Olivia Nicholls

Olivia Nicholls

Nicholls at the 2024 Washington Open
Full name	Olivia Ann Nicholls
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 30) Norwich, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Turned pro	2017
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 631,829
Singles
Career record	32–39
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 943 (18 September 2017)
Doubles
Career record	245–145
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 31 (17 March 2025)
Current ranking	No. 31 (17 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2023, 2025)
French Open	1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	3R (2024)
US Open	3R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2025)
Wimbledon	SF (2023)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	SF (2022, 2024), record 3–2
Last updated on: 17 March 2025.

Olivia Nicholls

Medal record
Representing   Great Britain
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
	2017 Taipei	Doubles

Olivia Ann Nicholls (born 26 October 1994) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 17 March 2025, she peaked at world No. 31 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Nicholls has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. ^[2]

Early life and education

Nicholls was born at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, the daughter of Ian and Ann Nicholls.^{[ citation needed ]} She grew up in the Norfolk village of Acle.^{[ citation needed ]} She completed a BSc in Sports Science with Management at Loughborough University. ^[3]

Career

At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Emily Arbuthnott. ^[4]

2022: WTA Tour debut and first title

She made her WTA Tour debut at 2022 Lyon Open in the doubles draw, partnering with Alicia Barnett. The duo finished runners-up, ^[5] losing to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in straight sets. ^[6] Nicholls and Barnett won the doubles title at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, defeating Harriet Dart and Rosalie van der Hoek in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak. ^[7]

2023: Wimbledon mixed doubles semifinal

At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Jonny O'Mara, Nicholls reached the semifinals in the mixed doubles, losing out to eventual champions Mate Pavić and Lyudmyla Kichenok. ^[8]

2024: Second WTA doubles title, top 60, British No. 1

Alongside Olivia Gadecki, Nicholls won the doubles title at the ATX Open, defeating Katarzyna Kawa and Bibiane Schoofs in the final. ^[9]

Prior to the 2024 US Open, where she reached the third round for the first time with new partner Tereza Mihalikova, Nicolls reached a ranking of No. 57 on 19 August, making her the No. 1 British female doubles player. ^[10]

Nicholls and Mihalikova reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the China Open ^[11] and at the next WTA 1000, the Wuhan Open. ^[12]

At the Billie Jean King Cup finals in November, Nicholls and Heather Watson lost to Mihalikova and Viktória Hrunčáková in the decivisve doubles match as Great Britain were eliminated in the semifinals by Slovakia. ^[13]

2025: Australian Open mixed doubles semifinal

Partnering Henry Patten, Nicholls reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the Australian Open, defeating top seeds Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani in the second round ^[14] and then Jackson Withrow and Irina Khromacheva in the quarterfinals. ^{[15] [16]} They lost to John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell in the last four. ^[17]

In March, alongside Tereza Mihalíková, Nicholls made it through to her first WTA 1000 final at Indian Wells, overcoming fifth seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Zhang Shuai in the semifinals. ^[18] Despite losing the championship match to Asia Muhammad and Demi Schuurs, ^[19] she moved up to a career-high number 31 in the WTA rankings. ^[20]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Wimbledon	Q1	A	NH	A	2R	1R	3R	0 / 3	3–3	50%
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	4–3	0 / 8	5–8	38%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	A	A	A	A	SF	QR	SF	0 / 2	3–2	60%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Canadian Open	A	A	NH	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	0 / 1	2–1	67%
China Open	A	A	NH			A	QF	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Wuhan Open	A	A	NH				QF	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Guadalajara Open	NH				A	1R	NTI	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	6–4	0 / 5	6–5	55%
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	0	0	15	15	20	Career total: 50
Titles	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	Career total: 2
Finals	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	Career total: 3
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	14–15	4–15	25–19	2 / 50	43–49	47%
Win %	–	–	–	–	48%	21%	57%	Career total: 47%
Year-end ranking	273	362	324	187	63	107

