Amelia Rajecki

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Amelia Rajecki
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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$54,677
Singles
Career record42–35
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 541 (6 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 541 (13 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record33–15
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 238 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 300 (13 January 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 13 January 2025.

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 Wang Yafan and Katie Volynets in the qualifying rounds. [6] She lost her first round match to former NC State teammate Diana Shnaider. [7] [8] [9] Partnering with Mingge Xu, Rajecki won the doubles title at the ITF W100 Shrewsbury in October 2024, defeating fellow Britons Hannah Klugman and Ranah Stoiber in the final. [10]

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend
W35 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
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
Loss1–1 Sep 2024 ITF Trnava, SlovakiaW15Hard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Nina Vargová 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1–2 Jan 2025 ITF Sunderland, United KingdomW35Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nikola Bartůňková 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W35 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
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]
Win4–0 Oct 2024 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United KingdomW100Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mingge Xu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hannah Klugman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ranah Akua Stoiber 		6–4, 6–1
Loss4–1 Jan 2025 ITF Oslo, NorwayW15Hard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Strešnáková Flag of Sweden.svg Linea Bajraliu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joy de Zeeuw 		3–6, 0–6
Win5–1 Jan 2025 ITF Sunderland, United KingdomW35Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rogers Flag of South Korea.svg Park So-hyun
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cody Wong 		2–6, 6–3, [10–8]

References

  1. ↑ "Amelia Rajecki". Gopack.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Amelia Rajecki & Harry Wendelken crowned British Tour Masters champions". lta.org. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Amelia Rajecki – 2023–24 – Women's Tennis". NC State University Athletics . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Wolfpack Women's Tennis Crowned ACC Champion for First Time in Program History". NC State University Athletics. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Chiesa, Victoria (24 May 2023). "2023 NCAA Championships: After team heartbreak, Rajecki stuns No. 1 Crawley". usta.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024: Qualifier Amelia Rajecki earns place in first WTA main draw". LTA. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Wozniacki loses on grass-court return in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024: Results & updates". LTA. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kartal claims crown after Watson retires due to injury". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.


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