Lola Radivojević

Lola Radivojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лола Радивојевић; born 2 January 2005)[1] is a Serbian tennis player.

Lola Radivojević
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005
Prokuplje,[1] Serbia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CoachVeljko Radojičić[2]
Prize moneyUS$63,525
Singles
Career record87–54 (61.7%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 277 (24 June 2024)
Doubles
Career record23–28 (45.1%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 427 (27 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 767 (27 May 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–10 (44.4%)
Last updated on: 25 June 2024.

Radivojević has won five 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

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

Radivojević made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2021 French Open.[3]

Grand Slam performance

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

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

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

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (2–1)
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
Win 5–2 May 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W35 Clay Sara Cakarevic 6–3, 6-4

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
W25/35 tournaments (0–1)
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]
Loss 1–1 Mar 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay Lucie Havlíčková Sapfo Sakellaridi
Aurora Zantedeschi		 4–6, 2–6

ITF Junior Circuit finals
Legend
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)
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)
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

    References
    1. "Додељена признања најбољим блачким спортистима". blace.org.rs (in Serbian). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
    2. "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.
    3. "Grand Slam debutant Radivojevic draws inspiration from Djokovic | ITF". ITF Tour. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
    4. "Talentovana Lola Radivojević: Velika stvar za moju karijeru". Nova.rs (in Serbian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
    5. "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & results". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
    6. Lola Radivojević at the Billie Jean King Cup
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