Lulu Sun
Wikipedia - Lulu Sun
Lulu Sun (born 14 April 2001) is a Swiss New Zealand tennis player, currently playing on the New Zealand national tennis team. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA world of No. 132, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 219, reached on 6 May 2024.
History
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.
Before turning pro in 2022, Sun played college tennis at the University of Texas at Austin.[], In 2021, she competed in the NCAA DI women’s tennis championship for UT Austin, clinching the match and winning the 3rd ever NCAA championship.
She won her first big ITF title at the 2022 Saint-Gaudens Open, partnering Fernanda Contreras in doubles, 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.
Sun made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open, 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.
In May 2024, Sun won the singles and doubles championship at the W100 Bonita Springs station of the ITF World Women's Tour Open.