Violet Apisah

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

Violet Apisah
Country (sports) Papua New Guinea (2016–current)
 Australia (2014–16)
ResidenceSydney, Australia[1]
Born (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000
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.

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 Lulu Sun Liang En-shuo
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 Jaimee Fourlis 6–1, 6–3
Runner–up 1. 26 July 2014 Kawana, Australia G4 Hard Sara Tomic 6–0, 3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Winner 2. 19 October 2014 Gosford, Australia G5 Hard Baijing Lin 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Runner–up 2. 8 August 2015 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Jaimee Fourlis 1–6, 0–6
Winner 3. 4 October 2015 Auckland, New Zealand G4 Hard (i) Michaela Haet 6–4, 6–0
Winner 4. 11 October 2015 Canberra, Australia G5 Hard Kaitlin Staines 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 17 July 2016 Caloundra, Australia G4 Hard Kaitlin Staines 6–1, 7–5
Winner 6. 24 July 2016 Gold Coast, Australia G4 Hard Kaitlin Staines 6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 12 August 2016 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Kaitlin Staines 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Winner 8. 25 June 2017 Lautoka, Fiji G4 Hard Carol Young Suh Lee 6–0, 6–4
Winner 9. 11 August 2017 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Megan Smith 6–3, 6–1
Winner 10. 21 October 2017 Nonthaburi, Thailand G2 Hard 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 Ella Husrefovic Baijing Lin
Gabriela Ruffels
3–6, 0–6
Runner–up 2. 4 October 2015 Auckland, New Zealand G4 Hard (i) Rosie Cheng Stella Cliffe
Ashleigh Harvey
5–7, 3–6
Runner–up 3. 11 October 2015 Canberra, Australia G5 Hard Maria Vais Imogen Clews
Kaitlin Staines
4–6, 4–6
Runner–up 4. 22 April 2016 Melbourne, Australia G4 Hard Gabriela Sprague Gabriella Da Silva Fick
Selina Turulja
2–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 24 July 2016 Gold Coast, Australia G4 Hard Patricia Apisah Lisa Mays
Kaitlin Staines
6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 12 August 2016 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Petra Hule Kaitlin Staines
Jessica Zaviacic
6–2, 6–2
Winner 3. 30 October 2016 Incheon, South Korea G2 Hard Lee Yang Cho I-hsuan
Du Zhima
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Winner 4. 25 June 2017 Lautoka, Fiji G4 Hard Patricia Apisah Carol Young Suh Lee
Maxine Ng
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Runner–up 5. 11 August 2017 Lautoka, Fiji B2 Hard Patricia Apisah Valentina Ivanov
Amber Marshall
2–6, 6–1, [4–10]
Winner 5. 21 October 2017 Nonthaburi, Thailand G2 Hard Rina Saigo Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Wang Jiaqi
2–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Winner 6. 4 November 2017 Tin Hau, Hong Kong G2 Hard Lulu Sun Lee Kuan-yi
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
6–1, 6–1
Runner–up 6. 27 January 2018 Australian Open, Melbourne GS Hard Lulu Sun Liang En-shuo
Wang Xinyu
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Runner–up 7. 10 March 2018 Nonthaburi, Thailand G1 Hard Lulu Sun Guo Meiqi
Hong Yi Cody Wong
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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