Mimi Xu

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 in Swansea, before moving to the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, where she started to be coached by Mathew James.^[7][8]

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In June 2022, Xu won the girls' title at the LTA Junior National Championships, beating Talia Neilson-Gatenby in the final at the National Tennis Centre.^[9] Aged 14, she had also won the British under-16 title earlier that same month.^[10] Winning the 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 in the first round.^[11] In the Wimbledon 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]

Xu then 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 National Championships. On the same day, she defeated Stojsavljevic to reach the girls' final which she won against Hannah Klugman.^[14] In June 2024, she was awarded a wildcard into qualifying for the singles draw 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 2024 Wimbledon girls' doubles, 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.^[17] She also reached the semifinals of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open.^[19]

Partnering with Amelia Rajecki, Xu won the doubles title at the W100 Shrewsbury event in October 2024, defeating fellow Britons Hannah Klugman and Ranah Stoiber in the final.^[20]

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.^[21][22] Xu then overcame Katarzyna Kawa in three sets to reach the quarterfinals.^[23][24] She lost to Jessika Ponchet in the last eight.^[25] Two weeks later, again as a wildcard entrant, Xu made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Nottingham Open, defeating world No. 96 Katie Volynets in the first round,^[26] before losing to sixth seed Magda Linette in her next match.^[27] Xu was awarded a wildcard to make her major tournament main-draw debut at Wimbledon.^[28] She lost in the first round to fellow Briton Emma Raducanu.^[29]

On 26 October 2025, Xu won both singles and doubles titles at the 2025 Wrexham Open, defeating Mika Stojsavljevic in straight sets and winning the doubles title alongside Ella McDonald.^[30]

In February 2026, Xu was named Tennis Wales' Player of the Year.^[31]

Given a wildcard entry into the main-draw at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, she lost in the first round to Daria Kasatkina in three sets.^[32]

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2024	ITF Aldershot, UK	W35	Hard	Haley Giavara	6–4, 6–1
Win	2–0	Oct 2025	Wrexham Open, UK	W100	Hard (i)	Mika Stojsavljevic	6–3, 7–5

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Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2024	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Radka Zelníčková	Elena Milovanović Tamira Paszek	2–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss	1–1	Jul 2024	ITF Nottingham, UK	W50	Hard	Katie Swan	Naiktha Bains Amelia Rajecki	6–1, 4–6, [8–10]
Win	2–1	Aug 2024	ITF Aldershot, UK	W35	Hard	Naiktha Bains	Punnin Kovapitukted Akiko Omae	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–1	Oct 2024	ITF Reims, France	W35	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Ekaterina Ovcharenko Emily Webley-Smith	6–3, 6–1
Win	4–1	Oct 2024	GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK	W100	Hard (i)	Amelia Rajecki	Hannah Klugman Ranah Stoiber	6–4, 6–1
Win	5–1	Oct 2025	ITF Birmingham, UK	W35	Hard (i)	Vendula Valdmannová	Alicia Dudeney Katarína Kužmová	6–3, 7–6(5)
Win	6–1	Oct 2025	Wrexham Open, UK	W100	Hard (i)	Ella McDonald	Amarni Banks Valentina Ryser	6–2, 6–4

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

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