Ellen Perez (born 10 October 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player.Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 162 and No. 8, achieved in August 2019 and in March 2024.She has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as two singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne |
| Born | 10 October 1995 Shellharbour, New South Wales |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Georgia (2014–2017) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,888,014 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 189–161 (54.0%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 162 (12 August 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 612 (4 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2019) |
| French Open | Q3 (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 283–154 (64.8%) |
| Career titles | 6 WTA, 2 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (4 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 8 (4 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2018, 2022, 2023) |
| French Open | SF (2023) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2022) |
| US Open | SF (2022) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2023) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2021, 2022, 2024) |
| French Open | QF (2024) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
| US Open | QF (2021, 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2022) |
| Last updated on: 6 March 2024. | |
Perez made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Australian Open in doubles with Belinda Woolcock; they lost in the first round to Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. Perez made her first singles Grand Slam appearance at the 2016 US Open, after winning the Australian Wildcard Play-off.
Personal life
editEllen is the daughter of John and Milića Perez and sister to Matt Perez. Ellen is of Spanish descent on her father's side and of Macedonian descent on her mother's side. She picked up a tennis racket at the age of three after receiving a totem tennis pole as a Christmas gift, and she started regular coaching at the age of seven. In 2012, she won the Gallipoli Youth Cup held in Ipswich, Queensland.[1]
She played three seasons of college tennis at the University of Georgia in the United States from 2014 to 2017.[1] She was named an All-American five times across singles and doubles.[2]
Career
edit2012–2014: The beginnings
editPerez made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in March 2012 in Bundaberg, losing in three sets to Jennifer Elie. In September 2013, she recorded her first main-draw singles win in Toowoomba after qualifying. Perez reached the quarterfinals losing to Azra Hadzic. In December 2013, she won her first ITF doubles title in Hong Kong with Abbie Myers.
In 2014, Perez reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International and Melbourne, and then competed on the ITF Circuit in Europe until June when she started attending college in the United States. Perez ended 2014 with a singles rank of 655 and a doubles rank of 517.
2015–2016: First Grand Slam appearance
editIn June 2015, Perez returned to play at Bethany Beach where she qualified and reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles final. The following week in Charlotte, she reached the doubles final. She played across U.S. ITF events for the remainder of 2015.
Perez started her 2016 season in June in U.S. without qualifying for the main draw. In July, she qualified for and won her first singles ITF title in Brussels without dropping a set. She reached a semifinal and final at two subsequent events.[3] Perez won four doubles titles in five weeks across June and July 2016.
In August, Perez won the Australian Wildcard Play-off to make her major singles debut at the US Open. She lost to Zhang Shuai in straight sets. Perez said of the experience "It definitely didn't go as planned, or as hoped, but it was great to be able to have my Grand Slam debut and get out on court in front of all the fans and what-not. It was nice."[4] She ended 2016 with a singles rank of 632 and doubles rank of 414.
2017–2018: First WTA Tour match win
editPerez began the season with a wildcard into the Sydney International qualifying where she defeated Kateryna Kozlova, ranked 101 in the world.[5] She lost to Naomi Broady in the second round. At the Australian Open qualifying, Perez defeated Tadeja Majerič, then lost to Ana Bogdan.
She returned to play in June where she reached three consecutive doubles finals, winning one. Doubles success continued throughout the rest of the year. In July, Perez qualified for and reached the singles final of Gatineau. This increased her singles ranking to a career-high of 363.[6] Perez returned to Australia and reached the semifinals of Toowoomba and quarterfinals of Cairns.
Perez began the 2018 season, after being given wildcard into the Sydney International where she upset world No. 11, Kristina Mladenovic, in the first round. Her first win on the WTA Tour came when Mladenovic retired with the score 4–6, 2–4.[7] Perez lost in round two to Ashleigh Barty.[8]
At the Australian Open, Perez lost in the first round of qualifying to Valentini Grammatikopoulou. She made the second round at the Burnie International, Launceston International and at Perth, and then reached the final of the Clay Court International in April, losing to Jaimee Fourlis. Perez traveled to Europe and North America's ITF Circuit with limited success. In September, she attempted to qualify for two WTA tournaments in Asia before returning to Australia in October where she reached four consecutive ITF finals.
