US citizen of Indian origin, Neha Uberoi upset top seed Nicole Vaidisova [ Images ] of Czechoslovakia in the finals of the prestigious Luxilon Cup Junior Tennis Tournament held at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami [ Images ], Florida [ Images ].

With this victory, Uberoi qualified for a wild card in the womens draw at next year's Nasdaq-100 Open and in the process became the first person of Indian origin to qualify for a Tier-1 event on the WTA Tour.

Uberoi beat Vaidisova 6-2, 6-4, in the final to grab the title. Neha was down at 0-3 in the second set, but went on to win 6 of the next 7 games to win the match. Vaidisova, who is ranked world number 6 in the juniors, was the junior Australian Open [ Images ] runner-up and was also the winner of the Grade-A Orange Bowl in December.

Uberoi will play at the Nasdaq-100 Open in 2005. The Nasdaq-100 Open is one of the biggest tournaments on the WTA tour and Uberoi will have the opportunity to showcase her talent against the likes of Serena Williams [ Images ], Venus Williams [ Images ], Elena Dementieva [ Images ] and Jennifer Capriati [ Images ].