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Melanie South

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Melanie South is a retired tennis player from the United Kingdom who reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 99.

27WTA Tour matches since 2007

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET

Titles0since 2007 Grand Slam titles0since 2007 Career highNo. 99Feb 2, 2009 Agatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on her yet

About Melanie South

Melanie South, a retired tennis player from the United Kingdom, was born on May 3, 1986, in Kingston, London. She played right-handed with a two-handed backhand and turned pro in 2004. South reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 99 on February 2, 2009, and retired in 2013.

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Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Match history27

Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.

2013: 0-1

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Jun 10	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 1	Magdalena Rybarikova	L	4-6, 2-6	Grass

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Jun 13	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 2	Jelena Jankovic	L	1-6, 6-7(3)	Grass
Jun 12	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 1	Andrea Vavassori	W	6-1, 4-6, 6-3	Grass

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Jun 6	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 1	Rebecca Marino	L	4-6, 1-6	Grass

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Jun 21	Wimbledon	Round 1	Regina Kulikova	L	2-6, 2-6	Grass
Jun 7	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 1	Anna Chakvetadze	L	6-3, 4-6, 4-6	Grass

2009: 2-6

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Jun 22	Wimbledon	Round 1	Mathilde Johansson	L	5-7, 6-7(5)	Grass
Jun 11	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 2	Zheng Jie	L	3-6, 1-6	Grass
Jun 8	WTA AEGON Classic	Round 1	Katie O'Brien	W	6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5)	Grass
May 25	French Open	Round 1	Michelle Larcher De Brito	L	6-0, 6-7(5), 5-7	Clay
Feb 16	WTA The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup	Round 1	Lucie Safarova	L	2-6, 2-6	Hard
Jan 18	Australian Open	Round 1	Marion Bartoli	L	2-6, 4-6	Hard
Jan 12	WTA Medibank International	Round 2	Caroline Wozniacki	L	2-6, 0-6	Hard
Jan 11	WTA Medibank International	Round 1	Marion Bartoli	W	1-1 ret. (ret.)	Hard

2008: 4-6

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Sep 22	WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open	Round 1	Lucie Safarova	L	1-6, 0-3 ret. (ret.)	Hard
Jul 28	WTA Rogers Cup	Round 1	Marion Bartoli	L	3-6, 7-6(5), 0-6	Hard
Jul 24	WTA East West Bank Classic	Round 3	Yuan Meng	L	2-6, 3-6	Hard
Jul 23	WTA East West Bank Classic	Round 2	Petra Kvitova	W	6-4, 6-2	Hard
Jun 23	Wimbledon	Round 1	Alona Bondarenko	L	3-6, 7-6(1), 4-6	Grass
Jun 17	WTA Tour The International Women's Open	Round 1	Alisa Kleybanova	L	4-6, 4-6	Grass
Jun 13	WTA Tour DFS Classic	Quarterfinal	Yanina Wickmayer	L	4-6, 3-6	Grass
Jun 12	WTA Tour DFS Classic	Round 3	Aiko Nakamura	W	2-6, 6-4, 6-4	Grass
Jun 10	WTA Tour DFS Classic	Round 2	Sybille Bammer	W	6-3, 7-5	Grass
Jun 9	WTA Tour DFS Classic	Round 1	Anna Fitzpatrick	W	6-4, 6-4	Grass

2007: 1-2

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Jun 26	Wimbledon	Round 1	Ai Sugiyama	L	3-6, 2-6	Grass
Jun 20	WTA Tour The Hastings Direct International Championships	Round 2	Marion Bartoli	L	1-6, 3-6	Grass
Jun 18	WTA Tour The Hastings Direct International Championships	Round 1	Alicia Molik	W	1-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)	Grass

How she is doing nowThrough Jun 10

Last 102-8LLWLLLLLWLNewest first. Two losses in a row.

Jun 10vs Magdalena RybarikovaJun 10 - WTA AEGON Classic, Round 1L4-6, 2-6
Jun 13vs Jelena JankovicJun 13 - WTA AEGON Classic, Round 2L1-6, 6-7(3)
Jun 12vs Andrea VavassoriJun 12 - WTA AEGON Classic, Round 1W6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Jun 6vs Rebecca MarinoJun 6 - WTA AEGON Classic, Round 1L4-6, 1-6
Jun 21vs Regina KulikovaJun 21 - Wimbledon, Round 1L2-6, 2-6
Jun 7vs Anna ChakvetadzeJun 7 - WTA AEGON Classic, Round 1L6-3, 4-6, 4-6

CareerPro since 2004

22years2004 to 2013

2007First WTA matchBeat Alicia Molik, WTA Tour The Hastings Direct International Championships
2009Career high No. 99Feb 2, 2009
Jun 10, 2013Latest matchLost to Magdalena Rybarikova, WTA AEGON Classic

Grand Slam titles

AO0Round 1 (2009)0-1 in our records

RG0Round 1 (2009)0-1 in our records

WIM0Round 1 (2010)0-4 in our records

USO0-

First WTA match

Jun 18, 2007: beat Alicia Molik 1-6, 6-3, 7-6WTA Tour The Hastings Direct International Championships, on grass

Latest match

Jun 10, 2013: lost to Magdalena Rybarikova 4-6, 2-6WTA AEGON Classic, Round 1, on grass court

Most often against

The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.

Marion Bartoli4 meetings, finals 0-0

1-3South trails

Last: Jan 18, 2009, Australian Open Round 1, lost

Lucie Safarova2 meetings, finals 0-0

0-2South trails

Last: Feb 16, 2009, WTA The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup Round 1, lost

Sources and updates

Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.