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Ellen Perez
Perez in 2023
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne
Born (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29)
Shellharbour, New South Wales
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Georgia (2014–2017)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,174,818
Singles
Career record189–161
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 162 (12 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 759 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French OpenQ3 (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record318–171
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 7 (22 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 15 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2018, 2022, 2023)
French OpenSF (2023)
WimbledonQF (2022)
US OpenSF (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2023)
Olympic GamesQF (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021, 2022, 2024)
French OpenQF (2024)
WimbledonQF (2023)
US OpenQF (2021, 2023, 2024)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2022)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Ellen Perez (born 10 October 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 162 and No. 7, achieved in August 2019 and in April 2024. She has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as two singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Perez made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Australian Open in doubles with Belinda Woolcock; they lost in the first round to Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. Perez made her first singles Major appearance at the 2016 US Open, after winning the Australian Wildcard Play-off.

Personal life

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Ellen is the daughter of John and Milića Perez and sister to Matt Perez. Ellen is of Spanish descent on her father's side and of Macedonian descent on her mother's side. She picked up a tennis racket at the age of three after receiving a totem tennis pole as a Christmas gift, and she started regular coaching at the age of seven. In 2012, she won the Gallipoli Youth Cup held in Ipswich, Queensland.[1]

She played three seasons of college tennis at the University of Georgia in the United States from 2014 to 2017.[1] She was named an All-American five times across singles and doubles.[2]

Career

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2012–2014: The beginnings

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Perez made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in March 2012 in Bundaberg, losing in three sets to Jennifer Elie. In September 2013, she recorded her first main-draw singles win in Toowoomba after qualifying. Perez reached the quarterfinals losing to Azra Hadzic. In December 2013, she won her first ITF doubles title in Hong Kong with Abbie Myers.

In 2014, Perez reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International and Melbourne, and then competed on the ITF Circuit in Europe until June when she started attending college in the United States. Perez ended 2014 with a singles rank of 655 and a doubles rank of 517.

2015–2016: First major appearance

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In June 2015, Perez returned to play at Bethany Beach where she qualified and reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles final. The following week in Charlotte, she reached the doubles final. She played ITF events across U.S. for the remainder of 2015.

Perez started her 2016 season in June in U.S. without qualifying for the main draw. In July, she qualified for and won her first singles ITF title in Brussels without dropping a set. She reached a semifinal and final at two subsequent events.[3] Perez won four doubles titles in five weeks across June and July 2016.

In August, Perez won the Australian Wildcard Play-off to make her major singles debut at the US Open. She lost to Zhang Shuai in straight sets. Perez said of the experience "It definitely didn't go as planned, or as hoped, but it was great to be able to have my Grand Slam debut and get out on court in front of all the fans and what-not. It was nice."[4] She ended 2016 with a singles rank of 632 and doubles rank of 414.

2017–2018: First WTA Tour match win

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Perez began the season with a wildcard into the Sydney International qualifying where she defeated Kateryna Kozlova, ranked 101 in the world.[5] She lost to Naomi Broady in the second round. At the Australian Open qualifying, Perez defeated Tadeja Majerič, then lost to Ana Bogdan.

She returned to play in June where she reached three consecutive doubles finals, winning one. Doubles success continued throughout the rest of the year. In July, Perez qualified for and reached the singles final of Gatineau. This increased her singles ranking to a career-high of 363.[6] Perez returned to Australia and reached the semifinals of Toowoomba and quarterfinals of Cairns.

Perez began the 2018 season, after being given wildcard into the Sydney International where she upset world No. 11, Kristina Mladenovic, in the first round. Her first win on the WTA Tour came when Mladenovic retired with the score 4–6, 2–4.[7] Perez lost in round two to Ashleigh Barty.[8]

At the Australian Open, Perez lost in the first round of qualifying to Valentini Grammatikopoulou. She made the second round at the Burnie International, Launceston International and at Perth, and then reached the final of the Clay Court International in April, losing to Jaimee Fourlis. Perez traveled to Europe and North America's ITF Circuit with limited success. In September, she attempted to qualify for two WTA tournaments in Asia before returning to Australia in October where she reached four consecutive ITF finals.

