Mar 21, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Mirra Andreeva waves to the crowd after her match against Veronika Kudermetova (not pictured) on day four of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Mirra Andreeva ‘Technically’ Completes Sunshine Double, Wins Miami Open 2025 Doubles Title With Diana Shnaider

17-year-old wins first WTA-1000 title in doubles.

Mar 21, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Mirra Andreeva waves to the crowd after her match against Veronika Kudermetova (not pictured) on day four of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium.

Russian teenage prodigy Mirra Andreeva completed the historic Sunshine Double in an indirect fashion on Sunday night. Despite being knocked out of the singles draw, Andreeva partnered Diana Shnaider to capture the women’s doubles crown at the 2025 Miami Open. They beat Miyu Kato and Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-7(5) 10-2 in a tight affair for the title.

The Sunshine Double refers to the two summer tournaments held on American soil – Indian Wells and the Miami Open. The 17-year-old began the month of March by conquering World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells trophy, earning her back-to-back WTA-1000 championships in the process.

Moving from California to Florida, Andreeva couldn’t keep up the unbeaten run. After passing her first test, she was beaten by home favourite Amanda Anisimova 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3 in the Round of 32. Nonetheless, the experienced duo of Andreeva/Shnaider managed to go all the way in the doubles draw. Although it may not be the typical Sunshine Double, Andreeva can proudly say she holds titles at both events.

Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider Showcase Doubles Magic in Miami

First @WTA 1000 doubles title for Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/blURrxLce2
— Miami Open (@MiamiOpen) March 31, 2025

The Andreeva/Shnaider pairing already has some history. Having paired up at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the duo proved that it’s always quality that speaks more than your age. Representing the Individual Neutral Athletes, Mirra and Diana won the silver medal. They were narrowly edged out in the final by Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.

Coming into the Miami Open as the Australian Open semifinalists, the duo aged 17 and 20 showcased maturity that the best doubles pairs in the world possess. After withstanding stern three-setters against Montgomery/Kessler and Stearns/Alexandrova, the neutral bannered stars eased past Wu/Jiang in the semifinal.

In the summit clash that featured two unseeded pairs, the left-right combination required 1 hour 36 minutes to prevail. Cristina Bucsa is an Olympic medalist herself – having won bronze in Paris 2024 alongside Sara Sorribes Tormo. In a rain-hit encounter, Andreeva/Shnaider were imperious at the net which gave them the victory.

Andreeva’s Fantastic 2025 Only Keeps Getting Better

It goes without saying that Mirra Andreeva is having a stellar start to the season. After winning Dubai, she became the youngest player to enter the Top-10 since 2007. She beat multiple major champs like Marketa Vondrousova, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina – the youngest to do so.

After her Dubai success, Conchita Martinez’s remarkable pupil headed to Indian Wells, where she became the youngest player to reach consecutive WTA-1000 semifinals. In the summit clash, she beat World No. 1 Sabalenka to stake her claim as the player to beat in future tournaments.

“I had pretty much a lot of pressure when we couldn’t close it out in the second set, but then in the super tiebreak we just played amazing,” Andreeva said after her Miami doubles triumph. She is likely to become the new No. 2 in doubles with Diana Shnaider in the Race to the WTA Finals. This is their second trophy together, after Brisbane in January.

Having now won a WTA-500 and WTA-1000 together, Andreeva/Shnaider will soon set their sights on a potential Grand Slam trophy together. When it comes to quality players like them, no peak is too high to scale.

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.