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Mia Kupres

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Mia Kupres
Kupres with Texas A&M in 2024
Country (sports) Canada
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Born (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 20)[2]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M (2023–)
Prize money$35,639
Singles
Career record28–26
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 759 (October 14, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 759 (October 14, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2022)
US Open Junior3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record27–13
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 205 (September 9, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 208 (October 14, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2022)
French Open Junior2R (2022)
US Open JuniorQF (2022)
Last updated on: October 13, 2024.

Mia Kupres (born January 12, 2004) is a Canadian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 205, achieved on 9 September 2024.

Kupres has won three doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

She plays college tennis for the Texas A&M Aggies.

Early life

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Kupres was born in Edmonton, Canada, in 2004.[3] Her parents emigrated from Serbia in 1998.[4] She took up tennis at age six and trained at the Saville Community Sports Centre.[1][5] At age 15, she moved to Montreal to practice at the National Training Centre.[6]

College

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Kupres began playing for the Texas A&M Aggies in the spring of 2023.[3] She went 19–4 in singles mostly at court three and four, which led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in dual match singles wins.[3] She began her doubles partnership with Mary Stoiana in March.[7] She clinched the win over No. 4 Georgia to help the No. 2 Aggies go undefeated in conference play that season.[8][9] She was a record five-time SEC Freshman of the Week and named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Freshman team.[3]

Kupres went 23–9 in singles in the 2024 season, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[3] Kupres and Stoiana were ranked as high as No. 3 in doubles and made the quarterfinals of the 2024 NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors.[3][10] Kupres helped the Aggies win their first NCAA team championship that season.[11]

Career

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Juniors

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Kupres won the Outdoor Junior National Championships in singles at the under-14 and under-18 levels.[12][13] She competed on the ITF Junior Circuit from 2017 to 2022, winning two singles titles and two doubles titles, and reached a peak ranking of No. 33.[14] She was one of the top prospects of her age in Canada and signed a letter of intent to play at Texas A&M University in 2021.[15] She played all of the junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, reaching the third round in singles and doubles at the US Open.[14]

Professional

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Kupres made her debut on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in doubles at the W25 event in Gatineau, Quebec, in July 2019.[16] She qualified for the singles main draw for the first time at the W15 event in Prokuplje, Serbia, in July 2021.[16] She won her first ITF doubles title at the W15 event in Oberpullendorf, Austria, in December 2022.[16] Partnering Ariana Arseneault, Kupres won the 2024 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, defeating Liang En-shuo and Park So-hyun in the final.[17]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
W35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2024 Saskatoon Challenger, Canada W35 Hard Canada Kayla Cross 6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W35 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2022 ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria W15 Hard (i) Ksenia Laskutova Austria Arabella Koller
Austria Mavie Österreicher 		7–5, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2023 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada W60 Hard (i) Denmark Johanne Svendsen United States Robin Anderson
United States Dalayna Hewitt 		1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2024 Championnats de Granby, Canada W75 Hard Canada Ariana Arseneault Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
South Korea Park So-hyun 		6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 3–1 Aug 2024 Saskatoon Challenger, Canada W35 Hard Canada Ariana Arseneault Japan Hiroko Kuwata
United States Maribella Zamarripa 		6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mia Kupres". Tennis Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mia Kupres". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Mia Kupres – Women's Tennis". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Wells, Susan (February 1, 2019). "Mia Kupres Joins Canada's U16 Team in Mexico, Buena Suerte!". Tennis Alberta. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Phillips, Quinn (April 25, 2018). "Edmonton proud home to 2 rising tennis stars". Global News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Wells, Susan (July 13, 2019). "Mia Kupres Heading to Montreal's National Training Centre, A Dream Come True". Tennis Alberta. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kupres Awarded Back-to-Back SEC Freshman of the Week Honors". Texas A&M Aggies. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 2 A&M women's tennis team beats No. 4 Georgia for SEC lead". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "No. 2 A&M Concludes Regular Season with Perfect SEC Record". Texas A&M Aggies. April 16, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Borkowski, Pete (March 27, 2024). "NCAA Update: Kupres the Leader Amongst Canadians". Tennis Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "NCAA Update: Branstine Returns to Lead Texas A&M to Title". Tennis Canada. May 23, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Wells, Susan (September 7, 2018). "Mia Kupres Is On-the-Rise With Two More U14 National Titles". Tennis Alberta. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "2019 Under 18 Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals Champions Crowned". Tennis Canada. August 20, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Mia Kupres Tennis Player Profile (juniors)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Whitley, Nick (November 17, 2021). "Women's Tennis Signs Two to National Letters of Intent". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Mia Kupres Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Arseneault, Kupres Reign at Home in Granby". Tennis Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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