Olivia Lukaszewicz

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Olivia Lukaszewicz
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 36)
Adelaide, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,940
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 525 (16 January 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2004)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 514 (20 February 2006)

Olivia Lukaszewicz (born 15 September 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In 2021, she joined the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, an international Catholic community of religious women, part of the Schoenstatt movement. [1] [2]

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Biography

Lukaszewicz was born in Adelaide to Polish immigrant parents. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a scholarship and had a top 40 ranking in a promising junior career. [3] [4]

A right-handed player, Lukaszewicz received a wildcard into the singles main draw of the 2004 Australian Open at the age of 15. At the time, she was ranked barely within the world's top 1000 at the time and was drawn up against the top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first-round. [5] The match, played in Rod Laver Arena, was over in 45 minutes, with the world number one winning 6–0, 6–0. [6] She also exited in the opening round of the junior competition by the same scoreline, beaten by Shahar Pe'er. [7] Henin-Hardenne's coach Carlos Rodríguez later criticized the Australian Open officials for mismatch, questioning whether a wildcard should have been granted. [8] [9]

In addition to her Australian Open appearance in 2004, she was also a member of Australia's Fed Cup squad that year for a tie against Russia in Moscow. Having already been in Moscow as a hitting partner, she joined Alicia Molik, Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs as the fourth team member after Nicole Pratt withdrew. [10] [11]

Following her career in tennis she studied nutrition worked in Adelaide as a dietitian. [3] In 2021 she left her work to join the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, an international Catholic community of religious women, part of the international Schoenstatt movement. [1]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles (0–2)

OutcomeNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Runner-up1.31 July 2005 Pontevedra, SpainHard Flag of Belarus.svg Galina Semenova Flag of Spain.svg Anna Font
Flag of Spain.svg Laura Vallverdu-Zaira 		3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.25 September 2005Mackay, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniella Jeflea 		6–7(6), 6–7(2)

References

  1. 1 2 https://catholicoutlook.org/from-grand-slams-to-a-schoenstatt-sister-of-mary/
  2. ↑ https://schoenstatt.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Schoenstatt-Newsletter-December-2021.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. 1 2 Turner, Matt. "Flagstaff Freighters set for Asia-Pacific Tennis League campaign". The Advertiser . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hewitt's heir". The Age . 11 December 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lukaszewicz to face the world's best". The Age . 17 January 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Henin-Hardenne breezes through". TheGuardian.com . 19 January 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Andre proves a sight for sore eyes on our annual day of spot the Aussie". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 January 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Henin's coach slams officials". The Age . 18 March 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Smith, Patrick (20 January 2010). "Open officials fail in duty of care". The Australian . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Olivia, 15, in fuss over Fed Cup start". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 April 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Pratt pulls out of Fed Cup tie". ABC Online . 19 April 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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