Jump to content

Mirra Andreeva

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that followsEastern Slavic naming customs,thepatronymicisAleksandrovnaand thefamily nameisAndreeva.
Mirra Andreeva
Andreeva at the2023 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameMirra Aleksandrovna Andreeva
Country (sports)Russia
ResidenceCannes,France[1]
Born(2007-04-29)29 April 2007(age 17)
Krasnoyarsk,Russia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachConchita Martínez,
Jean-René Lisnard
Prize money$2,700,947
Singles
Career record109–33
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 16 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 16 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French OpenSF (2024)
Wimbledon4R (2023)
US Open2R (2023,2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record13–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 70 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 70 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French OpenQF (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open3R (2024)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Medal record
RepresentingIndividual Neutral Athletes
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Doubles
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Mirra Aleksandrovna Andreeva[a](Russian:Мирра Александровна Андреева,IPA:[ˈmʲirəɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvnəɐnˈdrʲejɪvə];born on 29 April 2007) is a Russian professionaltennisplayer. She has a career-high singlesrankingof world No. 16, attained on 28 October 2024. Andreeva achieved her bestGrand Slam tournamentresult at the2024 French Openby reaching the semifinals at the age of 17.

She won the silver medal at the2024 Paris Olympicsin women's doubles with partnerDiana Shnaider.[2]

Career

[edit]

2022: WTA Tour debut

[edit]

Andreeva made herWTA Tourmain-draw debut at the2022 Jasmin Open,after receiving a wildcard for the singles event.[3]However, she lost in the first round against sixth seedAnastasia Potapova,in a 2 hours and 35 minutes three-setter.[4]

2023: French Open fourth round, top 50

[edit]

In January 2023, Andreeva reached the final of the girls' singles at theAustralian Open,eventually losing to doubles partnerAlina Korneeva,in three sets.[5]

At 15 years of age, ranked No. 194, Andreeva received a wildcard into the main draw of the WTA 1000Madrid Openand won her first WTA Tour match againstLeylah Fernandez.With this victory, she became the third youngest player to win a main-draw match at a WTA 1000 tournament, behind onlyCoco GauffandCiCi Bellis.[6]Moreover, Andreeva was the second 15-year-old to defeat a top-50 opponent at a WTA 1000 tournament, with Bellis being the first in 2015. Next, she defeated 13th seedBeatriz Haddad Maiafor her first top-20 win to reach the third round, becoming the seventh player to defeat a top-20 opponent before the age of 16 in the 21st century.[7][8]On her 16th birthday, she recorded her 16th professional win against another top-20 player, 17th seedMagda Linette,to reach the round of 16.[9]Next, she lost to eventual champion,Aryna Sabalenka.As a result, Andreeva moved more than 50 positions up into the top 150 of the rankings on 8 May 2023, at world No. 146.

Andreeva made her Grand Slam tournament debut at theFrench Open,qualifying for the main draw and then defeatingAlison Riske-Amritrajin the first round to record her first major win.[10]Next, she defeated wildcard playerDiane Parryto reach the third round for the first time at a major. As a result, she became the youngest player to reach this milestone since 15-year-oldSesil Karatantchevain 2005 and the seventh player in the past 30 years to reach this stage at Roland Garros before turning 17.[11]Despite winning the first set, Andreeva lost to sixth seed and eventual quarterfinalist, Coco Gauff, in the third round.[12]She moved more than 40 positions up in the WTA rankings, one spot shy of the top 100, on 12 June 2023.[13]

Andreeva at the2023 US Open

Andreeva made her main-draw debut atWimbledonafter qualifying.[14]She had reached the third round, defeatingWang Xiyuand tenth seedBarbora Krejčíkováby retirement for the biggest win of her career. Next, she defeated 22nd seed and fellow Russian,Anastasia Potapova,to play in the fourth round, becoming the youngest player since Coco Gauff in 2019 to reach this milestone at theAll England Club.[15]As a result, she rose in the rankings into the top 70.[16]At theUS Open,Andreeva won her first-round match, before falling in the second round to the eventual champion Coco Gauff. She reached a new career-high of No. 57, on 11 September 2023. At theChina Open,she advanced to the third round as a qualifier, losing toElena Rybakina,and rose in the rankings into the top 50.

