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Melanie South

GBR Age 40 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2006–2013

Melanie South represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 99. In TennisDB's records, Melanie South finished with a career record of 9–21 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

99 (Feb 2, 2009)

Elo peak

1565 (26th percentile)

Career record

9–21 (30.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$464,831

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 →

Melanie South's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Magdalena Rybarikova #47	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2013*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Jelena Jankovic #22	1-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2012*	R32	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #125	6-1 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2012*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Rebecca Marino #45	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 2011*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Regina Kulikova #69	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 2010*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Melanie South's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Marion Bartoli	1	3	4	Jan 21, 2009	H2H
Lucie Safarova	0	2	2	Feb 19, 2009	H2H
Magdalena Rybarikova	0	1	1	Jun 12, 2013	H2H
Jelena Jankovic	0	1	1	Jun 14, 2012	H2H
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni	1	0	1	Jun 13, 2012	H2H

Career Results

Melanie South career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2006	20	1	2	3	33.3%	409	167
2007	21	1	2	3	33.3%	167	214
2008	22	4	6	10	40.0%	214	110
2009	23	2	6	8	25.0%	110	189
2010	24	0	2	2	0.0%	189	260
2011	25	0	1	1	0.0%	260	321
2012	26	1	1	2	50.0%	321	371
2013	27	0	1	1	0.0%	371	639
Career		9	21	30	30.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Melanie South 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 %
2006	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
2007	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
2008	22	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
2009	23	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%
2010	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2011	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2012	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2013	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	6	8	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	14	21	33.3%	9	21	30	30.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Melanie South 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 %
2006	20	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2007	21	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2008	22	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
2009	23	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
2010	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2011	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2012	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2013	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	3	8	11	27.3%	3	9	12	25.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	9	21	30	30.0%

Performance Stats

Melanie South performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2006	20	2/3	4.5	6.5	60.8%	75.7%	44.2%	69.7%	36.4%	63.4%	35.6%
2007	21	3/3	5.3	4.0	53.0%	62.1%	33.4%	49.0%	50.5%	48.5%	38.6%
2008	22	10/10	3.9	3.6	61.9%	59.8%	46.0%	45.3%	43.2%	55.0%	40.2%
2009	23	7/8	2.9	4.9	56.7%	61.4%	35.8%	50.3%	36.4%	49.7%	37.8%
2010	24	2/2	3.5	5.5	60.5%	62.5%	41.7%	22.2%	57.1%	54.1%	31.5%
2011	25	1/1	1.0	2.0	57.7%	60.0%	36.4%	42.9%	25.0%	50.0%	32.1%
2012	26	1/2	1.0	7.0	59.4%	57.9%	38.5%	55.6%	28.6%	50.0%	36.4%
2013	27	1/1	1.0	2.0	66.0%	67.7%	43.8%	40.0%	0.0%	59.6%	26.9%
Career		27/30	3.5	4.3	59.3%	62.1%	40.8%	47.2%	39.9%	53.3%	37.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 27/30 (90.0%) of Melanie South's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Melanie South 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
2006	20	1501	100.3	+0.75	+0.53	0.973	49.6%	—	—	+82	37.5%	-0.50	1–1	0–2	—	+0.02
2007	21	1509	96.1	-2.11	-0.98	0.750	43.6%	—	—	+67	28.6%	-2.28	1–0	1–0	—	-0.05
2008	22	1510	104.4	-1.32	-2.55	0.893	47.4%	-2	—	+71	47.6%	-0.62	1–2 (33%)	2–0	—	+0.64
2009	23	1495	100.7	-1.43	-2.16	0.751	44.4%	+21	—	+80	18.8%	-2.13	1–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.13
2010	24	1475	97.9	+1.00	-1.93	0.688	43.6%	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	-0.07
2011	25	1465	96.5	-6.24	+0.83	0.643	40.7%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.08
2012	26	1477	104.6	+1.56	-0.55	0.727	43.1%	—	—	—	40.0%	0.00	1–0	0–1	—	-0.06
2013	27	1468	98.7	+0.72	-2.19	0.666	42.4%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.09
Career		1565	100.5	-1.11	-1.79	0.802	45.5%	+10	—	+74	31.8%	-1.36	5–5 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	98.9	+0.60

