Mia Pohánková

Mia Pohánková
Country (sports) Slovakia
Born (2008-10-21) 21 October 2008
Levice, Slovakia
PlaysRigh-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$21,145
Singles
Career record21–7
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 394 (6 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 659 (27 October 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2025)
French Open Junior3R (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2025)
US Open JuniorQF (2025)
Doubles
Career record3–4
Highest rankingNo. 951 (6 November 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2025)
French Open JuniorSF (2025)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2025)
US Open Junior2R (2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup(Singles: 0–0;
Doubles: 1–0)
Last updated on: 27 October 2025.

Mia Pohánková (born 21 October 2008) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She won the girls' singles title at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. She has a career high WTA singles ranking of No. 394, achieved on 6 October 2025, and a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 951, achieved on 6 November 2023.[1]

Career

Having started playing tennis at the age of four,[2] Pohánková was 15 when she won her first ITF title in October 2024 at the W75 Slovak Open in Bratislava. She defeated compatriot Renáta Jamrichová in the final.[3] Pohánková played in the Billie Jean King Cup in April 2025, partnering with Tereza Mihalíková in a 3–0 win against American pairing Desirae Krawczyk and Asia Muhammad, with Muhammad retiring ill, presenting the Slovak team with a point from the match.[4]

Unseeded, she won the girls' singles title at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, defeating sixth seed Julieta Pareja in the final in three sets.[5][6]

Pohánková made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2025 Chennai Open, starting with a world ranking of 659.[7] In the first round she defeated Nao Hibino in straight sets, serving 8 aces to advance to the next round.[8][9] In the last 16 she beat French ninth seed Diane Parry in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals; after her opponent won the first three games of the match, Pohánková reeled off eight games in a row to lead 6–3, 2–0, before winning the second set 6–4.[7][10] In the quarterfinals she faced Indonesian fourth seed Janice Tjen, who eliminated Pohánková in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1.[11][12]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2024 Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Hard (i) Renáta Jamrichová 2–6, 6–4, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2025 Wimbledon Grass Julieta Pareja 6–3, 6–1

References

  1. ^ "Mia Pohánková | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Mia Pohánková". www.olympic.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  3. ^ "MAMMA MIA! POHANKOVA WINS W75 BRATISLAVA TITLE AGED JUST 15". www.itftennis.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Slovakia 1-2 USA: Pera books American team's spot at Shenzhen showpiece". billiejeankingcup.com. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Slovakia's Mia Pohankova wins Wimbledon junior singles title". ESPN. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Pohankova bests Pareja to keep Wimbledon girls' crown in Slovak hands". Women's Tennis Association. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Pohánková nehľadela na obrovský rozdiel v rebríčku. Súperku úplne prevalcovala". Sportnet (in Slovak). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Pohánková bojovala a otáčala aj zdanlivo stratené gemy. Súperke takmer dala kanára". Sportnet (in Slovak). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Wimbledon junior champ Pohankova defeats Hibino to win in her WTA debut". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Pohankova, 17, upsets Parry to make Chennai quarters on WTA debut". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  11. ^ "WTA Chennai: Rozprávka sa skončila. Mia Pohánková dostala stopku až vo štvrťfinále". sport.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Tjen halts Pohankova run in Chennai; into second semifinal of 2025". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.