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Olivia Nicholls
British tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olivia Ann Nicholls (born 26 October 1994) is a British tennis player who specialises in doubles.
![]() Nicholls at the 2021 ITF Poitiers | |
Full name | Olivia Ann Nicholls |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 29) Norwich, England |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 204,054 |
Singles | |
Career record | 32–39 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 943 (18 September 2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 214–121 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (9 January 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 69 (27 May 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 1R (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (2023) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | SF (2022), record 3–1 |
Last updated on: 4 June 2024. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Women's Tennis | ||
Summer Universiade | ||
![]() | 2017 Taipei | Doubles |
Nicholls has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour and eighteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 9 January 2023, she peaked at No. 59 in the WTA doubles rankings.[2]
Nicholls graduated from Loughborough University.[3] At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Emily Arbuthnott.[4]
She made her WTA Tour debut at 2022 Lyon Open in the doubles draw, partnering with Alicia Barnett. The duo finished runners-up.[5]
Partnering with Jonny O'Mara at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Nicholls reached the semi-finals in the mixed doubles, losing out to eventual champions Mate Pavić and Lyudmyla Kichenok.[6]