Emily Appleton (tennis)

Emily Appleton

Appleton at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25) Chertsey
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$221,816
Singles
Career record	194–193
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 348 (22 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 420 (27 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record	259–173
Career titles	1 WTA 125, 20 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 93 (6 January 2025)
Current ranking	No. 94 (27 January 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
Last updated on: 27 January 2025.

Emily Appleton (born 1 September 1999) is a British tennis player. She has career-high rankings by the WTA of world No. 348 in singles, achieved on 22 July 2024, and No. 93 in doubles, set on 6 January 2025. ^[1]

Career

Appleton made her WTA Tour main-draw doubles debut at the 2022 Birmingham Classic, partnering Ali Collins.^{[ citation needed ]}

In June 2023, she qualified for the Nottingham Open for her singles main-draw debut. She lost to British No. 1, Katie Boulter. ^{[2] [3]}

Partnering with Lily Miyazaki after being given a wildcard entry, Appleton reached the second round in the doubles at Wimbledon in 2024, defeating Wang Xiyu and Zhu Lin in a deciding set tie-break in the first round, ^[4] before bowing out against top seeds Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei in round two. ^[5]

Alongside Maia Lumsden, she won her first WTA 125 title at the 2024 Dow Tennis Classic, defeating Ariana Arseneault and Mia Kupres in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak. ^{[6] [7]}

Performance timelines

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.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend W60 tournaments W25/35 tournaments (1–1) W15 tournaments (2–4)

Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (0–1) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2017	ITF Pereira, Colombia	W15	Clay	María Herazo González	5–7, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jan 2018	ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique	W15	Hard	Leonie Küng	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2018	ITF Dublin, Ireland	W15	Carpet	Sasha Hill	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–2	Aug 2018	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	W15	Hard	Ahn Yu-jin	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Mar 2019	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	Montserrat González	7–6(2), 1–6, 3–6
Loss	2–4	Apr 2019	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	Natsumi Kawaguchi	6–7(2), 7–6(2), 3–6
Win	3–4	Oct 2022	GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom	W25	Hard (i)	Nigina Abduraimova	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–5	Jan 2025	ITF Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	W35	Hard (i)	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6–3, 0–6, 5–7

Doubles: 45 (20 titles, 25 runner-ups)

Legend W100 tournaments (0–1) W60/75 tournaments (7–4) W40/50 tournaments (1–0) W25/35 tournaments (2–8) W10/15 tournaments (10–12)

