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Melanie Woodthorpe

GBR WTA Tour years active: 1981–1982

Melanie Woodthorpe represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Melanie Woodthorpe finished with a career record of 1–7 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Career record

1–7 (12.5%)

Career titles

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 Woodthorpe's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Belinda Thompson	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 1982*	R64	Hampstad	WTA 250	Clay
Jane Plackett	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1981*	R16	Frinton-On-Sea	WTA 250	—
A Pocock	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1981*	R32	Frinton-On-Sea	WTA 250	—
C Espaiza	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1981*	R64	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Jill Griffiths	6-2 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 21, 1981*	R32	Paddington	WTA 250	—

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Melanie Woodthorpe's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Sara Gomer	0	2	2	Apr 9, 1981	H2H
Belinda Thompson	0	1	1	Apr 28, 1982	H2H
Jane Plackett	0	1	1	Jul 17, 1981	H2H
A Pocock	1	0	1	Jul 16, 1981	H2H
C Espaiza	0	1	1	Jun 3, 1981	H2H

Career Results

Melanie Woodthorpe career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1981	1	6	7	14.3%	—	—
1982	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Melanie Woodthorpe career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1982	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%

Advanced Stats

Melanie Woodthorpe advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1981	1435	90.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.20	0–1	0–1	—	+0.26
1982	1425	95.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.07
Career	1500	92.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.6%	-2.47	0–1	0–1	—	+4.13

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Melanie Woodthorpe WTA 250 results by season
Season	BEC	BOU	FRI	HAM	ILK	NOR	PAD	W-L Win %
1981	R64	R64	R16	—	R32	R32	R32	1–6 (14%)
1982	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–7 (12%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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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

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Melanie Woodthorpe represent?: Melanie Woodthorpe represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Melanie Woodthorpe won?: Melanie Woodthorpe has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Melanie Woodthorpe won?: TennisDB does not group any of Melanie Woodthorpe's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Melanie Woodthorpe's career win-loss record?: Melanie Woodthorpe has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 7 losses (12.5%).
Which seasons of Melanie Woodthorpe's career appear in TennisDB?: Melanie Woodthorpe appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1981 through 1982.
Who has Melanie Woodthorpe faced most often?: Melanie Woodthorpe's most frequent opponent is Sara Gomer, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.