Olivia Nicholls
British tennis player
Olivia Nicholls Nicholls at the 2021 ITF Poitiers
Full name Olivia Ann Nicholls Country (sports) Great Britain Born (1994-10-26 ) 26 October 1994 (age 29) Norwich , EnglandHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] Turned pro 2017 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 204,054 Career record 32–39 (45.1%) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 943 (18 September 2017) Career record 214–121 (63.9%) Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 59 (9 January 2023) Current ranking No. 69 (27 May 2024) Australian Open 1R (2023 ) French Open 1R (2023 , 2024 ) Wimbledon 3R (2024 ) US Open 1R (2022 ) Wimbledon SF (2023 ) BJK Cup SF (2022 ), record 3–1 Last updated on: 4 June 2024.
Olivia Ann Nicholls (born 26 October 1994) is a British tennis player who specialises in doubles.
Nicholls has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour , one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour and eighteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit . On 9 January 2023, she peaked at No. 59 in the WTA doubles rankings.[2]
Nicholls graduated from Loughborough University .[3] At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei , Taiwan, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Emily Arbuthnott .[4]
She made her WTA Tour debut at 2022 Lyon Open in the doubles draw, partnering with Alicia Barnett . The duo finished runners-up.[5]
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 .
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
Current through the 2024 ATX Open
Tournament
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
0 / 1
0–1
0%
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
1R
0 / 1
0–1
0%
Wimbledon
Q1
A
NH
A
2R
1R
0 / 2
1–2
33%
US Open
A
A
A
A
1R
A
0 / 1
0–1
0%
Win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
0–3
0–0
0 / 5
1–5
17%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup
A
A
A
A
SF
QR
0 / 1
3–1
75%
Career statistics
Tournaments
0
0
0
0
15
15
3
Career total: 33
Titles
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Career total: 2
Finals
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
Career total: 3
Overall win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
14–15
4–15
5–2
2 / 33
23–32
42%
Win %
–
–
–
–
48%
21%
71%
Career total: 42%
Year-end ranking
273
362
324
187
63
107
Mixed doubles
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 39 (19 titles, 20 runner–ups)
Legend
W100 tournaments (2–3)
W60/75 tournaments (3–6)
W25 tournaments (6–7)
W10/15 tournaments (8–4)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2015
GB Pro-Series Bath , United Kingdom
W25
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn
1–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win
2–0
Feb 2016
ITF Wirral, United Kingdom
W10
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Veronica Corning Harriet Dart
6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Win
3–0
Sep 2016
ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom
W10
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Dasha Ivanova Margot Yerolymos
6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss
3–1
Oct 2016
ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom
W10
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová
6–7(2–7) , 6–7(2–7)
Win
4–1
Nov 2016
ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom
W10
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Mia Eklund Nika Shytkouskaya
7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Win
5–1
Nov 2016
GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury , United Kingdom
W10
Hard
Sarah Beth Grey
Alicia Barnett Lauren Mcminn
6–3, 6–3
Win
6–1
Feb 2017
ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom
W15
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Melanie Stokke Julia Lohoff
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss
6–2
Apr 2017
ITF Óbidos, Portugal
W15
Carpet
Laura Sainsbury
Anna Klasen Erika Vogelsang
4–6, 1–6
Loss
6–3
May 2017
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
W15
Clay
Sarah Beth Grey
Gaia Sanesi Martina Spigarelli
0–6, 2–6
Win
7–3
Sep 2017
ITF Madrid, Spain
W15
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Marina Bassols Ribera Júlia Payola
6–1, 6–2
Loss
7–4
Sep 2017
ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France
