Melissa Middleton

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Melissa Middleton
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1982-06-06) June 6, 1982 (age 41)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$69,588
Singles
Career record94–84
Highest rankingNo. 225 (September 13, 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record30–37
Career titles2 ITF / 0 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 116 (February 25, 2002)

Melissa Middleton (born June 6, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Middleton, a right-handed player, was born and raised in Houston, Texas. [1] A successful player in junior tennis, she won both the Easter Bowl and USTA National Clay Court Championships as an under 16 in 1996. [2]

On the professional tour, Middleton reached a career best singles ranking of 225. In 1999 she featured as a wildcard in the US Open main draw and reached the second round of the Lipton Championships, with a first round win over Lori McNeil. [3] As a doubles player she made it to 116 in the world and was a WTA Tour finalist in Memphis in 2002. [4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss February 23, 2002 Memphis, U.S.Tier IIIHard Flag of the United States.svg Brie Rippner Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova
4–6, 6–2, 0–6

ITF finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.January 15, 2001 Boca Raton, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Trail Flag of Russia.svg Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Flag of the United States.svg Jolene Watanabe
1–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.March 5, 2001 Saltillo, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Courtenay Chapman Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Granados
Flag of Argentina.svg Melisa Arévalo
6–7(3), 6–0, 1–6
Winner1.April 29, 2001 Sarasota, United States Clay Flag of India.svg Nirupama Sanjeev Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves
6–4, 6–2
Winner2.January 27, 2002 Fullerton, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brie Rippner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amanda Hopmans
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up3.February 3, 2002 Rockford, United StatesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Brie Rippner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amanda Hopmans
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni
4–6, ret.

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