Lucija_Ćirić_Bagarić

Lucija Ćirić Bagarić

Lucija Ćirić Bagarić

Croatian tennis player (born 2004)


Lucija Ćirić Bagarić (born 9 January 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 184, achieved on 27 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 426, achieved on 31 July 2023. She has won eight singles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Early life

Ćirić Bagarić was born in Dubrovnik and grew up in Lapad. Her father was a footballer.[1][2]

She began playing tennis at the age of six,[1] and, at the age of 13, she moved to Zagreb for better training opportunities.[3] After her junior career, she was extended offers to play tennis at Harvard University and Princeton University, but chose to pursue professional tennis instead.[1]

Career

Ćirić Bagarić made her debut for Croatia in the Billie Jean King Cup in April 2023 playing doubles in the Europe/Africa Zone.[4] In September 2023, she made her WTA 125 debut at the Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana,[5] where she reached the quarterfinals.[6]

She was named ITF World Tennis Tour Player of the Month in February 2024.[7]

She qualified for her first Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open after defeating Arina Rodionova, Rebecca Marino, and Sara Saito in qualifying without dropping a set.[8]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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.
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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Billie Jean King Cup participation

Doubles (1–3)

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References

  1. Babić, Vedran (15 April 2024). "Nova hrvatska senzacija za SK: 'Odbila sam Harvard, želim biti broj 1, a Đoković me iznenadio'". Sportklub (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. Petković, Luka (13 October 2023). "Ponajveća nada hrvatskog tenisa za hrsport.hr: 'Cilj mi je biti prva tenisačica svijeta!'". Hrsport.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. Prkut, Maria (22 August 2022). "LUCIJA ĆIRIĆ BAGARIĆ Tenis mi je sve u životu, a roditelji najveća potpora". DuList (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. Vlašić, Tonči (14 April 2023). "Prva pobjeda Lucije Ćirić Bagarić za seniorsku reprezentaciju Hrvatske!". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. Jenjić, Petar (7 September 2023). "Lucija Ćirić Bagarić u kvalifikacijama za WTA turnir: 'Vjerujem da ću ga uvijek pamtiti'". Sportnet (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. Jenjić, Petar (13 September 2023). "Preokret Ćirić Bagarić protiv druge nositeljice za četvrtfinale Ljubljane!". Sportnet (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. Renton, Jamie (6 March 2024). "ITF World Tennis Tour Player of the Month: Lucija Ciric Bagaric". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. Vlašić, Tonči (23 May 2024). "Lucija Ćirić Bagarić dobila bez izgubljenog seta i finale kvalifikacija. Igrat će u glavnom turniru Roland Garrosa!". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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