Amelia Rajecki
{{Short description|British tennis player (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Amelia Rajecki
|image = Amelia Rajecki (2023 Wolfpack Invite) 02 (cropped).jpg
|caption = Rajecki with NC State in 2023
|country = {{GBR}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|06|03}}
|birth_place = Nottingham, England
|height = 1.73 m
|college = NC State
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $61,163
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=49|lost=43}}
|singlestitles = 1 ITF
|highestsinglesranking = No. 460 (31 March 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 461 (7 April 2025)
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2024)
|USOpenresult =
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=43|lost=22}}
|doublestitles = 5 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 238 (28 October 2024)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 257 (7 April 2025)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2024)
|updated = 7 April 2025
}}
Amelia Rajecki (born 3 June 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She previously played US collegiate tennis for North Carolina State.
Early life
Rajecki was raised in Nottingham.{{cite web|url=https://gopack.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/amelia-rajecki/11843|title=Amelia Rajecki|accessdate=10 June 2023|website=Gopack.com}}
She won the British Tour Masters in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/news/amelia-rajecki-harry-wendelken-crowned-british-tour-masters-champions/|website=lta.org|accessdate=5 June 2023|title= Amelia Rajecki & Harry Wendelken crowned British Tour Masters champions|date=19 December 2022}}
College career
Rajecki began playing for the Wolfpack at North Carolina State University in 2020–21.{{cite web|url=https://gopack.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/amelia-rajecki/12583|title=Amelia Rajecki – 2023–24 – Women's Tennis|publisher=NC State University Athletics|access-date=2023-12-15}} In her junior year in 2022–23, she set the program record of singles wins in a season with 40 wins and 11 losses. She contributed to NC State winning their first ACC conference title in 2023, defeating Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina in the final.{{cite news|url=https://gopack.com/news/2023/4/23/womens-tennis-wolfpack-womens-tennis-crowned-acc-champion-for-first-time-in-program-history|title=Wolfpack Women's Tennis Crowned ACC Champion for First Time in Program History|date=2023-04-23|publisher=NC State University Athletics|access-date=2023-12-15}} 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 bracket, with her run to the semifinals enough to secure All-American honours for herself.{{cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/2023-ncaa-championships--after-team-event-heartbreak--rajecki-st.html|first=Victoria|last=Chiesa|date=24 May 2023|accessdate=June 10, 2023|website=usta.com|title= 2023 NCAA Championships: After team heartbreak, Rajecki stuns No. 1 Crawley }} She was ranked No. 2 nationally in singles at the end of her senior year in 2024, being named the ITA National Senior Player of the Year, and again reached the semifinals of the NCAA singles tournament.
Professional career
Ranked No. 884, Rajecki reached her first WTA main draw at the grass-court 2024 Birmingham Classic defeating Wang Yafan and Katie Volynets in the qualifying rounds.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/rothesay-classic-birmingham/news/qualifier-amelia-rajecki-earns-place-in-first-wta-main-draw/|title=Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024: Qualifier Amelia Rajecki earns place in first WTA main draw|publisher=LTA|access-date=2024-06-17}} She lost her first round match to former NC State teammate Diana Shnaider.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cd118v9xl7zo|title=Wozniacki loses on grass-court return in Birmingham|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/rothesay-classic-birmingham/news/2024-results-and-updates/|title=Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024: Results & updates|publisher=LTA|access-date=2024-06-18}}{{cite web|url= https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3849746/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2024 |title= Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024 |date=19 June 2024|accessdate=24 June 2024}} Partnering with Mingge Xu, Rajecki won the doubles title at the ITF W100 Shrewsbury in October 2024, defeating fellow Britons Hannah Klugman and Ranah Stoiber in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/news/lexus-w100-shrewsbury-results-and-updates/|title=Kartal claims crown after Watson retires due to injury|publisher=Lawn Tennis Association|accessdate=20 October 2024}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Nov 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Victoria Hu | 6–3, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Sep 2024 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Trnava, Slovakia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SVK}} Nina Vargová | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | Jan 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Nikola Bartůňková | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
=Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Nov 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Nell Miller | {{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Collens | 7–5, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–0 | Oct 2023 | style="background:#f7e98e"|Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | style="background:#f7e98e"|W80 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Abigail Rencheli | {{flagicon|USA}} Anna Rogers | 7–5, 4–6, [16–14] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–0 | Jul 2024 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Naiktha Bains | {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Swan | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 4–0 | Oct 2024 | style="background:#f88379;"|GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | style="background:#f88379;"|W100 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mingge Xu | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hannah Klugman | 6–4, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–1 | Jan 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Oslo, Norway | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Strešnáková | {{flagicon|SWE}} Linea Bajraliu | 3–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 5–1 | Jan 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Anna Rogers | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park So-hyun | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–2 | Apr 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ranah Akua Stoiber | {{flagicon|KOS}} Arlinda Rushiti | 2–6, 3–6 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
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