# Lucija Ćirić Bagarić

Lucija Ćirić Bagarić (born 9 January 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 157, achieved on 5 August 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 426, achieved on 31 July 2023. She has won eight singles titles on the ITF Circuit.

## Early life

Ćirić Bagarić was born in Dubrovnik and grew up in Lapad. Her father was a footballer.
She began playing tennis at the age of six, and, at the age of 13, she moved to Zagreb for better training opportunities. After her junior career, she was extended offers to play tennis at Harvard University and Princeton University, but chose to pursue professional tennis instead.

## Career

Ćirić Bagarić made her debut for Croatia in the Billie Jean King Cup in April 2023 playing doubles in the Europe/Africa Zone. In September 2023, she made her WTA 125 debut at the Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, where she reached the quarterfinals.
She was named ITF World Tennis Tour Player of the Month in February 2024.
Ranked No. 185, she qualified for her first Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open after defeating Arina Rodionova, Rebecca Marino, and Sara Saito in the qualifying competition without dropping a set. She lost to Peyton Stearns in the first round in three sets.

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 1R | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q2 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W75 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (5–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | W15 | Clay | Patricia Maria Țig | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Michaela Laki | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | W15 | Hard (i) | Denisa Hindová | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2022 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | W15 | Hard (i) | Victoria Kan | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Sára Bejlek | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Koge, Denmark | W25 | Clay | Hanne Vandewinkel | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Bistrita, Romania | W25 | Clay | Anca Todoni | 5–7, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2023 | ITF Slobozia, Romania | W25 | Clay | Ekaterina Makarova | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2023 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Margaux Rouvroy | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | Polina Iatcenko | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | Marie Benoît | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–5 | Feb 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | Francesca Jones | 2–1 ret. |
| Win | 8–5 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2024 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W75 | Clay | Anouk Koevermans | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W50 tournaments
* W25/W35 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2022 | ITF Marrakech, Morocco | W15 | Clay | Clervie Ngounoue | Naïma Karamoko Inês Murta | 2–6, 7–6$^{(2)}$, [5–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2022 | ITF Trieste, Italy | W25 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Lu Jiajing Nika Radišić | 5–7, 6–3, [13–15] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Jenny Dürst | Nicole Fossa Huergo Luisa Meyer auf der Heide | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2025 | Porto Women's Indoor ITF, Portugal | W50 | Hard (i) | Kristina Novak | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 3–6, 2–6 |

## Team competitions
### Billie Jean King Cup (1–3)

| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 11 Apr 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Bulgaria | Clay | Antonia Ružić | Isabella Shinikova Julia Terziyska | L | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–4, 3–6 |
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 12 Apr 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Serbia | Clay | Tara Würth | Olga Danilović Katarina Kozarov | L | 4–6, 1–6 |
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 13 Apr 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Sweden | Clay | Antonia Ružić | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Kajsa Rinaldo Persson | L | 5–7, 5–7 |
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 14 Apr 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Norway | Clay | Petra Marčinko | Emilie Elde Lilly Elida Håseth | W | 6–2, 6–1 |

### United Cup (0–1)

* Group membership
* United Cup (0–1)
* Matches by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Matches by type
* Doubles (0–1)
* Matches by setting
* Outdoors (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Surface | Match type (partner) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 2025 |||||||
| 27 December–5 January; RAC Arena, Perth, Australia; Group stage |||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Mixed doubles (with Ivan Dodig) | Canada | Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime | 3–6, 4–6 |