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	SF	0 / 1	3–1
French Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	1R	SF	2R		0 / 3	4–3
US Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–1	3–1	1–1	3-1	4–3

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (0–0) WTA 250 (2–2)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2022	Lyon Open, France	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	5–7, 1–6
Win	1–1	Aug 2022	Championnats de Granby, Canada	WTA 250	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Harriet Dart Rosalie van der Hoek	5–7, 6–3, [10–1]
Win	2–1	Mar 2024	ATX Open, United States	WTA 250	Hard	Olivia Gadecki	Katarzyna Kawa Bibiane Schoofs	6–2, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Jun 2024	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	WTA 250	Grass	Tereza Mihalíková	Ingrid Neel Bibiane Schoofs	6–7(6–8), 3–6

WTA Challenger finals

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2022	Open de Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Oksana Kalashnikova Marta Kostyuk	5–7, 1–6
Win	1–1	Mar 2024	Charleston Pro, United States	Hard	Olivia Gadecki	Sara Errani Tereza Mihalíková	6–2, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 39 (19 titles, 20 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–3)
W60/75 tournaments (3–6)
W25 tournaments (6–7)
W10/15 tournaments (8–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2015	GB Pro-Series Bath, United Kingdom	W25	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn	1–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win	2–0	Feb 2016	ITF Wirral, United Kingdom	W10	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Veronica Corning Harriet Dart	6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Win	3–0	Sep 2016	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	W10	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Dasha Ivanova Margot Yerolymos	6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss	3–1	Oct 2016	ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom	W10	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová	6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win	4–1	Nov 2016	ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom	W10	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Mia Eklund Nika Shytkouskaya	7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win	5–1	Nov 2016	GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom	W10	Hard	Sarah Beth Grey	Alicia Barnett Lauren McMinn	6–3, 6–3
Win	6–1	Feb 2017	ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom	W15	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Melanie Stokke Julia Wachaczyk	6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	6–2	Apr 2017	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	W15	Carpet	Laura Sainsbury	Anna Klasen Erika Vogelsang	4–6, 1–6
Loss	6–3	May 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W15	Clay	Sarah Beth Grey	Gaia Sanesi Martina Spigarelli	0–6, 2–6
Win	7–3	Sep 2017	ITF Madrid, Spain	W15	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Marina Bassols Ribera Júlia Payola	6–1, 6–2
Loss	7–4	Sep 2017	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	W25	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Cornelia Lister Vera Lapko	4–6, 3–6
Win	8–4	Mar 2018	ITF Ramat Hasharon, Israel	W15	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Charlotte Römer Caroline Werner	6–4, 7–6
Win	9–4	Mar 2018	ITF Tel Aviv, Israel	W15	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia	7–6, 6–3
Win	10–4	Apr 2018	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	W25	Carpet	Sarah Beth Grey	An-Sophie Mestach Nina Stojanović	4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Win	11–4	Apr 2018	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	W25	Carpet	Sarah Beth Grey	Jessika Ponchet Ganna Poznikhirenko	6–2, 6–1
Loss	11–5	May 2018	ITF Monzón, Spain	W25	Hard	Sarah Beth Grey	Cristina Bucșa Yana Sizikova	2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss	11–6	Aug 2018	ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Sarah Beth Grey	Freya Christie Samantha Murray	6–3, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss	11–7	Nov 2018	ITF Wirral, United Kingdom	W25	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Freya Christie Valeria Savinykh	4–6, 5–7
Win	12–7	Nov 2018	GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom	2W25	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger	0–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss	12–8	Mar 2019	Torneig Els Gorchs, Spain	W60	Hard	Jodie Burrage	Jessika Ponchet Eden Silva	3–6, 4–6
Win	13–8	Mar 2020	ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Celia Cervino Ruiz Maria Gutierrez Carrasco	6–4, 7–6
Loss	13–9	Sep 2020	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	W25	Hard	Jodie Burrage	Marina Bassols Ribera Ioana Loredana Roșca	6–7(5–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Loss	13–10	May 2021	ITF Santa Margarida, Spain	W15	Hard	Celia Cerviño Ruiz	Victoria Bosio Justina Mikulskytė	6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win	14–10	Jun 2021	ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal	W25	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Berfu Cengiz Anastasia Tikhonova	6–3, 7–6
Loss	14–11	Jul 2021	Open Araba en Femenino, Spain	W60	Hard	Celia Cerviño Ruiz	Olivia Gadecki Rebeka Masarova	3–6, 3–6
Loss	14–12	Sep 2021	Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal	W60	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Momoko Kobori Hiroko Kuwata	6–7, 6–7
Loss	14–13	Sep 2021	ITF Santarem, Portugal	W25	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Marie Benoît Eden Silva	5–7, 1–6
Loss	14–14	Nov 2021	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	W60	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Samantha Murray Jessika Ponchet	4–6, 2–6
Loss	14–15	Dec 2021	ITF Selva Gardena, Italy	W25	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Eudice Chong Moyuka Uchijima	2–6, 1–6
Loss	14–16	Jan 2022	Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	W60	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet	4–6, 1–6
Loss	14–17	Feb 2022	Open de l'Isère, France	W60	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Prarthana Thombare Yuriko Miyazaki	3–6, 3–6
Win	15–17	Apr 2022	Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland	W60	Clay	Alicia Barnett	Xenia Knoll Oksana Selekhmeteva	6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–7]
Loss	15–18	May 2022	Torneig Solgironès, Spain	W100	Clay	Alicia Barnett	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Renata Zarazúa	4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win	16–18	Aug 2022	Kozerki Open, Poland	W100	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Katarzyna Kawa Vivian Heisen	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win	17–18	Mar 2023	Trnava Indoor, Slovakia	W60	Hard (i)	Alicia Barnett	Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc	6–3, 6–3
Loss	17–19	Jun 2023	Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom	W100	Grass	Alicia Barnett	Yanina Wickmayer Sophie Chang	4–6, 1–6
Win	18–19	Jul 2023	Open Araba en Femenino, Spain	W100	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Estelle Cascino Diāna Marcinkēviča	6–3, 6–4
Loss	18–20	Sep 2023	Tokyo Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Jessika Ponchet Bibiane Schoofs	6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win	19–20	Jan 2024	Porto Indoor, Portugal	W75+H	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]