2019–2021: Three career titles, Olympics debut and quarterfinals in doubles

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Perez commenced 2021 retiring in the first round of the Grampians Trophy. She made the second round of qualifying in both Australian Open and Adelaide International. In March, she won the Abierto Zapopan in doubles with Astra Sharma, it was her second WTA Tour title.

In May, Perez reached the third and final round of the French Open qualifying. In June, she qualified for Wimbledon but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Clara Burel.

In July, Perez partnered Samantha Stosur in women's doubles at the 2020 Olympic Games, where they reached the quarterfinals. In the same month, Perez entered the final of an ITF event in Lisbon, Portugal. In October, she reached another ITF final in Portugal.[9] She won her third title at the 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open with Ulrikke Eikeri. Perez ended 2021 with a singles rank of 196 and a doubles rank of 42.

2022: US Open semifinal, Wimbledon quarterfinal, two WTA 1000 finals & top 30

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Perez lost in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying.[10]

She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, having never won a match before at this major, and back-to-back WTA 1000 finals at the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open with Nicole Melichar.[11] She also reached the US Open semifinals for the first time, having never get past the third round at this major.

2023–2024: French Open semifinal, WTA Finals debut and finalist, world No. 8

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At the French Open, with Nicole Melichar-Martinez, Perez reached the quarterfinals for the first time, having never previously progressed beyond the second round at this major.[12] With her win over protected ranking pair of Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzková, she became the 21st Australian woman to advance to a Roland Garros semifinal in doubles in the Open Era.[13]

She qualified for the 2023 WTA Finals and reached the final with Melichar-Martinez, a first time at this level for both players.[14] They lost to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[15]

She reached her fourth WTA 1000 final at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships with Melichar-Martinez, losing to fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Kateřina Siniaková.[16] As top seeds, they won the 2024 Bad Homburg Open, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova in the final.[17]

Perez and Melichar-Martinez qualified for the 2024 WTA Finals and reached the semifinals after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages.[18] They lost in the last four to second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe in straight sets.[19]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 1R Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A A A Q3 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A Q1 NH 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open 1R A A Q2 A Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 0–3
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A NH A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Guadalajara Open NH A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open A A A Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0
China Open A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 1 Career total: 14
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 0 / 14 1–14
Year-end ranking 632 343 181 241 234 193 363 500 $1,118,635

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 9 3–9 25%
French Open A A A A 1R 2R 1R SF 3R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R NH 1R QF 1R 2R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
US Open A A A 3R 1R 2R SF 2R QF 0 / 6 11–6 65%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–4 8–4 6–4 6–4 0 / 25 26–25 51%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH DNQ Alt F 0 / 1 3–2 60%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH QF NH 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Billie Jean King Cup A A A A SF[b] F RR 0 / 3 1–3 33%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[c] A A A A A A 2R 1R F 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A A 2R SF 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Miami Open A A A A NH 1R A SF 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Madrid Open A A A A NH QF 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Italian Open A A A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canadian Open A A A A NH QF F QF 1R 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Cincinnati Open A A A A QF 2R F F SF 0 / 5 14–5 74%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 1R NMS 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wuhan Open A A A 1R NH QF 0 / 2 1–2 33%
China Open A A A A NH QF 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 6 11 12 20 19 21 13 Career total: 98
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 Career total: 6
Finals 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 3 3 Career total: 21
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 5–6 12–10 12–11 28–19 35–18 30–25 13–12 6 / 82 101–76 0%
Year-end ranking 414 205 88 65 48 42 20 17

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open 1R A 1R 2R 2R A 2R 0 / 5 3–5
French Open A A NH A A 1R QF 0 / 2 2–2
Wimbledon A A A 2R QF 1R 0 / 3 3–3
US Open A A QF 2R QF QF[d] 0 / 4 7–4
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 3–3 2–2 5–3 0 / 14 15–13