2024: First career title, Olympic doubles silver, top 20

[edit]

At theBrisbane International,Andreeva won her first three matches to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, taking out the fourth seed and top-20 playerLiudmila Samsonovaand wildcard playerArina Rodionovaalong the way. At the2024 Australian Open,she defeatedBernarda Pera[17]and next sixth seedOns Jabeur,her first top-10 win, to reach the third round on her debut at this major.[18] At age 16 and 263 days, Andreeva was the youngest player in theOpen Erato hand a top-10 seed a first-setbagelat a major tournament.[19]She was also the second-youngest player in the Open Era to lose fewer than three games against a top-10 seed at a major.[20]The youngest wasJelena Dokicwhen she defeated world No. 1,Martina Hingis,in the first round of 1999 Wimbledon.[21]In the third round of the Australian Open, Andreeva defeatedDiane Parry,after trailing 1–5 in the final set and saving a match point on her own serve at 2–5.[22]She was the fourth player in the last 30 years to reach the fourth round in singles, before turning 17 at both Wimbledon and the Australian Open after Martina Hingis,Tatiana Golovinand Coco Gauff.[23]She subsequently lost to No. 9 seed Barbora Krejčíková in the fourth round in another three-set match.[24]

At theFrench Open,Andreeva reached her first major semifinal with wins overEmina Bektas,19th seedVictoria Azarenka,Peyton Stearns,Varvara Gracheva,and second seed Aryna Sabalenka. This made her the youngest player to reach the fourth round of a major on all three surfaces sinceAnna Kournikovain 1998, and youngest player to reach the semifinals of the French Open since Martina Hingis in1997.[25][26]As a result she reached the top 25 on 10 June 2024 at world No. 23. In doubles at the same tournament, she reached the quarterfinals partneringVera Zvonareva.

Seeded 24th, Andreeva went out of theWimbledon Championshipsin the first round losing toBrenda Fruhvirtová,6–1, 3–6, 2–6.[27]

In July at theIași Open,she won her maiden career title by defeatingElina Avanesyanin the final when her opponent retired injured during the third set.[28]

At theParis Olympics,Andreeva partnered withDiana Shnaiderto win silver in the women's doubles, losing in the final toSara ErraniandJasmine Paolini.[29]

Following reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000China Open,Andreeva reached the top 20 on 7 October 2024, making her the youngest player to reach the milestone since the 17-year-oldNicole Vaidišováin October 2006.[30]Later that month she made the final at theNingbo Openbut lost in three sets toDaria Kasatkina.[31]

Personal life

[edit]

Andreeva is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis playerErika Andreeva.[32]They were both born inKrasnoyarsk,but eventually moved toMoscowfor training.[33]Since 2022, she and Erika have trained at the Elite Tennis Center inCannes,France, the former training base ofDaniil Medvedev.[34]

Performance timeline

[edit]
Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

[edit]

Current through the2024 US Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 4R 0 / 1 3–1 75%
French Open A 3R SF 0 / 2 7–2 78%
Wimbledon A 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
US Open A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 6–3 9–4 0 / 7 15–7 68%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open A NTI A 0 / 0 0–0 –
Dubai Championships NTI A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0 –
Madrid Open A 4R QF 0 / 2 7–2 78%
Italian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0 –
Cincinnati Open A A QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Guadalajara Open A A NTI 0 / 0 0–0 –
China Open NH 3R QF 0 / 2 5–2 50%
Wuhan Open NH 2R 1 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 5–2 11–7 0 / 9 16–9 64%
Career statistics
2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 7 17 Career total: 25
Titles 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 2 Career total: 2
Hard win–loss 0–1 4–3 18–9 0 / 12 22–13 63%
Clay win–loss 0–0 6–3 16–5 1 / 9 22–8 73%
Grass win–loss 0–0 3–1 0–2 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Overall win–loss 0–1 13–7 34–16 1 / 24 47–24 65%
Win % 0% 65% 68% Career total: 66%
Year-end ranking 405 46 $2,027,163

Significant finals

[edit]

Summer Olympics

[edit]

Doubles: 1 (silver medal)

