Olivia Gadecki

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Olivia Gadecki
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAustralia
Born (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 19)
Gold Coast, Australia[1]
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 83,019
Singles
Career record46–24 (65.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 230 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 233 (6 December 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2021)
French OpenQ1 (2021)
Doubles
Career record26–9 (74.3%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 181 (6 December 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
Last updated on: 20 September 2021.

Olivia Gadecki (born 24 April 2002) is a professional tennis player from Australia. She has a career-high singles rank of 230 and a highest doubles rank of 178, both achieved on 8 September 2021.

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, having received a wildcard into the main draw.[2]

Personal life[]

Gadecki was born and raised on the Gold Coast where she started playing tennis at age three.[1] She attended Southport State High School throughout her teenage years.[3]

Career[]

2016–2020: First steps[]

Gadecki made her main-draw debut on the ITF Circuit in Brisbane, in September 2016.

2021: WTA Tour debut[]

In January 2021, Gadecki made the second round of the Australian Open qualifying.[4] Gadecki was awarded a wildcard into the Gippsland Trophy, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut.

In February, Gadecki won her first WTA Tour singles main-draw match at the Phillip Island Trophy.[5] She followed this up with her first top-10 win, defeating the top seed and former Australian Open champion, world No. 4, Sofia Kenin. With Gadecki's career-high ranking being No. 988 in the world, this was Kenin's worst defeat by ranking on the WTA Tour.[6] Gadecki lost in the third round.[7] The following week, she re-entered onto the WTA rankings at No. 642.[8] In May 2021, Gadecki won her first professional singles title in Turkey.[9]

In August 2021, she won the singles and doubles titles at Vigo, Spain. It was her second singles title and fifth doubles title.[10]

On 20 September 2021, Gadecki debuted in the Australian top 10 in singles and doubles rankings.[11]

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.

Singles[]

Current after the 2021 French Open

Tournament 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–Loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 Career total: 3
Titles 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss 3–3 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Year-end ranking

ITF Circuit finals[]

Single: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Julia Avdeeva 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 2021 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard United States Robin Anderson 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–7(8)
Win 2–2 Aug 2021 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Hard Japan Yuriko Lily Miyazaki 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Romania Elena-Teodora Cadar Canada Raphaëlle Lacasse
Czech Republic Anna Sisková 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Apr 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Romania Elena-Teodora Cadar United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
Israel Lina Glushko 		4–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Apr 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Burundi Sada Nahimana South Korea Lee So-ra
Japan Misaki Matsuda 		6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Win 3–1 Jun 2021 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava Japan Mana Ayukawa
South Korea Han Na-lae 		6–3, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jul 2021 ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 60,000 Hard Spain Rebeka Masarova Spain
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls 		6–3, 6–3
Win 5–1 Aug 2021 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Alicia Barnett Switzerland Conny Perrin
Brazil Laura Pigossi 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Oct 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany 25,000 Hard (i) Burundi Sada Nahimana Latvia Kamilla Bartone
Switzerland Ylena In-Albon 		4–6, 3–6

Wins over top 10 players[]

Season 2021 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score OGR
2021
1. United States Sofia Kenin No. 4 Phillip Island Trophy, Australia Hard 2R 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 not ranked[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Olivia Gadecki Bio". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Draws are now set for the Melbourne Summer Series". Tennis Australia. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Golden Girl Gadecki". tennis.com.au. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Aussie's March on in Australian Open 2021 Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Gadecki Continues Breakout Summer at Phillip Island Trophy". Tennis Australia. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Sofia Kenin's Aus Open title defence gets worse with loss to Aussie teen not in top 1400". Fox Sports. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Winning Runs Over for Aussies at Melbourne Summer Series". Tennis Australia. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Australia's Olivia Gadecki has won her maiden professional singles title at an ITF $15K tournament in Turkey". Tennis Australia. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. ^ Rogers, Leigh (30 August 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ Rogers, Leigh (20 September 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Unranked Gadecki shocks Kenin in Phillip Island Trophy opener". WTA. 14 February 2021.

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