W25
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Cornelia Lister Vera Lapko
4–6, 3–6
Win
8–4
Mar 2018
ITF Ramat Hasharon, Israel
W15
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Charlotte Römer Caroline Werner
6–4, 7–6
Win
9–4
Mar 2018
ITF Tel Aviv, Israel
W15
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia
7–6, 6–3
Win
10–4
Apr 2018
ITF Óbidos, Portugal
W25
Carpet
Sarah Beth Grey
An-Sophie Mestach Nina Stojanović
4–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–6]
Win
11–4
Apr 2018
ITF Óbidos, Portugal
W25
Carpet
Sarah Beth Grey
Jessika Ponchet Ganna Poznikhirenko
6–2, 6–1
Loss
11–5
May 2018
ITF Monzón, Spain
W25
Hard
Sarah Beth Grey
Cristina Bucșa Yana Sizikova
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss
11–6
Aug 2018
ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom
W25
Hard
Sarah Beth Grey
Freya Christie Samantha Murray
6–3, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss
11–7
Nov 2018
ITF Wirral, United Kingdom
W25
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Freya Christie Valeria Savinykh
4–6, 5–7
Win
12–7
Nov 2018
GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
2W25
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger
0–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss
12–8
Mar 2019
ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès , Spain
W60
Hard
Jodie Burrage
Jessika Ponchet Eden Silva
3–6, 4–6
Win
13–8
Mar 2020
ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom
W25
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Celia Cervino Ruiz Maria Gutierrez Carrasco
6–4, 7–6
Loss
13–9
Sep 2020
ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
W25
Hard
Jodie Burrage
Marina Bassols Ribera Ioana Loredana Roșca
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [6–10]
Loss
13–10
May 2021
ITF Santa Margarida, Spain
W15
Hard
Celia Cerviño Ruiz
Victoria Bosio Justina Mikulskytė
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win
14–10
Jun 2021
ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal
W25
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Berfu Cengiz Anastasia Tikhonova
6–3, 7–6
Loss
14–11
Jul 2021
Open Araba en Femenino , Spain
W60
Hard
Celia Cerviño Ruiz
Olivia Gadecki Rebeka Masarova
3–6, 3–6
Loss
14–12
Sep 2021
Caldas da Rainha Open , Portugal
W60
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Momoko Kobori Hiroko Kuwata
6–7, 6–7
Loss
14–13
Sep 2021
ITF Santarem, Portugal
W25
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Marie Benoît Eden Silva
5–7, 1–6
Loss
14–14
Nov 2021
Open Nantes Atlantique , France
W60
Hard (i)
Alicia Barnett
Samantha Murray Jessika Ponchet
4–6, 2–6
Loss
14–15
Dec 2021
ITF Selva Gardena, Italy
W25
Hard (i)
Alicia Barnett
Eudice Chong Moyuka Uchijima
2–6, 1–6
Loss
14–16
Jan 2022
Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon , France
W60
Hard (i)
Alicia Barnett
Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet
4–6, 1–6
Loss
14–17
Feb 2022
Open de l'Isère , France
W60
Hard (i)
Alicia Barnett
Prarthana Thombare Yuriko Miyazaki
3–6, 3–6
Win
15–17
Apr 2022
Bellinzona Ladies Open , Switzerland
W60
Clay
Alicia Barnett
Xenia Knoll Oksana Selekhmeteva
6–7(7–9) , 6–4, [10–7]
Loss
15–18
May 2022
Internacional de La Bisbal d'Empordà , Spain
W100
Clay
Alicia Barnett
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Renata Zarazúa
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win
16–18
Aug 2022
Kozerki Open , Poland
W100
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Katarzyna Kawa Vivian Heisen
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win
17–18
Mar 2023
Trnava Women's Indoor , Slovakia
W60
Hard (i)
Alicia Barnett
Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc
6–3, 6–3
Loss
17–19
Jun 2023
Surbiton Trophy , United Kingdom
W100
Grass
Alicia Barnett
Yanina Wickmayer Sophie Chang
4–6, 1–6
Win
18–19
Jul 2023
Open Araba en Femenino, Spain
W100
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Estelle Cascino Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–3, 6–4
Loss
18–20
Sep 2023
ITF Tokyo Open , Japan
W100
Hard
Alicia Barnett
Jessika Ponchet Bibiane Schoofs
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win
19–20
Jan 2024
Porto Indoor , Portugal
W75+H
Hard (i)
Sarah Beth Grey
Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
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