[edit]
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 2024 Paris Olympics Clay Diana Shnaider ItalySara Errani
ItalyJasmine Paolini 		6–2, 1–6, [7–10]

WTA Tour finals

[edit]

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

[edit]
Legend
Grand Slam(0–0)
WTA 1000(0–0)
WTA 500(0–1)
WTA 250(1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2024 Iași Open,Romania WTA 250 Clay Elina Avanesyan 5–7, 7–5, 4–0 ret.
Loss 1–1 Oct 2024 Ningbo Open,China WTA 500 Hard Daria Kasatkina 0–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

[edit]
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Olympics(0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2024 Summer Olympics,
Paris 		Olympics Clay Diana Shnaider ItalySara Errani
ItalyJasmine Paolini 		6–2, 1–6, [7–10]

ITF Circuit finals

[edit]

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

[edit]
Legend
$60,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (4–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Hong KongCody Wong 4–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay ItalyMartina Colmegna 6–7(6–8),6–0, 6–2
Win 2–1 Apr 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay GermanySilvia Ambrosio 7–5, 6–2
Win 3–1 Jul 2022 ITF El Espinar, Spain 25,000 Hard SpainEva Guerrero Álvarez 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–1 Nov 2022 Meitar Open,Israel 60,000 Hard SwedenRebecca Peterson 6–1, 6–4
Win 5–1 Apr 2023 Chiasso Open,Switzerland 60,000 Clay SwitzerlandCéline Naef 1–6, 7–6(7–3),6–0
Win 6–1 Apr 2023 Bellinzona Ladies Open,
Switzerland 		60,000 Clay FranceFiona Ferro 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

[edit]
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard Alina Korneeva 7–6(7–2),4–6, 5–7

Top 10 wins

[edit]

Andreeva has a 4–5 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[35]

# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2024
1. TunisiaOns Jabeur No. 6 Australian Open,Australia Hard 2R 6–0, 6–2 No. 47 [36]
2. Czech RepublicMarkéta Vondroušová No. 7 Madrid Open,Spain Clay 3R 7–5, 6–1 No. 43 [37]
3. Aryna Sabalenka No. 2 French Open,France Clay QF 6–7(5–7),6–4, 6–4 No. 38 [38]
4. ItalyJasmine Paolini No. 5 Cincinnati Open,US Hard 3R 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 No. 24 [39]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^Also romanized asAndreyeva