Finals by surface Hard (7–14) Clay (12–9) Carpet (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2016	ITF Cali, Colombia	W10	Clay	Naomi Totka	Fernanda Brito Camila Giangreco Campiz	1–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2017	ITF Dublin, Ireland	W15	Carpet	Quinn Gleason	Giorgia Marchetti Rosalie van der Hoek	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–2	Sep 2017	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	W15	Clay	María Carlé	Julieta Estable Melina Ferrero	6–3, 6–1
Win	2–2	Oct 2017	ITF Hilton Head, United States	W15	Clay	Caty McNally	Kylie Collins Meg Kowalski	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–2	Nov 2017	ITF Pereira, Colombia	W15	Clay	María Herazo González	Kerrie Cartwright Kariann Pierre-Louis	7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
Win	4–2	Nov 2017	ITF Cúcuta, Colombia	W15	Clay	María Portillo Ramírez	Sofía Múnera Sánchez Noelia Zeballos	6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss	4–3	Dec 2017	ITF Manta, Ecuador	W15	Hard	María Herazo González	María Portillo Ramírez Sofia Sewing	1–6, 3–6
Loss	4–4	Jan 2018	ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique	W15	Hard	Caty McNally	Rasheeda McAdoo Amy Zhu	5–7, 6–7(5)
Win	5–4	Jan 2018	ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe	W15	Hard	Caty McNally	Shelby Talcott Amy Zhu	6–3, 6–0
Win	6–4	Feb 2018	ITF Solarino, Italy	W15	Carpet	Quinn Gleason	Mathilde Armitano Maria Masini	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss	6–5	Mar 2018	ITF Heraklion, Greece	W15	Clay	Mia Eklund	Emilie Francati Maria Jespersen	5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	7–5	May 2018	ITF Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago	W15	Hard	María Portillo Ramírez	Kerrie Cartwright Kariann Pierre-Louis	6–4, 6–3
Win	8–5	Jul 2018	ITF Den Haag, Netherlands	W15	Clay	Ida Jarlskog	Dasha Ivanova Julyette Steur	6–4, 6–0
Loss	8–6	Jul 2018	ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands	W15	Clay	Dasha Ivanova	Marlies Szupper Eva Vedder	3–6, 4–6
Loss	8–7	Aug 2018	ITF Dublin, Ireland	W15	Carpet	Lisa Ponomar	Karola Bejenaru Julia Kimmelmann	3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss	8–8	Aug 2018	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	W15	Hard	Joanna Garland	Jung So-hee Kim Mi-ok	7–6(5), 6–7(5), [12–14]
Loss	8–9	Jan 2019	ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique	W15	Hard	Dalayna Hewitt	Eleni Kordolaimi Alice Tubello	3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win	9–9	Mar 2019	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	María Portillo Ramírez	Dasha Ivanova Alexandra Perper	7–6(4), 6–4
Loss	9–10	Apr 2019	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	María Portillo Ramírez	Natsumi Kawaguchi Maya Tahan	1–6, 2–6
Loss	9–11	May 2019	ITF Singapore	W25	Hard	Catherine Harrison	Paige Hourigan Aldila Sutjiadi	1–6, 6–7(5)
Loss	9–12	Oct 2019	Envol Tennis Open, France	W15	Hard	Yuriko Miyazaki	Valentina Losciale Carla Touly	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9–13	Oct 2019	ITF Dallas, United States	W25	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Olivia Tjandramulia Marcela Zacarías	3–6, 4–6
Loss	9–14	Nov 2020	ITF Haabneeme, Estonia	W15	Hard	Martyna Kubka	Justina Mikulskytė Lexie Stevens	2–6, 1–6
Win	10–14	May 2021	ITF Jerusalem, Israel	W15	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Jenny Dürst Nina Stadler	6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Win	11–14	Oct 2021	ITF Florence, United States	W25	Hard	Yuriko Miyazaki	Robin Anderson Elysia Bolton	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss	11–15	Jan 2022	GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom	W25	Hard (i)	Ali Collins	Anna Gabric Arina Vasilescu	4–6, 5–7
Loss	11–16	Feb 2022	ITF Mâcon, France	W25	Hard (i)	Ali Collins	Xenia Knoll Andreea Mitu	1–6, 1–6
Win	12–16	Mar 2022	Open de Touraine, France	W25	Hard (i)	Ali Collins	Mona Barthel Yanina Wickmayer	2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss	12–17	Jun 2022	ITF Périgueux, France	W25	Clay	Alexandra Osborne	Rebeca Pereira Daniela Seguel	4–6, 1–6
Loss	12–18	Jul 2022	Liepāja Open, Latvia	W60	Clay	Prarthana Thombare	Dalila Jakupović Ivana Jorović	4–6, 3–6
Loss	12–19	Aug 2022	ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia	W25	Clay	Prarthana Thombare	Cristina Dinu Valeriya Strakhova	1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss	12–20	Jan 2023	ITF Naples, United States	W25	Clay	Quinn Gleason	Reese Brantmeier Makenna Jones	4–6, 2–6
Loss	12–21	Feb 2023	GB Pro-Series Bath, UK	W25	Hard (i)	Isabelle Haverlag	Lauryn John-Baptiste Katarína Strešnaková	6–7(4), 4–6
Win	13–21	Apr 2023	Chiasso Open, Switzerland	W60	Clay	Julia Lohoff	Andreea Mitu Nadia Podoroska	6–1, 6–2
Win	14–21	Apr 2023	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Lauryn John-Baptiste	Rutuja Bhosale Arianne Hartono	6–4, 6–3
Loss	14–22	May 2023	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	W100	Clay	Julia Lohoff	Jaimee Fourlis Olivia Gadecki	1–6, 4–6
Win	15–22	May 2023	Grado Tennis Cup, Italy	W60	Clay	Julia Lohoff	Sofya Lansere Anna Sisková	3–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win	16–22	Sep 2023	ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France	W40	Clay	Valeriya Strakhova	Victoria Muntean Vasanti Shinde	6–1, 6–2
Loss	16–23	Oct 2023	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	W60	Hard (i)	Isabelle Haverlag	Ali Collins Lily Miyazaki	6–7(4), 2–6
Loss	16–24	Jan 2024	Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	W75	Hard (i)	Freya Christie	Alevtina Ibragimova Ekaterina Ovcharenko	6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win	17–24	Feb 2024	Open de l'Isère, France	W75	Hard (i)	Freya Christie	Sarah Beth Grey Eden Silva	3–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Win	18–24	Apr 2024	Chiasso Open, Switzerland	W75	Clay	Lena Papadakis	Despina Papamichail Simona Waltert	4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win	19–24	Apr 2024	Charlottesville Open, United States	W75	Clay	Quinn Gleason	Maria Kononova Maria Kozyreva	7–6(5), 6–1
Loss	19–25	May 2024	Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia	W75	Clay	Prarthana Thombare	Laura Pigossi Céline Naef	6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win	20–25	Sep 2024	Ladies Open Vienna, Austria	W75	Clay	Estelle Cascino	Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb	6–4, 7–6(1)

References

1. "Emily Appleton | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
2. "Katie Boulter sees the quality in women's British tennis". The Independent. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
3. "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
4. "Lily Miyazaki shrugs off singles defeat with doubles victory". SW Londoner. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
5. "Skupski through in men's doubles but Salisbury out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
6. "Parks, Marino to meet in Sunday's DTC final". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
7. "Marino triumphs at WTA 125 Midland; Begu captures WTA 125 Cali crown". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

• Emily Appleton at the Women's Tennis Association
• Emily Appleton at the International Tennis Federation