Violet Apisah

Violet Apisah (born 11 February 2000) is an Australian-Papuan tennis player.[2][3][4]

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
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
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Women's Tennis
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Port MoresbyTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 ApiaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2019 ApiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 Port MoresbyDoubles
Silver medal – second place2015 Port MoresbyMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place2019 ApiaSingles
Last updated on: 6 February 2019.

Tennis career

In 2016, Apisah won the WTA Future Stars Under-16 Tournament, which was an exhibition tournament in Singapore during the 2016 WTA Finals.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

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

Personal life

Apisah is the niece of Abigail and Marcia Tere-Apisah, who are also tennis players. Her sister, Patricia, is also a junior tennis player.[9]

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
4–6, 6–0, [8–10]

References

  1. "Violet Apisah Player Profile". www.tennis.com.au. Australian Tennis Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "Mother inspires PNG gold medalist tennis player". Post Courier. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. Yaruso, Sophie (28 January 2018). "Apisah writes history for PNG". Loop PNG. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. "Tere-Apisah beats niece in tennis women's final". Post Courier. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Future Stars: Shiori Ito & Violet Apisah Win Youth Titles". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. Linda Pearce (23 October 2016). "WTA Finals Singapore, 2016: Australian junior Violet Apisah wins Future Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. "Apisah wins big in Singapore". The National. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. "Apisah makes PNG proud". The National. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. Joycelyn Mark-Sabbath (11 September 2015). "Two generations of sisters to meet in historic tennis final". sbs.com.au. National Indigenous Television. Retrieved 9 March 2022.


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