Rising star Mirra Andreeva became the youngest ever player to claim a WTA 1000 title on Saturday when she defeated Clara Tauson to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

At just 17 years old, Mirra Andreeva is not only the youngest Dubai champion, but also the youngest ever WTA-1000 winner.

The WTA Dubai final is set to feature an exciting showdown between two of tennis’s most promising young talents: 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva and 22-year-old Clara Tauson.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1000 event after beating sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the Dubai Championships.

Clara Tauson, ranked 38th, has three career WTA titles, the most recent one at Auckland last month. She is chasing her own history of being the first Danish woman to compete in a WTA 1000 final since Caroline Wozniacki. Clara Tauson becomes the 2nd Danish player to reach a WTA 1000 singles final.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (1), 6-1 in the Dubai Championships to earn the biggest title of her career.

Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title when the 17-year-old beat Clara Tauson 7-6(1) 6-1 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday. The precocious Russian, who beat three Grand Slam champions -- Marketa Vondrousova,

Mirra Andreeva cracked a major milestone on Saturday as she stormed to win her biggest WTA title at the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships. In front of an expectant crowd, the teenager rose to the occasion,