Casey Dellacqua

Casey Dellacqua is an Australian former professional tennis player and current commentator, renowned for her doubles career. She has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26, which she reached in September 2014. She is also a former World No. 3 as a doubles player, achieved in 2016.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Casey Dellacqua was born on February 11, 1985, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, and later resided in Sydney. Standing 165 cm tall, Casey Dellacqua played left-handed with a two-handed backhand.

She began playing tennis at a young age, attending Woodvale Primary School and Woodvale Senior High School before moving to Canberra at 16 to train at the Australian Institute of Sport. Dellacqua is known for her close ties to family and community, and she and her partner Amanda Judd have three children.

Career

Dellacqua turned professional in 2002, quickly establishing herself as a consistent performer on the ITF and WTA circuits. Her singles career highlights include semifinal runs at the 2012 Texas Tennis Open and 2014 Birmingham Classic, a quarterfinal at the 2014 Indian Wells Open, and fourth-round appearances at the Australian Open (2008, 2014) and US Open (2014).

She won 22 ITF singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in September 2014.

Dellacqua’s greatest successes came in doubles. She won seven WTA Tour doubles titles and 23 ITF doubles titles, reaching the finals of all four Grand Slam events in women’s doubles between 2008 and 2017. Although she finished runner-up in seven Grand Slam women’s doubles finals, she captured her biggest women’s doubles title at the 2015 Madrid Open with Yaroslava Shvedova.

In mixed doubles, Dellacqua won the 2011 French Open alongside Scott Lipsky.

She represented Australia in the Fed Cup with a 19–9 record and played in two Olympic Games (2008, 2012). Dellacqua was also a regular in the Hopman Cup and became a role model for her resilience, particularly in overcoming injuries and returning to the top of the sport.

Dellacqua retired in 2018, transitioning to a successful career as a commentator and advocate for tennis and the LGBTQ+ community.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 0 (22 ITF titles)
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 26 (September 29, 2014)
• Career Record: 348–214

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 4th Round (2008, 2014)
• French Open – 3rd Round (2008)
• Wimbledon – 3rd Round (2008, 2015)
• US Open – 4th Round (2014)

Other Tournaments

• Olympic Games – 2nd Round (2008)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 7 (23 ITF titles)
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 3 (February 1, 2016)
• Career Record: 342–184

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – Finalist (2013)
• French Open – Finalist (2008, 2015, 2017)
• Wimbledon – Finalist (2013)
• US Open – Finalist (2013, 2015)

Other Tournaments

• Tour Finals – Quarterfinals (2017)
• Olympic Games – 1st Round (2008, 2012)

Mixed Doubles

• Career Titles: 1

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances:

• Australian Open – Quarterfinals (2015)
• French Open – Winner (2011)
• Wimbledon – Quarterfinals (2014)
• US Open – 2nd Round (2008)

Team Competitions

• Fed Cup – 19–9
• Hopman Cup – Round Robin (2009, 2015)