Casey Dellacqua

Casey Dellacqua retired from professional tennis in 2018 as one of Australia’s most popular and classy representatives. The West Australian was an integral Australian Fed Cup team member and a dual Olympian.

Casey first captured the nation’s heart when she made her Australian Open debut as a 17-year-old in 2003.

She joined the world’s top 50 for the first time in 2008 following a breakthrough Australian Open where she made the fourth round. Shoulder and foot surgeries in 2009 and 2010 halted her progress before the left-hander returned in 2011, winning six ITF Pro Circuit titles in a row and the French Open Mixed Doubles Title with American Scott Lipsky.

Casey rose to a career-high singles ranking of 26 in 2014 then enjoyed enormous success on the women’s doubles tour and was ranked number three in the world. She is a 7-time Grand Slam Finalist and was a finalist with close friend and now world No.1 Ash Barty at all four Grand Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open).

A fall at the China Open in 2015 left Casey with concussion symptoms that lasted for more than a year and led to the end of her singles career. She eventually left the game to spend more time with her growing family before being honoured with the Spirit of Tennis Award at the end of 2018.

Casey is now a respected commentator for Channel Nine and passionate about growing and developing the game of Tennis in Australia.

She is Player Relations – Women & Women and Girls Lead at Tennis Australia and Tennis NSW.

Casey has extensive experience working in the Australian tennis industry and is passionate about developing pathways for women and girls both in tennis and beyond. She utilises her industry knowledge and communication skills to also contribute to gender equality in Australian sport.

Casey and her partner Amanda are also parents to three children.