Lola Radivojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лола Радивојевић; born 2 January 2005)[1] is a Serbian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Serbia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born | 2 January 2005 Prokuplje,[1] Serbia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Veljko Radojičić[2] |
| Prize money | US$57,578 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 83–49 (62.9%) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 244 (31 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 331 (26 February 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–26 (43.5%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 427 (27 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 910 (26 February 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 5–7 (41.7%) |
| Last updated on: 26 February 2024. | |
Radivojević has won four singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. On 31 July 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 244. On 27 February 2023, she peaked at No. 427 in the doubles rankings.
Early life and background edit
Radivojević was born in Prokuplje and started playing tennis at the age of five in her hometown of Blace.[1] Two years later, she moved to Niš and trained at the local club[1] and later was a member of the local tennis academy, while in 2019 she transferred to Novak Tennis Center in Belgrade.[2]
Junior career edit
Radivojević made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2021 French Open.[3]
Grand Slam performance edit
Singles:
- Australian Open: QF (2022)
- French Open: 1R (2021)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2021)
- US Open: –
Doubles:
- Australian Open: 1R (2022)
- French Open: 1R (2021)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2021)
- US Open: –
Senior career edit
Radivojević made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Serbia Open, where she was granted a wildcard entry into the main draw in both singles and doubles. She lost both of her matches in the first round – in singles, she was defeated by lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova, while in doubles, partnering compatriot Ivana Jorović, they lost to Dalila Jakupović and Yana Sizikova.[4]
National representation edit
She earned her first Billie Jean King Cup nomination in April 2021, against Canada in the 2020–21 Play-offs for the 2022 qualifying round but did not play in the tie.[5] She played her first matches for Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team in April 2022 in Europe/Africa Zone Group I, while her lifetime win-loss record stands at 1–3.[6]
ITF Circuit finals edit
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| W60 tournaments (0–1) |
| W25 tournaments (1–1) |
| W15 tournaments (3–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay |  Martha Matoula
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Dimitra Pavlou
|
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay |  Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard |  Sakura Hosogi
|
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jul 2023 | Amstelveen Open, Netherlands | W60 | Clay |  Kaia Kanepi
|
2–6, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | W25 | Clay |  Tena Lukas
|
3–6, 4-6 |
Doubles: 1 (title) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| W15 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Michaela Laki
|
 Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Stéphanie Visscher
|
6–1, 4–6, [10–8] |
ITF Junior Circuit finals edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up) edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2019 | ITF Niš, Serbia | G5 | Clay |  Ralitsa Alexandrova
|
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | ITF Nikšić, Montenegro | G5 | Clay |  Eva Gartseva
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Alanya, Turkey | G3 | Clay |  Melisa Ercan
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | G3 | Hard |  Linda Klimovičová
|
7–5, 0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups) edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Nikšić, Montenegro | G5 | Clay |  Andjela Petrovic
|
Ksenia Agureeva Eva Gartseva
|
4–6, 7–6(1), [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Zlatibor, Serbia | G5 | Clay | Andjela Petrovic
|
 Manca Lampret Annika Planinšek
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2020 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | G2 | Clay | Anastasiia Gureva
|
Petra Marčinko Tijana Sretenović
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Alanya, Turkey | G3 | Clay | Ekaterina Maklakova
|
Ksenia Zaytseva Daria Yesypchuk
|
5–7, 7–6(3), [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | G3 | Hard | Linda Klimovičová
|
Anastasiia Gureva Elena Pridankina
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2021 | ITF Lambaré, Paraguay | G1 | Clay | Petra Marčinko
|
 Annabelle Xu Valencia Xu
|
6–4, 1–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2021 | ITF Porto Alegre, Brazil | G1 | Clay | Michaela Laki
|
Elizabeth Coleman Madison Sieg
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2021 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | G1 | Grass | Michaela Laki
|
Reese Brantmeier Ashlyn Krueger
|
4–6, 2–6 |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Додељена признања најбољим блачким спортистима". blace.org.rs (in Serbian). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Najbolja juniorka Srbije Lola Radivojević: "Rad, rad i samo rad i sve zbog dana kada ću obući dres Srbije"". Tennis Federation of Serbia (in Serbian). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Grand Slam debutant Radivojevic draws inspiration from Djokovic | ITF". ITF Tour. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Talentovana Lola Radivojević: Velika stvar za moju karijeru". Nova.rs (in Serbian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & results". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Lola Radivojević at the Billie Jean King Cup
