
PLAYER PROFILE
Violet Apisah
- Age25
- Born11 February 2000
- Birth PlacePort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- LivesSydney, Australia
- PlaysRight-handed
“This experience has inspired my to do more with my tennis … To travel more, and get experience against the up and coming generations because there is a lot of talent out there and I just need to keep pushing and training hard.”
— Violet Apisah, 25 Oct 2016
» Apisah wins big in Singapore
On court
- won the 12/u Australian Championships doubles title with sister Patricia at the December Showdown in 2012, her first interstate trip
- won the 2014 Gallipoli Youth Cup at Melbourne Park, and later the New South Wales Junior International #2 in Gosford
- that season, compiled a sparkling win-loss record of 21-4
- reached the final of the 14/u Australian Championships during the 2014 December Showdown
- had never played competitively before arriving in Australia
Off court
- family emigrated from Papua New Guinea to Australia in 2007
- sister Patricia, one year younger, also plays tennis
- coached by father Patrick, who introduced her to the sport when working at a tennis centre in Port Moresby
- aunties Abigail and Marcia Tere-Apisah have both played college tennis in the United States
Violet Apisah in the news
NSW triumphs at Pizzey Cup

10 May, 2018
The NSW Pizzey Cup team has taken out its 10th consecutive title at the prestigious national schools team tennis championships, open to high school students.
Read moreThe NSW Pizzey Cup team has taken out its 10th consecutive title at the prestigious national schools team tennis championships, open to high school students.
Apisah wins big in Singapore

25 October, 2016
New South Wales junior talent Violet Apisah has taken out the prestigious WTA Future Stars title in Singapore and has earned warm praise from an Australian great.
Read moreNew South Wales junior talent Violet Apisah has taken out the prestigious WTA Future Stars title in Singapore and has earned warm praise from an Australian great.
Aussie girls join world’s best at WTA Finals

19 October, 2016
Australian junior talents Violet Apisah and Annerly Poulos will rub shoulders with the biggest stars of women's tennis when they head to Singapore for the WTA Future…
Read moreAustralian junior talents Violet Apisah and Annerly Poulos will rub shoulders with the biggest stars of women's tennis when they head to Singapore for the WTA Future…
Bouzige, Apisah crowned 16/u champions

20 December, 2015
Moerani Bouzige toughed out a three-set thriller over Mayez Elrich while Violet Apisah stormed to victory to claim her first national title.
Read moreMoerani Bouzige toughed out a three-set thriller over Mayez Elrich while Violet Apisah stormed to victory to claim her first national title.