Melanie Jayne South (born 3 May 1986) is a former English tennis player.
She won six singles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 2 February 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 99. On 9 March 2009, she peaked at No. 120 in the doubles rankings.
Her greatest success in a Grand Slam tournament came in the first round of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships when she came back from one set down to beat world No. 14, Francesca Schiavone, in a match witnessed by Martina Navratilova. At the time, South was ranked No. 305 in the world and had reached the main-draw courtesy of a wildcard. Not since the third round of the 1998 tournament, when Samantha Smith beat then-world No. 7, Conchita Martínez, had a British woman beaten an opponent of a similar ranking at Wimbledon.[1] She lost in the second round to Shenay Perry, the world No. 62.[2] Outside of Wimbledon, South reached the first round of the 2009 Australian Open without needing to qualify or receiving a wildcard. This was the first time in her career that her ranking was high enough to grant her access to a Grand Slam main draw without a wildcard. She lost to world No. 17 Marion Bartoli in round one.[3]
South announced her retirement from professional tennis on 2 December 2013 in order to focus on a coaching career.[4][5]
^Harris, Nick (29 June 2006). "South sees off Schiavone on day of British success". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^Preston, Eleanor (30 June 2006). "South flickers then fades as home hope fizzles out". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^Gilmour, Rod (19 January 2009). "British girls Melanie South and Katie O'Brien bow out in Australian Open". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^"Mel South announces retirement". sportinglife.aol.co.uk. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^"Mel South Announces Retirement From Tennis". Lawn Tennis Association. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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