Aleksandra Olsza

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameAleksandra•Olsza
Used nameAleksandra•Olsza
Born8 December 1977 in Katowice, Śląskie (POL)
Measurements165 cm / 56 kg
AffiliationsTennis Association Katowice
NOC Poland

Biography

Aleksandra Olsza was a Polish tennis player who played professionally from 1996 to 1999. Olsza achieved a career-best singles ranking of #72 in the world in September 1996, and a doubles ranking of #69 in the world in September 1999.

As a junior player Olsza won the girls’ singles and doubles titles at the 1995 Wimbledon tournament, the latter with Cara Black of Zimbabwe. On the ITF Circuit Olsza won five doubles titles with the first four coming in 1993 followed by her final ITF doubles title in 1998. She also won an ITF singles title when she beat Adriana Serra Zanetti in straight sets in Nuriootpa, Australia, in November 1997.

Between September 1995 and November 1998 Olsza reached the final of three WTA doubles tournaments but did not win any of them. She competed in the singles and doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics but did not progress past the first round in either tournament.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Tennis POL Aleksandra Olsza
Singles, Women (Olympic) =33
Doubles, Women (Olympic) Magdalena Grzybowska =17