Li Tu
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Adelaide, Australia |
Born | 27 May 1996 |
Retired | 2014 (returned in 2020) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $75,836 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 514 (15 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 514 (15 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 879 (6 February 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 976 (15 November 2021) |
Last updated on: 15 November 2021. |
Li Tu (born 27 May 1996) is an Australian tennis player who mainly competes on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour.
Tu has a career high ATP singles ranking of514 achieved on 15 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 879 achieved on 6 February 2012.[1]
Tu made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Murray River Open, where he received a wildcard into the singles main draw.[2]
Career[]
2011–2014: Debut and retirement[]
Tu made his ITF debut in February 2011 at the Australia F2. He played four other tournaments, losing in the first round in all.
Tu competed in the 2012 Junior Davis Cup alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis, later working as a tennis coach prior to his debut on the senior tour.[3]
In February 2014, Tu won his first match on the ITF tour. In April 2014, Tu reached the quarter final of the Australia F5. His best result this level. Tu retired in June 2014.[4]
2020–present: Return, ATP main draw debut and first ITF title[]
In 2020, Tu was inspired to return to playing tennis and enjoyed success on the Australian UTR Pro Tennis Series.[4]
Tu made his grand slam debut at the 2021 Australian Open, after receiving a wild card. He lost in the first round to Feliciano López.[5]
In August 2021, Tu won his first ITF title as an unranked qualifier at a M15 tournament in Tunisia. He was competing in his first international event since June 2014.[4]
In September 2021, Tu won the singles and doubles titles at a tournament in Monastir, Tunisia.[6]
Tu ended 2021 with an ATP ranking of 521
ITF Circuit finals[]
Singles: 4 (4 title)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Mateo Nicolás Martínez | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Gabriel Decamps | 6-2, 6-1 |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Ryota Tanuma | 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
Win | 4–0 | Nov 2021 | M25 | Saint-Dizier, France | Hard (indoor) | Dane Sweeny | 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Jeremy Beale | August Holmgren Johannes Ingildsen |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2–0 | Sep 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Ajeet Rai | Martin Breysach Lilian Marmousez |
6–0, 6–4 |
References[]
- ^ "Li Tu | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Albert Ramos sigue adelante en el Murray River Open". as.com. February 2021.
- ^ ""If I play my best I can beat half the draw" Unranked wildcard Li Tu ready to turn heads". 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Rogers, Leigh (30 August 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "De Minaur delivers". Tennis Australia. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (20 September 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Australian male tennis players
- Tennis players from Adelaide
- Australian tennis biography stubs