Mia Ristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миа Ристић; born 17 May 2006)[2] is a Serbian tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 266 on 19 August 2024.[3][4]
| Native name | Миа Ристић |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Serbia |
| Residence | Bor, Serbia[1] |
| Born | 17 May 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (double handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $56,850 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 93–66 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 266 (19 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 342 (26 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 904 (26 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 908 (26 May 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 9–8 (Sin. 9–6, Dbs. 0–2) |
| Last updated on: 26 May 2025. | |
Junior career
editRistić 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, losing only two games,[6] a scoreline she achieved four times during the competition.
Professional career
editIn August 2022, she won her first professional tournament, aged 16 years old, defeating Cristina Dinu in the final of the $25k ITF 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]
The following month, at the age of 17 years and three months, Ristić won her second professional tournament at Přerov, 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 top seed Veronika Erjavec in the second round, and fellow qualifier Aurora Zantedeschi in the final.[9]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2022 | Vrnjačka Banja Open, Serbia | W25 | Clay |  Cristina Dinu |
0–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W25 | Hard |  Adithya Karunaratne |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2023 | Přerov Cup, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay |  Aurora Zantedeschi |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2024 | ITF Bytom, Poland | W50 | Clay |  Lucía Cortez Llorca |
6–0, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2025 | ITF Klagenfurt, Austria | W35 | Clay | Kaitlin Quevedo |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2024 | ITF Sëlva Gardena, Italy | W50 | Hard (i) |  Carolina Kuhl |
 Martyna Kubka  Lisa Zaar |
3–6, 0–6 |
References
edit- ↑ "Mia Ristić biography". Tennis Europe Junior Tour. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mia Rustic". Eurosport. 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mia Ristic". wta. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mia Ristic". itf. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ Ljubisavljević, Miloš (24 July 2022). "Mia Ristić je teniska šampionka Evrope oduvala sve i uzela zlato za Srbiju". nova.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "European Junior Championships 16 & Under". www.tenniseurope.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Record Ristic: 4 hours and 12 minutes to beat Buyukakcay". Palermoladiesopen.it. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Ristic reigns in Prerov to become youngest Serbian to claim W60 title". www.itftennis.com. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
