Violet Apisah

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Violet Apisah
Country (sports) Papua New Guinea (2016–current)
 Australia (2014–16)
 Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup tournaments)
ResidenceSydney, Australia[1]
Born (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 21)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$0
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2017, 2018)
US Open Junior3R (2018)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open JuniorF (2018)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2017)
US Open Junior1R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–1
Last updated on: 6 February 2019.

Violet Apisah (born 11 February 2000) is an Australian-Papuan tennis player.

In 2016, Apisah won the WTA Future Stars Under-16 Tournament, which was an exhibition tournament in Singapore during the 2016 WTA Finals.[2]

On the junior tour, Apisah has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 24, achieved on 26 March 2018.

In 2018, Apisah reached the final of the 2018 Australian Open girls' doubles event, partnering Lulu Sun.

Apisah made her Fed Cup debut for Pacific Oceania in 2019.

Apisah is the niece of Abigail and Marcia Tere-Apisah, who are also tennis players. Her sister, Patricia, is also a junior tennis player.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles[]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2018 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
China Wang Xinyu
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]

ITF junior finals[]

Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (10–2)[]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Grade Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 27 April 2014 Melbourne, Australia G4 Clay Australia Jaimee Fourlis 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 26 July 2014 Kawana, Australia G4 Hard Australia Sara Tomic 6–0, 3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Winner 2. 19 October 2014 Gosford, Australia G5 Hard Australia Baijing Lin 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up 2. 8 August 2015 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Australia Jaimee Fourlis 1–6, 0–6
Winner 3. 4 October 2015 Auckland, New Zealand G4 Hard (i) Australia Michaela Haet 6–4, 6–0
Winner 4. 11 October 2015 Canberra, Australia G5 Hard Australia Kaitlin Staines 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 17 July 2016 Caloundra, Australia G4 Hard Australia Kaitlin Staines 6–1, 7–5
Winner 6. 24 July 2016 Gold Coast, Australia G4 Hard Australia Kaitlin Staines 6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 12 August 2016 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Australia Kaitlin Staines 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Winner 8. 25 June 2017 Lautoka, Fiji G4 Hard Northern Mariana Islands Carol Young Suh Lee 6–0, 6–4
Winner 9. 11 August 2017 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Australia Megan Smith 6–3, 6–1
Winner 10. 21 October 2017 Nonthaburi, Thailand G2 Hard Canada Natasha Sengphrachanh 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (12–4)[]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Grade Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 12 October 2014 Gosford, Australia G5 Hard Australia Ella Husrefovic Australia Baijing Lin
Australia Gabriela Ruffels
3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 4 October 2015 Auckland, New Zealand G4 Hard (i) New Zealand Rosie Cheng New Zealand Stella Cliffe
New Zealand Ashleigh Harvey
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 11 October 2015 Canberra, Australia G5 Hard Australia Maria Vais Australia Imogen Clews
Australia Kaitlin Staines
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 22 April 2016 Melbourne, Australia G4 Hard Australia Gabriela Sprague Australia Gabriella Da Silva-Fick
Australia Selina Turulja
2–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 24 July 2016 Gold Coast, Australia G4 Hard Australia Patricia Apisah Australia Lisa Mays
Australia Kaitlin Staines
6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 12 August 2016 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Australia Petra Hule Australia Kaitlin Staines
Australia Jessica Zaviacic
6–2, 6–2
Winner 3. 30 October 2016 Incheon, South Korea G2 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Yang Chinese Taipei Cho I-hsuan
China Du Zhima
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Winner 4. 25 June 2017 Lautoka, Fiji G4 Hard Papua New Guinea Patricia Apisah Northern Mariana Islands Carol Young Suh Lee
Singapore Maxine Ng
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 5. 11 August 2017 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Papua New Guinea Patricia Apisah New Zealand Valentina Ivanov
Australia Amber Marshall
2–6, 6–1, [4–10]
Winner 5. 21 October 2017 Nonthaburi, Thailand G2 Hard Japan Rina Saigo Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew
China Wang Jiaqi
2–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Winner 6. 4 November 2017 Tin Hau, Hong Kong G2 Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun Chinese Taipei Lee Kuan-yi
Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 27 January 2018 Australian Open, Melbourne GS Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
China Wang Xinyu
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Runner-up 7. 10 March 2018 Nonthaburi, Thailand G1 Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun China Guo Meiqi
Hong Kong Cody Wong Hong-yi
4–6, 6–0, [8–10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Violet Apisah Player Profile". www.tennis.com.au.
  2. ^ "Future Stars: Shiori Ito & Violet Apisah Win Youth Titles". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ Joycelyn Mark-Sabbath. "Two generations of sisters to meet in historic tennis final". www.sbs.com.au.

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