5 of India's young, rising tennis talents

Karman Kaur Thandi

Thandi won the WTA Futures Star event last year and made waves in women’s tennis

2015 WTA Futures Star winner Thandi began playing tennis at 8 years old in 2006. Now 18, Thandi is an active presence on the ITF circuit. The teenager has not had the ideal start to 2016, with a highest semi-final finish at the ITF Santa Margherita de Pula 5 in Italy; last year, she made the finals of an ITF event in Indore, India, putting up a close three-set fight to finish the runner-up.

Thandi, like many other Indian players, has had significantly more success at the doubles, winning two titles at Gulbarga on the ITF circuit, partnered on both occasions by Dhruti Tatachar Venugopal.

Unlike Thombare, Thandi is yet to play any major events on the WTA circuit, but she is definitely a player to look out for in the future.