Amelia Rajecki (born 3 June 2002) is a British tennis player. She plays college tennis for North Carolina State.

Amelia Rajecki
Rajecki with NC State in 2023
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 21)
Nottingham, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeNC State
Prize money$13,656
Singles
Career record19–20 (48.7%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 703 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 781 (18 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record14–6 (70.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 414 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 435 (18 March 2024)
Last updated on: 20 March 2024.

Early life edit

From Nottingham, she moved to the United States to attend the North Carolina State University in 2021.[1]

Rajecki had success on the British tour in 2022.[2]

College career edit

Rajecki began playing for the Wolfpack at North Carolina State University in 2020–21.[3] In her junior year in 2022–23, she set the program record of singles wins in a season with 40 wins and 11 losses.[3] She helped NC State win its first ACC title with a win over Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina.[4] At the 2023 NCAA Championships, where NC State lost to North Carolina in the team final, Rajecki beat No. 1 seed, Fiona Crawley of North Carolina, in the singles event, with her victories enough to secure All-American honours for herself.[5]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 1 (1 title) edit

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 15,000 Hard   Victoria Hu 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 2 (2 titles) edit

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 15,000 Hard   Nell Miller   Brittany Collens
  Louise Kwong
7–5, 6–1
Win 2–0 Oct 2023 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard   Abigail Rencheli   Anna Rogers
  Alana Smith
7–5, 4–6, [16–14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Amelia Rajecki". Gopack.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Amelia Rajecki & Harry Wendelken crowned British Tour Masters champions". lta.org. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Amelia Rajecki – 2023–24 – Women's Tennis". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack Women's Tennis Crowned ACC Champion for First Time in Program History". NC State University Athletics. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (24 May 2023). "2023 NCAA Championships: After team heartbreak, Rajecki stuns No. 1 Crawley". usta.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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