Mia Ristić (born 17 May 2006) is a Serbian

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player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 303, achieved on 17 June 2024.

Career

Ristić won the U16 European Championship in

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, Czech Republic in July 2022, without dropping a set. In the final, she defeated Spaniard Marta Soriano Santiago, for the loss of only two games, a scoreline she achieved four times during the competition. In August, she won her first professional tournament, aged 16 years old, defeating

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in the final of the $25k ITF event in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia. In July 2023, Ristić qualified for her

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main-draw debut at the 2023 Palermo Ladies Open. She defeated Çağla Büyükakçay and

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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. The following month, at the age of 17 years and three months, Ristić won her second professional tournament at

, Czech Republic, thus becoming the youngest Serbian woman to win an ITF World Tennis Tour title at W60 level. She beat the tournament's top seed

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in the second round and fellow qualifier

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in the final.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)

ITF Junior Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (8–3)

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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