2019–2021: Three WTA Tour titles, Olympics debut and quarterfinals in doubles
editPerez commenced 2021 retiring in the first round of the Grampians Trophy. She made the second round of qualifying in both Australian Open and Adelaide International. In March, she won the Abierto Zapopan in doubles with Astra Sharma, it was her second WTA Tour title.
In May, Perez reached the third and final round of the French Open qualifying. In June, she qualified for Wimbledon but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Clara Burel.
In July, Perez partnered Samantha Stosur in women's doubles at the 2020 Olympic Games, where they reached the quarterfinals. In the same month, Perez entered the final of an ITF event in Lisbon, Portugal. In October, she reached another ITF final in Portugal.[9] She won her third title at the 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open with Ulrikke Eikeri. Perez ended 2021 with a singles rank of 196 and a doubles rank of 42.
2022: US Open semifinal, Wimbledon quarterfinal, two WTA 1000 finals & top 30
editPerez lost in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying.[10]
She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, having never won a match before at this major, and back-to-back WTA 1000 finals at the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open with Nicole Melichar.[11]She also reached the US Open semifinals for the first time, having never get past the third round at this major.
2023–2024: French Open semifinal, WTA Finals debut and finalist, world No. 8
editAt the French Open, with Nicole Melichar-Martinez, Perez reached the quarterfinals for the first time, having never previously progressed beyond the second round at this major.[12] With her win over protected ranking pair of Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzková, she became the 21st Australian woman to advance to a Roland Garros semifinal in doubles in the Open Era.[13] She reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 9, on 12 June 2023.
She qualified for the 2023 WTA Finals and reached the semifinals with Melichar. Next, the pair Perez/Martinez reached the final, a first time at this level for both players.[14] They lost to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[15]
She reached her fourth WTA 1000 final at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships with Martinez before losing to fourth seeds Hunter/Siniakova. As a result she reached a née career-high ranking of World No. 8 on 4 March 2024.
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Career total: 14 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 14 | 1–14 | 7% |
| Year-end ranking | 632 | 343 | 181 | 241 | 234 | 193 | 363 | 500 | $1,118,635 | ||
Doubles
editCurrent through the 2024 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 0 / 23 | 21–23 | 49% |
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | NH | DNQ | Alt | F | 0 / 1 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | QF | NH | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | SF[b] | F | RR | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 33% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | SF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | SF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | F | QF | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | F | F | 0 / 4 | 11–4 | 73% | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 12 | Career total: 97 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 6 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Career total: 21 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–6 | 12–10 | 12–11 | 28–19 | 35–18 | 30–25 | 12–11 | 6 / 81 | 100–75 | 58% |
| Year-end ranking | 414 | 205 | 88 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 20 | 17 | ||||
Mixed doubles
edit| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| French Open | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | ||
| US Open | A | A | QF | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0 / 12 | 13–12 |
Significant finals
editYear-end championships
editDoubles: 1 (runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2023 | WTA Finals, Cancún | Hard |  Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Laura Siegemund  Vera Zvonareva | 4–6, 4–6 |
WTA 1000 tournaments
editDoubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2022 | Canadian Open | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
| Loss | 2022 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Lyudmyla Kichenok  Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2023 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Alycia Parks Taylor Townsend | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2024 | Dubai Championships | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Storm Hunter  Kateřina Siniaková | 4–6, 2–6 |
WTA Tour finals
editDoubles: 21 (6 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2019 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International[d] | Clay | Daria Gavrilova |  Duan Yingying Han Xinyun | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2019 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass | Arina Rodionova | Desirae Krawczyk  Giuliana Olmos | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | International | Hard |  Barbara Haas | Arina Rodionova Storm Sanders | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2020 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | Storm Sanders |  Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2021 | Abierto Zapopan, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | Astra Sharma | Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2021 | Charleston International, United States | WTA 250 | Clay | Storm Sanders | Hailey Baptiste Caty McNally | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2021 | Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom | WTA 250 | Grass |  Ons Jabeur | Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká | 4–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain | WTA 250 | Hard |  Ulrikke Eikeri | Lyudmyla Kichenok Marta Kostyuk | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 2022 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | WTA 250 | Grass |  Tamara Zidanšek | Veronika Kudermetova  Elise Mertens | 6–3, 5–7, [12–10] |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2022 | Canadian Open, Toronto | WTA 1000 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
