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  Hi... Welcome to my website!!

I will keep you up to date with my tournaments, results and any extra info. Have a good look around!! Hope you enjoy the games :-)

Read my articles and see on my tournament history just what it has taken to reach the level I am today.

Why not leave me a message on my message board and let me know what you think of my website. Or why not leave me a question and I will get back to you as soon as possible!!! (make sure they are all good).

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



15th of May 2008

-   New: Diary entry for Gifu 2007.


30/12/2008The Last Three Months
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Melanie South
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

14/05/2008MELANIE 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.

13/05/2008FIRST ROUND
Melanie will play qualifier A MALHOTRA (JPN)in the first round.

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)

11/05/2008MEL 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.



10/05/2008INTO 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.

9/05/2008MELANIE 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]


9/05/20081/4 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)

8/05/2008INTO 1/4 FINALS
2nd Round
4-Melanie SOUTH (GBR) d. LL-Kai-Chen CHANG (TPE) 16 62 63

No doubles today

7/05/2008THROUGH 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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