Aleksandra Olsza

Aleksandra Olsza
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceKatowice, Poland
Born (1977-12-08) 8 December 1977
Katowice
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 278,504
Singles
Career record130–133
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
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

Equipment

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

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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) Anna Kournikova Meredith McGrath
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland 		0–6, 1–6
Loss Dec 1996 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Elena Wagner Janette Husárová
Dominique Monami 		2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Loss Nov 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Rika Hiraki Julie Halard
Els Callens 		6–3, 2–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (1–3)

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

Doubles (5–5)

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

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles (1–0)

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

Doubles (1–0)

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

References

  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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