Olivia Nicholls
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Full name | Olivia Ann Nicholls |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Norwich, England | 26 October 1994
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 82,892 |
Singles | |
Career record | 32–39 (45.1%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 943 (18 September 2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 163–85 (65.7%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 67 (10 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 67 (10 October 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
Last updated on: 10 October 2022. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Women's Tennis | ||
Summer Universiade | ||
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2017 Taipei | Doubles |
Olivia Ann Nicholls (born 26 October 1994) is a British tennis player who specialises in doubles.
Nicholls has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 October 2022, she peaked at No. 67 in the WTA doubles rankings.[1]
Nicholls graduated from Loughborough University.[2] At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Emily Arbuthnott.[3]
She made her WTA Tour debut at 2022 Lyon Open, partnered with Alicia Barnett in doubles. The duo reached the final.[4]
Biography
Olivia Nicholls was born on 26 October 1994 at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, the daughter of Ann Elizabeth Nicholls (née Mason) and Ian Phillip Nicholls. She has an older brother, Henry, a secondary school science teacher. Nicholls grew up in the Norfolk village of Acle, attending both Acle Primary School and Acle High School, now Acle Academy. She completed her A Level qualifications at East Norfolk Sixth Form College in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, before completing her BSc in Sports Science with Management at Loughborough University.
Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
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WTA career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2022 | Lyon Open, France | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2022 | Championnats de Granby, Canada | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–1] |
ITF finals
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Nichols is currently ranked 1255 by the ITF in singles.
Notes
References
- ^ "Olivia Nicholls". www.wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Olivia Nicholls". www.lboro.ac.uk.
- ^ "Taipei Universiade: Golden day for Chans, silver for others". www.taipeitimes.com.
- ^ "Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon 2022 Scores | Latest Scores & Live Updates – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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- Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade