Vaishnavi loses in the final

Third seed and World No. 124 Hanne Vandewinkel of Belgium capped a dominant week with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over wildcard Vaishnavi Adkar in the final of the KPB Trust ITF Women’s Open W100 tournament at the S.M. Krishna Stadium here on Sunday.

Vaishnavi, the 21-year-old from Pune who entered the tournament ranked 690, will rise up more than 200 places to be ranked in the 460s. On Saturday, she had become the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza to reach an ITF W100 Final.

For her runner-up finish, Vaishnavi will gain 65 points and be richer by $8,147.