Significant finals

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Year-end championships

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 WTA Finals, Cancún Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6

WTA 1000 tournaments

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Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 Canadian Open Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 2022 Cincinnati Open Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2023 Cincinnati Open Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez United States Alycia Parks
United States Taylor Townsend
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 2024 Dubai Championships Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Australia Storm Hunter
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 2–6

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 22 (7 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA Finals (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–4)
WTA 500 (2–3)
WTA 250 (5–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–10)
Grass (2–3)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International[e] Clay Australia Daria Gavrilova China Duan Yingying
China Han Xinyun
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom International Grass Australia Arina Rodionova United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 1–2 Feb 2020 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard Austria Barbara Haas Australia Arina Rodionova
Australia Storm Sanders
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2020 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Australia Storm Sanders Chile Alexa Guarachi
United States Desirae Krawczyk
1–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2021 Abierto Zapopan, Mexico WTA 250 Hard Australia Astra Sharma United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Apr 2021 Charleston International, United States WTA 250 Clay Australia Storm Sanders United States Hailey Baptiste
United States Caty McNally
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–5 Jun 2021 Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass Tunisia Ons Jabeur Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 3–5 Oct 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain WTA 250 Hard Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–5 Jun 2022 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands WTA 250 Grass Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek Veronika Kudermetova
Belgium Elise Mertens
6–3, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss 4–6 Aug 2022 Canadian Open, Toronto WTA 1000 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 4–7 Aug 2022 Cincinnati Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 5–7 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
7–5, 6–3
Loss 5–8 Sep 2022 Pan Pacific Open, Japan WTA 500 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–9 Mar 2023 Texas Open, United States WTA 250 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez New Zealand Erin Routliffe
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 5–10 Jul 2023 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom WTA 500 Grass United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Netherlands Demi Schuurs
United States Desirae Krawczyk
2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–11 Aug 2023 Cincinnati Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez United States Alycia Parks
United States Taylor Townsend
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 5–12 Aug 2023 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Japan Miyu Kato
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Loss 5–13 Nov 2023 WTA Finals, Mexico WTA Finals Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–14 Feb 2024 Ladies Linz, Austria WTA 500 Hard (i) United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Italy Sara Errani
Italy Jasmine Paolini
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 5–15 Feb 2024 Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates WTA 1000 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Australia Storm Hunter
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–15 Mar 2024 San Diego Open, United States WTA 500 Hard United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez United States Desirae Krawczyk
United States Jessica Pegula
6–1, 6–2
Win 7–15 Jun 2024 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 500 Grass United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Veronika Kudermetova
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2019 Houston Challenger, US Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani Canada Sharon Fichman
Japan Ena Shibahara
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 2–0 May 2023 Catalonia Open, Spain Clay Australia Storm Hunter Chile Alexa Guarachi
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
6–1, 7–6(10–8)
Win 3–0 May 2024 Catalonia Open, Spain (2) Clay United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Poland Katarzyna Piter
Egypt Mayar Sherif
7–5, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (2 titles, 9 runner–ups)

