Mia Ristić Explained
| Mia Ristić |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Bor, Serbia and Montenegro[1] |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $42,378 |
| Singlesrecord: | 66–44 |
| Singlestitles: | 2 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 269 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 269 (12 August 2024) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Updated: | 12 August 2024 |
Mia Ristić (born 17 May 2006)[2] is a Serbian tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 269, achieved on 12 August 2024.[3] [4]
Career
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 she achieved four times during the competition.In August, 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
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W60 tournaments (1–0) | | W40/50 tournaments (0–1) | | W25 tournaments (1–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (2–1) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | class=unsortable | Score |
|---|
| 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 | Zubr Cup Přerov, 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 | |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (8–3)
| 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)
| 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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Boranka Mia Ristić osvojila međunarodni turnir u Novom Sadu i došla do trećeg trofeja u nizu. Bor030.net. 17 July 2023. Ivan. Mitrović. 7 September 2022.
- Web site: Mia Rustic. 17 July 2023. Eurosport.
- Web site: Mia Ristic. wta. 17 July 2023.
- Web site: Mia Ristic. itf. 17 July 2023.
- Web site: Mia Ristić je teniska šampionka Evrope oduvala sve i uzela zlato za Srbiju. nova.rs. 17 July 2023. Miloš. Ljubisavljević. 24 July 2022.
- Web site: European Junior Championships 16 & Under . www.tenniseurope.org . 29 October 2023.
- Web site: 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 . sr . sportal.blic.rs . 16 August 2022 . 17 July 2023.
- Web site: Record Ristic: 4 hours and 12 minutes to beat Buyukakcay . Palermoladiesopen.it . 15 July 2023 . 17 July 2023.
- Web site: Ristic reigns in Prerov to become youngest Serbian to claim W60 title . www.itftennis.com . 28 August 2023 . 29 October 2023.
