Syndrela Das and Sutirtha Mukherjee reach women's doubles final at WTT Contender Almaty 2026

Syndrela Das and Sutirtha Mukherjee reached the women's doubles final at the WTT Contender Almaty 2026 after defeating compatriots Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade in the semifinals. The West Bengal third seeds defeated the tournament's top seeds 3-1 (11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6) in 33 minutes. In the quarterfinals, Syndrela and Sutirtha had beaten local wild cards Darya Fu and Mariya Lukyanova 3-1 (11-5, 11-3, 10-12, 11-7) in just 24 minutes. In the final, they will face Japan's Miu Hirano and Miyuu Kihara. The Japanese pair won their only previous encounter 3-0 at the WTT Contender Zagreb qualifiers earlier this year. The final is scheduled for September 5, 2026, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.