Jade Otway

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Jade Otway
Country (sports)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21) [1]
College Texas Christian University
Prize money$6,743
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 931 (7 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1093 (23 December 2024)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 727 (5 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 819 (23 December 2024)
Team competitions
Last updated on: 29 December 2024.

Jade Otway (born 11 June 2003) is a professional tennis player from New Zealand. She had a career high WTA doubles ranking of no. 727 achieved on 5 February 2024. [2] [3]

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Early life

From the Marlborough District of New Zealand, [4] she attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington for whom she won the College Sport Wellington Junior Tennis Championships. [5] [6] She was named tennis player of the year at the 2017 College Sports Wellington (CSW) Awards. [7]

Career

She played for New Zealand in the Junior Federation Cup and was named Tennis New Zealand’s junior female player of the year in 2020. [8]

Competing in American collegiate tennis for the TCU Horned Frogs she was named MVP in the inaugural NIT Universal Tennis Championship in Atlanta, Georgia helping her Texas Christian University team to win the tournament in 2023. [9] In July 2023, she was selected to compete for New Zealand in the Billie Jean King Cup. [10] She was the first women from the Marlborough District to compete in the competition, or the Fed Cup, for New Zealand. [4]

In December 2024, she was awarded a wildcard alongside Monique Barry into the main draw of the women's doubles at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland. [11]

Personal life

In 2021, she received a tennis scholarship to attend Texas Christian University, based in Fort Worth, Texas in the United States. She has a twin sister, Kyla, who competes in rowing. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jade Otway". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jade Otway". WTA. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 Jones, Peter (30 June 2023). "Jade makes the grade". Marlboroughapp.co.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jade Otway - tennis superstar". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jade Otway Wins CSW Junior Tennis Champs". Marsdensport. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marsden students win at College Sport awards". Wellington.Scoop. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. 1 2 Jones, Peter (31 December 2021). "Otway twins earn US college scholarships". Marlboroughapp. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Old Girl represents NZ in tennis". Sporty.co.nz. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "So Close, Yet So Far for Billie Jean King Cup Team in Malaysia". Tennis.Kiwi. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Monique Barry goes down fighting at ASB Classic qualifying". Tennis.kiwi. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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