14-year-old Indian junior Srishti Kiran (IND, 328) reached the girls’ doubles semifinals and the girls’ singles round of 16 at the ITF J200 La Paz tournament, known as the Cóndor de Plata, held from October 12 to 17, 2026 on outdoor clay at Club de Tenis La Paz in Bolivia. Competing as the youngest player in the 48-player singles main draw, the Bengaluru teenager also rose to a new career-high ITF Junior ranking of 328.
Semifinal run alongside Mia Brayotta in La Paz
Srishti Kiran (IND, 328) teamed up with Mia Brayotta (ARG, 225) in the 24-pair girls’ doubles draw on the high-altitude clay courts of La Paz. After receiving a 1st-round bye and advancing past Maria Fernanda Poma Coronado (PER, 567) and Luiza Viesi Santoro Pereira (BRA, 1038) via retirement in the 2nd round, the Indo-Argentine duo dominated their quarterfinal match against Ines Bustillos Dupleich (BOL, 2667) and Kendra Paola Meza Pacheco (PER, 1798) 6-1, 6-0.
In Thursday’s semifinals, Kiran and Brayotta faced the top-seeded pairing of Sofiia Bielinska (UKR, 68) and Sofie Hettlerova (CZE, 92). The 1st seeds held off an early push in the opening set to close out a 6-4, 6-2 win and advance to the championship match.
Youngest contender reaches the last 16 as 13th seed
Born in 2012, the 14-year-old from Bengaluru entered the J200 La Paz girls’ singles main draw as the 13th seed and the sole 2012-born player in the 48-player field. Following a 1st-round bye, she defeated local wildcard Ines Bustillos Dupleich (BOL, 2667) 6-2, 6-3 in the 2nd round to secure her place in the last 16.
Her singles campaign ended in the 3rd round against 3rd seed Sofie Hettlerova (CZE, 92). After dropping the opening set, Kiran went toe-to-toe with the top-100 Czech contender in a competitive 10-game 2nd set before Hettlerova sealed a 6-0, 6-4 result.
Srishti Kiran doubles results at ITF J200 La Paz
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF | [1] Sofiia Bielinska UKR · 68 / Sofie Hettlerova CZE · 92 d. Srishti Kiran IND · 328 / Mia Brayotta ARG · 225 | 6-4, 6-2 | Top seeds converted key late break in the 10-game 1st set |
| QF | Srishti Kiran IND · 328 / Mia Brayotta ARG · 225 d. Ines Bustillos Dupleich BOL · 2667 / Kendra Paola Meza Pacheco PER · 1798 | 6-1, 6-0 | Dropped only 1 game across 2 sets to book a semifinal berth |
| R16 | Srishti Kiran IND · 328 / Mia Brayotta ARG · 225 d. Maria Fernanda Poma Coronado PER · 567 / Luiza Viesi Santoro Pereira BRA · 1038 | RET. | Advanced to the last 8 following opponent retirement |
| R32 | Srishti Kiran IND · 328 / Mia Brayotta ARG · 225 — Bye | BYE | Received a 1st-round bye in the 24-pair main draw |
Srishti Kiran singles results at ITF J200 La Paz
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| R16 | [3] Sofie Hettlerova CZE · 92 d. [13] Srishti Kiran IND · 328 | 6-0, 6-4 | Pushed the world No. 92 Czech to a competitive 10-game 2nd set |
| R32 | [13] Srishti Kiran IND · 328 d. [WC] Ines Bustillos Dupleich BOL · 2667 | 6-2, 6-3 | Controlled baseline rallies on clay to win in straight sets |
| R64 | [13] Srishti Kiran IND · 328 — Bye | BYE | Earned a 1st-round bye as the 13th seed in the 48-player draw |
Consistent rise on the South American J200 clay swing
World No. 1 U-13 & top-330 breakthrough
Climbed to a career-high ITF Junior ranking of 328 on October 12, 2026 after earlier becoming World No. 1 in the Under-13 age category.
83% singles win rate & 3 ITF titles
Compiled a 35–7 singles record in 2026 (25–4 on hard, 10–3 on clay), winning 3 ITF Junior singles titles and finishing runner-up at J100 Guatemala.
J200 Santiago QF, Salta R16 & La Paz SF
Opened her 3-week South American clay swing with a singles quarterfinal run at J200 Santiago in Chile, followed by the last 16 at J200 Salta and doubles semifinals at J200 La Paz.
14&U World Finals & European clay
Went 6–0 in singles for India at the 2026 World Tennis 14&U Junior Team Finals in Prostejov and reached back-to-back U-14 clay semifinals in Annecy and Dueren.