Pia Lovrič

Pia Lovrič
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$68,401
Singles
Career record143–104
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 454 (19 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 465 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2020)
French Open Junior1R (2019, 2020)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record74–54
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 401 (5 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 544 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2020)
French Open Junior1R (2019, 2020)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–4
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Pia Lovrič (born 23 April 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.

Lovrič has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 454, reached on 19 August 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 401, achieved on 5 August 2024.

Lovrič represents Slovenia in the Fed Cup.[1][2]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2021 Portorož Open, losing to Alison Riske in the first round.[3]

Given a wildcard entry into the WTA 125 2023 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, Lovrič defeated Natália Szabanin[4] to reach the second round where she was double bageled by fourth seed Tamara Zidanšek.[5] Again entering as a wildcard for the 2024 edition of the same tournament, she lost in the first round to fifth seed Ella Seidel.[6]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–8)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Bulgaria Julia Stamatova 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2021 ITF New Delhi, India W15 Hard Russia Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 2021 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia W15 Clay Latvia Darja Semeņistaja 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2021 ITF Warmbad-Villach, Austria W15 Clay Italy Anna Turati 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Nov 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Russia Diana Shnaider 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Jan 2022 ITF Blumenau-Gaspar, Brazil W25 Clay Germany Lena Papadakis 1–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 1–6 Aug 2022 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay Polina Leykina 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Aug 2022 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay France Tiphanie Lemaître 6–7(2), 3–6
Loss 1–8 Jul 2024 ITF Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia W15 Clay Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–8 Aug 2024 ITF Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia W15 Clay Slovakia Salma Drugdová 6–0, 6–4
Win 3–8 Oct 2024 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Bulgaria Denislava Glushkova 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (5–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 ITF Olomouc, Czech Republic W15 Clay Japan Himari Sato Czech Republic Klára Hájková
Czech Republic Aneta Laboutková
4–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Loss 0–2 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Italy Sara Ziodato Italy Martina Colmegna
Italy Aurora Zantedeschi
6–2, 2–6, [9–11]
Win 1–2 Sep 2020 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W15 Clay Slovenia Tina Cvetkovič Hungary Dorka Drahota-Szabó
Hungary Adrienn Nagy
6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 Jan 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Hungary Adrienn Nagy Turkey Ayla Aksu
Bulgaria Ani Vangelova
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–2 Mar 2021 ITF New Delhi, India W15 Hard Hungary Adrienn Nagy India Sowjanya Bavisetti
India Prarthana Thombare
6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jun 2021 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay Burundi Sada Nahimana Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Hungary Réka Luca Jani
7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 3–4 Aug 2021 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia W15 Clay Hungary Adrienn Nagy Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
Slovakia Radka Zelníčková
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 4–4 Aug 2021 ITF Warmbad-Villach, Austria W15 Clay Italy Melania Delai Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić
Russia Aleksandra Pospelova
0–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 4–5 Mar 2022 ITF Marrakech, Morocco W15 Clay Italy Melania Delai Switzerland Naïma Karamoko
Portugal Inês Murta
2–6, 4–6
Win 5–5 Jul 2023 ITF Koge, Denmark W25 Clay Hungary Adrienn Nagy France Tiphanie Lemaître
Anna Zyryanova
6-4, 6–0
Win 6–5 Jul 2024 ITF Torino, Italy W35 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Argentina Julieta Lara Estable
Chile Fernanda Labraña
1–6, 6–2, [12–10]

ITF Junior Circuit results

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend (W–L)
Category G2 (1–1)
Category G4 (0–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2017 ITF Maribor, Slovenia G4 Carpet (i) Czech Republic Kristýna Lavičková 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2018 ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina G4 Clay Ukraine Viktoriya Petrenko 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Dec 2018 ITF Maribor, Slovenia G4 Carpet (i) France Julie Belgraver 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Apr 2019 ITF Florence, Italy G2 Clay Italy Sara Ziodato 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–4 Sep 2019 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia G2 Clay Russia Maria Bondarenko 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend (W–L)
Category G2 (1–3)
Category G4 (4–4)
Category G5 (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2017 ITF Ramat Gan, Israel G5 Hard Slovenia Živa Falkner Latvia Darja Semenistaja
Latvia Marija Semenistaja
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 1–1 Apr 2017 ITF Doha, Qatar G4 Hard Slovenia Živa Falkner Denmark Olga Helmi
Germany Estella Jäger
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 May 2017 ITF Ulcinj, Montenegro G4 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Spain Laura López Giese
Greece Galateia Mesochoritou
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–2 Jul 2017 ITF Corfu, Greece G4 Carpet Turkey Betina Tokaç Greece Gabriella Charalampidi
Cyprus Eleni Louka
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–3 Sep 2017 ITF Mostar, BiH G4 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Russia Victoria Mikhaylova
Romania Andreea Velcea
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [7–10]
Win 3–3 Jan 2018 ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria G4 Carpet (i) Slovenia Tina Cvetkovič Austria Irina Dshandshgava
Austria Elisabeth Kölbl
6–1, 6–2
Loss 3–4 May 2018 ITF Skopje, North Macedonia G5 Clay Croatia Laura Mašić Estonia Saara Orav
Switzerland Julie Sappl
w/o
Win 4–4 Jul 2018 ITF Wels, Austria G4 Clay Slovenia Maja Makorič Austria Anna Gross
Austria Emily Meyer
6–0, 6–2
Win 5–4 Sep 2018 ITF Mostar, BiH G4 Clay Slovenia Maja Makorič Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
Croatia Tara Würth
6–4, 6–0
Loss 5–5 Dec 2018 ITF Maribor, Slovenia G4 Carpet (i) Slovenia Maja Makorič Slovenia Sheila Glavaš
Hungary Amarissa Kiara Tóth
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win 6–5 Jan 2019 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia G2 Hard (i) Slovenia Živa Falkner Poland Aleksandra Julia Jeleń
Czech Republic Markéta Panáčková
6–1, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Aug 2019 ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary G2 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Belarus Evialina Laskevich
Czech Republic Linda Nosková
1–6, 1–6
Loss 6–7 Sep 2019 ITF Győr, Hungary G2 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Germany Mara Guth
Germany Julia Middendorf
3–6, 2–6
Loss 6–8 Sep 2019 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia G2 Clay Croatia Tara Würth Russia Maria Bondarenko
Belarus Jana Kolodynska
3–6, 2–6

National representation

Billie Jean King Cup

Lovrič made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Slovenia in 2020, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, when she was 17 years and 289 days old.

BJK Cup participation

Group membership
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group (2–3)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–3)
Matches by type
Singles (1–1)
Doubles (1–2)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–0)
Outdoors (2–3)
Doubles (1–2)
Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2021 Billie Jean King Cup ZG1 Pool B 6 Feb 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Poland Poland Hard (i) Kaja Juvan Maja Chwalińska
Alicja Rosolska
W 7–5, 6–0
2022 Billie Jean King Cup ZG1 Pool B 11 Apr 2022 Antalya, Turkey Georgia (country) Georgia Clay Živa Falkner Mariam Bolkvadze
Oksana Kalashnikova
L 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
13 Apr 2022 Croatia Croatia Lara Smejkal Petra Martić
Donna Vekić
L 4–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ "Fed Cup: Polska - Słowenia. Iga Świątek i Magda Linette dały zwycięstwo!". sport.se.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ "Favorizirane Poljakinje premočne za slovenske tenisačice". rtvslo.si.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Pia Lovric makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Zidansek books spot in last 8". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Seidel books spot in last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 November 2024.