PLAYER PROFILE

Petra Hule

  • Age25
  • Born 5 March 1999
  • PlaysRight-handed
“Towards the end of the first set and throughout the second and third I got my mojo and started to play more aggressive and more consistent.”

— Petra Hule, 9 Dec 2014

» Hip Hip Hule: upsets reign at December Showdown

On court

  • Part of the winning South Australian team in the 14/u team championships at the 2013 December Showdown
  • Made Australian Open junior girls’ singles debut in 2014 at age 14
  • combined with sister Chloe to contest the Australian Open 2014 girls’ doubles event
  • upset No.1 seed Kimberly Birrell in the 18/u Australian Championships round-robin stage at the December Showdown in 2014
  • aggressive player from the baseline with hard, flat, penetrating groundstrokes
  • began transitioning to professional level in 2014, contesting eight ITF events both at home and abroad and reaching a quarterfinal in Egypt
  • obtained a WTA ranking for the first time in 2014

Year-end singles ranking history

2023 427
2022 504

 

Petra Hule in the news

Ranking Movers: 10 Aussies again inside ATP top 100
Adam Walton (Getty Images)
29 October, 2024

Adam Walton’s return to the top 100 headlines the biggest moves in the latest rankings.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Peers wins again in reunion with Murray
Jamie Murray and John Peers with the trophy after winning the 2024 ATP 500 Basel title. Photo: Swiss Indoors Basel
28 October, 2024

John Peers’s reunion with a former doubles partner paid off in Basel, while Alex de Minaur made an encouraging run to a semifinal in Vienna.
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Cairns: Jasika extends mammoth streak, Aiava triumphs
Omar Jasika and Destanee Aiava were crowned champions in the second week of the Cairns International (Images: Tennis Queensland)
14 October, 2024

Omar Jasika has continued his impressive winning streak to successfully defend his 2023 Cairns International crown, while Destanee Aiava won the women's singles title.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth back in the winner’s circle in China
James Duckworth in action. Photo: Getty Images
14 October, 2024

A match-point saving feat drove James Duckworth to his 15th ATP Challenger trophy in Hangzhou, while Omar Jasika and Destanee Aiava defended titles in Cairns.
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