Li Tu

Li Tu
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Adelaide, Australia
Born	27 May 1996 (age 25)
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)[]

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (3–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Level	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)[]

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Level	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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