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Swedish tennis player (born 1998)
Mirjam Björklund
Björklund at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Born (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26)
Stockholm
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 658,087
Official websitemirjambjorklund.com
Singles
Career record213–139
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 123 (20 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 747 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2022)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record45–39
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 281 (31 January 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–3
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Mirjam Björklund (born 29 July 1998) is a Swedish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of 123 by the WTA, achieved on 20 June 2022. She also has a best doubles ranking of world No. 281, which she 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.

Career

Björklund made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Swedish Open, where she played Kateryna Kozlova in the first round.

At the 2022 French Open, she qualified to make her major tournament debut but lost to fellow qualifier Donna Vekić in the first round.

Björklund qualified for her second major in a row at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where she faced world No. 2 Ons Jabeur in the first round.

She qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament at the 2023 Miami Open, defeating world No. 71 Jasmine Paolini in the first round, before losing to world No. 22 Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round.

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.

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.

Given a wildcard entry into the 2024 Swedish Open, Björklund lost in the first round to Darja Semeņistaja in straight sets.

Personal life

Björklund started going out with Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov in June 2019. In July 2023, they announced their engagement. She has one sister. Björklund is of Spanish descent through her mother.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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 2024 Wuhan Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q3 Q2 A 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 Z1 POZ1 Z1 A A 0 / 0 2–2 50%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open 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 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 0 0 0 0 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 Switzerland Leonie Küng Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
Russia Kamilla Rakhimova 		5–7, 6–3,

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2017 ITF Knokke, Belgium 15,000 Clay France Marie Témin 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2017 ITF Brussels, Belgium 15,000 Clay Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 May 2018 ITF Gothenburg, Sweden 15,000 Clay United States Raveena Kingsley 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2018 ITF Brussels, Belgium 15,000 Clay Germany Julyette Steur 7–5, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jan 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Kazakhstan Gozal Ainitdinova 6–2, 7–5
Win 4–2 Feb 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Greece Despina Papamichail 1–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 5–2 Mar 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Slovakia Chantal Škamlová 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–2 May 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Brazil Gabriela Cé 6–3, 7–6
Win 7–2 Aug 2021 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 25,000 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Dea Herdzelas 7–6, 6–3
Loss 7–3 Sep 2021 ITF Trieste, Italy 25,000 Clay Croatia Tara Würth 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win 8–3 Sep 2021 ITF Austin, United States 25,000 Hard United States Kayla Day 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 9–3 Apr 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, United States 25,000 Clay Romania 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 United States 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) Sweden Brenda Njuki Romania Laura-Ioana Andrei
Germany Anna Klasen 		2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Netherlands Lexie Stevens Italy Beatrice Lombardo
Italy Gaia Squarcialupi 		6–3, 6–0
Loss 1–2 Aug 2018 ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 25,000 Clay United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
Netherlands Eva Wacanno 		6–7, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2021 Reinert Open, Germany 60,000 Clay Australia Jaimee Fourlis Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova 		6–4, 5–7,
Win 2–3 Oct 2021 ITF Redding, United States 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Katie Swan Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
China Lu Jiajing 		6–3, 1–6,

Notes

  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. 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.
  4. ^ 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.

References

  1. "Vekic makes main draw as French Open qualifying wraps up". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. "Introducing the 2022 French Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. "Teen freak's ominous start as contender crashes, Aussie qualifier wins stunner: French Open wrap". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying". Women's Tennis Association.
  5. "Jabeur storms past Bjorklund in Wimbledon opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. "Miami: Bjorklund upsets Paolini to post first WTA 1000 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. "Miami Open: Jelena Ostapenko powers through to third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. "Bjorklund becomes first Swede in five years to win a W100 title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. "US Open: Mertens goes the distance against qualifier, to meet Collins next". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. "Nordea Open: Semenistaja books spot in last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  11. "It's Love! Pro Tennis Couple Dennis Shapovalov and Mirjam Bjorklund Are Engaged". Peoplemag.
  12. "Maria Capistrano, madre de Mirjam Bjorklund: "Le gustaría lograr algo grande para el tenis femenino de Suecia"". April 5, 2023.

External links

Women's Tennis Association: Sweden Top Swedish female singles tennis players
as of 2 December 2024
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