Mika Stojsavljevic

Mika Stojsavljevic
Stojsavljevic at the 2026 Birmingham Open
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceEaling, London
Born (2008-12-15) 15 December 2008
London, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro2025
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$323,005
Singles
Career record48–41
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 261 (8 June 2026)
Current rankingNo. 279 (10 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2025, 2026)
Doubles
Career record22–16
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 264 (20 July 2026)
Current rankingNo. 270 (10 August 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2025, 2026)
Last updated on: 19 August 2026.

Mika Stojsavljevic (born 15 December 2008) is a British tennis player. She won the girls' singles title at the 2024 US Open.

Early life

Stojsavljevic was born in London to a Serbian father from Velika Popina in Croatia and a Polish mother from Warsaw.[1] She was raised in Ealing, where she attended St Benedict's School. She later moved to train at the LTA national academy in Loughborough, and currently attends Loughborough Amherst School.[1][2][3][4] Growing up, she idolised Maria Sharapova.[5]

Career

Juniors

2023: Wimbledon singles quarterfinal

In April 2023, she reached the final of the LTA National Junior Championships where she lost to Hannah Klugman.[6][7]

Competing as a 14 year-old at the girls' singles of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Stojsavljevic secured a big win over fourth seed and French Open junior finalist, Lucciana Pérez, and Australian 14th seed, Emerson Jones, reaching the quarterfinals.[8][9]

US Open title & Wimbledon doubles final

In April 2024, Stojsavljevic and Mimi Xu paired up to win in three sets over Flora Johnson & Allegra Korpanec Davies in the girls' doubles at the U18 Junior National Championships. On the same day, Xu defeated Stojsavljevic in the semifinals of the girls' singles.[10] In June 2024, playing alongside Xu, Stojsavljevic reached the final of the girls' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, after a win over top seeds and defending champions, Alena Kovačková and Laura Samson in the quarterfinals and a straight sets win over Julia Stusek and Julie Paštiková in the semifinal.[11][12] In the final, they lost on a champions tiebreak to Tyra Caterina Grant and Iva Jovic of the United States.[13]

Alongside Mimi Xu, she reached the quarterfinals of the girls' doubles at the 2024 US Open.[14][15] Completing in the girls' singles of the 2024 US Open, she defeated top seed Emerson Jones and third seed Iva Jovic to reach the final, in which she defeated Wakana Sonobe of Japan in straight sets.[16][17][18] In doing so, she became the first British player to win the girls' singles final at the US Open since Heather Watson in 2009.[16]

In October, Stojsavljevic finished fourth in the girls' singles at the ITF World Tour Junior Finals in Chengdou, China, which was the best result by a Briton at the event since Katie Swan finished runner-up in 2016.[19]

2024: Turning pro, WTA Tour debut

In April 2024, aged 15, Stojsavljevic defeated two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist Tamira Paszek in two sets to reach the final of the W35 Nottingham event. She went on to win her first ITF singles title by overcoming Julie Belgraver of France in the final.[20]

She was awarded a wildcard into qualifying for the singles of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships[21] but lost her first-round match to Séléna Janicijevic.[22]

Stojsavljevic was also given a wildcard entry into the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, losing in the first round to world No. 57, Moyuka Uchijima, in a deciding set tie-break.[23][24][25]

2025–2026: Major & BJK Cup debuts

Stojsavljevic was awarded a wildcard to make her major tournament main-draw debut at Wimbledon in June 2025,[26] losing to 31st seed Ashlyn Krueger in the first round.[27]

In April 2026, she made her debut for the Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team in Melbourne in their qualifier against Australia, defeating world No. 56, Talia Gibson, in the opening singles match, in straight sets.[28][29]

