Lola Radivojević
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005
Prokuplje,[1] Serbia
PlaysRight-handed
CoachVeljko Radojičić[2]
Prize moneyUS$50,886
Singles
Career record72–38 (65.5%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 261 (25 September 2023)
Doubles
Career record18–22 (45.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 427 (27 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 569 (25 September 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup5–7 (41.7%)
Last updated on: 25 September 2023.

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

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

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: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Greece Martha Matoula 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 2022 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Greece Dimitra Pavlou 6–0, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2022 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 15,000 Clay Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–0 Jan 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 6–1, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Jul 2023 Amstelveen Open, Netherlands 60,000 Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 2–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 4–2 Jul 2023 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Croatia Tena Lukas 3–6, 4-6

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Greece Michaela Laki Australia Gabriella Da Silva-Fick
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher		 6–1, 4–6, [10–8]

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 Bulgaria Ralitsa Alexandrova 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 2019 ITF Nikšić, Montenegro G5 Clay Russia Eva Gartseva 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Oct 2020 ITF Alanya, Turkey G3 Clay Turkey Melisa Ercan 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey G3 Hard Czech Republic 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 Switzerland Andjela Petrovic Russia Ksenia Agureeva
Russia Eva Gartseva		 4–6, 7–6(1), [5–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2019 ITF Zlatibor, Serbia G5 Clay Switzerland Andjela Petrovic Slovenia Manca Lampret
Slovenia Annika Planinšek		 6–2, 6–0
Loss 1–2 Sep 2020 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia G2 Clay Russia Anastasiia Gureva Croatia Petra Marčinko
Serbia Tijana Sretenović		 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2020 ITF Alanya, Turkey G3 Clay Russia Ekaterina Maklakova Russia Ksenia Zaytseva
Ukraine Daria Yesypchuk		 5–7, 7–6(3), [10–6]
Loss 2–3 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey G3 Hard Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová Russia Anastasiia Gureva
Russia Elena Pridankina		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Feb 2021 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay G1 Clay Croatia Petra Marčinko Canada Annabelle Xu
United States Valencia Xu		 6–4, 1–6, [3–10]
Win 3–4 Feb 2021 ITF Porto Alegre, Brazil G1 Clay Greece Michaela Laki United States Elizabeth Coleman
United States Madison Sieg		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Jul 2021 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom G1 Grass Greece Michaela Laki United States Reese Brantmeier
United States Ashlyn Krueger		 4–6, 2–6

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Додељена признања најбољим блачким спортистима". blace.org.rs (in Serbian). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
    2. 1 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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