References

[edit]
  1. ^Hodgkinson, Mark (29 June 2023)."Andreeva displays her star quality".Wimbledon Championships.Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  2. ^"Paris 2024: Russians win first medal in Paris with women's tennis doubles".2024-08-04.Retrieved2024-10-01.
  3. ^"Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes".Women's Tennis Association. October 6, 2022.Retrieved24 October2022.
  4. ^"Monastir: Potapova quells debutante Mirra Andreeva, 15, in three sets".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 2 May 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  5. ^Tan, Gill (28 January 2023)."Juniors wrap: Korneeva wins marathon, Blockx stacks up".Australian Open.Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  6. ^"Madrid Open: Fifteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva beats Leylah Fernandez in first round".BBC Sport.26 April 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  7. ^Nguyen, Courtney (26 April 2023)."Five quick hits with Mirra Andreeva: 15-year-old on to the third round in Madrid".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 27 April 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  8. ^"Madrid Open: Mirra Andreeva, 15, beats Beatriz Haddad Maia to continue stunning run".BBC Sport. 27 April 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 27 April 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  9. ^"Madrid Open: Mirra Andreeva through to last 16 on 16th birthday".BBC Sport. 29 April 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  10. ^Macpherson, Alex (27 May 2023)."Roland Garros 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Mirra Andreeva, Shymanovich, Waltert".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  11. ^WTA Staff (1 June 2023)."Mirra Andreeva becomes youngest player to reach French Open third round since 2005".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 1 June 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  12. ^Jurejko, Jonathan (3 June 2023)."French Open 2023: Iga Swiatek earns double bagel at Roland Garros, Coco Gauff beats Mirra Andreeva".BBC Sport. Archived fromthe originalon 3 June 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  13. ^WTA Staff (12 June 2023)."Rankings Watch: Haddad Maia breaks into Top 10; Svitolina climbs higher".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  14. ^WTA Staff (29 June 2023)."Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  15. ^Hemingway, Rob (10 July 2023)."Wimbledon: Elina Svitolina beats Victoria Azarenka in final set tiebreak after 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva makes history".Eurosport.Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  16. ^WTA Staff (2023-08-21)."Mirra Andreeva – Rankings History".Women's Tennis Association.Retrieved2023-08-24.
  17. ^"Andreeva: A Mirra-cle Rise".
  18. ^"16-year-old Mirra Andreeva blitzes Ons Jabeur in fearless display at 2024 Australian Open".
  19. ^"Admiration for idol as Andreeva blasts past Jabeur".
  20. ^"By the numbers: Mirra Andreeva stuns Jabeur in Australian Open second round".
  21. ^"Wozniacki:" It definitely sucks and it's disappointing "".
  22. ^"Andreeva saves match point in Australian Open third-round comeback".Women's Tennis Association.
  23. ^OptaAce (2024-01-19)."4 - Mirra Andreeva is the fourth player in the last 30 years to reach the Women's Singles Fourth Round before turning 17 at both Wimbledon and the Australian Open after Martina Hingis, Tatiana Golovin and Coco Gauff. Star. #AusOpen | @AustralianOpen @WTA @WTA_insider".Twitter.
  24. ^Wendi Oliveros (2024-01-21)."Barbora Krejcikova ends Mirra Andreeva's magical run in the fourth round of the Australian Open".lobandsmash.Retrieved2024-02-08.
  25. ^"Andreeva ends Stearns' seven-match win streak to reach Round 4 in Paris".Women's Tennis Association. 1 June 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.
  26. ^Fendrich, Howard (2024-06-05)."Mirra Andreeva defeats No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka to reach the French Open semifinals at age 17".Associated Press.Retrieved2024-06-05.
  27. ^"Brenda Fruhvirtova battles past highly touted teen Mirra Andreeva to reach the second round".Tennis Majors. 1 July 2024.Retrieved8 July2024.
  28. ^"Mirra Andreeva captures first WTA title as Avanesyan retires in Iasi".WTATennis.26 July 2024.Retrieved26 July2024.
  29. ^"Errani, Paolini prevail from a set down to claim Olympic doubles gold medal".Women's Tennis Association.Retrieved25 October2024.
  30. ^"Rankings Watch: Mirra Andreeva cracks Top 20, Gauff back into Top 5".7 October 2024.
  31. ^"Kasatkina overcomes Mirra Andreeva in Ningbo to win second title of season".Women's Tennis Association. 2024-10-20.Retrieved2024-10-20.
  32. ^Macpherson, Alex (27 August 2022)."The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debuts: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more".Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe originalon 27 August 2022.Retrieved11 July2023.
  33. ^Shamonaev, Oleg (27 January 2023)."Русские девушки произвели фурор в Австралии. В юниорском финале — сразу две «нейтральные теннисистки»"[Russian girls made a splash in Australia. In the junior final – two “neutral tennis players” at once].Sport Express(in Russian). Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  34. ^Nasonov, Alexander (6 June 2023)."«Кто после Грачёвой?» Французы обсуждают, какие российские теннисисты ещё поменяют флаг"[ “Who after Gracheva?” The French are discussing which Russian tennis players will change the flag].Championat(in Russian). Archived fromthe originalon 11 July 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.
  35. ^"Mirra Andreeva | Head to head".ITF Tennis.
  36. ^"16-year-old Mirra Andreeva blitzes Ons Jabeur".Tennis.Retrieved30 April2024.
  37. ^"Excellent Andreeva back into last 16 with big win over Vondrousova".Tennis Majors. 28 April 2024.Retrieved30 April2024.
  38. ^"French Open: Big Shock as Sick Aryna Sabalenka Stunned by Teenager Mirra Andreeva in Wild Quarter-final".Eurosport.Retrieved5 June2024.
  39. ^"Women's Singles Court 10 - ROUND 3".Cincinnati Open.Retrieved16 August2024.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toMirra Andreeva.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mirra_Andreeva&oldid=1255201610"