South Australian athlete Andriana Petrakis has claimed two silver medals at the Virtus World Tennis Championships held in Kazakhstan, representing Australia in the intellectual disability and autism (IDA) pathway.
Petrakis, a Greek Australian currently ranked number two nationally in the People with an Intellectual Impairment (PWII) women’s rankings, secured silver in both the women’s doubles and women’s team events, the latter alongside teammate Kelly Wren. She also placed fifth in singles and in doubles with partner Damian Phillips.
Eight Australian athletes competed across the II-1 (intellectual disability), II-2 (Down syndrome), and II-3 (autism) classifications.
Petrakis described her experience in Astana as “awesome” and praised the local culture and cuisine.
“My favourite place in Astana was Baiturek monument. The monument was beautiful and magical… I loved the meat pastries, apple pastry and some other Kazakh foods,” she said in a media release.
Earlier this year, Petrakis received The Advertiser Foundation Young Achiever Scholarship at the 2025 SkyCity Woman of the Year Awards.
She was also jointly awarded Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability alongside Ethan Cook—an honour she previously won in 2021 and 2023.
