Emily Appleton (born 1 September 1999) is a British
tennis
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player.
She has career-high
rankings by the
WTA of world No. 348 in singles, achieved on 22 July 2024, and No. 79 in doubles, set on 24 February 2025.
Career
Appleton made her
WTA Tour
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main-draw doubles debut at the
2022 Birmingham Classic, partnering
Ali Collins.
In June 2023, she qualified for the
Nottingham Open for her singles main-draw debut. She lost to British No. 1,
Katie Boulter.
Partnering with
Lily Miyazaki after being given a wildcard entry, Appleton reached the second round in the doubles at
Wimbledon
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in 2024, defeating
Wang Xiyu and
Zhu Lin in a deciding set tie-break in the first round, before bowing out against top seeds
Elise Mertens
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and
Hsieh Su-wei
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in round two.
Alongside
Maia Lumsden, she won her first
WTA 125 title at the
2024 Dow Tennis Classic, defeating
Ariana Arseneault and
Mia Kupres in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.
Partnering
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers, she made her
French Open
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debut in May 2025, losing in the first round to
Alexandra Eala and
Renata Zarazúa.
Performance timelines
Doubles
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Doubles: 45 (20 titles, 25 runner-ups)
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
British female tennis players
21st-century British sportswomen
Sportspeople from Chertsey
Tennis players from Surrey
English female tennis players
21st-century English sportswomen