AnkitaRaina, India's top singles and doubles tennis player, won the doubles crown atthe Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge as alongside Ekaterine Gorgodze of Georgia, shedefeated Zadoinov Bolsova and Aliona Juvan in the summit clash.
Rainaand Gorgodze defeated Bolsova and Juvan 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in the final of the $100,000 hard court event at the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort and Spa on Saturday.
"It'sbeen an unreal week. We were the last ones to enter the doubles, and here weare with the winners' trophy in what I consider to be my home event,"Raina was quoted as saying by the tournament's official website.
CurrentlyIndia's No. 1 in both women's singles (since 2013) and doubles (since 2019),Raina was one of the stars who helped India advance to one of the two Fed Cupspots on offer when the competition was held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in thefirst week of March this year.
InApril 2018, the 27-year-old had entered the top-200 singles rankings for thefirst time, becoming only the fifth player from India to achieve the feat.