Olivia Gadecki
Olivia Gadecki (born 24 April 2002) is a professional tennis player from Australia. She has a career-high singles rank of 167, reached on 4 April 2022, and a highest doubles rank of 178, both achieved on 8 November 2021. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, having received a wildcard into the main draw. Personal life. Gadecki was born and raised on the Gold Coast where she started playing tennis at age three. She attended Southport State High School throughout her teenage years. 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. 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. 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. Gadecki lost in the third round. The following week, she re-entered onto the WTA rankings at No. 642. In May 2021, Gadecki won her first professional singles title in Turkey. In August 2021, she won the singles and doubles titles at Vigo, Spain. It was her second singles title and fifth doubles title. On 20 September 2021, Gadecki debuted in the Australian top 10 in singles and doubles rankings. Gadecki ended 2021 with a single ranking of 238. 2022: Top 200. Gadecki did not enter the 2022 Australian Open due to  the requirement for all played to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and her anti-vaccination stance. In April 2022, Gadecki broke into the WTA top 200 after reaching three finals from four Australian Pro Tour appearances. Performance timelines. "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"