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Mimi Xu

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Mingge Xu
Full nameMingge Olivia Xu
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (2007-10-02) 2 October 2007 (age 17)[1]
Swansea, Wales
Prize money$88,598
Singles
Career record46–31
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 318 (23 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 318 (23 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record25–15
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 256 (10 February 2025)
Current rankingNo. 302 (23 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2025)
Australian Open JuniorSF (2024)
French Open JuniorQF (2023)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2024)
US Open JuniorQF (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 23 June 2025.

Mingge Olivia "Mimi" Xu (born 2 October 2007) is a Welsh tennis player.[2][3] She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 318, achieved on 23 June 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 256, set on 10 February 2025.

Early life

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Born in Swansea to Chinese parents,[4][5] Xu started playing tennis at the Swansea Tennis and Squash Club, before moving to the National Tennis Academy in Loughborough.[6] She attended Olchfa School[7] in Swansea, before moving to the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, where she started to be coached by Mathew James.[8]

Career

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In June 2022, Xu won the Junior Girls title at the LTA Junior National Championships, beating Talia Neilson-Gatenby 6–4, 7–5 in the final at the National Tennis Centre.[9] Aged 14, she had also won the under-16 British title earlier that same month.[10] Winning the British junior title granted her a wildcard into qualifying for the main draw of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, where she was defeated by 800+ places higher-ranked Hanna Chang of the USA in the first round.[11] In the Wimbledon Championships junior girls' singles competition, she reached the last-16 in both 2022 and 2023. She also made the doubles quarterfinals at the French Open and US Open in 2023.[8]

She reached the quarterfinals of the girls' singles at the 2024 Australian Open,[12] and made the semifinals of the girls' doubles alongside Hannah Klugman.[13]

In April 2024, Xu and Mika Stojsavljevic paired up to defeat Flora Johnson and Allegra Korpanec Davies in the girls' doubles at the Under 18s Junior Nationals Championship. On the same day, she defeated Stojsavljevic to reach the final of the girls' singles which she won against Hannah Klugman.[14] In June 2024, she was awarded a wildcard into qualifying for the singles of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[15] As a result, she broke into the top 10 of the junior rankings for the first time.[16]

Playing alongside Stojsavljevic, she 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 Pastioka in the semifinals.[17][18] In the final, they lost on a championship tiebreak to Tyra Caterina Grant and Iva Jovic of the United States.[19] She reached the semifinals of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open.[20]

Partnering with Amelia Rajecki, Xu won the doubles title at the ITF W100 Shrewsbury in October 2024, defeating fellow Britons Hannah Klugman and Ranah Stoiber in the final.[21]

In June 2025, she received a wildcard to make her WTA 125 debut at the Birmingham Open and defeated top seed, world No. 52, Alycia Parks in the first round.[22][23] Xu then overcame Katarzyna Kawa in three sets to reach the quarterfinals.[24][25] She lost to Jessika Ponchet in the last eight.[26] Two weeks later, again as a wildcard, Xu made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Nottingham Open, defeating world No. 96 Katie Volynets in the first round,[27] before losing to sixth seed Magda Linette in her next match.[28] Xu was awarded a wildcard to make her major tournament main-draw debut at Wimbledon.[29] She lost in the first round to fellow Briton Emma Raducanu.[30]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
W35 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2024 ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom W35 Hard United States Haley Giavara 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Slovakia Radka Zelníčková Serbia Elena Milovanović
Austria Tamira Paszek 		2–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2024 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W50 Hard United Kingdom Katie Swan United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki 		6–1, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 2–1 Aug 2024 ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom W35 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains Thailand Punnin Kovapitukted
Japan Akiko Omae 		6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 Oct 2024 ITF Reims, France W35 Hard (i) United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey Ekaterina Ovcharenko
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 		6–3, 6–1
Win 4–1 Oct 2024 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom W100 Hard (i) United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki United Kingdom Hannah Klugman
United Kingdom Ranah Akua Stoiber 		6–4, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

References

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  1. ^ "Mingge Xu Player Profile". US Open Tennis. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Mingge Xu". ITF Tennis. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Mingge Xu". Wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "WELSH TEEN MIMI XU BEGINS ATTEMPT TO BECOME YOUNGEST FEMALE TO PLAY AT WIMBLEDON IN OPEN ERA". Eurosport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Welsh tennis ace shines as wildcard entry at Wimbledon". South Wales Guardian. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Wimbledon: Mimi Xu, 14, could become youngest female to qualify for senior draw". BBC Sport. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2020/november/new-recruits-check-in-at-national-tennis-academy/
  8. ^ a b Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (15 January 2024). "The Welsh tennis stars aiming to be the next Murray and Raducanu". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Mingge Xu and Luca Pow win LTA 18U Junior National Championships". lta.org.uk. 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Teenager Mimi Xu looks to a bright future after Wimbledon qualifying debut". Tennis365. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Mimi Xu Impresses Despite Wimbledon Defeat". lta.org. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Bulgaria's Iva Ivanova Was Eliminated A Step Before The Girls' Tennis Final In Melbourne". novinite.com. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Australian Open: Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win fifth straight wheelchair doubles title". Sky Sports. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Mimi Xu & Oliver Bonding take home titles at the 18U Lexus Junior National Championships". LTA. 12 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Initial Wild Card Announcement" (PDF). Wimbledon.com. 19 June 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Rising star Xu 'humbled' to reach junior top 10". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Xu and Stojsavljevic reach Wimbledon doubles final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  18. ^ Jennings, Will (12 July 2024). "The four Brits who can still win Wimbledon". inews. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Xu and Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  20. ^ "British teen Stojsavljevic reaches US Open junior final". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Kartal claims crown after Watson retires due to injury". Lawn Tennis Association. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Lexus Birmingham Open 2025: 17-year-old Mimi Xu defeats top seed to secure biggest win of her career". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Birmingham – Brits Xu and Watson win openers at WTA 125". Tennis Threads. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Lexus Birmingham Open 2025: Mimi Xu completes comeback victory to reach the quarter-finals". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Birmingham – Xu makes Last 8 but Watson and Burrage fall at grass WTA 125". Tennis Threads. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Lexus Birmingham Open 2025: Xu's winning run comes to an end in the quarter-finals in Birmingham". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  27. ^ "British 17-year-old Xu wins on WTA debut in Nottingham; Linette bests Eala". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Linette ends wild card Xu's run to reach Nottingham quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  29. ^ "The British teenage trio creating Wimbledon history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  30. ^ "Raducanu beats compatriot Xu at 'favourite tournament'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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