PLAYER PROFILE
Olivia Gadecki
6
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
RANKING
168
WTA
RANKING
RANKING
- Age22
- Born24 April 2002
- Birth PlaceGold Coast, Queensland
- PlaysRight-handed
“The best advice I’ve got is to be present. I think it is really important”
— Olivia Gadecki, 26 Mar 2024
» Train with Olivia Gadecki: “The best advice I’ve got is to be present”
On court
- Represented Australia at the Longines Future Tennis Aces event in Paris in 2014
- Won the 14/u Australian Championships singles title in December 2016
- Part of the Australian Junior Fed Cup team in 2017
- Embarked on a junior tour of Europe in 2018, reaching the final at the 2018 Torneo Internazionale Junior in Italy
- Was a finalist in the 16/u Australian Championships at Melbourne Park in 2018
- Attacking style of game, helped by her big serve and forehand
- As an unranked wildcard, defeated world No.4 Sofia Kenin at the Melbourne Summer Series in February 2021
- Won her first professional ITF singles title in Antalya, Turkey in May 2021
- Made Billie Jean King Cup debut at the 2021 Finals in Prague
- Won first Grand Slam main-draw singles match at Australian Open 2023
- Advanced to semifinals in Australian Open 2023 mixed doubles alongside fellow Aussie Marc Polmans, where the wildcards had a match point against eventual champions Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos
- Qualified at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at her career at US Open 2023
- Made top-100 debut in doubles in October 2023
Off court
- First encouraged to pick up a tennis racquet as a three-year-old by her four brothers
- Names her idol as Serena Williams
- Trained alongside world No.1 Ash Barty during 2020
Year-end singles rankings
2023 | 132 |
2022 | 201 |
2021 | 230 |
2020 | – |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2021 Antalya ITF, Vigo ITF
Finals
2023 Burnie (W60) ITF, Burnie (W25) ITF, Canberra ITF
2022 Bendigo ITF, Bendigo ITF, Canberra ITF
2021 Sharm El Sheikh ITF, Madrid ITF
Olivia Gadecki in the news
Aussie weekly wrap: Rising star Schoolkate among six Australian title winners
6 May, 2024
Tristan Schoolkate won the biggest singles title of his career at an ATP Challenger tournament in China this week.
Read moreTristan Schoolkate won the biggest singles title of his career at an ATP Challenger tournament in China this week.
Ranking movers: Ebden reclaims No.1, Kokkinakis returns to top 100
16 April, 2024
Australians Matt Ebden and Thanasi Kokkinakis achieve significant milestones in the latest ATP Tour world rankings.
Read moreAustralians Matt Ebden and Thanasi Kokkinakis achieve significant milestones in the latest ATP Tour world rankings.
Ranking movers: Storm Hunter hits new career-high in singles
1 April, 2024
In-form Australian Storm Hunter rises to a new career-high in the latest WTA Tour singles rankings.
Read moreIn-form Australian Storm Hunter rises to a new career-high in the latest WTA Tour singles rankings.
Ranking movers: Fast-rising Aussies climb to new career-highs
18 March, 2024
Promising Australian women Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Talia Gibson all sit at new career-high rankings this week.
Read morePromising Australian women Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Talia Gibson all sit at new career-high rankings this week.