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

Ranking movers: Joint soars in singles and doubles
Maya Joint in action at Roland Garros in Paris, France (TENNIS AUSTRALIA/MARK PETERSON)
27 May, 2025

Maya Joint's unforgettable week in Rabat, where she claimed her first WTA titles in singles and doubles, has seen her ranking surge in both discplines.
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Aussie Weekly Wrap: Saville completes Roland Garros milestone
Daria Saville (Loic Wacziak / FFT)
26 May, 2025

Daria Saville extends Australia's Roland Garros group to 16 after she qualified for her 35th career Grand Slam.
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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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