| 30/12/2010 | The Last Three Months |
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WORLD SINGLES TITLES WON: 6
WORLD DOUBLES TITLES WON: 14
HIGHEST RANKING
2009 - 99
2008 - 110
2006 - 166
2005 - 408
2004 - 416
2003 - 857
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Next stop: USA
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
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| 4/02/2010 | BAGS PACKED AGAIN |
Melanie lost to the previous top 100 player Angela Haynes today.
"most games went to deuce" she said on Twitter and more match practice has been gained.
It will be bags packed and back to the airport for another tournament in the US next week.
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| 3/02/2010 | MEL INTO SECOND ROUND |
Melanie won her singles match today - at 6-3 4-1 up her opposition retired.
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| 2/02/2010 | DRAW IS OUT |
Melanie will play a qualifier in the singles event.
In doubles, Melanie teamed up with Laura Siegemund from Germany ranked 171. They had not played together before and lost to an established pair of twins but good practice for singles tomorrow v the American 5th seed Angela Haynes.
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| 28/01/2010 | TRAINING IN PALM SPRINGS |
Melanie is now in Palm Springs for the $25,000 Rancho Mirage tournament next week.
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| 24/01/2010 | BACK TO THE AIRPORT |
Melanie will be packing her bags and heading to the airport for her long flight to the USA today.
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| 16/01/2010 | TRAINING IN OZ |
Melanie will stay in Australia to train before leaving for the USA for the hardcourt tournaments.
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| 14/01/2010 | MEL V 3RD SEED |
Q1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 190 lost to PERRY, Shenay (USA) 3 108 3-6 3-6
Next stop: USA
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| 13/01/2010 | DRAW IS OUT |
Shenay Perry USA (3) v Melanie South GBR
Melanie will be on a show court tonight, Court 3 at 11pm GB time. Follow the scoreboard on the Australian Open website at
AustralianOpen.com
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| 11/01/2010 | MELANIE BLOGS FROM AUSTRALIA |
Melanie has written a blog on the Australian Open website
www.australianopen.com
'I can’t tell you how nice it is to be back in Melbourne and I’m sure that most players who arrive here from cold countries will say the same thing. It’s not just the weather here either; this is one of my favourite cities in the world and it’s one of the few places that I actually like to get out and see the sights. I’ve been to Fed Square and I want to go back to the Aquarium but there won’t be a lot of time for that because it’s all about getting on with the job of qualifying for the tournament.
Playing in the main draw of a grand slam is one of the biggest things you can do as a player. I was main draw here last year (just before I broke into the top 100 for the first time), at Roland Garros and because I’m from Britain I’ve been lucky enough to get wildcards into Wimbledon. Obviously I’d prefer to be playing in the main draw here this time around but my ranking isn’t high enough to get me in, so I’ve got to play my way in instead. That means winning three matches to get one of the 16 qualifying places in the draw.
The qualifying rounds at the grand slam tournaments can be pretty tough because there is so much on the line and it’s not that different to the first round proper. It’s probably a bit more feisty and people scrap a lot more because there’s a big difference in prize-money between qualifying and not making it in. That probably makes it fun for people to watch though, even if the actual tennis is sometimes a bit ugly because there’s a lot to fight for and everyone is coming here straight from the off-season break and my first qualifying match will be my first match of the year. In some ways that helps, though, because nobody is coming here on the back of loads of matches.
For people like me that have come from cold countries – really, really cold. It was about to start snowing when I left London – you also have to get used to playing outside again. From September onwards in the UK you have to do all of your practising indoors, where there is no wind and the ball always bounces the same way.
I’ve been hitting here with Kristina Mladenovic from France the past few days (I happened to see her at the airport and asked if she wanted a hit) and we’re both just getting used to the conditions and the temperature.
I worked really hard in the off-season so I’m hoping that pays off. I train with Jez Green, who also works with Andy Murray. Jez put together a program for me which I spent December doing and it was pretty horrible! I spent a lot of time on the running track and I’ve learned not to have too much breakfast before those sessions because otherwise it tends to come back up! I feel ready to last however hot it gets and I’ve always liked playing in the sun. It just gives you happy vibes as soon as you get out there. There’s not a lot you can do to prepare for really hot days, though, except maybe turn the heating up in your house at night!
Wish me luck for qualifying, which starts in a few days. You can follow me and everyone else on live scoring on this website through all three rounds and then when the main draw of the tournament starts on 18 January. I hope I’m there.'
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