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Indian Teen Maaya Rajeshwaran Wins Maiden Pro Singles Title and Breaks Record
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Firstpost•12-10-2026, 16:01
Indian Teen Maaya Rajeshwaran Wins Maiden Pro Singles Title and Breaks Record
- •Maaya Rajeshwaran defeated Spain's Celia Cervino Ruiz 6-4, 6-2 to win the W35 Lagos Tournament in Nigeria.
- •She became the youngest Indian woman to win a W35-level singles title, a feat previously achieved only by Sania Mirza.
- •Born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, she started playing tennis at age eight before switching to homeschooling to balance education and training.
- •She also secured the doubles title at the W35 Lagos alongside partner Yelyzaveta Kotliar after a stunning comeback victory.
- •Rajeshwaran began her campaign as a qualifier and concluded it as a double champion, marking her emergence as a rising star in Indian tennis.
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Maaya Rajeshwaran became the youngest Indian woman to win a W35-level singles title, matching a historic milestone previously achieved only by Sania Mirza.
Maaya Rajeshwaran teamed up with Yelyzaveta Kotliar to claim the doubles crown at the W35 Lagos tournament after a stunning comeback victory in the super tiebreak.
Maaya Rajeshwaran trains full-time in Spain at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca.
