Melanie South

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• Mother is called Sheila, father is called John who used to play professional football for Brentford from 1966-67 and Fulham from 1964-66
• Two brothers are called Andrew and Stephen
• Mel listens to either Christina Aguilera or brother Stephen’s band, The Kicking Pills, before matches
• Enjoys shopping, chilling out with friends, going to the cinema and swimming
• Education: Seven GCSEs and 3 A levels
  

Career high world rankings

Singles

• No 99 (02/02/2009)

Doubles

• No 120 (09/03/2009)

2010 highlights

Doubles

• Semi-finalist at the $25k in Hammond, USA with Georgie Stoop

2009 highlights

Singles

• Runner-up at the $25k AEGON Pro-Series event in Glasgow
• Quarter-finalist at $50k in Nottingham

Doubles

• Winner of $25k AEGON Pro-Series event in Glasgow with Emma Laine (FIN)
• Winner of $25k Helsinki, Finland with Emma Laine (FIN)
• Semi-finalist at $75k in Shrewsbury, Great Britain with Leonie Mekel (NED)

2008 highlights

Singles

• Runner-up at $25k in Pune, India
• Won at $25k in Port Pirie, Australia
• Runner-up at $25k in Mount Gambier, Australia
• Runner-up at $25k in Traralgon, Australia
• Quarter-finalist at $200k in Edgbaston
• Semi-finalist at $50k in Fukuoka, Japan
• Semi-finalist at $50k in Gifu, Japan
• Won at $25k in Sorrento, Australia
• Semi-finalist at $75k in Midland, Texas, USA

Doubles

• Won at $75k in Toyota, Japan with Emma Laine (FIN)
• Semi-finalist at $100k in Monterrey, Mexico with Monique Adamczak (AUS)
• Won at $50k in Fukuoka, Japan with Nicole Thyssen (NED)
• Runner-up at $50k in Gifu, Japan with Nicole Thyssen (NED)
• Won at $25k in Sorrento, Spain with Monique Adamzak (AUS)
• Helped Great Britain's Fed Cup team stay up in Europe/Africa Zone Group 1

2007 highlights

Singles

• Semi-finalist at $25k in Nuriootpa, Australia
• Semi-finalist at $25k in Nantes, France
• Semi-finalist at $25k in La Coruna, Spain

Doubles

• Runner-up at $25k in Nantes, France with Caroline Maes (BEL)
• Won at $25k in La Coruna, Spain with Marina Erakovic (NZL)
• Won at $25k in Felixstowe with Karen Paterson (GBR)
• Quarter-finalist in mixed doubles at The Championships, Wimbledon with Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)
• Won at $25k in Surbiton with Karen Paterson (GBR)
• Runner-up at $25k in La Palma, Spain, with Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP)
• Runner-up at $25k in Gran Canaria, Spain with Claire Curran (GBR)
• Runner-up at $25k in Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (ROU)

Career titles

Singles

• 2008: $25k in Port Pirie, Australia
• 2008: $25k in Sorrento, Australia
• 2006: $25k in Chengdu, China
• 2006: $10k in Hull
• 2005: $10k in Bath
• 2004: $10k in Mumbai, India

Doubles

• 2009: $25k AEGON Pro-Series event in Glasgow, Great Britain with Emma Laine (FIN)
• 2009: $25k Helsinki, Finland with Emma Laine (FIN)
• 2008: $75k in Toyota, Japan with Emma Laine (FIN)
• 2008: $50k in Fukuoka, Japan with Nicole Thyssen (NED)
• 2008: $25k in Sorrento, Spain, with Monique Adamzak (AUS)
• 2007: $25k in La Coruna, Spain, with Marina Erakovic (NZL)
• 2007: $25k in Felixstowe with Karen Paterson (GBR)
• 2007: $25k in Surbiton with Karen Paterson (GBR)
• 2006: $25k in Nantes, France, with Rebecca Llewellyn (GBR)
• 2006: $25k in Nottingham with Karen Paterson (GBR)
• 2006: $25k in Jersey with Katie O’Brien (GBR)
• 2005: $10k in Edinburgh with Rebecca Llewellyn (GBR)
• 2005: $10k in Bournemouth with Claire Peterzan (GBR)
• 2005: $10k in Bath with Surina de Beer (RSA)
• 2004: $10k in Tipton with Rebecca Llewellyn (GBR)

Fed Cup record

• Played: 4
• Won: 2
• Lost: 2
• Debut: February 2008 versus Switzerland