
PLAYER PROFILE
Ellen Perez
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WTA
RANKING
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- Age29
- Born10 October 1995
- Birth Place(New South Wales)
- LivesWollongong, (New South Wales)
- Height168 cm
- PlaysLeft-handed
““We kept really positive and energetic, and that was the goal for the match - just to stay upbeat.””
— Ellen Perez, 7 Nov 2024
» Perez reaches back-to-back doubles semifinals at WTA Finals
On court
- Won the 2012 Gallipoli Youth Cup
- Won the doubles and singles events at the 2011 ACT Open, 2012 Griffith University AMT and the 2012 Plexipave Queensland Open
- Semifinalist at the 2012 Oceania Closed Junior Championships in Fiji and won the doubles event
- In 2016, won the women’s wildcard playoff for a berth in the US Open main draw
- Cracked the WTA singles top 200 in October 2018; reached five Pro Tour singles finals that season
- Won seven ITF doubles titles in 2018, cracking the WTA doubles top 100 in June 2018
- Qualified at a Grand Slam for the first time at Wimbledon 2021, defeating three higher-ranked opponents to earn main draw spot
- Represented Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- Made Billie Jean King Cup debut at the 2021 Finals in Prague
- Enjoyed a magnificent year in doubles in 2022, reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals and US Open semifinals, plus WTA 1000 finals in Canada and Cincinnati, with Nicole Melichar-Martinez
- Made her top-10 debut in doubles in June 2023
- Became first Australian in 15 years to contest a doubles final at the WTA Finals in 2023
Off court
- Says if she wasn’t playing tennis she would be a soccer player
- Tennis heroes are Rafael Nadal and Justin Henin but her ideal mixed doubles partner would be Bob Bryan.
Year-end singles ranking history
2023 | 500 |
2022 | 363 |
2021 | 193 |
2020 | 234 |
2019 | 241 |
2018 | 181 |
2017 | 343 |
2016 | 629 |
2015 | 1199 |
2014 | 655 |
2013 | 891 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2019 Ashland 60K ITF
2016 Brussels 10K ITF
Finals
2018 Canberra ITF, Darwin ITF, Brisbane ITF, Toowoomba ITF, Bendigo ITF
2017 Gatineau ITF
2016 Rebecq ITF
Ellen Perez in the news
Aussie Weekly Wrap: Joint and Preston cruise to Cancun crown

17 February, 2025
Maya Joint and Taylah Preston emerge victorious in Cancun, headlining a stellar week for Australian players on tour.
Read moreMaya Joint and Taylah Preston emerge victorious in Cancun, headlining a stellar week for Australian players on tour.
Ranking Movers: Perez returns to top 10 after Abu Dhabi crown

11 February, 2025
Ellen Perez holds a WTA top 10 doubles ranking for the first time since September after she prevailed with a first-time partner this week in Abu Dhabi.
Read moreEllen Perez holds a WTA top 10 doubles ranking for the first time since September after she prevailed with a first-time partner this week in Abu Dhabi.
Ranking Movers: Aiava, Birrell move up after Aussie summer success

28 January, 2025
Destanee Aiava, Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki enjoyed rankings spikes in various categories after career-best Grand Slam runs at Australian Open 2025.
Read moreDestanee Aiava, Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki enjoyed rankings spikes in various categories after career-best Grand Slam runs at Australian Open 2025.
AO 2025: Perez targeting “top five” doubles goals

20 January, 2025
After advancing to the AO 2025 mixed doubles quarterfinals with Germany's Kevin Krawietz, Ellen Perez revealed some big rankings goals.
Read moreAfter advancing to the AO 2025 mixed doubles quarterfinals with Germany's Kevin Krawietz, Ellen Perez revealed some big rankings goals.