PLAYER PROFILE

Olivia Gadecki

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AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
88
WTA
RANKING
  • Age22
  • Born24 April 2002
  • Birth PlaceGold Coast, Queensland
  • PlaysRight-handed
“He's been a massive factor in this team and to be able to just be told what to do is quite nice sometimes and my job is just to execute.”

— Olivia Gadecki, 21 Jan 2025

» AO 2025: Two Aussie pairs through to mixed doubles semifinals

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. Also qualified at Wimbledon 2024.
  • Made top-100 debut in doubles in October 2023
  • Made Olympic debut at Paris 2024, playing singles and doubles (partnering Ajla Tomljanovic)
  • Became the Australian No.1 in September 2024 after reaching her first WTA singles final at Guadalajara

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

Top-ranked Birrell embodying camaraderie among Aussie women
January 9:  Kimberly Birrell (AUS) celebrates her win in the final qualifying round match at the Australian Open with a hug from Nicole Pratt  on Court 3 at Melbourne Park on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Photo by TENNIS AUSTRALIA/ JOSH CHADWICK
6 March, 2025

The foundations of Kimberly Birrell’s rise to national women’s No.1 have been built on the strength of her bonds with her Australian contemporaries and idols.
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Ranking movers: Australian women surge into top 100
(L-R) Australian WTA top 100 players Ajla Tomljanovic, Maya Joint, Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki. (Getty Images)
4 March, 2025

For the first time in more than five years, Australia has four women inside the top 100 – a number that doubled after a brilliant week for the green-and-gold on the WTA Tour.
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Austin: Tomljanovic into semifinals, and back in top 100
Ajla Tomljanovic (Getty Images)
28 February, 2025

Ajla Tomljanovic’s winning week in Austin continues, with the Aussie winning a thrilling quarterfinal and boosting her live ranking well inside the WTA top 100.
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With latest win in Merida, Maya Joint set to make top-100 debut
Maya Joint (Getty Images)
25 February, 2025

Maya Joint has soared to a provisional ranking of world No.87 after winning her opening-round match at the WTA 500 tournament in Merida, Mexico.
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