Olivia Gadecki (/ɡəˈdɛtsk/; born 24 April 2002) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 120, reached on 15 January 2024, and a best doubles rank of world No. 71, achieved on 1 April 2024.

Olivia Gadecki
Gadecki at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAustralia
Born (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)
Gold Coast, Australia[1]
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 702,007
Singles
Career record157–91 (63.3%)
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 168 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
WimbledonQ3 (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record92–37 (71.3%)
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 71 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 80 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021, 2023, 2024)
French Open1R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 11 May 2024.

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, having received a wildcard into the main draw.[2]

Personal life edit

Gadecki was born and raised by her mother[3] on the Gold Coast where she started playing tennis at age three.[1] She is of Polish descent,[4] and has five brothers.[5] She was considered a prodigious tennis talent as a junior and at the age of 12 was one of just 16 players from around the world invited to take part in the Longines Future Tennis Aces competition in Paris on the eve of the 2014 French Open.[6] Gadecki attended Southport State High School throughout her teenage years.[7]

Career edit

2016–2020: First steps edit

Gadecki made her main-draw debut on the ITF Circuit in Brisbane, in September 2016.

2021: WTA Tour debut edit

In January 2021, Gadecki made the second round of the Australian Open qualifying.[8] She was awarded a wild card into the Gippsland Trophy, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut.

In February, Gadecki won her first WTA Tour singles main-draw match at the Phillip Island Trophy.[9] She followed this up with her first top-10 win, defeating the top seed, former Australian Open champion and world No. 4, Sofia Kenin. With Gadecki's career-high ranking being No. 988 in the world, this was Kenin's worst defeat by ranking on the WTA Tour.[10] Gadecki lost in the third round.[11] The following week, she re-entered the WTA rankings at No. 642.[12] In May 2021, Gadecki won her first professional singles title in Turkey.[13]

In August 2021, she won the singles and doubles titles at Vigo, Spain. It was her second singles title and fifth doubles title.[14]

On 20 September 2021, Gadecki debuted in the Australian top 10 in singles and doubles rankings.[15] She ended the year with a singles ranking of 238.

2022: Top 200 edit

Gadecki did not enter the 2022 Australian Open due to the requirement for all players to be vaccinated against COVID-19[16]

In April 2022, Gadecki broke into the top 200, after reaching three finals from four Australian Pro Tour appearances.[17]

2023: United Cup and Australian Open debuts, first major win, top 150 edit

She made her debut at the Australian Open as a wildcard.[18] She defeated Polina Kudermetova in the first round. As a result, her ranking climbed to No. 144, on 20 February 2023.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles edit

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 A 2R 1R 0 / 1–2 33%
French Open Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup SF A A 0 / 1 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Italian Open A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 1 5 3 Career total: 12
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 2–3 0–1 1–5 1–3 0 / 12 4–12 25%
Year–end ranking 230 201 132 $462,516

Doubles edit

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 2R A 2R 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0 / 4 3–4 25%
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 1 2 2 Career total: 8
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–3 0–1 2–2 2–2 0 / 8 5–8 38%
Year-end ranking 178 730 96

WTA Tour finals edit

Doubles: 1 (title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2024 ATX Open, United States WTA 250 Hard   Olivia Nicholls   Katarzyna Kawa
  Bibiane Schoofs
6–2, 6–4

WTA Challenger finals edit

Doubles: 2 (2 titles) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2023 Golden Gate Open, United States Hard   Jodie Burrage   Hailey Baptiste
  Claire Liu
7–6(4), 6–7(6), [10–8]
Win 2–0 Mar 2024 Charleston Pro, United States Hard   Olivia Nicholls   Sara Errani
  Tereza Mihalíková
6–2, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–5)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–4)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–7)
Clay (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Lee Ya-hsuan 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Julia Avdeeva 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 2021 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard   Robin Anderson 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–7(8)
Win 2–2 Aug 2021 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Hard   Yuriko Miyazaki 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Feb 2022 ITF Bendigo, Australia 25,000 Hard   Asia Muhammad 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 2022 Bendigo International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis 3–6, ret.
Loss 2–5 Mar 2022 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay   Moyuka Uchijima 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–6 Feb 2023 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Storm Hunter 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Feb 2023 ITF Burnie, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jaimee Fourlis 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–8 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay   Priscilla Hon 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Mar 2023 Clay Court International 2, Australia 60,000 Clay   Wang Yafan 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–9 Jun 2023 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 40,000 Hard   Arina Rodionova 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–10 Dec 2023 Gold Coast International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Talia Gibson 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–3)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–6)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar   Raphaëlle Lacasse
  Anna Sisková
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Apr 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar   Alicia Barnett
  Lina Glushko
4–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Apr 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Sada Nahimana   Lee So-ra
  Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Win 3–1 Jun 2021 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard   Destanee Aiava   Mana Ayukawa
  Han Na-lae
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jul 2021 Open Araba en Femenino, Spain 60,000 Hard   Rebeka Masarova   Celia Cerviño Ruiz
  Olivia Nicholls
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–1 Aug 2021 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Hard   Alicia Barnett   Conny Perrin
  Laura Pigossi
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Oct 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany 25,000 Hard (i)   Sada Nahimana   Kamilla Bartone
  Ylena In-Albon
4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Feb 2023 ITF Burnie, Australia 25,000 Hard   Lily Fairclough   Destanee Aiava
  Naiktha Bains
3–6, 5–7
Win 6–3 Feb 2023 Swan Hill International, Australia 25,000 Grass   Lily Fairclough   Liang En-shuo
  Wang Yafan
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–4 Mar 2023 Swan Hill International 2, Australia 25,000 Grass   Petra Hule   Elysia Bolton
  Alexandra Bozovic
6–7(3), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 6–5 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay   Destanee Aiava   Erina Hayashi
  Yuki Naito
6–7(2), 5–7
Win 7–5 May 2023 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 100,000 Clay   Jaimee Fourlis   Emily Appleton
  Julia Lohoff
6–1, 6–4
Loss 7–6 Jul 2023 Lexington Challenger,
United States
60,000 Hard   Dalayna Hewitt   Alexis Blokhina
  Ava Markham
4-6, 6–7(1)
Loss 7–7 Aug 2023 Landisville Challenge,
United States
100,000 Hard   Mai Hontama   Sophie Chang
  Yulia Starodubtseva
w/o
Win 8–7 Oct 2023 ITF Baza, Spain 25,000 Hard   Samantha Murray Sharan   Lea Bošković
  Ángela Fita Boluda
7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Win 9–7 Oct 2023 ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal 40,000 Hard   Heather Watson   Francisca Jorge
  Matilde Jorge
6–4, 6–1
Win 10–7 Oct 2023 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury,
United Kingdom
100,000 Hard (i)   Harriet Dart   Elena Malõgina
  Barbora Palicová
6–0, 6–2
Loss 10–8 Oct 2023 GB Pro-Series Glasgow,
United Kingdom
60,000 Hard (i)   Freya Christie   Francisca Jorge
  Maia Lumsden
3–6, 1–6

Head-to-head record edit

Top 10 win-loss edit

Season 2021 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2021
1.   Sofia Kenin 4 Phillip Island Trophy, Australia Hard 2R 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 N/A[19] [20]

References edit

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