Collegiate tennis 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]
At Charleston Southern University, Fullana earned a major degree in marketing. [5]
After playing at the college tennis in the United States, Fullana worked both inside and outside of tennis to save money to travel to tournaments. [5]
She was briefly involved in the marketing business and also worked as a tennis coach. [5]
The situation changed after she secured her first two sponsorship deals, with the Brazilian processed food manufacturer Sadia and the Banco BRB, a state owned bank from her hometown of Brasília, and also due to her rise in the rankings, which allowed Fullana to enter larger tournaments. [5]
2023: First professional tournaments
In 2023, Luiza Fullana participated at an ITF W15 tournament in Jackson, United States, where she advanced to the round of 16 before losing. [6]
At the Engie Open, a ITF W80 tournament in her hometown of Brasília, she was one of the four Brazilians to reach the round of 16. [7]
2024: First professional singles titles, first call-up to the Brazil's team for the Billie Jean King Cup
In May 2024, Fullana advanced to the quarterfinals at an ITF W15 in Monastir, Tunisia, after a match lasting over three hours. [8] and reached the round of 16 at a W50 tournament in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, where she lost to Ana Filipa Santos of Portugal in three sets. [9]
In August 2024, Luiza Fullana reached significant milestones in her career. She won her first professional title at the ITF tournament in São Paulo, in the W35 level. 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. [10] Her run in São Paulo included a victory over Aurora Zantedeschi of Italy in the semifinals, where Fullana saved nine match points. [11]
In the following weeks, Fullana competed in the ITF W35 tournaments in Piracicaba [12] 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, but this time she lost in straight sets. [13]
In October, Fullana reached the doubles final at an ITF W35 event in Heraklion, Greece. She participated alongside Greek Michaela Laki and together they were runner ups after losing to Belgian Marie Benoit and Russian Ekaterina Makarova, the 3rd seeds, in a match that lasted one hour and twenty four minutes. [14]
In 2024, Fullana received her first call-up to the Brazilian team for the Billie Jean King Cup (BJK Cup) in the tie against Argentina, that happened on the month of November in São Paulo, but did not got a chance to play. [15] [16]
Also in November 2024, Fullana secured a spot in the semifinals of a tournament in Ribeirão Preto. [17] Fullana fought through a three-hour match to reach the final. [18] In that final she went on to win the title, securing her second professional singles title, and the second on that season. [19]
In December 2024, Fullana made her first appearance at a WTA 125 tournament by playing in Florianópolis at the 2024 MundoTenis Open with a wildcard. She lost in the first round. [20] [21] [22] She also participated in the doubles draw, playing alongside compatriot Ana Candiotto and lost at the first round.
In a W15 event in Mogi das cruzes, also in December, Fullana partnered with compatriot Julia Konishi, and the duo reached the final, where they lost in two sets to Chileans Fernanda Labrana and Antonia Vergara Rivera. [23] [24]
By the end of the year, Fullana had established herself as one of Brazil's better prospects. [25] [5]
2025: More singles titles; first pro doubles trophy; WTA 250 debut
In July, Fullana played at an ITF W35 tournament at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil. She reached the singles quarterfinals but lost to Julieta Estable. [26] [27]
In September, Fullana played at the first edition of the SP Open, a WTA 250 at the Villa-Lobos State Park in São Paulo, Brazil, receiving a wildcard. She lost her first round match playing against Renata Zarazua. This was the first time she played at a WTA 250 tournament. [28] [29] [30]
In October she played at an ITF W35 tournament at the club Paineiras do Morumby in São Paulo, Brazil. She lost her first round match in singles, playing against Antonia Rivera. At the doubles draw she partnered with fellow Brazilian Thaísa Grana Pedretti, reaching the semifinals but losing to Jazmín Ortenzi and Maria Paulina Perez Garcia. [31] [32]
In November she played at an ITF W15 tournament in Criciúma. In the doubles draw she played alongside compatriot Julia Konishi Silva and together they reached the final, where they faced and lost in three sets to the Argentine duo of Justina Maria Gonzalez Daniele and Luciana Moyano. In the singles draw Fullana also reached the final and faced Argentine Berta Bonardi. [33] In that final Fullana became the champion after a win in three sets and more than three hours of play. This was her third professional singles title and the second on a ITF W15 tournament. [34]
In the following week she played at another ITF W15 tournament, this time in Mogi das Cruzes. In the singles draw Fullana reached the final and faced Argentine Carla Markus, who she beat in two sets and became the champion. This was her fourth professional singles title and the third on a ITF W15 tournament. [35]
In the doubles draw she played alongside compatriot Thaísa Grana Pedretti and together they reached the final, where they faced Najah Dawson from Jamaica and Marjorie Souza from Brazil and won in straight sets. This was Fullana's very first professional doubles title. [35]
Later that month, Fullana reached another ITF W15 final in Ribeirão Preto. She was crowned champion after defeating compatriot and Brazil's 15-year-old prospect Nauhany Silva in straight sets. It was her second trophy at this tournament and fifth ITF title overall. With this victory, Fullana reached a fifteen winning streak in singles matches. [36]
2026: First professional title outside Brazil; second ITF doubles title
In February, Fullana partnered with German Marie Vogt to play in an ITF W35 tournament in Sheffield. They stopped at the round of 16 by being defeated by British players Eliz Maloney and Grace Piper in two sets. [37]
In April, Fullana participated at an ITF W15 tournament in Orlando. In the singles draw she reached the round of sixteen but was defeated by 14 year old Sofiia Bielinska, 55th on the junior singles ranking, in three sets. [38]
On the doubles draw Fullana reached the semifinals, partnering with Argentine Justina Gonzalez. However they were defeated by the United States duo of Elizabeth Coleman and Kailey Evans in two sets. [38]
On the following week, Fullana played on an ITF W35 tournament in Charlotte, where in the singles draw she reached the round of sixteen, but was defeated in two sets against Emma Jackson from the United States. [39]
At the doubles draw Fullana resumed her partnership with Pedretti and together they were the champions, defeating Sofia Cabezas Dominguez from Venezuela and Eva Vedder from the Netherlands in straight sets at the final. This was the second professional doubles title of Fullana's career, also the second playing alongside Pedretti, her first ITF W35 doubles title, and her first professional title, in either singles or doubles, won at a tournament held outside Brazil. [40]
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