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Melissa Middleton

USA Age 44 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1999–2002

Melissa Middleton represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 225. In TennisDB's records, Melissa Middleton finished with a career record of 1–4 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

225 (Sep 13, 1999)

Elo peak

1524 (13th percentile)

Career record

1–4 (20.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$69,588

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Melissa Middleton's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Anna Smashnova #57	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 2002	R128	Indian Wells Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Kristina Brandi #42	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 2000*	R128	Miami Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Paola Suarez #59	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1999*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Julie Halard-Decugis #21	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1999*	R64	Key Biscayne	WTA 1000	Hard
Lori Mcneil #125	7-6 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1999*	R128	Key Biscayne	WTA 1000	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Melissa Middleton's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Anna Smashnova	0	1	1	Mar 6, 2002	H2H
Kristina Brandi	0	1	1	Mar 21, 2000	H2H
Paola Suarez	0	1	1	Sep 1, 1999	H2H
Julie Halard-Decugis	0	1	1	Mar 20, 1999	H2H
Lori Mcneil	1	0	1	Mar 19, 1999	H2H

Career Results

Melissa Middleton career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1999	17	1	2	3	33.3%	307	300
2000	18	0	1	1	0.0%	300	316
2002	20	0	1	1	0.0%	318	517
Career		1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Melissa Middleton career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1999	17	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2000	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Melissa Middleton career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1999	17	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2000	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	4	5	20.0%

Advanced Stats

Melissa Middleton advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1999	17	1509	102.6	—	—	—	—	+28	—	—	28.6%	-2.29	1–0	1–0	—	-0.19
2000	18	1499	94.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.06
2002	20	1491	100.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.14
Career		1524	99.3	—	—	—	—	+28	—	—	18.2%	-2.82	1–0	1–0	—	-7.80

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Melissa Middleton Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1999	17	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 1000

Melissa Middleton WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	MIA	KEY	W-L Win %
1999	17	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
2000	18	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2002	20	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

225

Career-high date

Sep 13, 1999

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Melissa Middleton ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1998	16	—	—	—	808	592	514	519	520	507	400	332	307
1999	17	307	317	272	238	255	267	236	229	230	249	280	300
2000	18	297	286	326	396	394	393	364	369	356	339	330	316
2001	19	314	328	329	295	278	271	282	289	296	300	312	318
2002	20	315	311	315	353	360	362	468	474	492	505	515	517
2003	21	552	610	683	774	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Melissa Middleton's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	1996–2006	Match log
Leanne Baker	NZL	260	1,525	7	1	6	14.3%	1999–2007	Match log
Adriana Barna	GER	180	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1993–2003	Match log
Melissa Dowse	AUS	247	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	2000–2001	Match log
Young-Ja Choi	KOR	178	1,522	5	1	4	20.0%	1996–2001	Match log
Rachel Viollet	GBR	173	1,501	4	1	3	25.0%	1995–2002	Match log
Alice Canepa	ITA	158	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	1995–2006	Match log
Luciana Masante	ARG	197	1,507	3	1	2	33.3%	1999–1999	Match log
Amber Liu	USA	241	1,503	12	2	10	16.7%	2001–2008	Match log
Karolina Jagieniak	FRA	199	1,505	8	1	7	12.5%	1997–2001	Match log
Petra Raclavska	CZE	234	1,518	4	1	3	25.0%	1992–2000	Match log
Joana Cortez	BRA	204	1,516	5	2	3	40.0%	1999–2001	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Melissa Middleton?: Melissa Middleton is 44 years old, born on June 6, 1982.
Which country does Melissa Middleton represent?: Melissa Middleton represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Melissa Middleton?: Melissa Middleton is 170 cm / 5'7".
Is Melissa Middleton left-handed or right-handed?: Melissa Middleton plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Melissa Middleton won?: Melissa Middleton has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Melissa Middleton won?: TennisDB does not group any of Melissa Middleton's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Melissa Middleton's highest WTA ranking?: Melissa Middleton's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 225, first achieved on September 13, 1999.
What is Melissa Middleton's career win-loss record?: Melissa Middleton has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Melissa Middleton earned?: Melissa Middleton has earned at least $69,588 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Melissa Middleton's career appear in TennisDB?: Melissa Middleton appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1999 through 2002.
Who has Melissa Middleton faced most often?: Melissa Middleton's most frequent opponent is Anna Smashnova, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.