| 30/12/2008 | The Last Three Months |
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Photo taken by Yoshi in Gifu, Japan May 2006
Best results
** 50K Fukuoka Doubles 08
SF 50K Fukuoka 08
** 25K Sorrento 08
** 25K Sorrento Doubles 08
SF 75K MIDLAND 08
FED CUP 08
SF 25K Nurioopta 07
SF 25K Nantes 07
SF La Caruna 07
** La Caruna Doubles
** Felixstowe Doubles
** Surbiton Doubles 07
1/4 FINAL Wimbledon Mixed Doubles 07
2nd Rnd Int. Estbrne Tier 2 07
2nd Rnd DFS Tier 111 07
Roland Garros qual 07
SF MtGambier 25K 06
SF Glasgow 25K 06
SF Jersey 25K 06
** Chengdu 25K 06
2 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS
** Hull 10K 06
** Bath 10k 05
** Mumbai 10k 04
** WINNER
WORLD SINGLES TITLES WON: 5
WORLD DOUBLES TITLES WON: 11
HIGHEST RANKING 2008 - 155 on 5th May
HIGHEST RANKING 2006 - 166 on 27th November
HIGHEST RANKING 2005 - 408 on 12th December
HIGHEST RANKING 2004 - 416 on 23rd August
HIGHEST RANKING 2003 - 857 on 8th December
Provisional tournament list for 2008: Australia, New Zealand, Australia, Federation Cup - Hungary, Midland USA, Sweden, Italy, India, Australia, Greece, Spain, Japan, France
May
First Round - 50K Kurume Main Draw
WINNER - 50K Fukuoka Main Draw Doubles
SEMI FINAL - 50K Fukuoka Main Draw
FINAL - 50K Gifu Main Draw Doubles
SEMI FINAL - 50K Gifu Main Draw
April
National Club League
1/4 FINAL - 75K Monzon Doubles Draw
First round - 75K Monzon Main Draw
Third round - 75K Monzon Qualifying Draw
1/4 FINAL - 50K Patra Main Draw
March
WINNER - 25K Sorrento Main Draw
WINNER - 25K Sorrento Doubles Main Draw
1/4 FINAL - 25K Kalgoorlie Main Draw
Third Round - Bangalore Tier 11 qualifying
February
Second Round - 25K Capriolo Main Draw
First Round - 25K Salk Main Draw
First Round - 25K Salk Main Draw Doubles
SEMI FINAL - 75K Midland Main Draw
1/4 FINAL - 75K Midland Main Draw Doubles
January 2008
Federation Cup Doubles v Hungary
Australian Open qualifying
December 2007
Final Round - ABS Classic Tier 1V qualifying
Training in Sydney
November 2007
First Round - 75K Xiamen Main Draw
First Round - 75K Xiamen Main Draw Doubles
1/4 FINAL - 25K Mount Gambier Main Draw
First Round - 25K Mount Gambier Main Draw Doubles
SEMI FINAL - 25K Nuriootpa Main Draw
First Round - 25K Nuriootpa Main Draw Doubles
SEMI FINAL - 25K Port Pirie Main Draw Doubles
First Round - 25K Port Pirie Main Draw
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| 14/05/2008 | MELANIE SUFFERS SHOULDER INJURY |
Melanie lost her first round match today suffering with pain in her shoulder and neck. She had felt a twinge when practising yesterday but thought she could play through it but it became worse during the match. She will now catch a flight home and get some treatment.
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| 13/05/2008 | FIRST ROUND |
Melanie will play qualifier A MALHOTRA (JPN)in the first round.
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| 12/05/2008 | $50,000 KURUME |
Melanie will play her third tournament in Japan this week in Kurume. She has only entered the singles event and is the number 1 seed with a bye (or q) in the first round.
On the rankings today Melanie has moved up 16 places in doubles following her win yesterday -
World singles
155 (GB No 4)
World doubles
165 (GB No 1)
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| 11/05/2008 | MEL TAKES 11TH DOUBLES TITLE IN JAPAN |
after losing the first set 3 4, the pair took the second 6-3 and then won a fantastic hard fight in the third finally clinching the match and the title 14-12. Another great week in Japan and another 50K still to go.
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| 10/05/2008 | INTO DOUBLES FINAL |
Melanie lost the Semi Final 4-6 2-6 v the highly experienced Tamarine but it was soon back on court for the doubles where they won a tough fight 7-5 7-5.
In the Final they play KATO (JPN) / MORIARTY (AUS)tomorrow.
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| 9/05/2008 | MELANIE IS THROUGH TO BOTH SEMI FINALS |
4-SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) d. 8-YONEMURA, Akiko (JPN) 62 62
In the Semi Final, Melanie will play the second seed Tamarine TANASUGARN (THA)ranked 76 who has been ranked as high as 19.
SOUTH (GBR) / THYSSEN (NED) (3) defeated TAKAO (JPN) / TANAKA (JPN) 6-4 4-6 [10-8]
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| 9/05/2008 | 1/4 FINALS DRAW |
In the singles event, Melanie will play Akiko Yonemura(JPN)(218)
In the doubles event, Melanie and Nicole play TAKAO (JPN) / TANAKA (JPN)
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| 8/05/2008 | INTO 1/4 FINALS |
2nd Round
4-Melanie SOUTH (GBR) d. LL-Kai-Chen CHANG (TPE) 16 62 63
No doubles today
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| 7/05/2008 | THROUGH TO SECOND ROUNDS |
4-Melanie SOUTH (GBR) d. Q-Shuko AOYAMA (JPN) 46 62 64
Won doubles 6-4 7-6
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