Olivia Gadecki

Rising star Olivia Gadecki first picked up a tennis racquet when she was four, encouraged to get out on the court by her four brothers. Her potential was almost immediately obvious.

At the age of 12, Olivia was one of just 16 players from around the world invited to be part of the Future Tennis Aces competition in Paris.

In 2016, she won the Australian under-14 singles title and was part of the Australian Junior Fed Cup team the following year.

Olivia embarked on a tour of European junior tournaments in 2018, reaching the final of the Torneo Internazionale Junior in Italy.

In February 2021, the then 18-year-old surprised the world with a stunning victory over reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin. At the time, Olivia was unranked, while Sofia was no.4 in the world.

Since then, Olivia has steadily climbed up the world rankings, breaking into the top 100 in doubles in 2023. She has performed consistently well in singles and doubles, with an attacking style of game, supported by a big serve and pure ball striking.

Olivia won her first professional ITF singles title in Antalya, Turkey, in 2021, making her debut for Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup the same year.

At the 2023 Australian Open, she won her first grand slam singles match and reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles alongside fellow Aussie Marc Polmans. The pair had match point against eventual champions Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos before succumbing.

Olivia lost to American star Sloane Stephens in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open, but reached the second round of the women’s doubles, alongside fellow Gold Coast native Kimberly Birrell, and surged to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles once again with Marc.

An Olympic debut came up in 2024 for Olivia, receiving a late call up for the women's singles and doubles after the team had first been selected.

The Gold Coaster had Arantxa Rus (NED) in the singles first round and went down 6-4 6-1.

In the doubles, Olivia and Ajla Tomljanovic forced their match against Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider (AIN) into a deciding super tiebreaker before falling 6-3 2-6 [10-6].