

Introduction
Olga Danilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Олга Даниловић, [ôːlga danǐːloʋitɕ]; born 23 January 2001) is a Serbian tennis player.
In July 2018, Danilović won her first career WTA singles title in Moscow by beating Anastasia Potapova in the final. In September 2018, she also won her first WTA doubles title, in Tashkent. She has won five singles and one doubles title on the ITF circuit in her career. On 8 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 96. On 24 June 2019, she peaked at No. 117 in the doubles rankings.
In 2018, Danilović's coach became former world No. 2 Àlex Corretja, having been her mentor since 2016. During her title in Moscow, former Serbian Fed Cup captain, Dejan Vraneš, traveled with Danilović and coached her although he is not her official coach. In 2018-19, she was briefly coached by Petar Popović. In 2017–18 her coach was Juan Lizariturry. Danilović was coached in the past by Denis Bejtulahi (in 2017) and Tatjana Ječmenica (in two stints – before late 2015 and in 2016).
Playing for Serbia in the Fed Cup, Danilović has a win–loss record of 7–4.
Personal life
Olga's father is Serbian former basketball player Predrag Danilović, while her mother, Svetlana (née Radošević), is a sports reporter for Radio Television of Serbia.
Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior, Danilović posted a 93–33 win/loss record in singles and 72–24 in doubles and reached as high as No. 5 in the combined junior world rankings in January 2018.
She won three Junior Grand Slam doubles titles (each on a different surface) with three different partners – 2016 French Open with Paula Arias Manjón, 2017 Wimbledon with Kaja Juvan and 2017 US Open with Marta Kostyuk.
Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (2017)
French Open: 2R (2016)
Wimbledon: 3R (2016)
US Open: QF (2017)
Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:
Australian Open: 2R (2017)
French Open: W (2016)
Wimbledon: W (2017)
US Open: W (2017)
2018: Top 100; first WTA titles; Fed Cup Heart Award
Danilović made her Fed Cup debut in February 2018 in Group I of Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, winning all three singles matches, including a 6–2, 6–4 win over world No. 15 Anastasija Sevastova in the promotional play-offs. The courageous performances for the national team earned Danilović a Fed Cup Heart Award and a cheque of $1,000 to be donated to a charity, which she chose to donate to University Children's Hospital in Belgrade.
In March, she won her first 25K ITF title in Santa Margherita di Pula. In May, she was given a qualifying wildcard for WTA Premier Mandatory tournament in Madrid, where she beat a former top 30 player, Kateryna Bondarenko, in the first round, but lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the final round of qualifying. In mid-July, Danilović won the first 60K ITF title in her career when she came back from one set down to beat another former top 30 player, Laura Siegemund, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3, in the final of Versmold. She also reached the final in doubles of the same tournament with compatriot Nina Stojanović.
In late July, she won her first career WTA singles title in Moscow, defeating Anastasia Potapova in the final, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. Danilović became the first player born in the 3rd millennium (after 2000) to win a WTA Tour singles title. She also became the second lucky loser in the history of the WTA Tour to win the title. This was the first WTA Tour final between two players under 18 since Tatiana Golovin and Nicole Vaidišová played in the final of the 2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships.
She then participated in the 2018 US Open Qualification, where she beat Bianca Andreescu, before losing to Jaimee Fourlis. She then entered the Tashkent Open, where she beat Anna Kalinskaya in the first round, before losing to Anastasia Potapova in a Moscow rematch. In the same tournament, she won the doubles title partnering Tamara Zidanšek.
On 1 October 2018, Danilović entered the top 100 for the first time when she reached a singles ranking of world No. 97. Next week, she reached her highest ranking of the season of world No. 96.
In mid-October, she lost in the first round of qualifying in Linz and Luxembourg. She next participated in WTA 125K series Mumbai Open, where she was seeded 4th and lost to Danka Kovinić in the first round, whom she also partnered with to reach the semis of the doubles. This proved to be her last tournament of the year as she withdraw from the following week's WTA 125K Open de Limoges.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 2018 | Moscow River Cup, Russia | International | Clay | Anastasia Potapova | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Sep 2018 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Tamara Zidanšek | Irina-Camelia Begu Raluca Olaru |
7–5, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (5–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (5–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Clay | Vivien Juhászová | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Mar 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $15,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Nov 2017 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | $25,000 | Clay | Marta Paigina | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2017 | ITF Valencia, Spain | $25,000+H | Clay | Irina Bara | 7–5, 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | $25,000 | Clay | Federica di Sarra | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2018 | ITF Versmold, Germany | $60,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Aug 2019 | ITF Hechingen, Germany | $60,000 | Clay | Barbara Haas | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2019 | ITF Montreux, Switzerland | $60,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 4 (1 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Clay | Berfu Cengiz | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger |
6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Nov 2017 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | $25,000 | Clay | Guiomar Maristany | Luisa Stefani Renata Zarazúa |
1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2018 | ITF Versmold, Germany | $60,000 | Clay | Nina Stojanović | Pemra Özgen Despina Papamichail |
6–1, 2–6, [4–10] | |
| Loss | Aug 2019 | ITF Hechingen, Germany | $60,000 | Clay | Georgina García Pérez | Cristina Dinu Lina Gjorcheska |
6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | Paula Arias Manjón | Olesya Pervushina Anastasia Potapova |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kaja Juvan | Caty McNally Whitney Osuigwe |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2017 | US Open | Hard | Marta Kostyuk | Lea Bošković Wang Xiyu |
6–1, 7–5 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Singles
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
This table is current through the 2020 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Year-end championships | ||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| National representation | ||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Fed Cup | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Madrid Open | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| China Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
| Tournaments played | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Hard tournaments | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Clay tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Grass tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Titles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Hard Win–Loss | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Clay Win–Loss | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Overall Win–Loss | 9–1 | 2–7 | 0–0 | 1 / 7 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Win% | 90% | 22% | – | 50% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 103 | 187 | $363,161 | |||
Notes
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- 2017: WTA Ranking–465.
- Some source info from Tennis Abstract
Wins over top 10 players
| Season | 2018 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | ODR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||||||
| 1. | Julia Görges | No. 10 | Moscow River Cup, Russia | Clay | Quarterfinals | 6–3, 6–3 | No. 187 |
Record against top 10 players
Danilović's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (As of August 27, 2019):
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match | |
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
| Bianca Andreescu | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2018 US Open | |
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
| Sara Errani | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (6–3, 2–6, 2–6) at 2019 ITF Rome | |
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||
| Patty Schnyder | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 3–6, 6–3) at 2018 Pula | |
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
| Julia Görges | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2018 Moscow | |
| Andrea Petkovic | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 7–5, 2–6) at 2019 Madrid | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2018 Madrid | |
| Total | 3–3 | 50% | 1–0 (100%) |
2–3 (40%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
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Awards
- 2018 – Fed Cup Heart Award (Europe/Africa Zone Group I)