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PLAYER PROFILE
Olivia Gadecki
9
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
RANKING
177
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
Australian hopes handed brutal singles draws at Wimbledon 2024
![Alex de Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic return to Wimbledon eyeing more deep runs. Alex de Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic return to Wimbledon eyeing more deep runs.](https://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/W2024-MDS-700x450.jpg)
28 June, 2024
The 14 Australian players contesting singles at Wimbledon 2024 have discovered their first-round opponents.
Read moreThe 14 Australian players contesting singles at Wimbledon 2024 have discovered their first-round opponents.
Gadecki achieves lifelong dream by qualifying at Wimbledon 2024
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28 June, 2024
After completing a successful qualifying campaign, Olivia Gadecki will make her Wimbledon main-draw debut this year.
Read moreAfter completing a successful qualifying campaign, Olivia Gadecki will make her Wimbledon main-draw debut this year.
Australians feeling at home during qualifying at Wimbledon 2024
![Li Tu in action during qualifying at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: AELTC Li Tu in action during qualifying at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: AELTC](https://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Wim-Tu-700x450.jpg)
27 June, 2024
Australia boasts one of the strongest presences among the 36 different nations represented in the final qualifying round at Wimbledon 2024.
Read moreAustralia boasts one of the strongest presences among the 36 different nations represented in the final qualifying round at Wimbledon 2024.
Maddison Inglis continues magical qualifying run at Wimbledon 2024
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27 June, 2024
Maddison Inglis is one of three Australians to progress to the final round in the Wimbledon 2024 women's qualifying singles competition.
Read moreMaddison Inglis is one of three Australians to progress to the final round in the Wimbledon 2024 women's qualifying singles competition.