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Aleksandra Olsza

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Aleksandra Olsza
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 48)
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 Sep 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 Sep 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1999)
French Open2R (1999)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (1996, 1999)
Last updated on: 3 Jun 2026.

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

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Equipment

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

WTA Tour finals

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Doybles: 3 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I/Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier II/ WTA 1000 (0–0)
Tier III/ WTA 500 (0–1)
Tier IV / WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1995 Moscow Open, Russia Tier III Carpet Russia Anna Kournikova United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
0–6 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 1997 Auckland Open, New Zealand Tier IV Hard Germany Elena Wagner Slovakia Janette Husárová
Belgium Dominique Monami
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Tier IV Hard Japan Rika Hiraki France Julie Halard
Belgium Els Callens
6–3, 2–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1994 Supetar, Croatia 10,000 Clay Argentina Maria Fernanda Landa 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 1997 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom 25,000 Grass Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–7, 0–5 ret.
Loss 0–3 Nov 1997 Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard Israel Hila Rosen 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Nov 1997 Nuriootpa, Australia 25,000 Hard Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 6–1, 6–1


Doubles (5–5)

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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 tournament finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win1995WimbledonGrassThailand Tamarine Tanasugarn7–5, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1995WimbledonGrassZimbabwe Cara BlackAustralia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jodi Richardson
6–0, 7–6(7–5)
Loss1995US OpenHardRussia Anna KournikovaUnited States Corina Morariu
San Marino Ludmilla Varmuza
3–6, 3–6

References

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  1. 1 2 "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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