PLAYER PROFILE

Olivia Gadecki

9
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
173
WTA
RANKING
  • Age22
  • Born24 April 2002
  • Birth PlaceGold Coast, Queensland
  • PlaysRight-handed

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

Aussies face tough test at Paris Olympics
Alex de MInaur prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; Getty Images
26 July, 2024

The nine Australian tennis players at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have discovered their first-round opponents.
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Ranking movers: Bolt soars back into top 200
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Alex Bolt of Australia plays a backhand against Casper Ruud of Norway in the in the Gentlemen's Singles first round match during day one of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 01, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
23 July, 2024

Alex Bolt has risen to world No.175 in the ATP singles rankings this week, his highest ranking in over two years.
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Five days to go: All you need to know about the Olympic Tennis event
Australia's Olympic Tennis Team. (Getty Images)
22 July, 2024

The nine-person Australian tennis team have started to arrive in the Olympic Village ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis event, staged on clay at Roland Garros from…
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Ranking movers: De Minaur’s Wimbledon efforts rewarded with new career-high
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Alex de Minaur of Australia celebrates as he plays against Arthur Fils of France in his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
15 July, 2024

Following his quarterfinal run at Wimbledon, Alex de Minaur rises to world No.6 in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
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