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 world No. 163, achieved on 15 July 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.