Olivia Gadecki

Olivia Gadecki (/ɡəˈdɛtskiː/; born 24 April 2002) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 83, reached on 7 October 2024, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 64, achieved on 22 July 2024. As of September 2024, she is the Australian No. 1.

Olivia Gadecki

Gadecki at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Australia
Born	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) Gold Coast, Queensland[1]
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 983,154
Singles
Career record	186–102
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 83 (7 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 83 (7 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2023)
French Open	Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	1R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	94–40
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 64 (22 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 79 (7 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2021, 2023, 2024)
French Open	1R (2022)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	1R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 10 October 2024.

Early life

Gadecki was born and raised by her mother^[2] on the Gold Coast where she started playing tennis at age three.^[1] She is of Polish descent,^[3] and has five brothers.^[4] She was considered a prodigious tennis talent as a junior and at the age of 12 was one of just 16 players from around the world invited to take part in the Longines Future Tennis Aces competition in Paris on the eve of the 2014 French Open.^[5] Gadecki quit playing tennis shortly afterwards, and was ultimately encouraged by fellow Australian Ash Barty to return to the sport after completing high school. ^[6] Gadecki attended Southport State High School throughout her teenage years.^[7]

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.^[8] She was awarded a wildcard into the Gippsland Trophy, where she made her WTA Tour main draw debut.^[9]

In February, Gadecki won her first WTA Tour singles main-draw match at the Phillip Island Trophy.^[10] She followed this up with her first top-10 win, defeating the top seed, former Australian Open champion and 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.^[11] Gadecki lost in the third round.^[12] The following week, she re-entered the WTA rankings at No. 642.^[13] In May 2021, Gadecki won her first professional singles title in Turkey.^[14]

In August 2021, she won the singles and doubles titles at Vigo, Spain. It was her second singles title and fifth doubles title.^[15]

On 20 September 2021, Gadecki debuted in the Australian top 10 in singles and doubles rankings.^[16] She ended the year with a singles ranking of No. 238.

2022: Top 200

Gadecki did not enter the 2022 Australian Open due to the requirement for all players to be vaccinated against COVID-19^[17]

In April 2022, Gadecki broke into the top 200, after reaching three finals from four Australian Pro Tour appearances.^[18]

2023: Australian Open debut, first WTA 125 doubles title

Gadecki made her debut at the Australian Open as a wildcard^[19] and defeated Polina Kudermetova in the first round^[20] before losing her next match to Marta Kostyuk.^[21]

Partnering Jodie Burrage, she won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the Golden Gate Open, defeating Hailey Baptiste and Claire Liu in the final.^[22]

2024: Olympics in singles & doubles, maiden WTA Tour final, top 100, Australian No. 1

She reached a career-high ranking at world No. 120 on 15 January 2024, prior to the 2024 Australian Open where she received a wildcard for the main draw, losing to Sloane Stephens.^[23]

Partnering Olivia Nicholls, Gadecki won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the ATX Open, defeating Katarzyna Kawa and Bibiane Schoofs in the final.^[24]

Ranked No. 177, she qualified for the Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this major^[25] but suffering a straight sets loss to Robin Montgomery.^[26]

Ranked No. 152, she qualified for the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open and defeated Sloane Stephens in the first round.^[27] She then upset second seed Danielle Collins, in straight sets in the second round, to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal and first at the 500-level.^[28][29] Next, she defeated Martina Trevisan, her third top 100 win, to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal (the third active Australian woman player to reach a semifinal at the WTA 500 level after Ajla Tomljanović and Daria Saville), and finally Camila Osorio to reach her maiden career final.^[30][31][32] As a result, she reached a new career-high in the top 90, raising close to 65 positions, becoming the Australian No. 1 ahead of Daria Saville in the women's singles rankings on 16 September 2024.^[33] She became the first Australian to reach a WTA 500 singles final since Ash Barty in January 2022 in Adelaide.^[34][35] Gadecki lost in the final to Magdalena Fręch.^[36]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q2	A	2R	1R	0 / 2	1–2
French Open	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q3	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	Q1	Q3	1R	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	A	A	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–2	0 / 4	1–4
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	SF	A	A		0 / 1	0–0
WTA 1000
Italian Open	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments	3	1	5	3	Career total: 12
Titles	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	2–3	0–1	1–5	1–3	0 / 12	4–12
Year–end ranking	230	201	132		$462,516

Doubles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	2R	A	2R	2R	0 / 3	3–3	50%
French Open	A	1R	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	1–1	0–1	1–1	1–3	0 / 6	4–6	40%
Career statistics
Tournaments	3	1	2	4	Career total: 10
Titles	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	1–3	0–1	2–2	3–4	0 / 10	6–10	38%
Year-end ranking	178	730	96

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (0–1) WTA 250 (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2024	Guadalajara Open, Mexico	WTA 500	Hard	Magdalena Fręch	6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (0–0) WTA 250 (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–0) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2024	ATX Open, United States	WTA 250	Hard	Olivia Nicholls	Katarzyna Kawa Bibiane Schoofs	6–2, 6–4

