Melanie South - Great Britain Tennis Player

Hi... Welcome to my website!!

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Melanie South Wimbledon 2006
Wimbledon 2006

Can't wait to hear from you all, and make sure you keep up to date with my diary from around the world!!!

Love Mel xx

25th of May 2013

-	New: Diary entry for Gifu 2007.

30/12/2013	The Last Three Months
Email Email address is mail@melaniesouth.net if you wish to send an email, alternatively click here to send a message to Mel. WORLD SINGLES TITLES WON: 6 WORLD DOUBLES TITLES WON: 22 HIGHEST RANKING 2009 - 99 2008 - 110 2006 - 166 2005 - 408 2004 - 416 2003 - 857 http://twitter.com/melaniesouth Next stop: INDONESIA: BALIKPAPAN, TARAKAN May SEMI FINAL - 25K Balikpapan Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 25K Balikpapan Main Draw April 1/4 FINAL - 25K Phuket 2 Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Phuket 2 Main Draw FINAL - 25K Phuket Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Phuket Main Draw SEMI FINAL - 25K Edgbaston Main Draw First Round - 25K Edgbaston Main Draw Qualified - 25K Edgbaston Qualifying Draw March First Round - 15K Bath Main Draw QUALIFIED - 15K Bath Qualifying Draw 1/4 FINAL - 15K Bath Main Draw Doubles First Round - 15K Sutton Main Draw 1/4 FINAL - 15K Sutton Main Draw Doubles February First Round - 25K Surprise Qualifying Draw SEMI FINAL - 25K Rancho Santa Fe Main Draw Doubles 2nd Round - 25K Rancho Santa Fe Qualifying Draw WINNER - 25K Rancho Mirage Main Draw Doubles Final - 25K Rancho Mirage Qualifying Draw January 2013 FINAL - 10K Preston Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 10K Preston Main Draw Singles WINNER - 10K Glasgow Main Draw Doubles First Round - 10K Glasgow Main Draw Second Round - Billesley British Tour 2012 September - December: Injury then training August 2012 1/4 FINAL First Round SEMI FINAL - 10K Wrexham Main Draw July 2012 1/4 Final - 25K Wrexham Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Wrexham Main Draw Singles Semi Final - 25K Foxhills Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 25K Foxhils Main Draw Singles WINNERS - AEGON TEAM TENNIS NATIONAL FINALS Third Round - Wimbledon Main Draw Mixed Doubles First Round - Wimbledon Main Draw Doubles June 2012 Second Round - 220K Birmingham Main Draw Singles First Round - 220K Birmingham Main Draw Doubles SEMI FINAL - 75K Nottingham Main Draw Doubles First Round - 75K Nottingham Main Draw Singles MAY 2012 1/4 FINAL First Round FINAL - 50K Kurume Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 50K Kurume Main Draw SEMI FINAL - 50K Fukuoka Main Draw First Round - 50K Fukuoka Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 50K Gifu Main Draw Doubles First Round - 50K Gifu Qualifying Draw APRIL 2012 Training MARCH 2012 FINAL - 25k Bath Main Draw Doubles Final Round - 25K Bath qualifying draw FEBRUARY 2012 1/4 FINAL - 25k Mildura Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25k Mildura Main Draw Singles WINNER - Sydney Main Draw Doubles Second Round - Sydney Qualifying Singles Draw WINNER - Burnie International Main Draw Doubles Second Round - Burnie International Main Draw Singles JANUARY 2012 Training in Melbourne DECEMBER 2011 Training in Melbourne Training in Auckland NOVEMBER 2011 1/4 FINAL - Bendigo Main Draw Doubles Second Round - Bendigo Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - Tralgon Main Draw Doubles Second Round - Tralgon Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - Mount Gambier Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - Mount Gambier Main Draw Singles OCTOBER SEMI FINAL - Port Pirie Main Draw Doubles First Round - Port Pirie Main Draw Singles WINNER - Adelaide AMT Doubles FINALIST - Adelaide AMT Singles SEMI FINAL - Kalgoorlie Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - Kalgoorlie Main Draw Doubles SEMI FINAL - Esperance Main Draw Doubles First Round - Esperance Main Draw Singles SEPTEMBER 1/4 FINAL - Darwin Main Draw Doubles First