Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale finish as runners-up at Chennai Open
The Indian duo became the first all-Indian pair to reach a WTA Tour doubles final during the 2026 tournament.
Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale lost the doubles final at the Chennai Open 2026 WTA 250 tournament on Sunday. The Indian pair was defeated 6-2, 6-0 by Switzerland's Naïma Karamoko and Simona Waltert at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam, according to reports from The Tribune and ANI.
The loss ended a historic run for Adkar and Bhosale, who became the first all-Indian duo to qualify for a doubles final in a WTA Tour event. Before the final, they secured their place by defeating second seeds Weronika Falkowska of Poland and Alana Smith of the USA with a 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 score in the semi-finals.
The pair's campaign included a 7-5, 6-4 win against Jodie Burrage and Robin Montgomery in the quarter-finals and a 6-4, 6-4 victory over fourth seeds Madeleine Brooks and Amelia Rajecki in the Round of 16.
In the singles category, teenager Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi reached the quarter-finals on Friday. She was the first Indian player to reach the final eight of a WTA Tour singles draw since Sania Mirza in 2012.
In the doubles event, Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty also reached the quarter-finals after defeating Aneta Kucmova and Aneta Laboutkova in the opening round. Olympian Ankita Raina and Hiroko Kuwata were eliminated in the first round.