
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

7 August, 2023
Melisa Ercan and Emerson Jones, two National Tennis Academy athletes, contested the women's singles final at the Caloundra International.
Read moreMelisa Ercan and Emerson Jones, two National Tennis Academy athletes, contested the women's singles final at the Caloundra International.
Leading Aussie teens contesting Australian Pro Tour event in Queensland

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.
Read moreEleven National Tennis Academy athletes are among a strong contingent of Australian players competing at an ITF tournament in Caloundra this week.
Resurgent Luke Saville wins Caloundra International title

31 July, 2023
Luke Saville has continued his impressive form on the Australian Pro Tour, winning his 10th career ITF singles title.
Read moreLuke Saville has continued his impressive form on the Australian Pro Tour, winning his 10th career ITF singles title.
Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy Class of 2023 announced

9 March, 2023
Philip Sekulic, Zara Larke, Lily Taylor and Hayden Jones are among 27 athletes at the National Tennis Academy.
Read morePhilip Sekulic, Zara Larke, Lily Taylor and Hayden Jones are among 27 athletes at the National Tennis Academy.