doubles event, with compatriot Anastasia Potapova. In 2025, she won her biggest doubles title with Sorana Cîrstea at the WTA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karolína Muchová
Karolína Muchová (; born 21 August 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 8, achieved on 11 September 2023. Muchová has won one WTA Tour title at the 2019 Korea Open – Singles, 2019 Korea Open, and contested a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major final at the 2023 French Open – Women's singles, 2023 French Open. Muchová turned professional in 2013. She first rose to prominence at the 2018 US Open – Women's singles, 2018 US Open, defeating world No. 12 and two-time major champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, in the second round. The following year, Muchová reached her first major quarterfinal at 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon by upsetting world No. 3, Karolína Plíšková. At the 2021 Australian Open – Women's singles, 2021 Australian Open, she reached the semifinals by defeating world No. 1 and home favorite, Ashleigh Barty. At the 2023 French Open, she reached her first maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Beatriz "Bia" Haddad Maia (; born 30 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high of world No. 10 in singles and in doubles, becoming the first Brazilian woman to enter the top 10 in singles in the history of the WTA rankings. Haddad Maia has won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major semifinal at the 2023 French Open – Women's singles, 2023 French Open and a major quarterfinal at the 2024 US Open – Women's singles, 2024 US Open. Playing for the Brazil Fed Cup team, Haddad Maia has a win–loss record of 29–12 (10–2 in doubles) as of November 2024. Early life and background Born in São Paulo to Ayrton Elias Maia Filho and Lais Scaff Haddad, Haddad Maia started playing tennis at the age of 5. She comes from a tennis family of Lebanese Brazilians, Lebanese descent. Both her mother Lais Scaff Haddad and her grandmother Arlette Scaff Haddad were successful tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Shnaider
Diana Maximovna Shnaider (, ; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high rankings of world No. 11 in singles and No. 9 in doubles, achieved in May 2025. Shnaider won women's doubles silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics with partner Mirra Andreeva. Early life Shnaider was born in Zhigulevsk to father Maxim and mother Yulia. Her father is a lawyer and former boxer of German descent, while her mother is an English teacher. Her family later moved to Tolyatti. She began playing tennis at the age of four. At the age of eight, she began pursuing the sport seriously, training with coach Samvel Minasyan in Moscow. In 2022, she moved to the United States and enrolled at North Carolina State University, where she played college tennis for the NC State Wolfpack. Shnaider's signature on-court look features a blue polka-dot bandana. She began wearing headscarves as a child to prevent sunburn, preferring them over caps and visors. Junior career She won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Kasatkina
Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina (born 7 May 1997) is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, achieved in October 2022. Kasatkina has won eight WTA Tour singles titles and one title in doubles. Her best results at Grand Slams are making the semi-final of the 2022 French Open – Women's singles, 2022 French Open and the quarter-final of 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon in 2018. Born to athletic parents who were nationally ranked in athletics and ice hockey, Kasatkina began playing tennis at age six at the insistence of her older brother. She excelled as a junior, winning the European 16s championship and one junior Grand Slam singles title at the 2014 French Open – Girls' singles, 2014 French Open. Kasatkina quickly ascended up the professional rankings, reaching No. 32 in the world while still 18 years old and winning her first WTA title i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
