Luca Preda
Luca Preda is a Romanian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 748 achieved on 27 October 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 861 achieved on 19 May 2025.
Early life
Preda was born in Constanța. His mother is a former basketball player.He began playing tennis at the age of four and trained at Tennis Club Play Constanţa.
He also played basketball at Athletic Constanţa.
Junior career
In June 2023, Preda won his first J300 title at the ITF German Juniors in Bamberg, defeating Lasse Pörtner in the final. That December, he reached the final of the J500 Orange Bowl, but lost to Danil Panarin.In February 2024, he won his first J500 title in Cairo. He was the first Romanian player to win a J500 tournament since Ana Bogdan in 2008. In April, he also reached the final of the J500 event in Offenbach, but retired in the first set against Maxim Mrva. He made his Junior Grand Slam debut at the French Open in June, reaching the second round in singles and quarterfinals in doubles. At the US Open in September, he reached the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles. Later that month, he won the J300 U18 European Junior Championships in Oberpullendorf in both singles and doubles. In October, he qualified for the ITF Junior Masters in Chengdu, where he reached the semifinals.