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Ellen Perez (born 10 October 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player.

Ellen Perez
Perez at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne
Born (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 27)
Shellharbour, New South Wales
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Georgia (2014–2017)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,139,447
Singles
Career record170–145 (54.0%)
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 162 (12 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 326 (26 September 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French OpenQ3 (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record233–118 (66.4%)
Career titles5 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 16 (26 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 17 (10 October 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2018, 2022)
French Open2R (2021)
WimbledonQF (2022)
US OpenSF (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021, 2022)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US OpenQF (2021)
Last updated on: 10 October 2022.

Perez has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as two singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 162 and No. 16, achieved August 2019 and September 2022, respectively.

Perez made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Australian Open in doubles with Belinda Woolcock; they lost in the first round to Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. Perez made her first singles Grand Slam appearance at the 2016 US Open, after winning the Australian Wildcard Play-off.


Personal life


Ellen is the daughter of John and Milića Perez and sister to Matt Perez. Ellen is of Spanish descent on her father's side and of Macedonian descent on her mother's side. She picked up a tennis racket at the age of three after receiving a totem tennis pole as a Christmas gift, and she started regular coaching at the age of seven. In 2012, she won the Gallipoli Youth Cup held in Ipswich, Queensland.[1]

She attended the University of Georgia in the United States from 2014 to 2017.


Career



2012–2014: The beginnings


Perez made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in March 2012 in Bundaberg, losing in three sets to Jennifer Elie. In September 2013, she recorded her first main-draw singles win in Toowoomba after qualifying. Perez reached the quarterfinals losing to Azra Hadzic. In December 2013, she won her first ITF doubles title in Hong Kong with Abbie Myers.

In 2014, Perez reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International and Melbourne, and then competed on the ITF Circuit in Europe until June when she started attending college in the United States. Perez ended 2014 with a singles rank of 655 and a doubles rank of 517.


2015–2016: First Grand Slam appearance


In June 2015, Perez returned to play at Bethany Beach where she qualified and reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles final. The following week in Charlotte, she reached the doubles final. She played across U.S. ITF events for the remainder of 2015.

Perez started her 2016 season in June in U.S. without qualifying for the main draw. In July, she qualified for and won her first singles ITF title in Brussels without dropping a set. She reached a semifinal and final at two subsequent events.[2] Perez won four doubles titles in five weeks across June and July 2016.

In August, Perez won the Australian Wildcard Play-off to make her Grand Slam singles debut at the US Open. She lost to Zhang Shuai in straight sets. Perez said of the experience "It definitely didn't go as planned, or as hoped, but it was great to be able to have my Grand Slam debut and get out on court in front of all the fans and what-not. It was nice."[3] She ended 2016 with a singles rank of 632 and doubles rank of 414.


2017–2018: First WTA match win


Perez began the season with a wildcard into the Sydney International qualifying where she defeated Kateryna Kozlova, ranked 101 in the world.[4] She lost to Naomi Broady in the second round. At the Australian Open qualifying, Perez defeated Tadeja Majerič, then lost to Ana Bogdan.

She returned to play in June where she reached three consecutive doubles finals, winning one. Doubles success continued throughout the rest of the year. In July, Perez qualified for and reached the singles final of Gatineau. This increased her singles ranking to a career-high of 363.[5] Perez returned to Australia and reached the semifinals of Toowoomba and quarterfinals of Cairns.

Perez began the 2018 season, after being given wildcard into the Sydney International where she upset world No. 11, Kristina Mladenovic, in the first round. Her first win on the WTA Tour came when Mladenovic retired with the score 4–6, 2–4.[6] Perez lost in round two to Ashleigh Barty.[7]

At the Australian Open, Perez lost in the first round of qualifying to Valentini Grammatikopoulou. She made the second round at Burnie, Launceston and Perth, and then reached the final of the Clay Court International in April, losing to Jaimee Fourlis. Perez traveled to Europe and North America's ITF Circuit with limited success. In September, she attempted to qualify for two WTA tournaments in Asia before returning to Australia in October where she reached four consecutive ITF finals.


2019–2021: Three WTA titles, Olympics debut and quarterfinals in doubles


Perez commenced 2021 retiring in the first round of the Grampians Trophy. She made the second round of qualifying in both Australian Open and Adelaide International. In March, she won the Abierto Zapopan in doubles with Astra Sharma, it was her second WTA title.

In May, Perez reached the third and final round of the French Open qualifying. In June, she qualified for Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Clara Burel

In July, Perez partnered Samantha Stosur in women's doubles at the 2020 Olympic Games, where they reached the quarterfinals. In the same month, Perez entered the final of an ITF event in Lisbon, Portugal. In October, she reached another ITF final in Portugal.[8] She won her third title at the 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open with Ulrikke Eikeri. Perez ended 2021 with a singles rank of 196 and a doubles rank of 42.


