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 capped a career-best week by capturing the biggest title of her career, defeating Clara Tauson to win the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday night.

Tauson started strong, racing into a 2-0 lead in the opener, but the momentum soon switched as Andreeva shook off any early nerves

Clara Tauson reached the final of a WTA 1000 competition for the first time after outlasting Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis 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.

Mirra Andreeva made history by becoming the youngest WTA 1000 champion at 17, defeating Clara Tauson in the Dubai final. Andreeva, who beat top player

Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva wrapped up a fairytale week in Dubai by becoming the youngest ever WTA 1000 champion with victory over Clara Tauson on Saturday.

Mirra Andreeva has become the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title when the 17-year-old beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.