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2023	Golden Gate Open, United States	Hard	Jodie Burrage	Hailey Baptiste Claire Liu	7–6(4), 6–7(6), [10–8]
Win	2–0	Mar 2024	Charleston Pro, United States	Hard	Olivia Nicholls	Sara Errani Tereza Mihalíková	6–2, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (3 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–1) $60,000 tournaments (0–5) $40,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (1–4) $15,000 tournaments (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–8) Clay (1–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Lee Ya-hsuan	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	May 2021	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Julia Avdeeva	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–2	Jun 2021	ITF Madrid, Spain	W25	Hard	Robin Anderson	3–6, 7–6(3), 6–7(8)
Win	2–2	Aug 2021	ITF Vigo, Spain	W25	Hard	Yuriko Miyazaki	6–2, 6–4
Loss	2–3	Feb 2022	Bendigo Pro Tour, Australia	W25	Hard	Asia Muhammad	2–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Mar 2022	Bendigo Pro Tour 2, Australia	W25	Hard	Jaimee Fourlis	3–6, ret.
Loss	2–5	Mar 2022	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Moyuka Uchijima	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–6	Feb 2023	Burnie International, Australia	W60	Hard	Storm Hunter	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–7	Feb 2023	Burnie International 2, Australia	W25	Hard	Jaimee Fourlis	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–8	Mar 2023	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Priscilla Hon	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	2–9	Mar 2023	Clay Court International 2, Australia	W60	Clay	Wang Yafan	6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Win	3–9	Jun 2023	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	W40	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–10	Dec 2023	Gold Coast International, Australia	W60	Hard	Talia Gibson	5–7, 2–6
Loss	3–11	Aug 2024	Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States	W100	Hard	McCartney Kessler	6–4, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (2–1) $60,000 tournaments (1–3) $40,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (4–3) $15,000 tournaments (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (7–6) Clay (2–1) Grass (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Elena-Teodora Cadar	Raphaëlle Lacasse Anna Sisková	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Apr 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Elena-Teodora Cadar	Alicia Barnett Lina Glushko	4–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Apr 2021	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Sada Nahimana	Lee So-ra Misaki Matsuda	6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Win	3–1	Jun 2021	ITF Madrid, Spain	25,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	Mana Ayukawa Han Na-lae	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–1	Jul 2021	Open Araba en Femenino, Spain	60,000	Hard	Rebeka Masarova	Celia Cerviño Ruiz Olivia Nicholls	6–3, 6–3
Win	5–1	Aug 2021	ITF Vigo, Spain	25,000	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Conny Perrin Laura Pigossi	6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–2	Oct 2021	ITF Hamburg, Germany	25,000	Hard (i)	Sada Nahimana	Kamilla Bartone Ylena In-Albon	4–6, 3–6
Loss	5–3	Feb 2023	Burnie International 2, Australia	25,000	Hard	Lily Fairclough	Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains	3–6, 5–7
Win	6–3	Feb 2023	Swan Hill International, Australia	25,000	Grass	Lily Fairclough	Liang En-shuo Wang Yafan	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6–4	Mar 2023	Swan Hill International 2, Australia	25,000	Grass	Petra Hule	Elysia Bolton Alexandra Bozovic	6–7(3), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss	6–5	Mar 2023	Clay Court International, Australia	60,000	Clay	Destanee Aiava	Erina Hayashi Yuki Naito	6–7(2), 5–7
Win	7–5	May 2023	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	100,000	Clay	Jaimee Fourlis	Emily Appleton Julia Lohoff	6–1, 6–4
Loss	7–6	Jul 2023	Lexington Challenger, United States	60,000	Hard	Dalayna Hewitt	Alexis Blokhina Ava Markham	4-6, 6–7(1)
Loss	7–7	Aug 2023	Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States	100,000	Hard	Mai Hontama	Sophie Chang Yulia Starodubtseva	w/o
Win	8–7	Oct 2023	ITF Baza, Spain	25,000	Hard	Samantha Murray Sharan	Lea Bošković Ángela Fita Boluda	7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Win	9–7	Oct 2023	ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal	40,000	Hard	Heather Watson	Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge	6–4, 6–1
Win	10–7	Oct 2023	GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom	100,000	Hard (i)	Harriet Dart	Elena Malõgina Barbora Palicová	6–0, 6–2
Loss	10–8	Oct 2023	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom	60,000	Hard (i)	Freya Christie	Francisca Jorge Maia Lumsden	3–6, 1–6

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

Season	2021	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
2021
1.	Sofia Kenin	4	Phillip Island Trophy, Australia	Hard	2R	2–6, 7–6(4), 6–4	N/A	[37]

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External links

• Olivia Gadecki at the Women's Tennis Association
• Olivia Gadecki at the International Tennis Federation
• Olivia Gadecki at Tennis Australia