PLAYER PROFILE

Melisa Ercan

  • LivesBrisbane, Queensland

ON-COURT

  • Won biggest junior singles title at her career at Traralgon (Australia) in January 2023, where she beat Mirra Andreeva in the final
  • Best junior Grand Slam singles result is a third-round appearance at Roland Garros in 2023
  • Achieved a career-high junior ranking of world No.26 in June 2023
  • Scored her first pro-level ITF main-draw singles win at Swan Hill (Australia) in February 2023
  • Ercan joined Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy in 2023
  • Won four consecutive ITF singles titles, across three different countries, between June-August 2023

OFF-COURT

  • Originally from Turkey, Ercan received Australian citizenship in 2023
  • Ercan and her family live in Brisbane
  • Lists clay as her favourite surface

Year-end rankings

2023  574

Melisa Ercan in the news

Rising stars impress at Australian Pro Tour in Caloundra
Melisa Ercan and Emerson Jones with their Australian Pro Tour trophies in Caloundra.
7 August, 2023

Melisa Ercan and Emerson Jones, two National Tennis Academy athletes, contested the women's singles final at the Caloundra International.
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Leading Aussie teens contesting Australian Pro Tour event in Queensland
Zara Larke in action. Picture: Tennis Australia
2 August, 2023

Eleven National Tennis Academy athletes are among a strong contingent of Australian players competing at an ITF tournament in Caloundra this week.
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Resurgent Luke Saville wins Caloundra International title
Luke Saville with his Caloundra International title. Picture: Tennis Queensland
31 July, 2023

Luke Saville has continued his impressive form on the Australian Pro Tour, winning his 10th career ITF singles title.
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Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy Class of 2023 announced
Philip Sekulic, Zara Larke, Lily Taylor and Hayden Jones are among 27 athletes at the National Tennis Academy. Pictures: Tennis Australia
9 March, 2023

Philip Sekulic, Zara Larke, Lily Taylor and Hayden Jones are among 27 athletes at the National Tennis Academy.
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