Vaishnavi Adkar is fast becoming one of the most exciting names in Indian sport. Born on 14 December 2004 in Pune, she picked up a racquet at seven.
A former India No.1 U-14, she reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of 115, showing early signs of something special.
2024 was her breakthrough year — clinching both singles and doubles titles at the ITF W15 Ahmedabad, including her first pro singles crown.
At the World University Games 2025 in Germany, she became the first Indian woman to win a tennis medal at the event, claiming bronze.
At the ITF W100 Bengaluru Open 226, she entered as a wildcard ranked No.690 — and left as the tournament’s biggest story.
She beat three seeded players, reached her first W100 final (finishing runner-up), and became the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza (2009) to make a W100 singles final.