Aleksandra Olsza

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]

Aleksandra Olsza

Country (sports)	Poland
Residence	Katowice, Poland
Born	(1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 47) Katowice
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 278,504
Singles
Career record	130–133
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 72 (30 September 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1997)
French Open	1R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1996, 1997)
US Open	2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	118–112
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 69 (13 September 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1999)
French Open	2R (1999)
Wimbledon	2R (1999)
US Open	2R (1996, 1999)

Achievements

• At the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, Olsza won titles in both girls' singles and girls' doubles (with Cara Black).
• At the 1996 US Open, Olsza defeated world No. 12 player Magdalena Maleeva in the first round.^[1]
• Olsza represented Poland at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but lost in the first round.

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)