Amelia Rajecki

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Amelia Rajecki
Amelia Rajecki (2023 Wolfpack Invite) 02 (cropped).jpg
Rajecki with NC State in 2023
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)
Nottingham, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College NC State
Prize money$41,564
Singles
Career record22–24
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 703 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 771 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record14–8
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 414 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 448 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 15 July 2024.

Amelia Rajecki (born 3 June 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She previously played US collegiate tennis for North Carolina State.

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Early life

Rajecki was raised in Nottingham. [1]

She won the British Tour Masters in 2022. [2]

College career

Rajecki began playing for the Wolfpack at North Carolina State University in 2020–21. [3] In her junior year in 2022–23, she set the program record of singles wins in a season with 40 wins and 11 losses. [3] She contributed to NC State winning their first ACC conference title in 2023, defeating Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina in the final. [4] At the 2023 NCAA Championships, where NC State lost to North Carolina in the team final, Rajecki beat No. 1 seed, Fiona Crawley of North Carolina, in the singles bracket, with her run to the semifinals enough to secure All-American honours for herself. [5] She was ranked No. 2 nationally in singles at the end of her senior year in 2024, being named the ITA National Senior Player of the Year, and again reached the semifinals of the NCAA singles tournament. [3]

Professional career

Ranked No. 884, Rajecki reached her first WTA main draw at the grass-court 2024 Birmingham Classic defeating Yafan Wang and Katie Volynets in the qualifying rounds. [6] She lost her first round match to former NC State teammate Diana Shnaider. [7] [8] [9]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Hu 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW15Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nell Miller Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Collens
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louise Kwong
7–5, 6–1
Win2–0 Oct 2023 Tyler Pro Challenge, United StatesW80Hard Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Rencheli Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rogers
Flag of the United States.svg Alana Smith
7–5, 4–6, [16–14]
Win3–0 Jul 2024 ITF Nottingham, United KingdomW50Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Swan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mingge Xu
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]

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References

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