Mirjam Björklund
Swedish tennis player (born 1998)
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Mirjam Shapovalova, maiden name Björklund (born 29 July 1998) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 123 by the WTA, achieved on 20 June 2022. She also has a best doubles ranking of No. 281, reached on 31 January 2022. Björklund has won one doubles WTA Challenger title as well as ten titles in singles and two in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
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Björklund at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden, Nassau, Bahamas |
| Born | 29 July 1998 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Retired | 2025 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$722,670 |
| Official website | mirjambjorklund.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 213–140 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (20 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 759 (6 January 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2022) |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–39 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 281 (31 January 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–3 |
| Last updated on: 6 January 2025. | |
Career
Björklund made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Swedish Open, where she played Kateryna Kozlova in the first round.[citation needed]
At the 2022 French Open, she qualified to make her major tournament debut[1][2] but lost to fellow qualifier Donna Vekić in the first round.[3]
Björklund qualified for her second major in a row at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships[4] where she faced world No. 2 Ons Jabeur in the first round.[5]
She qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament at the 2023 Miami Open, defeating world No. 71 Jasmine Paolini in the first round,[6] before losing to world No. 22 Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round.[7]
Björklund won the biggest title of her career to date, and first on grass, at the 2023 W100 Ilkley Trophy, defeating top seed Emma Navarro in the final.[8]
She qualified for her third major tournament at the 2023 US Open, and was beaten in the first round by 32nd seed, Elise Mertens, in a third set tiebreaker.[9]
Given a wildcard entry into the 2024 Swedish Open, Björklund lost in the first round to Darja Semeņistaja in straight sets.[10]
Shapovalova announced her retirement from professional tennis in September 2025 days after her wedding, citing the surgery to remove a cyst in her neck as the catalyst for that decision. Since retiring Shapovalova said she will work in tandem with her husband’s coaching team before venturing into another career.[11]
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Personal life
Björklund started dating Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov in June 2019. In July 2023, they announced their engagement.[13] In September 2025 they were married in Greece.[14] She started coaching him in February 2026 after his split with his coach Tillström.[15][16]
Björklund changed her surname to Shapovalova after getting married.[17]
Shapovalova has one sister and is of Spanish descent through her mother.[18]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2025 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q3 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | Z1 | POZ1 | Z1[b] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 2–2 | 50% | ||
| WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| China Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 0[d] | 5 | 5 | Career total: 11 | ||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
| Overall Win-loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 0 / 11 | 8–13 | 38% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 613 | 419 | 320 | 313 | 207 | 153 | 163 | $605,980 | ||||
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 2021 | Swedish Open, Sweden | Clay |  Leonie Küng |
 Tereza Mihalíková  Kamilla Rakhimova |
5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2017 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | 15,000 | Clay |  Marie Témin |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2017 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 15,000 | Clay |  Ana Sofía Sánchez |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2018 | ITF Gothenburg, Sweden | 15,000 | Clay |  Raveena Kingsley |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 15,000 | Clay |  Julyette Steur |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Gozal Ainitdinova |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Despina Papamichail |
1–6, 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Gabriela Cé |
6–3, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2021 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay |  Dea Herdzelas |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Trieste, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Tara Würth |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Austin, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Kayla Day |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Apr 2022 | ITF Orlando Pro, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2022 | Bronx Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard |  Kamilla Rakhimova |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2023 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Emma Navarro |
6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Brenda Njuki |
Laura-Ioana Andrei Anna Klasen |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Lexie Stevens |
 Beatrice Lombardo Gaia Squarcialupi |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2018 | ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Emily Arbuthnott |
Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno |
6–7(6), 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2021 | Reinert Open, Germany | 60,000 | Clay |  Jaimee Fourlis |
Anna Danilina  Valeriya Strakhova |
6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2021 | ITF Redding, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Katie Swan |
 Dalila Jakupović  Lu Jiajing |
6–3, 1–6, [10–3] |
Notes
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
