On December 15th, Beijing time, 15-year-old Chinese teenager Sun Xinran won the women’s singles match in the U18 group of the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in straight sets. This is the first time a Chinese player has won the championship in this event. Zheng Qinwen had previously won the runner-up in this event.
The “Orange Bowl” is a youth A-level event under the International Tennis Federation, second only to the youth groups of the four Grand Slams, and is regarded as the cradle of tennis superstars. Sun Xinran faced Russian player Lyutova, who had defeated her twice before, in the final. Although Liutova took the lead at the beginning, Sun Xinran responded calmly and finally won the game 6-4, 6-1.
After the game, Sun Xinran said excitedly: “When I got the last point, I didn’t know if I was still on the court, and I couldn’t feel my legs.” She said she was very happy because the “Orange Bowl” is an important event in international youth tennis. After winning this championship, she gained 500 points, her youth singles ranking rose to 15th in the world, and she locked the women’s singles seed seat in the youth group of next year’s Australian Open.
In addition, Sun Xinran also broke another record: she won the ITFW15 Egypt Sharm El Sheikh Station in October 2025 and became “the youngest adult singles champion in Chinese tennis”.
