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Melissa Dowse

AUS Age 44 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2000–2001

Melissa Dowse represented Australia on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 247. In TennisDB's records, Melissa Dowse finished with a career record of 1–2 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

247 (Apr 2, 2001)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Career record

1–2 (33.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$42,448

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 Dowse's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Silvia Farina Elia #50	0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2001*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Alexandra Fusai #142	4-6 7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2001*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Jana Kandarr #141	4-6 7-6(5) 6-8	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2000*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Melissa Dowse's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Silvia Farina Elia	0	1	1	Jan 19, 2001	H2H
Alexandra Fusai	1	0	1	Jan 17, 2001	H2H
Jana Kandarr	0	1	1	Jan 19, 2000	H2H

Career Results

Melissa Dowse career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2000	18	0	1	1	0.0%	425	397
2001	19	1	1	2	50.0%	397	303
Career		1	2	3	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Melissa Dowse 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 %
2000	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	19	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Melissa Dowse 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 %
2000	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%

Advanced Stats

Melissa Dowse 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
2000	18	1482	98.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	1–0	—	+0.25
2001	19	1494	99.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.80	1–0	—	—	+0.14
Career		1500	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.88	1–1	1–0	—	+13.00

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Melissa Dowse Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
2000	18	R128	0–1 (0%)
2001	19	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

247

Career-high date

Apr 2, 2001

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 Dowse ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1997	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1010
1998	16	1009	1008	937	941	957	1065	1065	1058	1053	1006	762	763
1999	17	759	526	489	502	498	498	489	490	487	432	435	425
2000	18	447	453	489	486	444	443	442	414	397	516	462	397
2001	19	268	273	256	255	265	263	269	288	287	282	286	303
2002	20	375	376	391	400	380	342	336	338	337	335	319	320
2003	21	388	396	410	425	467	651	640	628	628	659	960	—

Similar Players

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

Melissa Dowse's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Melissa Middleton	USA	225	1,524	5	1	4	20.0%	1999–2002	Match log
Joana Cortez	BRA	204	1,516	5	2	3	40.0%	1999–2001	Match log
Leanne Baker	NZL	260	1,525	7	1	6	14.3%	1999–2007	Match log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	1996–2006	Match log
Petra Raclavska	CZE	234	1,518	4	1	3	25.0%	1992–2000	Match log
Amanda Grahame	AUS	159	1,543	13	4	9	30.8%	1999–2003	Match log
Rachel Viollet	GBR	173	1,501	4	1	3	25.0%	1995–2002	Match log
Veronika Chvojkova	CZE	250	1,515	3	1	2	33.3%	2008–2008	Match log
Bryanne Stewart	AUS	135	1,533	12	4	8	33.3%	1997–2003	Match log
Carla Tiene	BRA	256	1,509	3	1	2	33.3%	2002–2006	Match log
Cindy Watson	AUS	131	1,548	9	3	6	33.3%	1999–2005	Match log
Lucie Ahl	GBR	161	1,515	21	6	15	28.6%	1997–2003	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Melissa Dowse?: Melissa Dowse is 44 years old, born on April 27, 1982.
Which country does Melissa Dowse represent?: Melissa Dowse represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Melissa Dowse left-handed or right-handed?: Melissa Dowse plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Melissa Dowse won?: Melissa Dowse has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Melissa Dowse won?: TennisDB does not group any of Melissa Dowse's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Melissa Dowse's highest WTA ranking?: Melissa Dowse's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 247, first achieved on April 2, 2001.
What is Melissa Dowse's career win-loss record?: Melissa Dowse has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 2 losses (33.3%).
How much career prize money has Melissa Dowse earned?: Melissa Dowse has earned at least $42,448 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Melissa Dowse's career appear in TennisDB?: Melissa Dowse appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2000 through 2001.
Who has Melissa Dowse faced most often?: Melissa Dowse's most frequent opponent is Silvia Farina Elia, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.