Tennis

Dubai Championships 2025: Andreeva Becomes Youngest WTA 1000 Winner After Tauson Triumph

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (1), 6-1 in the Dubai Championships on Saturday to earn the biggest title of her career.The victory will earn Andreeva her debut in the top 10 of the rankings next week — the first 17-year-old to achieve that since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007.

Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Mirra Andreeva
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Russia's Mirra Andreeva holds the winner's trophy | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Russia's Mirra Andreeva holds the winner's trophy after the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Mirra Andreeva
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Russia's Mirra Andreeva | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Russia's Mirra Andreeva holds the winner's trophy after the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Clara Tauson
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Denmark's Clara Tauson, left, and Russia's Mirra Andreeva | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

The runner-up, Denmark's Clara Tauson, left, stands while Russia's Mirra Andreeva is presented the winner's trophy by Sheikha Latifa after the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Russias Mirra Andreeva
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Mirra Andreeva | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Russia's Mirra Andreeva reacts after winning the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship final match against Denmark's Clara Tauson in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Clara Tauson
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Denmark's Clara Tauson reacts | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Denmark's Clara Tauson reacts during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship final match against Russia's Mirra Andreeva in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Clara Tauson
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Denmark's Clara Tauson returns to Russia's Mirra Andreeva | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Denmark's Clara Tauson returns to Russia's Mirra Andreeva during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Mirra Andreeva
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Mirra Andreeva returns to Clara Tauson | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Russia's Mirra Andreeva returns to Denmark's Clara Tauson during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Emirates Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Clara Tauson
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship: Clara Tauson returns to Mirra Andreeva | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Denmark's Clara Tauson returns to Russia's Mirra Andreeva during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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