
PLAYER PROFILE
Li Tu
- Age25
- Born27 May 1996
- LivesAdelaide, South Australia
- PlaysRight-handed
On court
- Started playing tennis aged six at the behest of his badminton coach.
- Captured the Optus 12s Australian Championships and the Optus 12s Spring Nationals in 2008.
- Member of Australia’s World Junior Tennis Competition team in 2010.
- Made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open Junior Championships in 2012.
- Represented Australia in Junior Davis Cup in 2012.
- Broke into the world’s top 700 in 2012.
- Goal is to represent Australia in Davis Cup.
- Favourite player is Roger Federer “because he is so calm and able to pump himself up when needed”.
- Won 34 of 36 matches he contested at the UTR Pro Tennis Series in Australia in 2020 and early 2021.
- Made his ATP debut in February 2021, losing in the opening round at the Melbourne Summer Series.
- Awarded a main draw wildcard at Australian Open 2021, marking his first major appearance.
Off court
- Hobbies include playing soccer, listening to music and “just hanging out with my friends and chatting”.
- Favourite meal is honey chicken.
- Favourite music is R’n’B.
- Studied marketing and commerce at the University of Adelaide.
- Just before his 16th birthday, decided to focus on education rather than pursue a professional tennis career. His 2020 results at the UTR Pro Tennis Series inspired him to pursue a professional tennis career again at age 24.
- Runs a coaching business (L2 Academy) in Adelaide.
Year-end singles rankings
2021 | 517 |
2020 | – |
Li Tu in the news
Ranking movers: Popyrin rises after title-winning run

16 May, 2022
Australian Alexei Popyrin has been rewarded with a significant ranking rise after claiming his second career ATP Challenger title at an event in Bordeaux.
Read moreAustralian Alexei Popyrin has been rewarded with a significant ranking rise after claiming his second career ATP Challenger title at an event in Bordeaux.
Ranking movers: Li Tu climbs to new career-high

9 May, 2022
Li Tu is one of several Australian players achieving new career-high rankings this week.
Read moreLi Tu is one of several Australian players achieving new career-high rankings this week.
Social round-up: Engagements, titles and special insights

5 May, 2022
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date ...
Read moreWhat have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date ...
Ranking movers: Hijikata leads rising Aussie talents

2 May, 2022
Promising Australian Rinky Hijikata is at a new career-high in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
Read morePromising Australian Rinky Hijikata is at a new career-high in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.