PLAYER PROFILE

Melisa Ercan

  • LivesBrisbane, Queensland

ON-COURT

  • Won biggest junior singles title at her career at Traralgon (Australia) in January 2023, where she beat Mirra Andreeva in the final
  • Best junior Grand Slam singles result is a third-round appearance at Roland Garros in 2023
  • Achieved a career-high junior ranking of world No.26 in June 2023
  • Scored her first pro-level ITF main-draw singles win at Swan Hill (Australia) in February 2023
  • Ercan joined Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy in 2023
  • Won four consecutive ITF singles titles, across three different countries, between June-August 2023

OFF-COURT

  • Originally from Turkey, Ercan received Australian citizenship in 2023
  • Ercan and her family live in Brisbane
  • Lists clay as her favourite surface

Year-end rankings

2023  574

Melisa Ercan in the news

Aussie weekly wrap: In-form Australians excelling on grass
Ajla Tomljanovic, Rinky Hijikata and Jordan Thompson all posted career-best results on grass this week.
24 June, 2024

With breakthrough results and big wins, Ajla Tomljanovic, Rinky Hijikata and Jordan Thompson all starred at grass-court events this week.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Adam Walton soars into top 100 with title-winning run
Adam Walton celebrates his singles victory at an ATP Challenger event in Chinese Taipei.
20 May, 2024

Rising star Adam Walton has been rewarded with a top-100 debut following an impressive performance on the ATP Challenger Tour.
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Ranking movers: De Minaur, Thompson climb to new career-highs
ON THE RISE: Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson.
19 February, 2024

Australia's leading men, Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson, rise to unprecedented heights in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
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Aussie women accomplish 36-year first in Australian Open qualifying
Destanee Aiava in action during Australian Open 2024 qualifying. Picture: Tennis Australia
11 January, 2024

Destanee Aiava is among five Aussie contenders to advance to the final round in the Australian Open 2024 women's qualifying singles competition.
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