2022: Wimbledon QF, two WTA 1000 finals & top 30 debut in doubles


Perez lost in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying.[9]

She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and back-to-back WTA 1000 finals at the Canadian Open and at the Cincinnati Open with Nicole Melichar.[10]


Performance timelines


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.


Singles


Current after the 2022 San Diego.

Tournament201620172018201920202021 2022 SRW–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 1R Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A A A Q3 Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Wimbledon A A A Q1 NH 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R A A Q2 A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 3 0–3 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Miami Open A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Canadian Open A A A A NH A Q2 0 / 0 0–0   
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Wuhan Open A A A Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0   
China Open A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0   
Mexican Open NMS/NH 0 / 0 0–0   
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 Career total: 13
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 0 / 13 1–13 7%
Year-end ranking 632 343 181 241 234 196 $1,118,635

Doubles


Current through the 2022 Toray Pan Pacific Open.

Tournament201620172018201920202021 2022 SRW–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 7 2–7 22%
French Open A A A A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R NH 1R QF 0 / 3 3–3 50%
US Open A A A 3R 1R 2R SF 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–4 8–4 0 / 17 13–17 43%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH QF NH 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Billie Jean King Cup AAAASF[lower-alpha 2]0 / 10–20%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[lower-alpha 3] A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Miami Open A A A A NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A A NH QF 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Italian Open A A A A 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Canadian Open A A A A NH QF F 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Cincinnati Open A A A A QF 2R F 0 / 3 7–3 70%
Wuhan Open A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0   
Mexican Open NMS/NH 0 / 0 0–0   
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 6 11 12 20 17 Career total: 68
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 Career total: 13
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–1 5–6 12–10 12–11 28–19 32–15 5 / 68 86–63 58%
Year-end ranking 414 205 88 65 48 42

Significant finals



WTA 1000 finals



Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 Canadian Open Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 2022 Cincinnati Open Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Lyudmyla Kichenok
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 3–6

WTA career finals



Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (0–2)
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Grass (1–2)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International[lower-alpha 4] Clay Daria Gavrilova Duan Yingying
Han Xinyun
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom International Grass Arina Rodionova Desirae Krawczyk
Giuliana Olmos
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 1–2 Feb 2020 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard Barbara Haas Arina Rodionova
Storm Sanders
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2020 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Storm Sanders Alexa Guarachi
Desirae Krawczyk
1–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2021 Abierto Zapopan, Mexico WTA 250 Hard Astra Sharma Desirae Krawczyk
Giuliana Olmos
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Apr 2021 Charleston Open, United States WTA 250 Clay Storm Sanders Hailey Baptiste
Caty McNally
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–5 Jun 2021 Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass Ons Jabeur Marie Bouzková
Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 3–5 Oct 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain WTA 250 Hard Ulrikke Eikeri Lyudmyla Kichenok
Marta Kostyuk
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–5 Jun 2022 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands WTA 250 Grass Tamara Zidanšek Veronika Kudermetova
Elise Mertens
6–3, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss 4–6 Aug 2022 Canadian Open, Toronto WTA 1000 Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 4–7 Aug 2022 Cincinnati Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Lyudmyla Kichenok
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 5–7 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Anna Danilina
Aleksandra Krunić
7–5, 6–3
Loss 5–8 Sep 2022 Pan Pacific Open, Japan WTA 500 Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Gabriela Dabrowski
Giuliana Olmos
4–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals



Doubles: 1 (title)


Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Nov 2019 Houston Challenger, United States Hard Luisa Stefani Sharon Fichman
Ena Shibahara
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals



Singles: 11 (2 titles, 9 runner–ups)


Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (0–6)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–7)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2016 ITF Brussels, Belgium 10,000 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2016 ITF Rebecq, Belgium 10,000 Clay Hélène Scholsen 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2017 ITF Gatineau, Canada 25,000 Hard Aleksandra Wozniak 6–7(4), 4–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Jaimee Fourlis 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Sep 2018 Darwin International, Australia 60,000 Hard Kimberly Birrell 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2018 ITF Brisbane, Australia 25,000 Hard Xu Shilin 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 2018 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Zoe Hives 0–6, 2–6
Loss 1–7 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Priscilla Hon 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 2–7 Jul 2019 ITF Ashland, United States 60,000 Hard Zoe Hives 6–2, 3–2 ret.
Loss 2–8 Jul 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal 25,000 Hard Lulu Sun 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Oct 2021 ITF Loulé, Portugal 25,000 Hard Harmony Tan 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 26 (17 titles, 9 runner–ups)


Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (7–2)
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–5)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2013 ITF Hong Kong 10,000 Hard Abbie Myers Lee Ya-hsuan
Chuang Chia-jung
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 Apr 2014 ITF Glen Iris, Australia 15,000 Hard Tammi Patterson Aleksandrina Naydenova
Jessica Moore
4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2015 ITF Bethany Beach, United States 10,000 Clay Belinda Woolcock Andie Daniell
Sophie Chang
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2015 ITF Charlotte, United States 10,000 Clay Lauren Herring Maria Fernanda Alves
Renata Zarazúa
4–6, 7–6(6) [8–10]
Win 2–3 Jun 2016 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard Lauren Herring Jamie Loeb
Ingrid Neel
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–3 Jul 2016 ITF Brussels, Belgium 10,000 Clay Carolina Meligeni Alves Karin Kennel
Hélène Scholsen
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–3 Jul 2016 ITF Saint-Gervais, France 10,000 Clay Abbie Myers Fatma Al-Nabhani
Estelle Cascino
7–6(5), 6–2
Win 5–3 Jul 2016 ITF Maaseik, Belgium 10,000 Clay Sally Peers Deborah Kerfs
Chiara Scholl
6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Jun 2017 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard Luisa Stefani Kaitlyn Christian
Giuliana Olmos
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 6–4 Jun 2017 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard Luisa Stefani Francesca Di Lorenzo
Julia Elbaba
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–5 Jul 2017 ITF Auburn, United States 25,000 Hard Luisa Stefani Emina Bektas
Alexa Guarachi
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 7–5 Jul 2017 Challenger de Granby, Canada 60,000 Hard Carol Zhao Alexa Guarachi
Olivia Tjandramulia
6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Aug 2017 ITF Fort Worth, United States 25,000 Hard Giuliana Olmos Miharu Imanishi
Ayaka Okuno
6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–6 Nov 2017 Canberra International, Australia 60,000 Hard Jessica Moore Asia Muhammad
Arina Rodionova
4–6, 4–6
Win 9–6 Feb 2018 Launceston International, Australia 25,000 Hard Jessica Moore Laura Robson
Valeria Savinykh
7–6(5), 6–4
Win 10–6 Feb 2018 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Jessica Moore Olivia Tjandramulia
Belinda Woolcock
6–7(6), 6–1, [7–9] ret.
Loss 10–7 May 2018 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Jaimee Fourlis Chen Pei-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien
6–7(6), 3–6
Win 11–7 Jun 2018 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Jessica Moore Arina Rodionova
Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Loss 11–8 Jul 2018 Berkeley Club Challenge, United States 60,000 Hard Sabrina Santamaria Nicole Gibbs
Asia Muhammad
4–6, 1–6
Win 12–8 Jul 2018 Challenger de Granby, Canada (2) 60,000 Hard Arina Rodionova Erika Sema
Aiko Yoshitomi
7–5, 6–4
Win 13–8 Aug 2018 ITF Landisville, United States 60,000 Hard Arina Rodionova Chen Pei-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien
6–0, 6–2
Win 14–8 Oct 2018 ITF Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Arina Rodionova Eri Hozumi
Risa Ozaki
7–5, 6–1
Win 15–8 Nov 2018 Canberra International, Australia (2) 60,000 Hard Arina Rodionova Naiktha Bains
Destanee Aiava
6–7(5), 6–3, [10–7]
Win 16–8 Jan 2019 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard Arina Rodionova Irina Khromacheva
Maryna Zanevska
6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–9 Jun 2019 Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Arina Rodionova Beatriz Haddad Maia
Luisa Stefani
4–6, 7–6(5), [4–10]
Win 17–9 Jan 2020 Burnie International, Australia (2) 60,000 Hard Storm Sanders Desirae Krawczyk
Asia Muhammad
6–3, 6–2

Notes


  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  4. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References


  1. "Ellen Perez discusses her decision on leaving UGA women's tennis to turn professional". Red and Black. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "PEREZ EXCITED FOR GRAND SLAM DEBUT". Tennis Australia. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. "PEREZ FALLS, BUT GAINS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE". Tennis Australia. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. "Qualifying: McHale coasts into second round". Sydney International. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. "BIGGEST MOVERS: PEREZ HEADS HIGHER". Tennis Australia. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. "Sydney International: When the going gets hot, Ellen Perez pounces". The Australian. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. "BARTY PREVAILS UNDER A MIDNIGHT SKY". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. "Social Round Up". Tennis Australia. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  9. "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. "Perez powers into Cincinnati doubles final".



На других языках


[de] Ellen Perez

Ellen Perez (* 10. Oktober 1995 in Shellharbour City, New South Wales) ist eine australische Tennisspielerin.
- [en] Ellen Perez

[es] Ellen Perez

Ellen Perez (10 de octubre de 1995) es una jugadora de tenis australiana. Perez ha ganado dos título del circuito ITF individual y hasta 17 en la modalidad de dobles. Su mejor ránking en individual ha sido el 162, y en dobles el 40 ambos alcanzados en 2019.



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