Maxim Mrva (born 2 August 2007) is a Czech professional
tennis
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player. He has a career-high
ATP singles ranking of No. 552, achieved on 9 June 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 932, achieved on 19 May 2025. He won the
boys' doubles title at the
2024 US Open with
Rei Sakamoto
is a Japanese tennis player.
He has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 330 achieved on 17 March 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 848 achieved on that same date.
Career 2 ...
, and reached an
ITF junior combined ranking of No. 2 on 6 January 2025.
Early life
Mrva was born in
Prostějov
Prostějov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zo ...
. He began playing tennis at the age of five, introduced to the sport by his older brother. He also played football in his youth with compatriot
Jan Kumstát
Jan Kumstát (born 2 January 2007) is a Czech tennis player. He won the boys' doubles event at the 2025 Australian Open.
Career
In the summer of 2022 he won gold in the singles at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica.
He wa ...
. He represents
TK Agrofert Prostějov.
Junior career
In September 2021, he won the
Petits As, defeating
Federico Cinà in the final. In October 2022, he won the J1 Torneo Internacional Junior in
Sanxenxo
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It is situated in the southern part of the O Salnés region 15 kilometres west of the city of Pontevedra and is bordered by ...
. In January 2023, he made his Junior Grand Slam debut at the
Australian Open
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, where he reached the second round in
singles. That year, he represented the Czech Republic at the
Junior Davis Cup, where he won the title with
Jan Kumstát
Jan Kumstát (born 2 January 2007) is a Czech tennis player. He won the boys' doubles event at the 2025 Australian Open.
Career
In the summer of 2022 he won gold in the singles at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica.
He wa ...
and
Martin Doskočil.
In April 2024, he won the J500 tournament in
Offenbach. Later that year, he and
Rei Sakamoto
is a Japanese tennis player.
He has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 330 achieved on 17 March 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 848 achieved on that same date.
Career 2 ...
won the
boys' doubles title at the
2024 US Open. He also reached the final of the J300 IMG Academy International Championships in
Bradenton
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, but lost to
Andrés Santamarta Roig.
Professional career
In September 2024, he won his first professional singles title at the $15k
Pardubice
Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...
Open, defeating
Miloš Karol in the final. In January 2025, he received an invitation to represent the
Czech Republic
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at the
Davis Cup
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.
On his debut in the first round of
qualifiers, he defeated
Shin San-hui of South Korea. That March, he made his
ATP Challenger Tour
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main draw debut at the
Open Città della Disfida, where he reached the semifinals with wins over
Ergi Kırkın,
Mili Poljičak, and
Matej Dodig.
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
External links
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2007 births
Living people
21st-century Czech sportsmen
Czech male tennis players
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Sportspeople from Prostějov
Tennis players from the Olomouc Region
US Open (tennis) junior champions