Chennai Open wild cards Vaishnavi and Maaya reach career-best WTA rankings
Both won their first matches at WTA Tour level at the Chennai tournament; Rutuja Bhosale moves close to the top 100 in doubles.
Two young Indian players, Vaishnavi and Maaya, reached the best world rankings of their careers in the latest WTA list after the Chennai Open.
Both played the tournament as local wild cards and won their first matches at WTA Tour level there. The event was held at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam, Chennai. Rutuja Bhosale is now close to the top 100 in the doubles rankings, Sportstar reported on 10 November.
A wild card lets a player enter a tournament without a high enough ranking, often to give home players a chance.
The tournament’s singles final was called off on 8 November, Diwali night, when smoke from firecrackers cut visibility at the stadium.
The report did not give the players’ new ranking positions.
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