Mia Ristić (born 17 May 2006)[1] is a Serbian tennis player. A right-handed player, she has a career-high ranking of 374, achieved in August 2023.[2][3]

Mia Ristić
Country (sports) Serbia
Born (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 17)
Bor, Serbia and Montenegro
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$21,844
Singles
Career record42–23
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 374 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 374 (28 August 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Last updated on: 28 August 2023.

Career edit

From Bor, Serbia,[4] Ristić won the U16 European Championship in Přerov, Czech Republic in July 2022, without dropping a set.[5] In the final, she defeated Spaniard Marta Soriano Santiago, for the loss of only two games,[6] a scoreline which she achieved four times during the competition.

Ristić won her first professional tournament aged 16 years old in August 2022, defeating Cristina Dinu in the final of the $25k event in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.[7]

In July 2023, Ristić qualified for her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Palermo Ladies Open. She defeated Çağla Büyükakçay and Kathinka von Deichmann to qualify, winning both matches in three sets despite facing match points. She needed four hours and 12 minutes to beat Büyükakçay, the longest match in the tournament's history.[8]

In the following month, in August 2023, at the age of 17 years and three months, Ristić won her second professional tournament at W60 Prerov, Czech Republic, thus becoming the youngest Serbian woman to win an ITF World Tennis Tour title at W60 level.[9] She beat the tournament's No. 1 seed Veronika Erjavec in the second round and fellow qualifier Aurora Zantedeschi in the final.[9]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up) edit

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2022 ITF Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia 25,000 Clay   Cristina Dinu 0–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2022 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 25,000 Hard   Adithya Karunaratne 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2023 ITF Přerov, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay   Aurora Zantedeschi 6–1, 6–2

ITF Junior Circuit finals edit

Singles: 11 (8–3) edit

Legend
Grade 1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (2–0)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (3–2)
Grade 5 (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2019 ITF Bar, Montenegro Grade 5 Clay (i)   Aleksandra Simeva 7–6(7–4), 0–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2020 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Grade 4 Clay   Denislava Glushkova 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2020 ITF Ulcinj, Montenegro Grade 4 Clay   Luca Udvardy 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–2 Oct 2020 ITF Bar, Montenegro Grade 5 Clay (i)   Suana Tucaković 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jan 2021 ITF Belgrade, Serbia Grade 4 Clay (i)   Mara Gae 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Loss 3–3 May 2021 ITF Ulcinj, Montenegro Grade 4 Clay   Tamara Kostic 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 May 2021 ITF Podgorica, Montenegro Grade 4 Clay   Andrea Obradović 6–2, 6–1
Win 5–3 Sep 2021 ITF Constanța, Montenegro Grade 3 Clay   Carmen Andreea Herea 6–3, 6–1
Win 6–3 May 2022 ITF Villach, Austria Grade 2 Clay   Andrea Obradović 6–0, 3–6, 6–0
Win 7–3 Aug 2022 ITF Pančevo, Serbia Grade 1 Clay   Anastasia Grechkina 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Win 8–3 Sep 2022 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia Grade 2 Clay   Alina Korneeva 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2–2) edit

Legend
Grade 1 (0–0)
Grade 2 (0–0)
Grade 3 (0–1)
Grade 4 (1–1)
Grade 5 (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Grade 4 Clay   Martina Markov   Denislava Glushkova
  Alexandra Iordache
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2020 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Grade 5 Hard (i)   Alexandra Iordache   Lea Bathellier
  Emma Tóthová
6–3, 1–6, [12–10]
Win 2–1 May 2021 ITF Podgorica, Montenegro Grade 4 Clay   Divna Ratković   Leticia Tarocco
  Suana Tucaković
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Sep 2021 ITF Constanța, Romania Grade 3 Clay   Ştefania Bojica   Rositsa Dencheva
  Leontina Stojanović
5–7, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Mia Rustic". Eurosport. 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Mia Ristic". wta. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Mia Ristic". itf. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ Mitrović, Ivan (7 September 2022). "oranka Mia Ristić osvojila međunarodni turnir u Novom Sadu i došla do trećeg trofeja u nizu". Bor030.net. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ljubisavljević, Miloš (24 July 2022). "Mia Ristić je teniska šampionka Evrope oduvala sve i uzela zlato za Srbiju". nova.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "European Junior Championships 16 & Under". www.tenniseurope.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "ZAPAMTITE OVO IME! Šampionka Evrope Mia Ristić osvojila prvi profi turnir i ima jednu neostvarenu želju" [REMEMBER THIS NAME! European champion Mia Ristic won her first professional tournament and has one unfulfilled wish]. sportal.blic.rs (in Serbian). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Record Ristic: 4 hours and 12 minutes to beat Buyukakcay". Palermoladiesopen.it. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Ristic reigns in Prerov to become youngest Serbian to claim W60 title". www.itftennis.com. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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