Who is Alicia Molik?
Alicia Molik is a former Australian tennis player who won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She later became captain of Australia's Fed Cup team.
Molik was born in Adelaide in 1981. She was a powerful player with a big serve and became one of Australia's leading women in the early 2000s.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she defeated Russia's Anastasia Myskina to win bronze in women's singles.
Career highlights
Molik reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 Australian Open, losing a marathon match to eventual champion Lindsay Davenport. She reached a career-high ranking of number eight in the world in 2005.
She also won Grand Slam doubles titles, including the 2005 French Open women's doubles with Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Molik's career was affected by a serious inner ear infection that caused balance problems. After retiring, she became a commentator and captain of Australia's Fed Cup team, leading it to the final in 2019.
Did You Know?
Molik also won the Kremlin Cup in Moscow and other WTA titles during her career.