# Mimi Xu
**Mimi Xu** (full name Mingge Xu, born 2007) is a Welsh professional tennis player who became the first Welsh player in the Wimbledon singles main draw in 20 years when she entered the 2025 Championships as a wildcard.[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/crl2klwrw7ro) Born in Swansea and trained through the LTA National Academy in [Loughborough](https://www.edgepedia.org/loughborough), she has a career-high singles ranking of No.230 and a doubles career high of No.203.[2](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/name/stats)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2007, Swansea, Wales[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) |
| Plays | Right-handed; 5'9" (175 cm); prefers hard court[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) |
| Career-high rankings | Singles No.230; doubles No.203[2](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/name/stats) |
| WTA Tour debut | 2025 Nottingham (WTA 250); first Tour-level win over Volynets in round one[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) |
| Wimbledon | Main draw 2025 and 2026, both first-round exits (l. Raducanu, l. Kasatkina)[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/mimi-xu/record) |
| Biggest title | 2025 Lexus Wrexham Open (ITF W100), singles and doubles[5](https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/mimi-xu/) |
| ITF titles | 2 singles, 6 doubles[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) |
| Prize money | $175,831[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/mimi-xu/record) |
## Early life and development
Xu began playing tennis at the age of three at the Swansea Tennis & Squash Club, where her first coach was David Williams, and later attended the LTA National Academy in Loughborough before training at the National Tennis Centre.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) • [6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61865837) She is currently coached by the LTA coaching team.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) She has said she drew inspiration growing up from watching [Bianca Andreescu](https://www.edgepedia.org/bianca-andreescu), Serena Williams, and [Simona Halep](https://www.edgepedia.org/simona-halep), and her interests outside tennis include playing the piano, studying, and baking.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-)
## Junior career
Xu began on the ITF circuit in 2022 at the age of 14 and received qualifying wildcards at Wimbledon in 2022, 2023, and 2024.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) Her best junior results came in 2024: she reached the semifinals of the US Open girls' singles, was runner-up in the Wimbledon girls' doubles alongside [Mika Stojsavljevic](https://www.edgepedia.org/mika-stojsavljevic), and peaked at No.8 in the ITF junior rankings on 3 June 2024.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) In 2025 she again reached the Junior Wimbledon semifinals, losing 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-4 to the sixth seed [Julieta Pareja](https://www.edgepedia.org/julieta-pareja) after beating [French Open](https://www.edgepedia.org/french-open) girls' champion Lilli Tagger in the quarterfinals.[7](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/ce8zwp0znd1o)
## Professional career
**First titles.** Xu claimed her first ITF Circuit singles title in 2024 at W35 Aldershot, and she owns 2 ITF singles titles and 6 ITF doubles titles overall.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-)
**Breakthrough 2025.** In 2025 she made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the WTA 250 [Nottingham](https://www.edgepedia.org/nottingham), defeating Volynets in the first round for her first Tour-level win before losing to [Magda Linette](https://www.edgepedia.org/magda-linette) in the second.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) On grass that summer she beat two top-100 players, including top seed Alycia Parks at the Birmingham WTA 125, where she reached the quarterfinals.[8](https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/lexus-birmingham-open/news/2025-17-year-old-mimi-xu-defeats-top-seed-to-secure-biggest-win-of-her-career/) • [9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c1mzex110nxo) She made her Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon 2025 as a wildcard, losing to [Emma Raducanu](https://www.edgepedia.org/emma-raducanu) 6-3, 6-3 in the first round on Court One.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/mimi-xu/record) • [1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/crl2klwrw7ro) In October 2025 she won both the singles and doubles at the Lexus Wrexham Open, an ITF W100 event on home soil, the biggest title of her career, and reached a then career-high of No.234 by December.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) • [5](https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/mimi-xu/) • [10](https://www.lta.org.uk/48ff53/siteassets/in-your-area/tennis-wales/file/tennis-wales-awards-2026-programme-full.pdf) Tennis Wales named her Player of the Year for 2025.[10](https://www.lta.org.uk/48ff53/siteassets/in-your-area/tennis-wales/file/tennis-wales-awards-2026-programme-full.pdf)
**2026.** An elbow injury kept her out of competition from February until May 2026.[11](https://prod.lta.org.uk/about-us/in-your-area/tennis-wales/news/2026/july/welsh-performances-at-wimbledon-2026/) She returned in time for the grass-court season and received a Wimbledon wildcard for the second consecutive year, losing in the first round to [Daria Kasatkina](https://www.edgepedia.org/daria-kasatkina) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 after taking the second set.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/mimi-xu/record) • [11](https://prod.lta.org.uk/about-us/in-your-area/tennis-wales/news/2026/july/welsh-performances-at-wimbledon-2026/) She also played the ladies' doubles with Alicia Dudeney, losing in the first round to former Grand Slam champions [Hsieh Su-wei](https://www.edgepedia.org/hsieh-su-wei) and Wang Xin-yu.[11](https://prod.lta.org.uk/about-us/in-your-area/tennis-wales/news/2026/july/welsh-performances-at-wimbledon-2026/) Her singles ranking peaked at No.230 in January 2026.[2](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/name/stats)
## Playing style and recognition
Xu is a right-hander who prefers hard courts, though her most notable results to date have come on British grass.[3](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-) She has cited Raducanu, whom she watched win the [2021 US Open](https://www.edgepedia.org/2021-us-open-tennis) final with fellow boarders at the Loughborough academy, as a role model.[9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c1mzex110nxo) After her Wimbledon debut she said her practical driving test had been more stressful than facing Raducanu on Court One.[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/crl2klwrw7ro)
## References
1. [Mimi Xu: Driving test more stressful than playing Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/crl2klwrw7ro)
2. [Mimi Xu Stats, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/name/stats)
3. [Mimi Xu | Player Stats & More, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/-)
4. [Mimi Xu | Grand Slams | Activity & More, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331725/mimi-xu/record)
5. [Mimi Xu: Tennis rankings, stats, bio & news, LTA](https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/mimi-xu/)
6. [Wimbledon: Mimi Xu, 14, could become youngest female to qualify for senior draw, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61865837)
7. [Mimi Xu loses in Junior Wimbledon semi-finals, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/ce8zwp0znd1o)
8. [Lexus Birmingham Open 2025: 17-year-old Mimi Xu defeats top seed to secure biggest win of her career, LTA](https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/lexus-birmingham-open/news/2025-17-year-old-mimi-xu-defeats-top-seed-to-secure-biggest-win-of-her-career/)
9. [Wimbledon 2025 draw: Mimi Xu 'ready' to face role model Emma Raducanu in first round, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c1mzex110nxo)
10. [Tennis Wales Awards 2026 Programme](https://www.lta.org.uk/48ff53/siteassets/in-your-area/tennis-wales/file/tennis-wales-awards-2026-programme-full.pdf)
11. [Welsh Performances at Wimbledon 2026, Tennis Wales / LTA](https://prod.lta.org.uk/about-us/in-your-area/tennis-wales/news/2026/july/welsh-performances-at-wimbledon-2026/)
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