References

1. "Olivia Nicholls Tennis Player Profile & Rankings". LTA.
2. "Olivia Nicholls". www.wtatennis.com.
3. "Olivia Nicholls". www.lboro.ac.uk.
4. "Taipei Universiade: Golden day for Chans, silver for others". www.taipeitimes.com.
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7. "Kasatkina beats Saville in Granby, wins second title of 2022". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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9. "Yuan battles past Wang Xiyu in Austin to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
10. "Olivia-Nicholls takes hold of British No.1 doubles spot". LTA. 21 August 2024.
11. "China Open 2024: Results & updates". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
12. "Wuhan Open: Results & updates". Lawn Tennis Association. 10 October 2024.
13. "Great Britain suffer Billie Jean King Cup semi-final heartbreak against Slovakia". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
14. "GB's Nicholls & Patten beat mixed doubles top seeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
15. "British duo Nicholls and Patten reach first grand slam semi-final". STV. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
16. "GB's Patten & Nicholls reach mixed doubles semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
17. "All-Aussie mixed doubles final locked in at Open". Yahoo News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
18. "Hsieh, Zhang ousted from BNP Paribas Open women's doubles". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
19. "Muhammad and Schuurs capture WTA 1000 Indian Wells doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
20. "BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells 2025: Olivia Nicholls & Tereza Mihalikova finish as runners-up in first WTA 1000 final". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

External links

• Olivia Nicholls at the Women's Tennis Association
• Olivia Nicholls at the International Tennis Federation
• Olivia Nicholls at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)