Aleksandra Olsza

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Aleksandra Olsza
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceKatowice, Poland
Born (1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 46)
Katowice
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 278,504
Singles
Career record130–133 (49.4%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 72 (30 September 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1997)
French Open1R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1996, 1997)
US Open2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record118–112 (51.3%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (13 September 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1999)
French Open2R (1999)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (1996, 1999)

Aleksandra Olsza (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandra ˈɔlʂa]; 8 December 1977) is a Polish former tennis player. Her career highlights include winning of the 1995 Wimbledon Championships in both girls' singles and doubles. At the 1996 US Open, Olsza defeated world No. 12, Magdalena Maleeva.[1]

Achievements[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Olsza used the Prince racquet model Precision 720.[2]

WTA career finals[edit]

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV (0–2)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 1995 Moscow Open, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Anna Kournikova United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
0–6, 1–6
Loss Dec 1996 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Germany Elena Wagner Slovakia Janette Husárová
Belgium Dominique Monami
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Loss Nov 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Japan Rika Hiraki France Julie Halard
Belgium Els Callens
6–3, 2–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–3)[edit]

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 11 April 1994 ITF Supetar, Croatia Clay Argentina Maria Fernanda Landa 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2. 7 June 1997 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom Grass Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–7, 0–5 ret.
Loss 3. 16 November 1997 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Israel Hila Rosen 1–6, 3–6
Win 4. 30 November 1997 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 6–1, 6–1

Doubles (5–5)[edit]

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 17 May 1993 ITF Katowice, Poland Clay Poland Patrycja Gajdzik South Africa Michelle Anderson
Czech Republic Katerina Zajacová
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(1)
Win 2. 28 June 1993 Supetar, Croatia Clay Poland Katarzyna Malec Croatia Ivona Horvat
Slovenia Tina Vukasovič
7–5, 7–6(5)
Win 3. 29 August 1993 Gryfino, Poland Clay Ukraine Elena Tatarkova Poland Monika Starosta
Czech Republic Alena Vašková
7–6(4), 4–6, 7–5
Loss 4. 13 September 1993 Zadar, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Alena Vašková Slovakia Simona Nedorostová
Slovenia Tjaša Jezernik
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win 5. 27 September 1993 Mali Lošinj, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Helena Vildová Croatia Ivona Horvat
Slovenia Tina Vukasovič
6–0, 6–7(5), 6–3
Loss 6. 25 October 1993 Jurmala, Latvia Hard Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec Ukraine Natalia Bondarenko
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–7, 2–6
Loss 7. 26 September 1994 Mali Lošinj, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Blanka Kumbárová Russia Olga Ivanova
Ukraine Natalia Nemchinova
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5)
Loss 8. 2 February 1997 Prostějov, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Ukraine Elena Tatarkova Slovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
2–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 23 November 1997 Port Pirie, Australia Hard South Africa Jessica Steck South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Australia Lisa McShea
4–6, 3–6
Win 10. 30 March 1998 ITF Phoenix, United States Hard Sweden Kristina Triska United States Amy Frazier
Japan Rika Hiraki
6–4, 7–6(5)

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Singles (1–0)[edit]

Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1995 Wimbledon Grass Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 7–6(6)

Doubles (1–0)[edit]

Year Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
1995 Wimbledon Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jodi Richardson
6–0, 7–6(5)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tennis: Henman now to face Brazilian". The Independent. 27 August 1996.
  2. ^ "WTA Player Equipment List". Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009.

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