Round - Darwin Main Draw Singles First Round - Cairns Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - Alice Springs Main Draw Singles First Round - Alice Springs Main Draw Doubles AUGUST First Round - Turkey Main Draw Doubles First Round - Turkey Main Draw Singles Training block JULY FINAL - 25K Wrexham Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Wrexham Main Draw FINAL - 25K Woking-Foxhills Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Woking-Foxhills Main Draw JUNE Second Round - WIMBLEDON MAIN DRAW MIXED DOUBLES First Round - WIMBLEDON MAIN DRAW DOUBLES Second Round - Wimbledon qualifying singles draw First Round - Birmingham Main Draw Singles MAY 1/4 FINAL - Nottingham qualifying singles draw SEMI FINAL - 50K Indian Harbour Main Draw Doubles First Round - 50K Indian Harbour Main Draw Singles APRIL First Round - 50K Dothan Main Draw Doubles First Round - 50K Dothan Main Draw Singles MARCH 1/4 FINAL - 25K Bath Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Bath Main Draw Singles FINAL Round - 25K Bath Qualifying Singles First Round - 25K Clearwater Main Draw Doubles FINAL - 25K Hammond Main Draw Doubles Final Rnd - 25K Hammond Qualifying Singles FEBRUARY 1/4 FINAL - 25K Stockholm Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Stockholm Main Draw Singles WINNER - 25K Sutton Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Sutton Main Draw Singles JANUARY First Round - 25K Grenoble Main Draw Doubles Second round - 25K Grenoble qualifying draw SEMI FINAL - 25K Andrezieux-Boutheon Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Andrezieux-Boutheon Main Draw Singles DECEMBER WINNER - 25K Bendigo Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 25K Bendigo Main Draw Singles NOVEMBER WINNER - 25K Tralgon Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 25K Tralgon Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Wellington Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 25K Wellington Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Esperance Main Draw Singles First Round - 25K Esperance Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Kalgoorlie Main Draw Singles OCTOBER WINNER - WA Open Main Draw Doubles SEMI FINAL - WA Open Main Draw Singles TRAINING IN PERTH First Round - 25K Mount Gambier FINAL - 25K Port Pirie Main Draw Doubles SEMI FINAL - 25K Port Pirie Main Draw Singles SEPTEMBER TRAINING IN SYDNEY SEMI FINAL - 25K Alice Springs Main Draw Singles SEMI FINAL - 25K Alice Springs Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Darwin Main Draw Singles SEMI FINAL - 25K Cairns Main Draw Singles Second Round - 25K Cairns Main Draw Doubles TRAINING IN SYDNEY August WINNER - 25K Talin Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Talin Main Draw Singles July 2010 First Round - Wimbledon Grand Slam Main Draw Singles First Round - Wimbledon Grand Slam Main Draw Doubles June 2010 First Round - 600K Aegon International Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 600K Aegon International Qualifying First Round - 220K Aegon Championships Main Draw Doubles First Round - 220K Aegon Championships Main Draw SEMI FINAL - 50K Nottingham Main Draw Doubles First Round 50K Nottingham Main Draw May 2010 1/4 FINAL - 50K Kurume Main Draw First Round - 50K Kurume Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 50K Fukuoka Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 50K Fukuoka Main Draw FINAL - 50K Gifu Main Draw Doubles First Round - 50K Gifu Main Draw April 2010 1/4 FINAL - 25K Changwon Main Draw Doubles 1/4 FINAL - 25K Changwon Main Draw First Round - 25K Gimhae Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Gimhae Main Draw First Round - 25K Incheon Main Draw March 2010 FINAL - 25K Jersey Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 25K Jersey Main Draw SEMI FINAL - 25K Hammond Main Draw Doubles First Round - 25K Hannond Main Draw February 2010 Second Round - 25K Rancho Main Draw January 2010 First Round - Australian Open qualifying draw