Maxim Mrva (born 2 August 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 6, achieved on 2 September 2024. He and

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won the boys' doubles title at the

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Early life

Mrva is from Prostějov. He began playing tennis at the age of five, introduced to the sport by his older brother. His favorite tennis player is

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. He plays for TK Agrofert Prostějov.

Junior career

In 2021, he won the

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, defeating Federico Cinà in the final. In October 2022, he won the J1 Torneo Internacional Junior in Sanxenxo. In January 2023, he made his Junior Grand Slam debut at the

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, where he reached the second round in

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. In April 2024, he won the J500 tournament in Offenbach.

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mrva, Maxim 2007 births Living people Czech male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Sportspeople from Prostějov US Open (tennis) junior champions