Melissa Dowse

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Melissa Dowse
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1982-04-27) 27 April 1982 (age 42)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$42,448
Singles
Career record84–75
Highest rankingNo. 247 (2 April 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record65–53
Career titles0 WTA / 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 349 (8 October 2001)

Melissa Dowse (born 27 April 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

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Biography

Dowse, who grew up in Gosford, was a top 20 ranked junior and represented Australia at the 1998 World Youth Cup held in Italy. [1]

A right-handed player, Dowse is most noted for appearing twice in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. In the 2000 Australian Open she received a wildcard and faced German qualifier Jana Kandarr in a first round match she lost 6–8 in the third set, having held a match point. [2] She returned for the 2001 Australian Open as another wildcard entrant and this time won her first round match over Alexandra Fusai in three sets, the last of which she claimed 6–0. In the second round she was easily defeated by Silvia Farina Elia. [3]

In 2001 she won three ITF doubles titles over the course of a month in Japan partnering with Samantha Stosur.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles (4–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.9 September 2001Kugayama, JapanHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Nami Urabe
4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win1.16 September 2001 Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beti Sekulovski
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Stone
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win2.23 September 2001 Osaka, JapanHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beti Sekulovski
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Stone
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win3.30 September 2001 Kyoto, JapanCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Nami Urabe
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss2.29 April 2002 Dubrovnik, CroatiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Linda Smolenaková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Blanka Kumbárová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Macurová
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win4.19 May 2002 Casale, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rochelle Rosenfield Flag of Argentina.svg Melisa Arévalo
Flag of Argentina.svg Erica Krauth
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–1

References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - 1998 NEC World Youth Cup Final - Girls - 15 September - 20 September 1998". ITF . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Hingis keeps rolling at Open". Reno Gazette-Journal . 22 January 2000. p. 17. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. "Ilie lets rip to lead home charge". 18 January 2001. p. 48. Retrieved 13 June 2018.