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Lulu Sun

Lulu Sun (formerly known as Lulu Radovcic; born 14 April 2001) is a Swiss New Zealand tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA world of No. 151, achieved on 26 February 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 318, reached on 18 March 2024.

Lulu Sun
Sun at the 2024 Australian Open
Country (sports) Switzerland (– Mar 2024)
 New Zealand (Mar 2024 –)[1][2]
ResidenceGeneva, Switzerland
Born (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23)
Te Anau, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2022[citation needed]
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas
Prize moneyUS$259,388
Singles
Career record212–120 (63.9%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 151 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 164 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
WimbledonQ3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record60–46 (56.6%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 318 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 323 (22 April 2024)
Last updated on: 18 March 2024.

Career edit

Sun represented Switzerland as a junior, finishing runner-up with Violet Apisah in the 2018 Australian Open girls' doubles, but also played under the New Zealand flag at junior Wimbledon that year, losing in the second round in singles and the first round in doubles.[3]

She played college tennis at the University of Texas at Austin[4] and turned pro after graduating in 2022.[citation needed]

She won her first big ITF title at the 2022 Saint-Gaudens Open, partnering Fernanda Contreras in doubles,[5] and made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Morocco Open just two days later, where she received a wildcard into the singles draw.[6]

She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open,[7][8] and recorded her first win at the WTA 1000 level at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships as a wildcard following the retirement of Paula Badosa. As a result she moved to a new career-high singles ranking of No. 151 on 26 February 2024.

In April 2024 Sun played under the New Zealand flag as part of the New Zealand team for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.[9][1]

Personal life edit

Sun was born in New Zealand, then moved to Switzerland when she was 5. She attended college in the United States at the University of Texas in Austin, graduating in 2022 with a BA in Political Science.[citation needed]

She has an older sister Phenomena Radovcic (born in 1998) who played in some professional tournaments until 2016.[10][11]

Grand Slam performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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 edit

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 0 0–1 0%
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 0 0–1 0%

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W15 Hard   Choi Ji-hee 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2019 ITF Port Pirie, Australia W15 Hard   Jennifer Elie 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–1 Feb 2019 ITF Perth, Australia W15 Hard   Jennifer Elie 7–6(1), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Nov 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Joanna Garland 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Carole Monnet 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Jun 2021 ITF Palma del Río, Spain W25 Hard   Rebeka Masarova 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(4)
Win 4–3 Jul 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal W25 Hard   Ellen Perez 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Jan 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Clay   Renata Zarazúa 2–6, 5–7
Win 5–4 Aug 2023 ITF Brasilia, Brazil W80 Hard   Léolia Jeanjean 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 5–5 Oct 2023 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States W60 Hard   Yuliia Starodubtseva 5–7, 3–6
Win 6–5 Feb 2024 ITF Roehampton, Great Britain W50 Hard (i)   Heather Watson 7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners–up) edit

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–1)
W40/W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (0–3)
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2019 ITF Playford, Australia W25 Hard   Amber Marshall   Giulia Gatto-Monticone
  Anastasia Grymalska 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Valentina Ryser   Ksenia Laskutova
  Daria Mishina 		6–7(3), 7–6(2), [10–12]
Loss 0–3 Nov 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Valentina Ryser   Elina Avanesyan
  Iryna Shymanovich 		4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2021 ITF Palma del Río, Spain W25 Clay   Himari Sato   Eri Hozumi
  Valeria Savinykh 		6–7(6), 3–6
Win 1–4 May 2022 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France W60 Clay   Fernanda Contreras Gómez   Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  Anastasia Tikhonova 		7–5, 6–2
Win 2–4 Feb 2023 ITF Rome, United States W60 Hard (i)   Fanny Stollár   Mana Ayukawa
  Gabriela Knutson 		6–3, 6–0
Loss 2–5 Jul 2023 ITF Corroios, Portugal W25 Hard   Sofia Costoulas   Talia Gibson
  Petra Hule 		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 3–5 Feb 2024 ITF Trnava, Slovakia W50 Hard (i)   Moyuka Uchijima   Weronika Falkowska
  Fanny Stollár 		6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 3–6 Mar 2024 Říčany Open, Czech Republic W75 Hard (i)   Fanny Stollár   Gabriela Knutson
  Tereza Valentová 		4–6, 6–3, [4–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2018 Australian Open Hard   Violet Apisah   Liang En-shuo
  Wang Xinyu 		6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "ASB Classic star Lulu Sun confirms switch from Switzerland to New Zealand". 14 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Lulu Sun's announcement on her Instagram".
  3. ^ "Teen tennis prospect Lulu Sun sends signal on sticking with New Zealand". www.stuff.co.nz. 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Lulu Sun - Women's Tennis". University of Texas Athletics.
  5. ^ "Lulu Sun | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
  8. ^ "What next for Lulu Sun and Tennis New Zealand?".
  9. ^ "The inside story of Lulu Sun's switch to New Zealand".
  10. ^ https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/phenomena-radovcic/800401010/sui/wt/s/overview/ [bare URL]
  11. ^ "Women's Tennis Association - Official Website".

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