Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Maaya Rajeshwaran Wins W35 Lagos Singles and Doubles Titles
Maaya Rajeshwaran is a 17-year-old tennis player from India.
She won her first professional singles title at a tournament in Lagos, Nigeria.
She also won the doubles title with Yelyzaveta Kotliar.
Maaya beat Celia Cervino Ruiz in the singles final.
Earlier, she came back from 0-5 down to win the first set against the top seed.
Her win made her the youngest Indian woman to win a W35 singles title.
Maaya says Sania Mirza is a legend and remains her idol.
She sees the win as a good start and a reason to believe in herself.
She hopes to play more professional tournaments and keep working on her game.
Seventeen-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi won her first professional singles title at the W35 Lagos tournament in Nigeria.
She beat Spain’s Celia Cervino Ruiz 6-4, 6-2 in the final without dropping a set in the main draw.
Rajeshwaran also won the doubles title with Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Kotliar.
Her singles victory made her the youngest Indian woman to win a W35 title, breaking a record held by Sania Mirza for 22 years.
She called the title a confidence boost and plans to keep improving while competing more often in professional tournaments.
- Who
- Indian teenager Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, who also won the doubles title with Yelyzaveta Kotliar.
- What
- She won her first professional singles title and the doubles title at the W35 Lagos tournament.
- When
- The article does not give the tournament dates.
- Where
- Lagos, Nigeria.
- Why
- Rajeshwaran said the win gave her confidence as she begins building her professional career.
- Age
- 17
- Singles final
- Defeated Celia Cervino Ruiz 6-4, 6-2
- Doubles partner
- Yelyzaveta Kotliar
- Doubles final
- Won 0-6, 6-2, 10-7 against Min Liu and Carlotta Moccia
- Ranking before tournament
- World No. 1038
- Notable record
- Youngest Indian woman to win a W35 singles title, breaking a record held by Sania Mirza for 22 years
- Training
- Elite Tennis Centre in the south of France; she said she left the Rafa Nadal Academy a couple of months earlier