Mirra Andreeva has won her second straight WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells, and at 17 years old she’s the third-youngest woman ever to conquer the desert, after Martina Hingis in 1998 and Serena Williams in 1999.
But the way Andreeva won Indian Wells was even more historic.
By defeating No. 2-ranked Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the final, Andreeva has become the second-youngest player in WTA rankings history to defeat both of the Top 2 players in the world at the same tournament.
The only younger player to achieve the feat is Tracy Austin, who actually did it twice as a 16-year-old in 1979, at the US Open and Filderstadt.
Official WTA rankings began on November 3rd, 1975.
YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO BEAT WTA TOP 2 AT SAME EVENT:
- 16 years & 8 months: Tracy Austin at 1979 US Open (d. No. 2 Navratilova in SFs and No. 1 Evert in F)
- 16 years & 10 months: Tracy Austin at 1979 Filderstadt (d. No. 2 Evert in SFs and No. 1 Navratilova in F)
- 17 years & 10 months: Mirra Andreeva at 2025 Indian Wells (d. No. 2 Swiatek in SFs and No. 1 Sabalenka in F)
- 17 years & 11 months: Serena Williams at 1999 US Open (d. No. 2 Davenport in SFs and No. 1 Hingis in F)
- 18 years & 10 months: Serena Williams at 2000 Los Angeles (d. No. 1 Hingis in SFs and No. 2 Davenport in F)
More to come…
