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main-draw debut at the 2014 Birmingham Classic. Having defeated the tenth and second seeds in qualifying,

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and

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, respectively, she faced world No. 44,

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, in the first round, but had to retire with a hip injury after only three games of the third set. Dunne was later handed a

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to compete in the Wimbledon qualifying for the third year running, but lost in the first round to the two-time quarterfinalist

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, in straight sets. In 2018, she was handed a main-draw wildcard into Wimbledon where she played centre court against Jelena Ostapenko, pushing the seed to a tie break in the second set before losing in two sets. In 2019, Dunne won a $60k tournament in Spain and picked up an injury shortly after that. Her brother

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was a professional cyclist and former Irish road race national champion.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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