Vaishnavi Adkar
| Country (sports) |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 December 2004 Pune, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Savitribai Phule Pune University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $59,510 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 89–68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 374 (8 June 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 388 (27 July 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 43–53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 307 (13 July 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 320 (27 July 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 4 August 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Vaishnavi Adkar (born 14 December 2004) is an Indian female tennis player. She competes primarily on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, where she has won two singles and three doubles titles. She won the bronze medal in the women's individual category of the 2025 Summer World University Games.[1]
Career
Adkar began playing tennis at the age of seven and prefers hardcourts. In 2024, she won the singles and doubles titles (along with Pooja Ingale) at a W15 tournament held in Ahmedabad, India.[2]
She became the first Indian woman tennis player to win a medal in the World University Games by winning the bronze medal in the women's individual event.[3] She also broke the 46-year wait for an Indian to win a tennis medal since Nandan Bal's silver in the 1979 games.[4][3]
Adkar made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a lucky loser at the 2025 Chennai Open, but was defeated in the first round by third seed Donna Vekić in straight sets.[5]
In February 2026, Adkar became the first woman since Sania Mirza to reach the singles final of a W100 event at the KPB Trust ITF Women's Open in Bengaluru, entering as a wildcard ranked 690th in the world and defeating two top-150 players en route to the final.[6]
References
- ↑ "Vaishnavi Adkar becomes first Indian woman tennis player to win medal in WUG". Press Trust of India. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ ""Aiming for WTA Top-400 rank in 2025" - Vaishnavi Adkar". Indian Tennis Daily. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- 1 2 Cite error: The named reference
Olympics-July2024was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ↑ "Vaishnavi Adkar to become 2nd Indian to win a tennis medal in WUG". Nagaland Post. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Vekic advances past Indian lucky loser Adkar in Chennai opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Adkar reached final of ITF W100 event".
External links
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Indian female singles tennis players | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Indian female doubles tennis players | |
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- ↑ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (24 July 2025). "FISU World University Games 2025: Vaishnavi Adkar wins bronze; ends India's 46-year-long wait for tennis medal". Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 July 2025.