PLAYER PROFILE

Petra Hule

  • Age26
  • 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

Aussie Weekly Wrap: Jones enjoys international success
Emerson Jones. (Getty Images)
12 May, 2025

Emerson Jones captured her first overseas senior singles title this week, claiming honours at an ITF W35 tournament in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ranking Movers: Vukic returns to form in Estoril
Aleksandar Vukic (Getty Images)
6 May, 2025

Aleksandar Vukic returns to the world's top 80 after an Estoril semifinal run featuring his biggest match win since Australian Open 2025.
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Aussie Weekly Wrap: Sharma triumphs amid dominant patch
Astra Sharma (Getty Images)
5 May, 2025

Astra Sharma continued her scintillating form in Bonita Springs, Florida, winning her first singles title since the City of Playford International in October 2023.
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Weekly Wrap: Kubler claims first Challenger crown of comeback
Jason Kubler (Jay Town/Tennis Australia)
28 April, 2025

Jason Kubler recorded his first ATP Challenger title in nearly two years after triumphing in Gwangju, South Korea. It also spells the biggest title since returning from…
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