Mirjam Shapovalova, maiden name Björklund (born 29 July 1998) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 123 by the WTA, achieved on 20 June 2022. She also has a best doubles ranking of No. 281, reached on 31 January 2022. Björklund has won one doubles WTA Challenger title as well as ten titles in singles and two in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Career Björklund made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Swedish Open, where she played Kateryna Kozlova in the first round.
At the 2022 French Open, she qualified to make her major tournament debut but lost to fellow qualifier Donna Vekić in the first round.
Björklund qualified for her second major in a row at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where she faced world No. 2 Ons Jabeur in the first round.
She qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament at the 2023 Miami Open, defeating world No. 71 Jasmine Paolini in the first round, before losing to world No. 22 Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round.
Björklund won the biggest title of her career to date, and first on grass, at the 2023 W100 Ilkley Trophy, defeating top seed Emma Navarro in the final.
She qualified for her third major tournament at the 2023 US Open, and was beaten in the first round by 32nd seed, Elise Mertens, in a third set tiebreaker.
Given a wildcard entry into the 2024 Swedish Open, Björklund lost in the first round to Darja Semeņistaja in straight sets.
Shapovalova announced her retirement from professional tennis in September 2025 days after her wedding, citing the surgery to remove a cyst in her neck as the catalyst for that decision. Since retiring Shapovalova said she will work in tandem with her husband’s coaching team before venturing into another career. https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2025/09/30/seven-tennis-players-retire-in-september-2025/
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Personal life Björklund started dating Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov in June 2019. In July 2023, they announced their engagement. In September 2025 they were married in Greece. She started coaching him in February 2026 after his split with his coach Tillström.
Björklund changed her surname to Shapovalova after getting married.
Shapovalova has one sister and is of Spanish descent through her mother.
Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2025 Australian Open. Tournament201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAAQ3Q2AQ20 / 00–0French OpenAAAAA1RQ3A0 / 10–1WimbledonAAANHA1RQ1A0 / 10–1US OpenAAAAAQ21RQ20 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–20–10–00 / 30–3National representationBillie Jean King CupAZ1POZ1Z1AAA0 / 02–2WTA 1000 tournamentsDubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAQ1AA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAANHAAQ1A0 / 00–0Miami OpenAAANHQ1Q12RA0 / 11–1Madrid OpenAAANHAAQ1A0 / 00–0Italian OpenAAAAAAQ1A0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAANHAAQ1Q10 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Guadalajara OpenNHAAA0 / 00–0China OpenAAANHAA0 / 00–0Wuhan OpenAAANHA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–00 / 11–1Career statistics201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%Tournaments1000055Career total: 11Titles0000000Career total: 0Finals0000000Career total: 0Overall Win-loss0–10–01–00–01–22–54–50 / 118–13Year-end ranking613419320313207153163$605,980
WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (title) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinSwedish Open, SwedenClay Leonie Küng Tereza Mihalíková Kamilla Rakhimova5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner–ups) Legend $100,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (3–1)Clay (6–3)Grass (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jul 2017ITF Knokke, Belgium15,000 Clay Marie Témin 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–1 Jul 2017ITF Brussels, Belgium15,000 Clay Ana Sofía Sánchez 6–3, 4–6, 1–6Loss 1–2 May 2018ITF Gothenburg, Sweden15,000 Clay Raveena Kingsley 2–6, 4–6Win2–2Jul 2018ITF Brussels, Belgium15,000Clay Julyette Steur7–5, 6–1Win3–2Jan 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Gozal Ainitdinova6–2, 7–5Win4–2Feb 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Despina Papamichail1–6, 7–6(3), 6–3Win5–2Mar 2019ITF Tabarka, Tunisia15,000Clay Chantal Škamlová6–3, 6–2Win6–2May 2019ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Gabriela Cé6–3, 7–6(3)Win7–2Aug 2021ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000Clay Dea Herdzelas7–6(6), 6–3Loss7–3Sep 2021ITF Trieste, Italy 25,000Clay Tara Würth6–3, 4–6, 5–7Win8–3Sep 2021ITF Austin, United States 25,000Hard Kayla Day2–6, 6–2, 6–2Win9–3Apr 2022ITF Orlando Pro, United States 25,000Clay Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik6–3, 6–4Loss9–4Aug 2022Bronx Open, United States60,000Hard Kamilla Rakhimova2–6, 3–6Win10–4Jun 2023Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000Grass Emma Navarro6–4, 7–5
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups) Legend $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10/15,000 tournaments ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Oct 2016ITF Stockholm, Sweden10,000Hard (i) Brenda Njuki Laura-Ioana Andrei Anna Klasen2–6, 2–6Win1–1Nov 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Lexie Stevens Beatrice Lombardo Gaia Squarcialupi6–3, 6–0Loss1–2Aug 2018ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain25,000Clay Emily Arbuthnott Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno6–7(6), 1–6Loss1–3Aug 2021Reinert Open, Germany60,000Clay Jaimee Fourlis Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova6–4, 5–7, [4–10]Win2–3Oct 2021ITF Redding, United States25,000Hard Katie Swan Dalila Jakupović Lu Jiajing6–3, 1–6, [10–3]
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