Olivia Nicholls

2022–23: First WTA Tour title, Wimbledon mixed doubles semifinal

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

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

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

At the BJK Cup finals in November, Nicholls and Heather Watson lost to Mihalíková and Viktória Hrunčáková in the decisive doubles match as Great Britain were eliminated in the semifinals by Slovakia.^[13]

2025: First WTA 500 title, 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 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 No. 31 in the WTA rankings.^[20]

In May, Nicholls and Mihalíková were runners-up at the WTA 125 Trophée Clarins, losing the final to Irina Khromacheva and Fanny Stollár.^[21]

Teaming up with Henry Patten, Nicholls reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the French Open,^[22] but pulled out at that stage due to a hand injury she had sustained.^[23]

Alongside Mihalíková, she won her first WTA 500 title at the Berlin Ladies Open in June, defeating top seeds Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.^[24][25] As a result, she reached a new career-high of world No. 23, on 23 June 2025.^[24]

Nicholls ended 2025 ranked at world No. 26.^[26]

2026: Queen's Club title

In February, Nicholls and Mihalíková reached the final at the Abu Dhabi Open, losing in a super tiebreak to Ekaterina Alexandrova and Maya Joint.^[27] They won their second title as a pairing at the Queen's Club Championships in June, defeating Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund in the final.^[28][29] In August, Nicholls and Mihalíková made it through to the semifinals at the Canadian Open, losing to top seeds Kateřina Siniaková and Zhang Shuai.^[30]

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals.

Mixed doubles

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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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
Loss	2–3	Mar 2025	Indian Wells Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	Asia Muhammad Demi Schuurs	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	3–3	Jun 2025	Berlin Tennis Open, Germany	WTA 500	Grass	Tereza Mihalíková	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss	3–4	Feb 2026	Abu Dhabi Open, United Arab Emirates	WTA 500	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	Ekaterina Alexandrova Maya Joint	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Win	4–4	Jun 2026	Queen's Club Championships, England	WTA 500	Grass	Tereza Mihalíková	Leylah Fernandez Laura Siegemund	6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]

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Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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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
Loss	1–2	May 2025	Clarins Open, France	Clay	Tereza Mihalíková	Irina Khromacheva Fanny Stollár	6–4, 6–7(5), [5–10]
Loss	1–3	Apr 2026	Catalonia Open, Spain	Clay	Tereza Mihalíková	Elena Pridankina Tang Qianhui	1–6, 3–6

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

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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, UK	W10	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Veronica Corning Harriet Dart	6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Win	3–0	Sep 2016	ITF Nottingham, UK	W10	Hard (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Dasha Ivanova Margot Yerolymos	6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss	3–1	Oct 2016	ITF Loughborough, UK	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, UK	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 (i)	Sarah Beth Grey	Alicia Barnett Lauren McMinn	6–3, 6–3
Win	6–1	Feb 2017	ITF Birmingham, UK	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, UK	W25	Hard	Sarah Beth Grey	Freya Christie Samantha Murray	6–3, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss	11–7	Nov 2018	ITF Wirral, UK	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	W25	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, UK	W25	Hard (i)	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	Solgironès Open, 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, UK	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]

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