On Monday, the 14-year-old Brazilian Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva entered the WTA ranking. The young gun earned points at three professional events, introducing herself to the tennis world as world no. 1291. She is the first player born in 2010 on the WTA ranking list, replacing the Romanian Giulia Safina Popa as the youngster competitor with the WTA ranking.
The upcoming star is a strong hitter, taking charge from the baseline as her idol, Victoria Azarenka. The Brazilian claimed five junior titles in 2023, including two at the ITF level. She made her junior Major debut in Paris this year and achieved two notable results at the J100 level.
Da Silva made her professional debut at the W15 Campinas event in March, falling to Maria Kononova. A week later, a teenager entered the qualifying draw at the W50 Sao Paulo tournament and prevailed over Jaeda Daniel after a thriller, earning her first WTA point.
Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva secured the WTA ranking milestone.
Nauhany Vitoria returned to the professional circuit at the end of August, receiving a wild card at the W35 Sao Paulo 2 event.
The young Brazilian faced a qualifier, Maria Toma, in the first round and forged a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 victory in three hours….
