Violet Apisah
Appearance
Country (sports) | Papua New Guinea (2016–current) Australia (2014–16) Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup tournaments) |
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Residence | Sydney, Australia[1] |
Born | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 11 February 2000
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $0 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 3R (2016) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2017, 2018) |
US Open Junior | 3R (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | F (2018) |
Wimbledon Junior | QF (2017) |
US Open Junior | 1R (2018) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 0–1 |
Medal record | |
Last updated on: 6 February 2019. |
Violet Apisah (born 11 February 2000) is an Australian-Papuan former tennis player.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]In 2016, Apisah won the WTA Future Stars Under-16 Tournament, which was an exhibition tournament in Singapore during the 2016 WTA Finals.[5][6][7]
On the junior tour, Apisah has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 24, achieved on 26 March 2018.
In 2018, Apisah reached the final of the 2018 Australian Open girls' doubles event, partnering Lulu Sun.[8]
In 2019, Apisah made her Fed Cup debut for Pacific Oceania.
Personal life
[edit]Apisah is the niece of Abigail and Marcia Tere-Apisah, who are also tennis players. Her sister, Patricia, is also a junior tennis player.[9]
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | Lulu Sun | Liang En-shuo Wang Xinyu |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
ITF junior finals
[edit]Grand Slam |
Category GA |
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Singles (10–2)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 27 April 2014 | Melbourne, Australia | G4 | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 26 July 2014 | Kawana, Australia | G4 | Hard | Sara Tomic | 6–0, 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Winner | 2. | 19 October 2014 | Gosford, Australia | G5 | Hard | Baijing Lin | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 August 2015 | Lautoka, Fiji | B2 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | 1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 4 October 2015 | Auckland, New Zealand | G4 | Hard (i) | Michaela Haet | 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 4. | 11 October 2015 | Canberra, Australia | G5 | Hard | Kaitlin Staines | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 17 July 2016 | Caloundra, Australia | G4 | Hard | Kaitlin Staines | 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 24 July 2016 | Gold Coast, Australia | G4 | Hard | Kaitlin Staines | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 12 August 2016 | Lautoka, Fiji | B2 | Hard | Kaitlin Staines | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 25 June 2017 | Lautoka, Fiji | G4 | Hard | Carol Young Suh Lee | 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 11 August 2017 | Lautoka, Fiji | B2 | Hard | Megan Smith | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 21 October 2017 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | G2 | Hard | Natasha Sengphrachanh | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles (12–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 October 2014 | Gosford, Australia | G5 | Hard | Ella Husrefovic | Baijing Lin Gabriela Ruffels |
3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 October 2015 | Auckland, New Zealand | G4 | Hard (i) | Rosie Cheng | Stella Cliffe Ashleigh Harvey |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 October 2015 | Canberra, Australia | G5 | Hard | Maria Vais | Imogen Clews Kaitlin Staines |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 April 2016 | Melbourne, Australia | G4 | Hard | Gabriela Sprague | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Selina Turulja |
2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 24 July 2016 | Gold Coast, Australia | G4 | Hard | Patricia Apisah | Lisa Mays Kaitlin Staines |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 12 August 2016 | Lautoka, Fiji | B2 | Hard | Petra Hule | Kaitlin Staines Jessica Zaviacic |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 30 October 2016 | Incheon, South Korea | G2 | Hard | Lee Yang | Cho I-hsuan Du Zhima |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 4. | 25 June 2017 | Lautoka, Fiji | G4 | Hard | Patricia Apisah | Carol Young Suh Lee Maxine Ng |
6–0, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 August 2017 | Lautoka, Fiji | B2 | Hard | Patricia Apisah | Valentina Ivanov Amber Marshall |
2–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
Winner | 5. | 21 October 2017 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | G2 | Hard | Rina Saigo | Mananchaya Sawangkaew Wang Jiaqi |
2–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
Winner | 6. | 4 November 2017 | Tin Hau, Hong Kong | G2 | Hard | Lulu Sun | Lee Kuan-yi Mananchaya Sawangkaew |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 27 January 2018 | Australian Open, Melbourne | GS | Hard | Lulu Sun | Liang En-shuo Wang Xinyu |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 March 2018 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | G1 | Hard | Lulu Sun | Guo Meiqi Cody Wong |
4–6, 6–0, [8–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Violet Apisah Player Profile". www.tennis.com.au. Australian Tennis Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Mother inspires PNG gold medalist tennis player". Post Courier. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Yaruso, Sophie (28 January 2018). "Apisah writes history for PNG". Loop PNG. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tere-Apisah beats niece in tennis women's final". Post Courier. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Future Stars: Shiori Ito & Violet Apisah Win Youth Titles". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Linda Pearce (23 October 2016). "WTA Finals Singapore, 2016: Australian junior Violet Apisah wins Future Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Apisah wins big in Singapore". The National. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Apisah makes PNG proud". The National. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Joycelyn Mark-Sabbath (11 September 2015). "Two generations of sisters to meet in historic tennis final". sbs.com.au. National Indigenous Television. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Violet Apisah at the International Tennis Federation
- Violet Apisah at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Violet Apisah at Tennis Australia
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- Papua New Guinean female tennis players
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- Pacific Games gold medalists for Papua New Guinea
- Pacific Games silver medalists for Papua New Guinea
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