MIRRA Andreeva is a teenage Russian tennis star and is carving out a name for herself in the sporting world.
She has already competed in top competitions around the world and it looks like it’s only up for her from here.
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Who is Mirra Andreeva and what age is she?
Mirra Andreeva has risen to fame through her tennis career.
Andreeva was born April 29, 2007 which makes her 16-years-old as of January 2024.
Despite still being a teenager, she has already made quite a name for herself.
Andreeva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Jasmin Open before in January 2023, she reached the final of the girls’ singles at the Australian Open.
She has since appeared in multiple well-known competitions such as the French Open, Wimbledon, China Open and Madrid Open.
After a successful 2023, Andreeva was named WTA’s Newcomer of the Year.
Her latest competition is the Australian Open in January 2024 where she became the youngest player in the Open Era to hand a top-10 seed a first-set bagel at a Grand Slam.
She managed to beat sixth-ranked Ons Jabeur, on the way to the third round of the women’s draw.
She was also 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.
Andreeva currently holds six ITF titles.
Where is Mirra Andreeva from?
Andreeva is a Russian player born in Krasnoyarsk.
However, she eventually moved to Moscow for her tennis training.
Tennis runs in the family as she is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player Erika Andreeva.
The sport has seen her travel around the world to compete.
What height is Mirra Andreeva?
Andreeva is said to stand at 1.71m or 5 feet 7 inches.
Tennis players tend to range in height, but it’s been said there is some correlation between the sport and height.
It’s been reported that being taller can have an advantage in tennis when serving.
Longer legs also means you have bigger strides.
Who are Mirra Andreeva’s parents?
It was Andreeva’s parents who introduced the pro to tennis.
Raisa Andreeva is Andreeva’s mother and fell in love with the game herself after watching Marat Safin at the 2005 Australian Open.
After watching Safin’s match, she mother decided she wanted her daughters to be tennis players.
Ever since, Andreeva and her older sister Erika Andreeva have competed in the sport.
Where does Mirra Andreeva train?
Andreeva moved to Cannes in 2022 to train at the Elite Tennis Center.
There she is under the watchful eyes of coaches Jean-René Lisnard and Jean-Christophe Faurel.
Erika also went with her sister.
Before this, Andreeva sisters trained in Sochi, Russia.