Luiza Fullana

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Luiza Fullana
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain [1]
Born (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 24)
Brasília, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$26,767
Singles
Career record49–45
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 513 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 513 (28 July 2025)
Doubles
Career record24–42
Highest rankingNo. 620 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 628 (28 July 2025)
Last updated on: 28 July 2025.

Luiza Fullana (born 9 April 2001) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Fullana started playing tennis at the age of 12 and had success in youth tournaments. [2]

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Born in Brasília, she is considered a prospect in the national tennis community in Brazil. [3]

Career

Fullana played for the women's tennis team at Charleston Southern University. During her time at university, she was named to the First Team All-Conference both in singles and doubles. In 2023, Fullana finished her last collegiate season with 14 wins and 5 losses in singles and was a finalist for Big South Player of the Year. [4]

Junior tournaments

In 2017, Luiza Fullana made a name for herself in the Brazilian junior circuit, particularly in the Porto Alegre Junior Championship, an important national tournaments in the U-16 category. Fullana was one of the Brazilian players who had success in the competition. [5]

Professional tournaments

2023

In 2023, Luiza Fullana showed improvement in her career with a run in the ITF W15 tournament in Jackson, USA, where she advanced to the round of 16 before losing. [6] At the Engie Open, a ITF W80 tournament in Brasília, she was one of the four Brazilians to reach the round of 16. [7]

2024: First and second Professional Singles Titles, first call-up to the Brazilian team for the Billie Jean King Cup

In 2024, Luiza Fullana reached significant milestones in her career. She won her first professional title at the ITF tournament in São Paulo. In the final, Fullana was leading against Italy's Giorgia Pedone, the top seed and 264th in the world, 6-0, 2-2 when her opponent retired due to a right thigh injury. [8] Her run in São Paulo included a victory over Aurora Zantedeschi of Italy in the semifinals, where Fullana saved nine match points. [9]

In the following week, Fullana competed in the ITF W35 tournaments in Piracicaba and Leme. In Leme, she reached the quarterfinals after defeating Italian Sofia Rocchetti and Argentine Julieta Estable. In the semifinals, Fullana faced Giorgia Pedone again and lost in straight sets. [10]

Fullana reached the round of 16 at the W50 tournament in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, and advancing to the quarterfinals in Tunisia after a match lasting over three hours. [11]

She reached the doubles final at an ITF event in Greece in 2024. [12]

In 2024, Fullana received her first call-up to the Brazilian team for the Billie Jean King Cup (BJK Cup), but did not got a chance to play. [13] [14]

In 2024, Fullana secured a spot in the semifinals of a tournament in Ribeirão Preto. [15] Fullana fought through a three-hour match to reach the final [16] and she went on to win the title, securing her second career singles title. [17]

In her first appearance at the WTA 125 tournament in Florianópolis, the 2024 MundoTenis Open Fullana got a wildcard, but lost in the first round. . [18] [19] [20] She also participated in the doubles draw, playing alongside Ana Candiotto and lost at the first round.

In the doubles circuit, Fullana partnered with Julia Konishi, and the duo reached the final of a W15 event in Mogi das cruzes. [21] [22]

By the end of the year, Fullana had established herself as one of Brazil's better prospects. [23] [24]

Personal life

In addition to her tennis career, Fullana is an active advocate for social projects aimed at including young people in sports in Brazil. [25]

Titles and achievements at Charleston Southern University

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2024ITF São Paulo, BrazilW35Clay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Pedone 6–0, 2–2 ret.
Win2–0Nov 2024ITF Ribeirão Preto, BrazilW15Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaylah McPhee 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 3 (3 runner–ups)

Legend
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2024ITF Heraklion, GreeceW35Clay Flag of Greece.svg Michaela Laki Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoit
Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Makarova
6–7(4), 1–6
Loss0–2Dec 2024ITF Mogi das Cruzes, BrazilW15Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Júlia Konishi Camargo Silva Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Labraña
Flag of Chile.svg Antonia Vergara Rivera
5–7, 2–6
Loss0–3Jul 2025ITF Rio Claro, BrazilW35Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Carla Markus Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Yiming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg You Xiaodi
1–6, 2–6

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