Melanie South
Peak ranking
99 (Feb 2, 2009)
Elo peak
1564 (25.7%ile)
Career record
9–21 (30.0%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$464,831
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2013* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Magdalena Rybarikova | 4-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 14, 2012* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R32 | Grass | Jelena Jankovic | 1-6 6-7(3) | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 13, 2012* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Mirjana Lucic-Baroni | 6-1 4-6 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 8, 2011* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Rebecca Marino | 4-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 23, 2010* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Regina Kulikova | 1-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| 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
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | 1501 | 45 | — | — | 42 | 37.5% | -0.72 | 61 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | 1509 | 55 | — | — | 33 | 28.6% | -2.61 | 75 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 1509 | 55 | 36 | — | 45 | 47.6% | -0.50 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 1495 | 46 | 46 | — | 28 | 18.8% | -2.45 | 63 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2010 | 24 | 1475 | 28 | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.42 | 29 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 1464 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | 25 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 1477 | 22 | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.50 | 37 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 1468 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | 37 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1495 | 44 | 41 | — | 31 | 31.8% | -1.72 | 48 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 44 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
99
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
| 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 | — | — |
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| Katie Obrien | GBR | 84 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 20.9% | 2004-2011 | Match log |
| Heather Watson | GBR | 38 | 1,755 | 0 | 4 | 339 | 144 | 195 | 42.5% | 2010-2026 | Match log |
| Anastasia Rodionova | AUS | 62 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 86 | 150 | 36.4% | 2000-2017 | Match log |
| Alla Kudryavtseva | RUS | 56 | 1,670 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 85 | 138 | 38.1% | 2005-2017 | Match log |
| Evgeniya Rodina | RUS | 67 | 1,663 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 74 | 119 | 38.3% | 2005-2023 | Match log |
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| Mandy Minella | LUX | 66 | 1,644 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 58 | 102 | 36.3% | 2005-2021 | Match log |
| Sílvia Soler-Espinosa | ESP | 54 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 56 | 102 | 35.4% | 2009-2019 | Match log |
| Camille Pin | FRA | 61 | 1,619 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 54 | 88 | 38.0% | 2001-2009 | Match log |
| Alberta Brianti | ITA | 55 | 1,646 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 53 | 93 | 36.3% | 2001-2015 | Match log |
| Tatiana Poutchek | BLR | 55 | 1,626 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 51 | 101 | 33.6% | 1995-2010 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Melanie South?
- Melanie South is 40 years old, born on May 3, 1986.
- Which country is Melanie South from?
- Melanie South is from United Kingdom.
- 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?
- Melanie South has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- 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.
- When did Melanie South play professional tennis?
- Melanie South turned professional in 2006 and was active through 2013.
- What is Melanie South's best surface?
- Melanie South's best surface is grass court with a 33.3% win rate (7W-14L).
- Who is Melanie South's biggest rival?
- Melanie South's most frequent opponent is Marion Bartoli, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.