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

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: 1 (runner-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Feb 2002 Memphis,
United States 		Tier III Hard United States Brie Rippner Japan Ai Sugiyama
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 		4–6, 6–2, 0–6

ITF finals

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

Doubles (2–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. January 15, 2001 Boca Raton, US Hard United States Jacqueline Trail Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
United States Jolene Watanabe 		1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. March 5, 2001 Saltillo, Mexico Hard United States Courtenay Chapman Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
Argentina Melisa Arévalo 		6–7(3), 6–0, 1–6
Winner 1. April 29, 2001 Sarasota, US Clay India Nirupama Sanjeev Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
United States Samantha Reeves 		6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. January 27, 2002 Fullerton, US Hard United States Brie Rippner Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Italy Giulia Casoni 		2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 3. February 3, 2002 Rockford, US Hard (i) United States Brie Rippner Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Italy Giulia Casoni 		4–6, ret.

References

  1. ^ Mike, Holtzclaw (July 16, 1996). "Tennis Phenom Faces Schedule That's Brutal". Daily Press.
  2. ^ "Junior tennis titles do not serve as a predictor of pro success". The Virginian-Pilot. July 15, 2007.
  3. ^ Bricker, Charles (March 19, 1999). "Highlights". Sun-Sentinel.
  4. ^ "ESPN.com: TENNIS - Tuesday's results". ESPN. February 19, 2002.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Middleton
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