Waltert and Karamoko beat Adkar and Bhosale 6-2, 6-0 to win WTA Chennai Open doubles
Simona Waltert and Naima Karamoko defeated Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale 6-2, 6-0 in the doubles final of the WTA 250 Chennai Open at SDAT Stadium in Nungambakkam on Sunday, November 8, 2026, handing the home favourites a runners-up finish.
Vaishnavi, 21, and Rutuja, 30, had already made history as the first all-Indian pair to reach a WTA Tour final and had been aiming to join Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina among Indian winners at this level; the final, attended by roughly 700 spectators, lasted one hour and 10 minutes.
The Swiss pair jumped to a 4-0 lead in the opening set, breaking both Indian serves early, and after the Indians earned a break when Waltert overcooked a backhand down the line on the deciding point in the fifth game, Waltert and Karamoko broke Vaishnavi again to close out the first set 6-2.
The second set was one-sided as Waltert and Karamoko maintained control; World No. 128 Rutuja and World No. 359 Vaishnavi were unable to find a foothold and the Swiss duo wrapped up the match 6-0.
World No. 99 Karamoko displayed frequent poaching at the net while Waltert, primarily a singles player, held things steady from the baseline; the victory marked Karamoko’s maiden Tour-level title and Waltert’s second, her previous triumph coming in Lausanne in 2021 with Susan Bandecchi.
“We played together for the first time and won the title, so it couldn’t be better. I really hope we can play some more weeks together and we’ll try to enjoy this one as long as possible,” said the 29-year-old Karamoko.
“It’s amazing to win a title and to actually finish the last tournament of the season like this. We played at a great level throughout the week. We got used to each other a bit more and yes, it was a really fun game to spend the week together and I’m looking forward to many more matches with Naima,” added Waltert.
The doubles final began at 4 p.m. amid Deepavali fireworks that disrupted play early in the week; “Actually, we have never played in such a situation. You can still hear them (the fireworks) now. It was a bit disturbing at the beginning of the week and now, we almost don’t hear them anymore,” said Karamoko, while Waltert added, “They (the organisers) also told us that it’s going to be the worst today (in terms of fireworks). So, we were also prepared and that’s how we adapted and dealt with it,” the 25-year-old Waltert said.
Champions Karamoko and Waltert received USD 13,600 while runners-up Vaishnavi and Rutuja earned USD 7,650 in prize money, and Aadhav Arjuna, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Public Works and Sports Development, presented the two pairs with their respective trophies.
