Mirra Andreeva, Russian tennis player. Biography

Mirra Andreeva is one of the youngest stars of Russian and world tennis. At the age of 18, she became the epitome of a new, ambitious wave of Russian sports. The athlete from Siberia has won Grand Slam courts, WTA tournaments and silver at the 2024 Olympics. Now the athlete lives in France, but remains a Russian citizen and continues to compete under the Russian flag.

Family and childhood

The tennis player was born on April 29, 2007 in Krasnoyarsk. She is Russian by nationality. Although in some sources she is called a Jew, referring to the fact that the name Mira (or Mirra) has Hebrew roots.

The future tennis star grew up in a sports family where the love of tennis became a common cause. Her parents, Alexander and Raisa Andreeva, supported their daughters' passion for sports. Eric's older sister also became a professional tennis player.

Mirra herself noted that her sporting fate was determined thanks to her mother. In an interview, she said that it all started with her mother's passion for tennis, who was the first to send her older sister to the section.

Andreeva recalled that from about the age of three she spent all her free time on the court collecting balls. According to her, she started playing relatively late, at the age of six.

The first steps in tennis

The first years of the tennis player's studies were held in the Krasnoyarsk Tennis Hall club under the guidance of coach Marina Pavlova. However, the harsh Siberian climate has become a serious challenge for year-round training. To develop their career, the family decided to move first to Sochi, and later to Europe.

Coach Kirill Kryukov was the sisters' mentor in Sochi. The athletes also improved their skills at the Moscow J-Pro Academy. Since the sixth grade, Mirra switched to distance learning, which allowed her to combine intensive training and performances with her studies.

Turning Professional

Andreeva's first major successes in the international junior arena came at the age of 12, when she won the prestigious Orange Bowl 2019 junior tournament. This result opened the doors for her to join the Russian junior national team. In 2021, as part of the team, together with Alina Korneeva and Daria Egorova, she won the Children's World Cup in the Czech Republic, demonstrating a brilliant game in both singles and doubles.

In January 2022, a new, important stage in the career of a tennis player began. Mirra Andreeva joined the famous Cannes Elite Tennis Academy in France, where Daniil Medvedev had previously trained. This step marked her full integration into the world professional tour.

Already in 2022, Andreeva confidently asserted herself by winning four ITF tournaments in Spain, Israel and Turkey. In October of the same year, she made her debut in the main draw of the WTA tournament in Tunis. In January 2023, the Russian reached the final of the junior Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open for the first time. In April of the same year, having won two ITF clay tournaments in Switzerland, she entered the top 200 of the WTA world ranking for the first time.

At the same time, in Madrid, a 15-year-old Russian woman created a sensation by winning a match at a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time and defeating an opponent from the top 100, becoming the third 15-year-old tennis player in history to do so.

Main achievements

The real breakthrough happened in 2024. Andreeva reached the semifinals of the Roland Garros adult Grand Slam tournament, won a silver medal in doubles at the Olympic Games in Paris and won her first WTA 250 title in Iasi. However, her progress did not stop there.

The year 2025 was a triumph for the tennis player. Andreeva won two prestigious WTA-1000 tournaments in Dubai and Indian Wells, which allowed her to top the national rankings and firmly establish herself in the global elite.

In mid-January 2026, the tennis player confirmed her high class by confidently reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Tennis Association WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide with a prize pool of $ 1.2 million. The Russian beat the Australian Maya Joint. The match lasted 1 hour and 7 minutes and ended with the score 6:2, 6:0.

Awards and titles

The outstanding sporting achievements of the Russian tennis player were highly appreciated at the state level. In 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding Mirra Andreeva the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, first class.

The document notes that the award was given for "merits in the development of physical culture and sports, many years of conscientious work." This title was a recognition not only of her personal victories, but also of her contribution to strengthening the prestige of Russian tennis on the world stage.

Personal life

Off the court, Mirra Andreeva appears to be a purposeful and versatile person. Her family continues to play a big role in her life, especially her sister Erica, with whom they have walked side by side a long way from the children's courts of Krasnoyarsk to world-class tournaments.

Currently, the athlete lives in France. Since the beginning of 2022, Mirra and her sister Erica have been training at the tennis center in Cannes. Earlier, the media reported that Andreeva plans to obtain French citizenship. However, this information was later refuted by the agent of the tennis player and herself.