Ellen Perez
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Born | Shellharbour, Australia | 10 October 1995
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Georgia (2014–present) |
Prize money | $94,261 |
Singles | |
Career record | 75–48 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | 293 (15 January 2018) |
Current ranking | 298 (12 February 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 71–32 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | 147 (12 February 2018) |
Current ranking | 147 (12 February 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2018) |
Last updated on: 17 January 2018. |
Ellen Perez (born 10 October 1995) is an Australian tennis player.
Perez has won one title on the ITF circuit, and her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are 293 and 147 respectively. She has one ITF title from July 2016.
Perez made her main draw grand slam debut at the 2016 Australian Open in doubles with Belinda Woolcock; however, they lost in the first round to Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. She made her first singles grand slam appearance at the 2016 US Open after winning the Australian wildcard playoff. She has been attending the University of Georgia since 2014.
Personal Information
Ellen is the daughter of John and Mitz Perez. Perez picked up a tennis racket at the age of three after receiving a totem tennis pole as a Christmas gift and commenced regular coaching at the age of seven. In 2012 Perez won the Gallipoli Youth Cup held in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] Perez attended the University of Georgia in the USA from 2014-2017.
Perez says her tennis idols are Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin.[2][3]
Career
2012-2014: Career Beginnings
Perez made her ITF Circuit debut in March 2012 in Bundaberg, losing in three sets to Jennifer Elie. In September 2013, Perez recorded her first main draw singles win in Toowoomba after qualifying. She reached the quarter finals losing to Azra Hadzic. In December 2013, Perez won her first ITF doubles title in Hong Kong with Abbie Myers.
In 2014, Perez reached the quarter final of the Burnie International and Melbourne, before competing on the ITF circuit in Europe until June, when she commenced University in the United States of America. Perez ended 2014 with a singles rank of 655 and doubles rank of 517.
2015-2016: First Grand Slam Appearance
In June 2015, Perez returned to play at Bethany Beach, where she qualified and reached the singles quarter final and the doubles final. The following week in Charlotte, she reached the doubles final. She played across USA ITF for the remainder of 2015.
Perez commenced her 2016 in June in USA without qualifying for the main draw. In July, Perez 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.[4] Perez won four doubles titles in five weeks across June and July 2016.
In August, Perez won an Australian wildcard playoff to make her grand slam single debut at the 2016 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."[5] Perez ended 2016 with a singles rank of 632 and doubles rank of 414.
2017-present: First WTA win
Perez commenced the 2017 with a wildcard into the Sydney International qualifying where she defeated Kateryna Kozlova ranked 101 in the world.[6] She lost to Naomi Broady in the second round. At the 2017 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying, Perez defeated Tadeja Majerič before losing to Ana Bogdan and returning to college. 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.[7] Perez returned to Australia and reached the semi final of Toowoomba and quarter final of Cairns.
Perez commenced the 2018 season after being given wildcard into the Sydney International where she upset world number 11 Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. Mladenovic retired with the score 4-6, 2-4. This was Perez's first WTA Tour win.[8] Perez lost in round 2 to Ashleigh Barty.[9] At the 2018 Australian Open, Perez lost in the first round of qualifying to Valentini Grammatikopoulou. In doubles, she partnered Jessica Moore and they won their first round against Nao Hibino and Darija Jurak 6.4 6.4
ITF finals: 19 (10–9)
Singles: 4 (1–3)
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Result | Number | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 10 July 2016 | 10,000 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Kimberley Zimmermann | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 2016 | 10,000 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Hélène Scholsen | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 July 2017 | $25,000 | Gatineau, Canada | Hard | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1 April 2018 | $25,000 | Canberra, Australia | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 15 (9–6)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1 | 13 December 2013 | 10,000 | Hong Kong | Hard | Abbie Myers | Lee Ya-hsuan Chuang Chia-jung |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 1. | 5 April 2014 | 15,000 | Glen Iris, Australia | Hard | Tammi Patterson | Aleksandrina Naydenova Jessica Moore |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 June 2015 | 10,000 | Bethany Beach, United States | Clay | Belinda Woolcock | Andie Daniell Sophie Chang |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 June 2015 | 10,000 | Charlotte, United States | Clay | Lauren Herring | Maria Fernanda Alves Renata Zarazúa |
4–6, 7–6(8–6) [8–10] |
Winner | 2. | 25 June 2016 | 25,000 | Baton Rouge, United States | Hard | Lauren Herring | Jamie Loeb Ingrid Neel |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 8 July 2016 | 10,000 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Carolina Meligeni Alves | Karin Kennel Hélène Scholsen |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 21 July 2016 | 10,000 | Saint-Gervais, France | Clay | Abbie Myers | Fatma Al Nabhani Estelle Cascino |
7–6 (7–5) , 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 July 2016 | 10,000 | Maaseik, Belgium | Clay | Sally Peers | Deborah Kerfs Chiara Scholl |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 June 2017 | 25,000 | Sumter, United States | Hard | Luisa Stefani | Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos |
2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Winner | 6. | 24 June 2017 | 25,000 | Baton Rouge, United States | Hard | Luisa Stefani | Francesca Di Lorenzo Julia Elbaba |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1 July 2017 | 25,000 | Auburn, United States | Hard | Luisa Stefani | Emina Bektas Alexa Guarachi |
6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 7. | 29 July 2017 | 60,000 | Granby, Canada | Hard | Carol Zhao | Alexa Guarachi Olivia Tjandramulia |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 5 August 2017 | 25,000 | Fort Worth, United States | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Miharu Imanishi Ayaka Okuno |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 November 2017 | 60,000 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Jessica Moore | Asia Muhammad Arina Rodionova |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 9. | 9 February 2018 | 25,000 | Launceston, Australia | Hard | Jessica Moore | Laura Robson Valeria Savinykh |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 16 February 2018 | 25,000 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Jessica Moore | Olivia Tjandramulia Belinda Woolcock |
6–7(6–8), 6–1, [7–9] ret. |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L | |
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Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 | |
French Open | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | 0–0 | ||
US Open | 1R | A | 0–0 | ||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0-0 | 0–1 | ||
Year-end ranking | 632 | 343 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Win–Loss | |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | ||
French Open | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | 0–0 | ||
US Open | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0-2 | ||
Year-end ranking | 414 | 198 |
References
- ^ "Ellen Perez discusses her decision on leaving UGA women's tennis to turn professional". Red and Black. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Profile Ellen Perez". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Aussie tennis star Perez announces herself with style in Cairns". Cairns Post. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "PEREZ EXCITED FOR GRAND SLAM DEBUT". Tennis Australia. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "PEREZ FALLS, BUT GAINS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE". Tennis Australia. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Qualifying: McHale coasts into second round". Sydney International. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "BIGGEST MOVERS: PEREZ HEADS HIGHER". Tennis Australia. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Sydney International: When the going gets hot, Ellen Perez pounces". The Australian. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "BARTY PREVAILS UNDER A MIDNIGHT SKY". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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