Melisa Ercan
Country (sports) Australia
Born (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 (age 19) [1]
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 323 (22 July 2024)
Last updated on: 1 June 2024.

Melisa Ercan (born 1 September 2005) is a Turkish-Australian tennis player with a career high singles ranking of no. 323 achieved on 22 July 2024.[2][3][4]

Early life

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Originally from Turkey, Ercan received Australian citizenship in 2023. She and her family live in Brisbane.[5]

Career

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Junior career

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Ercan won her first J2-ITF tournament at the 38th Salsomaggiore-J2 tournament held in Italy in August 2021.[6][7] She later defeated Mirra Andreeva to win a J300 Traralgon Tournament held in Australia in January 2023.[8][9]

Senior career

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Ercan won four ITF singles titles in 2023, including a run of 20 consecutive victories.[10]

She received a wildcard into the women's qualifying draw at the 2024 Australian Open in January 2024.[11] In her debut grand slam she defeated higher ranked British player Lily Miyazaki in the first qualifying round.[12]

On 27 February 2024, she defeated higher ranked British player Katie Swan at the W25 event in Traralgon.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "M.Ercan". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "M.Ercan". WTA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "M.Ercan". itf. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Melisa Ercan". ITF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Player profile:Melisa Ercan". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Melisa Ercan Wins Her First ITF-J2 Championship!". Enkaspor.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ "J2 Salsomaggiore". itftennis. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Melisa Ercan Wins ITF J300 Champion!". Enkaspor.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ Boztepe, Muhammed (18 January 2023). "National tennis player Melisa Ercan became champion in Australia". aa.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ^ "National tennis player Melisa Ercan became champion in Australia". ntvspor. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ^ Rogers, Leigh (5 January 2024). "LEADING AUSSIE TEENS AMONG AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 QUALIFYING WILDCARDS". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. ^ Rogers, Leigh (9 January 2024). "AUSSIE TEENS RECORD MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 QUALIFYING". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  13. ^ "HARRIS MAKES QUARTER-FINAL OF ATP LILLE CHALLENGER". Britwatchsports. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.