December TRAINING BLOCK CONTINUES November First Round - 50K Minsk Main Draw Singles 1/4 FINAL - 50K Minsk Main Draw Doubles Second Round - 50K Germany October WINNER - 25K Glasgow Main Draw Doubles FINAL - 25K Glasgow Main Draw Singles WINNER - Helsinki Main Draw Doubles Second Round - Helsinki Main Draw Singles September 1/4 FINAL - 75K Shrewsbury Main Draw Singles SEMI FINAL - 75K Shrewsbury Main Draw Doubles TRAINING BLOCK CONTINUES August Second Round - US OPEN qualies TRAINING BLOCK CONTINUES July Second Round - LA qualifying TRAINING in Del Ray US Hardcourts June TRAINING BLOCK CONTINUES First Round- Wimbledon Championships Singles Second Round - Wimbledon Championships Doubles First Round - Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles Final Round - AEGON International qualifying draw Second Round - AEGON Classic, Birmingham Main Draw 1/4 FINAL - Nottingham Main Draw First Round - Nottingham Main Draw Doubles May First Round - French Open Main Draw AEGON Team Tennis v Wilton AEGON Team Tennis v Hampden Park April START OF YEAR LONG FITNESS PROGRAMME WITH JEZ GREEN March Second Round - 4,500K Sony Ericsson Qualifying Draw First Round - 4,500K Indian Wells Qualifying Draw February First Round - 50K Clearwater Main Draw First Round - 220K Memphis Main Draw Federation Cup in Estonia January First Round - Australian Open Main Draw Second Round - 600K Sydney International Main Draw WINNER - 600K Sydney International Qualifying Draw First Round - 220K Brisbane International Qualifying Draw December Training in Australia November Nominated for Player of the Year Award WINNER - 75K Tokyo Doubles Main Draw 1/4 FINAL - 75K Tokyo Main Draw Second Round - 50K Kolkata Main Draw FINAL - 25K Pune Main Draw Training in Sydney October WINNER - 25K Port Pirie Main Draw FINAL - 25K Mount Gambier Main Draw FINAL - 25K Traralgon Main Draw September First Round - Tier 1V Korean Open Main Draw Final Round - Tier 1V Korean Open Qualifying Round First Round - Tier 1 Toray Tokyo Open Qualifying Draw August Final Round - US Open Qualifying Draw Second Round - 50K Bronx Main Draw FINAL - Monterrey Main Draw Doubles First Round - Monterrey Main Draw
16/05/2013	INTO DOUBLES SEMI FINAL
Long rain delays today and Mel had two matches Singles (1)Arina Rodionova (RUS) d. Melanie South (GBR) 64 60 then back on court and Doubles 1/4 Final (2)Murray/South (GBR/GBR) d. Li/Liang (CHN/CHN) 64 62
15/05/2013	GOOD NEWS FROM THE JUNGLE
Doubles result Samantha MURRAY (GBR) / Melanie SOUTH (GBR) [2] defeated Sung-Hee HAN (KOR) / Mai MINOKOSHI (JPN) 7-6(5) 7-5 Mel says on Twitter Won doubles with @smurray910 today under flood lights with low flying bats/birds and a bazillion bugs #hinderance
14/05/2013	MEL WINS IN MATCH OVER 3.5 HOURS!
Melanie SOUTH (GBR)defeated Alison BAI (AUS) 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) Melanie on Twitter Got the win in singles today. Just a casual 3.5 hour match winning 6 in the 3rd. Cold bath, massage, eat and bed
8/05/2013	MEL ON TWITTER TODAY
'on the way to Indonesia now for 2 25k events before heading home for the grass'
3/05/2013	HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Mel celebrates her birthday this year in Thailand! Happy Birthday Mel. x
30/04/2013	PHUKETT 2
Back on court for the second week in Phukett and a tough three set loss in singles but back on court for doubles later. Good News Mel and Tara won their doubles match 7-5 6-3.
26/04/2013	PHUKET FINALISTS
Mel and Tara lost out to the top seeds today 6-3 5-7 (9-11) so close. Next week they are back on the same courts as there are two tournaments in Phuket.
25/04/2013	MEL AND TARA STORM INTO DOUBLES FINAL IN PHUKET
Mel on Twitter Allez through to the doubles final :-) #ninjasinthailand They defeated the 2nd seeds 6-3 5-7 (10-5) for a place in the Final tomorrow v No 1 seeds.
24/04/2013	THROUGH TO DOUBLES SEMI FINAL IN PHUKET
Mel and Tara won their doubles 1/4 Final today 6-2 7-5 and now play the second seeds for a place in the Final.