Srishti Kiran wins fourth straight ITF Junior singles title in Mexico

India’s 13-year-old tennis star Srishti Kiran clinched her fourth consecutive ITF Junior singles title at the J30 tournament in Huamantla, Mexico. She defeated Canada’s Natalie Tsatsalashvili in the final and also finished runners-up in doubles with partner Tamara Herman

Bengaluru: India’s 13-year-old tennis star Srishti Kiran continued her impressive run on the ITF junior circuit, clinching her fourth consecutive ITF junior singles title with a commanding performance at the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 tournament in Huamantla, Mexico, held from January 19 to 25.

In the singles final, Srishti defeated Canada’s Natalie Tsatsalashvili 6-4, 6-1. Her journey to the crown included 21 singles match wins and a hard-fought semifinal against USA’s Natalia Elena Martinez, where she bounced back after dropping the second set to win 7-5, 1-6, 7-5.

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In doubles, she partnered Mexico’s Tamara Herman as the top-seeded pair and finished runners-up, losing to the American duo of Christina Li and Natalia Elena Martinez 2-6, 6-4, 6-10 in the match tie-break.

Earlier, she had won the Girls’ Singles title at the same venue, defeating 17-year-old home favourite Tamara Herman 6-4, 6-4 to complete a hat-trick of ITF titles.

In 2025, Karnataka’s teen prodigy secured her first international junior title at the ITF J30 in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, and followed it up by sweeping both singles and doubles crowns the next week. She also partnered Briana Houlgrave of the Bahamas to claim a doubles title, defeating Britain’s Jessica Morrison and Ava Moss.

Srishti, who honed her skills at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA), first came into the spotlight when she remained unbeaten while representing India at the ATF U-12 Girls’ Team Championship finals in August 2023.