Justina Mikulskytė
Mikulskytė at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 February 1996 Šiauliai, Lithuania |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Kentucky |
| Prize money | US $293,825 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 260–184 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 203 (17 February 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 209 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2022, 2024, 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 221–122 |
| Career titles | 24 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 144 (31 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 164 (30 June 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 24–16 |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
Justina Mikulskytė (born 6 February 1996) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 203 in singles, achieved on 17 February 2025, and No. 144 in doubles, achieved on 31 March 2025. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Kentucky.
Early life
Mikulskytė was born in Šiauliai.[1] At the age of eight, she began training under coach Rita Romencovienė. She attended Didždvario gimnazija in her hometown.[2] In 2011, she and Akvilė Paražinskaitė won the girls' doubles bronze medal at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.[3]
Career
Mikulskytė played collegiate tennis for the Kentucky Wildcats.[4] In 2019, she made her postseason debut at the NCAA Division I Tennis Championships.[5] That year, she won both the singles and doubles titles at the W15 Soho Square Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh and reached the semifinals of the W15 Magic Tours series in Monastir.[6][7][8]
In May 2021, she won the W15 Torneig Arcadi Manchón in Santa Margarida de Montbui, defeating Celia Cerviño Ruiz in the final.[9] She also won the doubles title at the W25 Torneig Internacional Femení in Platja d'Aro with Oana Georgeta Simion; they defeated Alexandra Eala and Oksana Selekhmeteva in the final.[10] In January 2022, she won the W25 Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour event in Manacor, defeating Yuki Naito in the final.[11] Later that year, she and Isabelle Haverlag won the doubles title at the Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne and were runners-up at the Open Araba en Femenino.[12]
In April 2024, she and Veronika Erjavec reached the doubles final of the Split Open, but lost to Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Prarthana Thombare.[13] The following month, she and Christina Rosca won the doubles title at the Florida's Sports Coast Open, defeating Anna Rogers and Alana Smith in the final.[14] Later that year, she won singles title at the W50 Open 17 in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer and the doubles title at the Tevlin Women's Challenger, partnering Jamie Loeb.[15][16]
In February 2025, she and Magali Kempen won the doubles title at the W50+H Engie Open in Mâcon.[17] That June, she and Jessie Aney reached the doubles final of the Open de Biarritz, but lost to Irene Burillo Escorihuela and María Portillo Ramírez.[18]
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Singles
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | W15 | Hard | Georgia Drummy | 6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Bucha, Ukraine | W15 | Clay | Taisya Pachkaleva | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Valentina Ryser | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2021 | ITF Santa Margarita de Montbui, Spain | W15 | Hard | Celia Cerviño Ruiz | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2021 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova | 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2022 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W25 | Hard | Yuki Naito | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W40 | Hard | Jana Kolodynska | 2–6, 0–2 ret. |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2023 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W40 | Clay | Gergana Topalova | 5–7, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2023 | ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | W25 | Clay | Francisca Jorge | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Mar 2024 | ITF Gurugram, India | W35 | Hard | Ku Yeon-woo | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2024 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W50 | Clay | Kaitlin Quevedo | 7–5, 7–6(2) |
| Win | 7–5 | Jan 2025 | Porto Women's Indoor ITF, Portugal | W50 | Hard (i) | Tyra Caterina Grant | 6–7(2), 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 41 (24 titles, 17 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2014 | Telavi Open, Georgia | W10 | Clay | Agnė Čepelytė | India Maggen Lenka Wienerová |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Hard | Agnė Čepelytė | Yumi Nakano Kotomi Takahata |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Hard | Christina Rosca | Ioana Loredana Roșca Julia Terziyska |
6–3, 6–7(8), [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Tiphanie Fiquet | Adriana Reami Anna Rogers |
6–7(1), 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Mariana Dražić | Kristýna Hrabalová Laura Svatíková |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova | Romana Čisovská Stefania Rogozińska Dzik |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova | Katarína Kužmová Anastasiya Poplavska |
5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Nadia Echeverría Alam | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz Célestine Avomo Ella |
7–6(6), 7–6(2) |
| Win | 7–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Lian Tran | Victoria Rodríguez Sofia Sewing |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 8–2 | Nov 2020 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W15 | Hard (i) | Lexie Stevens | Emily Appleton Martyna Kubka |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Miharu Imanishi | Kristýna Lavičková Anna Sisková |
6–7(0), 4–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | May 2021 | ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain | W25 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Alex Eala Oksana Selekhmeteva |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–3 | May 2021 | ITF Santa Margarita de Montbui, Spain | W15 | Hard | Victoria Bosio | Celia Cerviño Ruiz Olivia Nicholls |
4–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
| Loss | 10–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Vilnius, Lithuania | W15 | Hard (i) | Akvilė Paražinskaitė | Ekaterina Makarova Anna Morgina |
2–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Win | 11–4 | Aug 2021 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Anna Sisková | Rutuja Bhosale Magali Kempen |
