PLAYER PROFILE

Ellen Perez

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WTA
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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
Maya Joint Cancun
17 February, 2025

Maya Joint and Taylah Preston emerge victorious in Cancun, headlining a stellar week for Australian players on tour.
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Ranking Movers: Perez returns to top 10 after Abu Dhabi crown
Ellen Perez and Jelena Ostapenko (Getty Images)
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.
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Ranking Movers: Aiava, Birrell move up after Aussie summer success
Destanee Aiava (Morgan Hancock/Tennis Australia)
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.
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AO 2025: Perez targeting “top five” doubles goals
Ellen Perez in action at Australian Open 2025.
20 January, 2025

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