In June, competing at the Birmingham Open, Stojsavljevic became the youngest woman to reach the quarterfinals at the tournament with a three-set win against Elvina Kalieva, for her first WTA 125 quarterfinal, aged 17.[30] However, she lost in the last eight to Nikola Bartůňková, in three sets.[31] Given a wildcard entry into the main draw at Wimbledon, Stojsavljevic lost to 11th seed Belinda Bencic in the first round.[32]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2024 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W35 Hard France Julie Belgraver 7–6(7), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W35 Hard Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová 1–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2025 ITF Birmingham, UK W35 Hard (i) Slovakia Katarína Kužmová 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Oct 2025 Wrexham Open, UK W100 Hard (i) United Kingdom Mimi Xu 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (0–2)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W35 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W35 Hard Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová United Kingdom Lauryn John-Baptiste
Egypt Sandra Samir		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Nov 2025 ITF Fujairah, United Arab Emirates W75 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki Slovakia Viktória Hrunčáková
Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2026 ITF Leszno, Poland W75 Hard (i) Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová United Kingdom Madeleine Brooks
United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki		 6–7(2), 6–7(6)
Win 2–2 Mar 2026 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France W50 Hard (i) Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová United Kingdom Madeleine Brooks
United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki		 7–6(4), 4–6, [10–4]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2024 US Open Hard Japan Wakana Sonobe 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2024 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Mimi Xu United States Tyra Caterina Grant
United States Iva Jovic		 5–7, 6–4, [8–10]

References

  1. 1 2 Tomić, Milan (9 September 2023). "Otac Srbin, majka Poljakinja – mlada nada koja je bljesnula na Vimbldonu". B92 (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Owen, Julian (15 June 2022). "St Benedict's pupil books Wimbledon berth". Independent Education Today. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mika Stojsavljevic rallies for Wimbledon win". Oxford Mail. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Veal, Jonathan (9 September 2024). "Mika Stojsavljevic's US Open celebrations cut short by return to school". The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Crooks, Eleanor (12 July 2023). "Mika Stojsavljevic reaches Wimbledon junior semi-finals at the age of 14". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Palmer, Kevin (8 April 2023). "Hannah Klugman confirms her potential with victory in British junior event". Tennis365. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mika Stojsavljevic stars with stunning Junior Wimbledon win". swlondoner. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023: Henry Searle books his place in the Boys' singles semi-final". lta.org. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mimi Xu & Oliver Bonding take home titles at the 18U Lexus Junior National Championships". LTA. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Xu and Stojsavljevic reach Wimbledon doubles final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Jennings, Will (12 July 2024). "The four Brits who can still win Wimbledon". inews. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Xu and Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "STOJSAVLJEVIC STUNS TOP SEED JONES TO REACH US OPEN JUNIOR QUARTERS". ITF. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "British teen Stojsavljevic reaches US Open junior final". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. 1 2 "US Open 2024: 15-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic becomes first Brit in 15 years to win US Open junior title". Lawn Tennis Association. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  18. ↑ "Rafael Jodar, Mika Stojsavljevic win US Open junior titles". ESPN. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "British juniors Charlie Robertson & Mika Stojsavljevic star at ITF World Tour Junior Finals". Lawn Tennis Association. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Mika Stojsavljevic and Paul Jubb take home singles titles in Nottingham". LTA. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Initial Wild Card Announcement" (PDF). Wimbledon.com. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "Banks among three Brit winners in Wimbledon qualifying". BBC Sport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Mika Stojsavljevic: Fifteen-year-old US Open girls champion denied first WTA win in losing thriller to Moyuka Uchijima". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Stojsavljevic, 15, denied first ever WTA win". BBC Sport. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "Uchijima edges US Open junior champion Stojsavljevic in three-set thriller". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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  27. ↑ "Wimbledon 2025: British teenagers loses on Wimbledon debut as Harriet Dart also exits". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  28. ↑ "Stojsavljevic, 17, wins as GB take charge in BJK Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "Australia on brink of BJK Cup exit after Gibson stunned by Great Britain teenager". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "Lexus Birmingham Open 2026: Mika Stojsavljevic into first WTA 125 quarter-final". LTA. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Lexus Birmingham Open 2026: Arthur Fery into semi-finals as Mika Stojsavljevic bows out in three set thriller". Lawn Tennis Associationb. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  32. ↑ "No British winners at Wimbledon in worst day for hosts this century". Wrexham and Flintshire News. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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