6–7(5), 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 11–5 | Aug 2021 | ITF Ourense, Spain | W25 | Hard | Alba Carrillo Marin | Lee Ya-hsuan Ekaterina Yashina |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Sep 2021 | ITF Trieste, Italy | W25 | Clay | Olivia Tjandramula | Andreea Prisacariu Nika Radišić |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Isabelle Haverlag | Irina Fetecău Simona Waltert |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Feb 2022 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Valeria Savinykh | Quinn Gleason Catherine Harrison |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13–7 | Apr 2022 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Isabelle Haverlag | Sofya Lansere Oksana Selekhmeteva |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–7 | May 2022 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Nika Radišić | Leyre Romero Gormaz Arantxa Rus |
4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 14–8 | Jul 2022 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | W25+H | Hard | Celia Cerviño Ruiz | Valeria Savinykh Fanny Stollár |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
| Win | 15–8 | Jul 2022 | ITF Corroios-Seixal, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Cody Wong | Lee Ya-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 15–9 | Jul 2022 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W60 | Hard | Isabelle Haverlag | Maria Bondarenko Ioana Loredana Roșca |
6–4, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 16–9 | Aug 2022 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Valeriya Strakhova | Eleni Christofi Gergana Topalova |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 16–10 | Jan 2023 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Bibiane Schoofs | Viktória Morvayová Anna Sisková |
3–6, 7–6(3), [6–10] |
| Win | 17–10 | Mar 2023 | Open de Touraine, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Veronika Erjavec | Chiara Scholl Anita Wagner |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 18–10 | Sep 2023 | ITF Skopje, North Macedonia | W40 | Clay | Zhibek Kulambayeva | Rina Saigo Yukina Saigo |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–10 | Oct 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula,, Italy | W25 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Nuria Brancaccio Angelica Moratelli |
7–6(6), 6–0 |
| Loss | 19–11 | Dec 2023 | ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | W25 | Clay | Nicole Fossa Huergo | Ana Candiotto Melany Krywoj |
2–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
| Win | 20–11 | Dec 2023 | ITF Vacaria, Brazil | W60 | Clay (i) | Romina Ccuno | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20–12 | Feb 2024 | ITF Gurugram, India | W35 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | Zhibek Kulambayeva Ankita Raina |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 20–13 | Mar 2024 | ITF Nagpur, India | W35 | Clay | Ku Yeon-woo | Irina Bara Dalila Jakupović |
7–6(8), 6–7(5), [7–10] |
| Loss | 20–14 | Apr 2024 | Split Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Prarthana Thombare |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 21–14 | May 2024 | Florida's Sports Coast Open, US | W75 | Clay | Christina Rosca | Anna Rogers Alana Smith |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21–15 | Sep 2024 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W50 | Clay | Sapfo Sakellaridi | Sarah Iliev Emma Léné |
6–7(5), 2–6 |
| Win | 22–15 | Oct 2024 | ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Matilde Jorge | Magali Kempen Lara Salden |
2–6, 6–4, [14–12] |
| Win | 23–15 | Oct 2024 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | Jamie Loeb | Julie Belgraver Jasmijn Gimbrère |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 24–15 | Feb 2025 | ITF Mâcon, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Magali Kempen | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 24–16 | Mar 2025 | ITF Târgu Mureș, Romania | W75 | Hard (i) | Madeleine Brooks | Camilla Rosatello Nina Stojanović |
6–7(1), 2–6 |
| Loss | 24–17 | Jun 2025 | Open de Biarritz, France | W100 | Clay | Jessie Aney | Irene Burillo Escorihuela María Portillo Ramírez |
6–4, 1–6, [5–10] |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation
Singles (1–4)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Z3 R/R | Apr 2012 | Cairo (EGY) | Tunisia | Clay | Nour Abbès | L | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(7) |
| 2013 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2013 | Ulcinj (MNE) | South Africa | Clay | Lynn Kiro | W | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Greece | Despina Papamichail | L | 1–6, 1–6 | |||||
| Montenegro | Ana Veselinović | L | 1–6, 6–1, 4–6 | |||||
| Z2 P/O | Tunisia | Nour Abbès | L | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (8–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Z3 R/R | Apr 2012 | Cairo (EGY) | Namibia | Clay | Lina Stančiūtė | Lesedi Sheya Jacobs Carita Moolman |
W | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Moldova | Akvilė Paražinskaitė | Melisa Martinov Alina Soltanici |
W | 6–0, 6–2 | |||||
| Egypt | Akvilė Paražinskaitė | Magy Aziz Mora Eshak |
W | 6–3, 6–1 | |||||
| Cyprus | Akvilė Paražinskaitė | Joanna Nena Savva Andria Tsaggaridou |
W | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | |||||
| Tunisia | Akvilė Paražinskaitė | Nour Abbès Ons Jabeur |
W | 2–3 ret. | |||||
| Z3 P/O | Morocco | Lina Stančiūtė | Fatima El Allami Bahia Mouhtassine |
W | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| 2013 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2013 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Greece | Clay | Lina Stančiūtė | Despina Papamichail Despoina Vogasari |
W | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2014 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2014 | Šiauliai (LTU) | Finland | Hard (i) | Lina Stančiūtė | Emma Laine Piia Suomalainen |
L | 6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Liechtenstein | Lina Stančiūtė | Kathinka von Deichmann Stephanie Vogt |
L | 1–6, 4–6 | |||||
| Montenegro | Agnė Čepelytė | Tamara Bojanić Nikoleta Bulatović |
W | 6–0, 6–2 | |||||
| Z2 P/O | Egypt | Lina Stančiūtė | Ola Abou Zekry Mayar Sherif |
L | 5–7, 6–7(4) |
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External links
- Justina Mikulskytė at the Women's Tennis Association
- Justina Mikulskytė at the International Tennis Federation
- Justina Mikulskytė at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Justina Mikulskytė at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)