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Olivia Nicholls hitting a forehand on court

Olivia Nicholls

GB RANKING1

WORLD RANKING39

CAREER HIGH
28/10/2024 38

WTA TITLES2

ITF TITLES20

BILLIE JEAN KING CUP TIES 5

Last updated: 03/12/2024

FAVOURITE

SURFACE: Grass

SHOT: Volley

COACH

Tom Kiesel

AGE30

HEIGHT178 cm

PLAYSRight-handed

BACKHANDTwo-handed

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FAVOURITE

SURFACE:Grass

SHOT:Volley

COACH

Tom Kiesel

Get to know Olivia Nicholls

About

Quick-fire facts

  • Nickname: Liv
  • Place of birth: Norwich, England
  • Lives: Norwich, England
  • Trains: Loughborough and the National Tennis Centre in London
  • Tennis idols: Roger Federer
  • Likes: Watching Norwich City FC, most sports, cooking and a good cuppa!
  • Favourite early tennis memory: Spending the summer holidays going from one grass tournament to the next with her best friend and their brothers!

Tennis beginnings

Introduced to tennis by her mum at Acle Tennis Club in Norwich.

Most important people on her tennis journey:

Her coaches and support network when she was at Loughborough University: "James Buswell, Tom Kiesel and the rest of the team at Loughborough helped me develop as a player and gave me the belief to go on to play professionally after graduating. Also my parents have supported me all the way through my career."

Tennis Career

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