Aleksandra Olsza

Aleksandra Olsza

Country (sports)	Poland
Residence	Katowice, Poland
Born	(1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 43) Katowice, Poland
Turned pro	1996
Retired	1999
Plays	Right
Prize money	US$278,504
Singles
Career record	130–133
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF[1]
Highest ranking	No. 72 (30 September 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1997)
French Open	1R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1996, 1997)
US Open	2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	118–112
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF[1]
Highest ranking	No. 69 (13 September 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1999)
French Open	2R (1999)
Wimbledon	2R (1999)
US Open	2R (1996, 1999)

Aleksandra Olsza (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandra ˈɔlʂa]; 8 December 1977) is a retired Polish tennis player. Her career highlights include winning of 1995 Wimbledon Championships in both girls' singles and doubles. At the 1996 U.S. Open Olsza defeated World No. 12 Magdalena Maleeva.^[2]

Achievements[]

• At the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, Olsza won titles in both girls' singles and girls' doubles (with Cara Black).
• At the 1996 U.S. Open, Olsza defeated World No. 12 player Magdalena Maleeva in the first round.^[2]
• Olsza represented Poland at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but lost in the first round.

Equipment[]

Olsza used the Prince racquet model Prince Precision 720.^[3]

WTA Tour finals[]

Doubles (3 losses)[]

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Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV (2)
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Sep 1995	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Anna Kournikova	Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko-Neiland	0–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	Dec 1996	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Elena Wagner	Janette Husárová Dominique Monami	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Loss	3.	Nov 1998	Pattaya City, Thailand	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Julie Halard Els Callens	6–3, 2–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals[]

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 4 (1–3)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 April 1994	Supetar, Croatia	Clay	Maria Fernanda Landa	5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	7 June 1997	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	7–5, 6–7, 0–5 ret.
Runner-up	3.	16 November 1997	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Hila Rosen	1–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	30 November 1997	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Adriana Serra Zanetti	6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 10 (5–5)[]

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	17 May 1993	Katowice, Poland	Clay		Michelle Anderson	6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)
Winner	2.	28 June 1993	Supetar, Croatia	Clay		Ivona Horvat Tina Vukasovič	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	3.	29 August 1993	Gryfino, Poland	Clay	Elena Tatarkova	Monika Starosta Alena Vašková	7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	4.	13 September 1993	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Alena Vašková	Tjaša Jezernik	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Winner	5.	27 September 1993	Mali Lošinj, Croatia	Clay	Helena Vildová	Ivona Horvat Tina Vukasovič	6–0, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Runner-up	6.	25 October 1993	Jurmala, Latvia	Hard	Miroslava Vavrinec	Elena Tatarkova	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	26 September 1994	Mali Lošinj, Croatia	Clay	Blanka Kumbárová	Olga Ivanova Natalia Nemchinova	3–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5)
Runner-up	8.	2 February 1997	Prostejov, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Elena Tatarkova	Denisa Krajčovičová Andrea Temesvári	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	23 November 1997	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Jessica Steck	Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea	4–6, 3–6
Winner	10.	30 March 1998	Phoenix, United States	Hard	Kristina Triska	Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki	6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Junior grand slam finals[]

Singles (1)[]

Win (1)[]

Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1995	Wimbledon	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	7–5, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles (1)[]

Win (1)[]

Year	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1995	Wimbledon	Grass	Cara Black	Trudi Musgrave Jodi Richardson	6–0, 7–6(7–5)

References[]

External links[]

• Aleksandra Olsza at the Women's Tennis Association
• Aleksandra Olsza at the International Tennis Federation
• Aleksandra Olsza at the Billie Jean King Cup