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Melanie South Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	W-L Win %
2006	20	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
2007	21	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
2008	22	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
2009	23	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
2010	24	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	1–7 (12%)

WTA 1000

Melanie South WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
2008	22	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Melanie South WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	LOS	SYD	W-L Win %
2007	21	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2008	22	R32	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
2009	23	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–4 (43%)

WTA 250

Melanie South WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	KOR	BIR	MEM	W-L Win %
2006	20	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	22	R32	QF	—	3–2 (60%)
2009	23	—	R32	R32	1–2 (33%)
2010	24	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
2011	25	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
2012	26	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
2013	27	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	5–7 (42%)	0–1 (0%)	5–9 (36%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 2, 2009

First Top 100

Feb 2, 2009

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Melanie South ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2002	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1019	939	930	927
2003	17	920	908	883	892	885	872	930	1009	891	867	858	862
2004	18	860	716	607	523	467	452	432	418	428	449	461	467
2005	19	475	475	510	495	527	535	525	507	490	445	425	409
2006	20	393	362	367	360	312	305	201	177	175	175	166	167
2007	21	169	176	175	189	203	169	216	228	234	213	213	214
2008	22	213	182	173	159	153	150	136	137	128	122	114	110
2009	23	102	101	105	107	121	129	146	147	143	156	189	189
2010	24	238	228	228	240	212	237	239	246	282	252	263	260
2011	25	254	259	257	254	296	308	255	244	273	300	313	321
2012	26	323	311	309	317	277	264	317	311	317	327	357	371
2013	27	368	383	389	381	474	598	648	669	603	605	619	639
2014	28	636	646	643	640	705	790	809	858	1202	1252	—	—

Similar Players

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

Melanie South's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Julia Cohen	USA	97	1,563	22	7	15	31.8%	2012–2013	Match log
Anna Lapushchenkova	RUS	93	1,524	23	7	16	30.4%	2007–2010	Match log
Zuzana Kucova	SVK	101	1,518	25	6	19	24.0%	2004–2013	Match log
Katalin Marosi	HUN	101	1,512	45	14	31	31.1%	1999–2012	Match log
Katarzyna Piter	POL	95	1,574	28	8	20	28.6%	2007–2021	Match log
Alexa Glatch	USA	102	1,530	62	16	46	25.8%	2005–2021	Match log
Valerie Tetreault	CAN	112	1,514	13	4	9	30.8%	2006–2010	Match log
Olivia Sanchez	FRA	90	1,516	21	5	16	23.8%	2006–2011	Match log
Andreja Klepac	SLO	99	1,579	44	15	29	34.1%	2004–2010	Match log
Tadeja Majeric	SLO	111	1,500	16	4	12	25.0%	2006–2014	Match log
Stéphanie Dubois	CAN	87	1,569	84	23	61	27.4%	2004–2014	Match log
Masa Zec-Peskiric	SLO	93	1,522	27	6	21	22.2%	2005–2011	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Melanie South?: Melanie South is 40 years old, born on May 3, 1986.
Which country does Melanie South represent?: Melanie South represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Melanie South?: Melanie South is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Melanie South use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Melanie South uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Melanie South left-handed or right-handed?: Melanie South plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Melanie South won?: Melanie South has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Melanie South won?: TennisDB does not group any of Melanie South's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Melanie South's highest WTA ranking?: Melanie South's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 99, first achieved on February 2, 2009.
What is Melanie South's career win-loss record?: Melanie South has a career WTA singles record of 9 wins and 21 losses (30.0%).
How much career prize money has Melanie South earned?: Melanie South has earned at least $464,831 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Melanie South's career appear in TennisDB?: Melanie South appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2006 through 2013.
On which surface does Melanie South have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Melanie South's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 33.3% (7–14).
Who has Melanie South faced most often?: Melanie South's most frequent opponent is Marion Bartoli, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.