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (0–6)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–7)
Clay (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2016 ITF Brussels, Belgium 10,000 Clay Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2016 ITF Rebecq, Belgium 10,000 Clay Belgium Hélène Scholsen 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2017 ITF Gatineau, Canada 25,000 Hard Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 6–7(4), 4–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Australia Jaimee Fourlis 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Sep 2018 Darwin International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Kimberly Birrell 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2018 ITF Brisbane, Australia 25,000 Hard China Xu Shilin 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 2018 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Zoe Hives 0–6, 2–6
Loss 1–7 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Priscilla Hon 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 2–7 Jul 2019 Ashland Tennis Classic, United States 60,000 Hard Australia Zoe Hives 6–3, 3–2 ret.
Loss 2–8 Jul 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal 25,000 Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Oct 2021 ITF Loulé, Portugal 25,000 Hard France Harmony Tan 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 29 (19 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (7–2)
$25,000 tournaments (7–4)
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–5)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Australia Abbie Myers Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 Apr 2014 ITF Glen Iris, Australia 15,000 Hard Australia Tammi Patterson Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
Australia Jessica Moore
4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2015 ITF Bethany Beach, United States 10,000 Clay Australia Belinda Woolcock United States Andie Daniell
United States Sophie Chang
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2015 ITF Charlotte, United States 10,000 Clay United States Lauren Herring Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Mexico Renata Zarazúa
4–6, 7–6(6), [8–10]
Win 2–3 Jun 2016 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard United States Lauren Herring United States Jamie Loeb
United States Ingrid Neel
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–3 Jul 2016 ITF Brussels, Belgium 10,000 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves Switzerland Karin Kennel
Belgium Hélène Scholsen
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–3 Jul 2016 ITF Saint-Gervais, France 10,000 Clay Australia Abbie Myers Oman Fatma Al-Nabhani
France Estelle Cascino
7–6(5), 6–2
Win 5–3 Jul 2016 ITF Maaseik, Belgium 10,000 Clay Australia Sally Peers Belgium Deborah Kerfs
United States Chiara Scholl
6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Jun 2017 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani United States Kaitlyn Christian
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 6–4 Jun 2017 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani United States Francesca Di Lorenzo
United States Julia Elbaba
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–5 Jul 2017 ITF Auburn, United States 25,000 Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani United States Emina Bektas
Chile Alexa Guarachi
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 7–5 Jul 2017 Challenger de Granby, Canada 60,000 Hard Canada Carol Zhao Chile Alexa Guarachi
Australia Olivia Tjandramulia
6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Aug 2017 ITF Fort Worth, United States 25,000 Hard Mexico Giuliana Olmos Japan Miharu Imanishi
Japan Ayaka Okuno
6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–6 Nov 2017 Canberra International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Jessica Moore United States Asia Muhammad
Australia Arina Rodionova
4–6, 4–6
Win 9–6 Feb 2018 Launceston International, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Jessica Moore United Kingdom Laura Robson
Russia Valeria Savinykh
7–6(5), 6–4
Win 10–6 Feb 2018 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Jessica Moore Australia Olivia Tjandramulia
Australia Belinda Woolcock
6–7(6), 6–1, [7–9] ret.
Loss 10–7 May 2018 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Australia Jaimee Fourlis Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien
6–7(6), 3–6
Win 11–7 Jun 2018 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Australia Jessica Moore Australia Arina Rodionova
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Loss 11–8 Jul 2018 Berkeley Club Challenge, United States 60,000 Hard United States Sabrina Santamaria United States Nicole Gibbs
United States Asia Muhammad
4–6, 1–6
Win 12–8 Jul 2018 Challenger de Granby, Canada (2) 60,000 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova Japan Erika Sema
Japan Aiko Yoshitomi
7–5, 6–4
Win 13–8 Aug 2018 Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States 60,000 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien
6–0, 6–2
Win 14–8 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Risa Ozaki
7–5, 6–1
Win 15–8 Nov 2018 Canberra International, Australia (2) 60,000 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova Australia Naiktha Bains
Australia Destanee Aiava
6–7(5), 6–3, [10–7]
Win 16–8 Jan 2019 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova Russia Irina Khromacheva
Belgium Maryna Zanevska
6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–9 Mar 2019 ITF Canberra, Australia 25,000 Clay Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Naiktha Bains
Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
6–4, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss 16–10 Jun 2019 Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Australia Arina Rodionova Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
Brazil Luisa Stefani
4–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Win 17–10 Jan 2020 Burnie International, Australia (2) 60,000 Hard Australia Storm Sanders United States Desirae Krawczyk
United States Asia Muhammad
6–3, 6–2
Win 18–10 Mar 2022 ITF Bendigo, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Jaimee Fourlis Australia Gabriella Da Silva-Fick
Australia Alana Parnaby
6–1, 6–1
Win 19–10 May 2023 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain 25,000 Clay United States Ashley Lahey Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
6–3, 3–6, [12–10]

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Withdraw_note was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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