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Mika Stojsavljevic (born 15 December 2008) is a British tennis player.[1]
Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Residence | Ealing, London |
Born | 15 December 2008 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open Junior | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon Junior | QF (2023) |
US Open Junior | 2R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open Junior | 3R (2024) |
Wimbledon Junior | F (2024) |
Last updated on: 12 July 2023. |
Early life
Stjosavljevic was born to a Serbian father from Velika Popina (now in Croatia) and a Polish mother from Warsaw, and raised in Ealing.[2] She trains at the LTA national academy in Loughborough.[3] Growing up, she idolised Maria Sharapova.[4]
Career
Junior career
In April 2023, she reached the final of the LTA national junior championships where she lost to Hannah Klugman.[5][6]
Competing as a 14 year-old at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles, she secured a big win over the fourth seed and French Open junior finalist Lucciana Pérez Alarcón, and Australian 14th seed Emerson Jones, reaching the quarter-finals.[7][8]
In April 2024, Stojsavljevic and Mimi Xu paired up to win 6-2 1-6 12-10 over Flora Johnson & Allegra Korpanec Davies in the girls doubles at the U18 Junior Nationals Championship. On the same day, Xu defeated Stojsavljevic in the semi finals of the girls singles.[9] In June 2024, playing alongside Xu she reached the final of the girls' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, after a win over top seeds and defending champions, Alena Kovackova and Laura Samson in the quarter-finals and a straight sets win over Julia Stusek and Julie Pastikova in the semi final.[10][11] In the final they lost on a championship tie break to Tyra Caterina Grant and Iva Jovic of the United States.[12]
Senior career
In April 2024, aged 15 years-old, Stojsavljevic defeated former Wimbledon Quarter Finalist Tamira Paszek 7-6 6-4 to reach the W35 Nottingham ITF singles final. She went on to win her first ITF singles title by overcoming Julie Belgraver of France 7-6 6-3.[13]
In June 2024, she was awarded a wildcard into qualifying for the singles of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[14]
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2024 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard | Julie Belgraver | 7–6(7), 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mingge Xu | Tyra Caterina Grant Iva Jovic |
5–7, 6-4, 10-8 |
References
- ^ "M.Stojsavljevic". ITF. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Tomić, Milan (9 September 2023). "Otac Srbin, majka Poljakinja – mlada nada koja je bljesnula na Vimbldonu". B29 (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Mika Stojsavljevic rallies for Wimbledon win". Oxford Mail. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Crooks, Eleanor (12 July 2023). "Mika Stojsavljevic reaches Wimbledon junior semi-finals at the age of 14". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "BRITAIN'S HANNAH KLUGMAN AND MIKA STOJSAVLJEVIC SET TO FACE OFF IN LTA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL". Eurosport. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Palmer, Kevin (8 April 2023). "Hannah Klugman confirms her potential with victory in British junior event". Tennis365. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Mika Stojsavljevic stars with stunning Junior Wimbledon win". swlondoner. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2023: Henry Searle books his place in the Boys' singles semi-final". lta.org. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Mimi Xu & Oliver Bonding take home titles at the 18U Lexus Junior National Championships". LTA. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Xu and Stojsavljevic reach Wimbledon doubles final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Jennings, Will (12 July 2024). "The four Brits who can still win Wimbledon". inews. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Xu and Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Mika Stojsavljevic and Paul Jubb take home singles titles in Nottingham". LTA. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Initial Wild Card Announcement" (PDF). Wimbledon.com. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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