Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
Croatian tennis player (born 2004)
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Lucija Ćirić Bagarić (born 9 January 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 157, achieved on 5 August 2024, and a highest doubles ranking of 118, achieved on 3 August 2026. She has won nine singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 2004 Dubrovnik, Croatia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $317,992 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 162–114 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 157 (5 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 367 (3 August 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) |
| US Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 80–41 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 118 (3 August 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 118 (3 August 2026) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | 3–4 |
| Last updated on: 3 August 2026. | |
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 Ljubljana Open,[5] where she reached the quarterfinals.[6]
She was named ITF World Tennis Tour Player of the Month in February 2024.[7]
Ranked No. 185, she qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at the 2024 French Open, after defeating Arina Rodionova, Rebecca Marino, and Sara Saito in the qualifying competition without dropping a set.[8][9] She lost to Peyton Stearns in the first round, in three sets.[10][11]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| 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.
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2026 | ATV Rome Open, Italy |
Clay |  Nika Radišić |
 Estelle Cascino Feng Shuo |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2026 | Târgu Mureș Open, Romania |
Clay |  Angelica Moratelli |
 Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Lara Salden |
6–3, 1–6, [11–9] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | W15 | Clay |  Patricia Maria Țig |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay |  Michaela Laki |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | W15 | Hard (i) |  Denisa Hindová |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2022 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | W15 | Hard (i) |  Victoria Kan |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Sára Bejlek |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Koge, Denmark | W25 | Clay | Hanne Vandewinkel |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Bistrita, Romania | W25 | Clay | Anca Todoni |
5–7, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2023 | ITF Slobozia, Romania | W25 | Clay | Ekaterina Makarova |
7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2023 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Margaux Rouvroy |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | Polina Iatcenko |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | Marie Benoît |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–5 | Feb 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay |  Francesca Jones |
2–1 ret. |
| Win | 8–5 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay |  Lina Gjorcheska |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2024 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W75 | Clay |  Anouk Koevermans |
6–7(4), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2025 | ITF Reus, Spain | W35 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova |
6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2022 | ITF Marrakech, Morocco | W15 | Clay |  Clervie Ngounoue |
 Naïma Karamoko  Inês Murta |
2–6, 7–6(2), [5–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2022 | ITF Trieste, Italy | W25 | Clay |  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
Lu Jiajing Nika Radišić |
5–7, 6–3, [13–15] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Jenny Dürst |
Nicole Fossa Huergo  Luisa Meyer auf der Heide |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2025 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W50+H | Hard (i) | Kristina Novak |
Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | May 2025 | Zagreb Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Vitalia Diatchenko |
Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Sep 2025 | ITF Reus, Spain | W35 | Clay | Tiphanie Lemaître |
 Adrienn Nagy Joëlle Steur |
1–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–6 | Nov 2025 | ITF Liberec, Czech Republic | W35 | Hard (i) | Lucie Havlíčková |
Denisa Hindová Alena Kovačková |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Ilinca Amariei |
Amina Anshba Amarissa Tóth |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–7 | Jan 2026 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Francesca Pace |
Daria Lodikova Alexandra Shubladze |
4–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
| Loss | 2–8 | Jan 2026 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Amarissa Tóth |
Darya Astakhova Andreea Prisăcariu |
2–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 3–8 | Apr 2026 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W100 | Clay | Nika Radišić |
Lucie Havlíčková Anna Sisková |
5–7, 7–6(3), [10–5] |
| Win | 4–8 | Jun 2026 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W100 | Clay | Angelica Moratelli |
 Rositsa Dencheva Ekaterina Kazionova |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Aug 2026 | Serbian Tennis Tour 2, Serbia | W75 | Clay |  Weronika Falkowska |
Varvara Panshina Rada Zolotareva |
5–7, 4–6 |
Team competitions
Billie Jean King Cup (1–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 11 Apr 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Bulgaria |
Clay | Antonia Ružić | Isabella Shinikova Julia Terziyska |
L | 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6 |
| 12 Apr 2023 |  Serbia |
Tara Würth | Olga Danilović Katarina Kozarov |
L | 4–6, 1–6 | ||||
| 13 Apr 2023 |  Sweden |
Antonia Ružić | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Kajsa Rinaldo Persson |
L | 5–7, 5–7 | ||||
| 14 Apr 2023 |  Norway |
Petra Marčinko | Emilie Elde Lilly Elida Håseth |
W | 6–2, 6–1 |
United Cup (0–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Surface | Match type (partner) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| 2025 | ||||||
| 27 December–5 January; RAC Arena, Perth, Australia; Group stage | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Mixed doubles (with Ivan Dodig) |  Canada |
Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime |
3–6, 4–6 |