| Olivia Nicholls | |
| Fullname: | Olivia Ann Nicholls |
| Birth Date: | 1994 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, England |
| Height: | 1.78m[1] |
| Turnedpro: | 2017 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 204,054 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 943 (18 September 2017) |
| Doublestitles: | 2 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 59 (9 January 2023) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 69 (27 May 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (2023, 2024) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (2024) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | SF (2023) |
| Team: | yes |
| Bjkcupresult: | SF (2022), record 3–1 |
| Updated: | 4 June 2024 |
Olivia Ann Nicholls (born 26 October 1994) is a British tennis player who specialises in doubles.
Nicholls has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour and eighteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 9 January 2023, she peaked at No. 59 in the WTA doubles rankings.[2]
Nicholls graduated from Loughborough University.[3] At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Emily Arbuthnott.[4]
She made her WTA Tour debut at 2022 Lyon Open in the doubles draw, partnering with Alicia Barnett. The duo finished runners-up.[5]
Partnering with Jonny O'Mara at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Nicholls reached the semi-finals in the mixed doubles, losing out to eventual champions Mate Pavić and Lyudmyla Kichenok.[6]
Olivia Nicholls was born on 26 October 1994 at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, the daughter of Ann Elizabeth Nicholls (née Mason) and Ian Phillip Nicholls. She has an older brother, Henry, a secondary school science teacher. Nicholls grew up in the Norfolk village of Acle, attending both Acle Primary School and Acle High School, now Acle Academy. She completed her A Level qualifications at East Norfolk Sixth Form College in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, before completing her BSc in Sports Science with Management at Loughborough University.
Current through the 2024 Cincinnati Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Win % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | ||
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | SF | QR | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |||
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 1R | style=color:#767676 | NTI | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Career total: 45 | |||
| 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 | 17–14 | 2 / 45 | 35–44 | ||
| Win % | – | – | – | – | Career total: | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 273 | 362 | 324 | 187 | 63 | 107 | |||||
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Win % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | SF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Lyon Open, France | WTA 250 | Hard (i) |  Alicia Barnett | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Championnats de Granby, Canada | WTA 250 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Harriet Dart Rosalie van der Hoek | 5–7, 6–3, [10–1] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | ATX Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard |  Olivia Gadecki |  Katarzyna Kawa Bibiane Schoofs | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | WTA 250 | Grass | Tereza Mihalíková |  Ingrid Neel Bibiane Schoofs | 6-7(6-8), 3-6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2022 | bgcolor=silver | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett |  Oksana Kalashnikova  Marta Kostyuk | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2024 | bgcolor=silver | Charleston Pro, United States | Hard | Olivia Gadecki |  Sara Errani  Tereza Mihalíková | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| W100 tournaments (2–3) | |
| W60/75 tournaments (3–6) | |
| W25 tournaments (6–7) | |
| W10/15 tournaments (8–4) |
| Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | class=unsortable | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | bgcolor=lightblue | GB Pro-Series Bath, United Kingdom | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey | Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn | 1–6, 6–4, [10–2] | |
| Win | 2–0 | ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey |  Veronica Corning Harriet Dart | 6–2, 1–6, [10–8] | |||
| Win | 3–0 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey | Dasha Ivanova  Margot Yerolymos | 6–2, 1–6, [10–8] | |||
| Loss | 3–1 | 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 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey |  Mia Eklund  Nika Shytkouskaya | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | |||
| Win | 5–1 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard | Sarah Beth Grey | Alicia Barnett Lauren Mcminn | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| Win | 6–1 | ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom | W15 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey |  Melanie Stokke Julia Lohoff | 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] | |||
| Loss | 6–2 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | W15 | Carpet | Laura Sainsbury | Anna Klasen Erika Vogelsang | 4–6, 1–6 | |||
| Loss | 6–3 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Sarah Beth Grey | Gaia Sanesi Martina Spigarelli | 0–6, 2–6 | |||
| Win | 7–3 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Hard | Alicia Barnett |  Marina Bassols Ribera Júlia Payola | 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| Loss | 7–4 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | ITF Ramat Hasharon, Israel | W15 | Hard | Alicia Barnett |  Charlotte Römer Caroline Werner | 6–4, 7–6 | |||
| Win | 9–4 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | W15 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia | 7–6, 6–3 | |||
| Win | 10–4 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Carpet | Sarah Beth Grey |  An-Sophie Mestach  Nina Stojanović | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6] | |
| Win | 11–4 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Carpet | Sarah Beth Grey | Jessika Ponchet Ganna Poznikhirenko | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 11–5 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Monzón, Spain | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard | Sarah Beth Grey | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 11–6 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard | Sarah Beth Grey | Freya Christie Samantha Murray | 6–3, 5–7, [8–10] | |
| Loss | 11–7 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey | Freya Christie  Valeria Savinykh | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 12–7 | bgcolor=lightblue | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | bgcolor=lightblue | 2W25 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Grey | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger | 0–6, 6–3, [10–4] | |
| Loss | 12–8 | Torneig Els Gorchs, Spain | W60 | Hard | Jodie Burrage | Jessika Ponchet Eden Silva | 3–6, 4–6 | |||
| Win | 13–8 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Celia Cervino Ruiz Maria Gutierrez Carrasco | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 13–9 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard | Jodie Burrage | Marina Bassols Ribera  Ioana Loredana Roșca | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [6–10] | |
| Loss | 13–10 | ITF Santa Margarida, Spain | W15 | Hard | Celia Cerviño Ruiz |  Victoria Bosio  Justina Mikulskytė | 6–4, 1–6, [7–10] | |||
| Win | 14–10 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard | Alicia Barnett |  Berfu Cengiz Anastasia Tikhonova | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 14–11 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W60 | Hard | Celia Cerviño Ruiz | Olivia Gadecki Rebeka Masarova | 3–6, 3–6 | |||
| Loss | 14–12 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W60 | Hard | Alicia Barnett |  Momoko Kobori Hiroko Kuwata | 6–7, 6–7 | |||
| Loss | 14–13 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Santarem, Portugal | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Marie Benoît Eden Silva | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 14–14 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett | Samantha Murray Jessika Ponchet | 4–6, 2–6 | |||
| Loss | 14–15 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | bgcolor=lightblue | W25 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett |  Eudice Chong Moyuka Uchijima | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 14–16 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett | Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet | 4–6, 1–6 | |||
| Loss | 14–17 | Open de l'Isère, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett |  Prarthana Thombare Yuriko Miyazaki | 3–6, 3–6 | |||
| Win | 15–17 | Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Alicia Barnett | Xenia Knoll Oksana Selekhmeteva | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–7] | |||
| Loss | 15–18 | Torneig Solgironès, Spain | W100 | Clay | Alicia Barnett |  Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva  Renata Zarazúa | 4–6, 6–2, [8–10] | |||
| Win | 16–18 | Kozerki Open, Poland | W100 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Katarzyna Kawa Vivian Heisen | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |||
| Win | 17–18 | Trnava Women's Indoor, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett | Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| Loss | 17–19 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | W100 | Grass | Alicia Barnett | Yanina Wickmayer Sophie Chang | 4–6, 1–6 | |||
| Win | 18–19 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W100 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Estelle Cascino Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Loss | 18–20 | ITF 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] |