Indian Teenager Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi Claims Maiden Pro Singles Crown at W35 Lagos

Key facts

• 17-year-old Indian tennis player Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi won her maiden professional singles title at the W35 Lagos Tournament in Nigeria, defeating Spain's Celia Cervino Ruiz 6-4, 6-2 in the final.
• With the title, Maaya Rajeshwaran 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, on June 12, 2009, Maaya was introduced to tennis by her father at age eight and turned serious about the sport two years later.
• She reached the semifinals of a WTA 125 event, which earned her international attention and a chance to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain.
• At the W35 Lagos, Maaya also won the doubles title partnering Yelyzaveta Kotliar, beating Min Liu and Carlotta Moccia 0-6, 6-2, 10-7 in the super tiebreak after entering the tournament as a qualifier.