PLAYER PROFILE
Elysia Bolton
- Age24
- Born24 March 2000
- Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
- PlaysRight-handed
ON-COURT
- Achieved career-high ITF World Junior Tour ranking of No.22 in January 2018
- Reached quarterfinals in the US Open 2017 girls’ singles and doubles competitions
- Won first professional singles title at ITF 15K tournament in Evansville in July 2018
- Made Grand Slam-level debut in Australian Open 2023 qualifying.
OFF-COURT
- Parents are Darren and Karen
- She has one younger sister, Sarah
- Admires Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters
- Hobbies include cooking, skiing and puzzles
- The Sydney-born Bolton originally represented USA, before switching nationality to Australia in 2022
- Played college tennis at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and majored in political science.
Year-end ranking history
| 2023 | 671 |
| 2022 | 688 |
| 2021 | 556 |
| 2020 | 597 |
| 2019 | 580 |
| 2018 | 687 |
Elysia Bolton in the news
Aussie weekly wrap: Emerson Jones clinches big junior title in Italy
27 May, 2024
Rising star Emerson Jones was one of many Australians posting impressive results at tournaments across the world this week.
Read moreRising star Emerson Jones was one of many Australians posting impressive results at tournaments across the world this week.
Ranking movers: Thompson, Saville, Walton lead rising Aussies
6 May, 2024
Australian players Jordan Thompson, Daria Saville and Adam Walton make significant moves in the latest world rankings.
Read moreAustralian players Jordan Thompson, Daria Saville and Adam Walton make significant moves in the latest world rankings.
Aussie weekly wrap: Rising star Schoolkate among six Australian title winners
6 May, 2024
Tristan Schoolkate won the biggest singles title of his career at an ATP Challenger tournament in China this week.
Read moreTristan Schoolkate won the biggest singles title of his career at an ATP Challenger tournament in China this week.
Aussie weekly wrap: Inglis claims biggest singles title of her career
29 April, 2024
Maddison Inglis is the first Australian in almost 10 years to win a women's singles title at ITF 100 level.
Read moreMaddison Inglis is the first Australian in almost 10 years to win a women's singles title at ITF 100 level.
