Olivia Gadecki (born 24 April 2002) is a professional

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player from Australia. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 135, reached on 19 June 2023, and a best doubles rank of world No. 142, achieved a week before. She made her

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debut at the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, having received a wildcard into the main draw.

Personal life

Gadecki was born and raised on the

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where she started playing tennis at age three. 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

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on the eve of the

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. Gadecki attended

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throughout her teenage years.

Career

2016–2020: First steps

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

2021: WTA Tour debut

In January 2021, Gadecki made the second round of the Australian Open qualifying. She was awarded a wildcard 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. She followed this up with her first top-10 win, defeating the top seed, former Australian Open champion and world No. 4,

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. With Gadecki's career-high ranking being No. 988 in the world, this was Kenin's worst defeat by ranking on the WTA Tour. Gadecki lost in the third round. The following week, she re-entered onto the WTA rankings at No. 642. In May 2021, Gadecki won her first professional singles title in Turkey. In August 2021, she won the singles and doubles titles at Vigo, Spain. It was her second singles title and fifth doubles title. On 20 September 2021, Gadecki debuted in the Australian top 10 in singles and doubles rankings. She ended the year with a singles ranking of 238.

2022: Top 200

Gadecki did not enter the

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due to the requirement for all players to be vaccinated against

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and her anti-vaccination stance. In April 2022, Gadecki broke into the top 200, after reaching three finals from four Australian Pro Tour appearances.

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

She made her debut at the Australian Open as a wildcard. She defeated

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in the first round. As a result, her ranking climbed to world No. 144 on 20 February 2023.

Performance timelines

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

Singles

''Current after the

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Doubles

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ITF Circuit finals

Single: 12 (3 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Head-to-head record

Wins over top 10 players

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadecki, Olivia 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Tennis people from the Gold Coast Australian female tennis players Australian people of Polish descent 21st-century Australian women Sportswomen from Queensland