| Loss | 4–7 | Aug 2022 | Cincinnati Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Aug 2022 | Tennis in Cleveland, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Anna Danilina  Aleksandra Krunić | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Sep 2022 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | WTA 500 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Mar 2023 | Texas Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Erin Routliffe  Aldila Sutjiadi | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–10 | Jul 2023 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | WTA 500 | Grass | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Demi Schuurs Desirae Krawczyk | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Aug 2023 | Cincinnati Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Alycia Parks Taylor Townsend | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 5–12 | Aug 2023 | Tennis in Cleveland, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Miyu Kato Aldila Sutjiadi | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–13 | Nov 2023 | WTA Finals, Mexico | WTA Finals | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–14 | Feb 2024 | Ladies Linz, Austria | WTA 500 | Hard (i) | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini | 5–7, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–15 | Feb 2024 | Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates | WTA 1000 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Storm Hunter Kateřina Siniaková | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–15 | Mar 2024 | San Diego Open, United States | WTA 500 | Hard | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | Desirae Krawczyk Jessica Pegula | 6–1, 6–2 |
WTA Challenger finals
editDoubles: 3 (3 titles)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2019 | Houston Challenger, United States | Hard |  Luisa Stefani | Sharon Fichman Ena Shibahara | 1–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2023 | Catalonia Open, Spain | Clay | Storm Hunter | Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe | 6–1, 7–6(10–8) |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2024 | Catalonia Open, Spain (2) | Clay | Nicole Melichar-Martinez |  Katarzyna Piter  Mayar Sherif | 7–5, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 11 (2 titles, 9 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Kimberley Zimmermann | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2016 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Hélène Scholsen | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Gatineau, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–7(4), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2018 | Clay Court International, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2018 | Darwin International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Xu Shilin | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2018 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Zoe Hives | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Oct 2018 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–7 | Jul 2019 | Ashland Tennis Classic, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Zoe Hives | 6–3, 3–2 ret. |
| Loss | 2–8 | Jul 2021 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard |  Lulu Sun | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Oct 2021 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard |  Harmony Tan | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 29 (19 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 10,000 | Hard | Abbie Myers |  Lee Ya-hsuan Chuang Chia-jung | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2014 | ITF Glen Iris, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Tammi Patterson |  Aleksandrina Naydenova Jessica Moore | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2015 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Belinda Woolcock | Andie Daniell Sophie Chang | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2015 | ITF Charlotte, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Lauren Herring | Maria Fernanda Alves Renata Zarazúa | 4–6, 7–6(6), [8–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2016 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Lauren Herring | Jamie Loeb Ingrid Neel | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2016 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Carolina Alves | Karin Kennel Hélène Scholsen | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2016 | ITF Saint-Gervais, France | 10,000 | Clay | Abbie Myers |  Fatma Al-Nabhani Estelle Cascino | 7–6(5), 6–2 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2016 | ITF Maaseik, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Sally Peers | Deborah Kerfs Chiara Scholl | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jun 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Luisa Stefani | Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos | 2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2017 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Luisa Stefani | Francesca Di Lorenzo Julia Elbaba | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Auburn, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Luisa Stefani | Emina Bektas Alexa Guarachi | 6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2017 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 60,000 | Hard | Carol Zhao | Alexa Guarachi Olivia Tjandramulia | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Aug 2017 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Miharu Imanishi Ayaka Okuno | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Nov 2017 | Canberra International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore | Asia Muhammad Arina Rodionova | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Feb 2018 | Launceston International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore |  Laura Robson  Valeria Savinykh | 7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | Feb 2018 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore | Olivia Tjandramulia Belinda Woolcock | 6–7(6), 6–1, [7–9] ret. |
| Loss | 10–7 | May 2018 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien | 6–7(6), 3–6 |
| Win | 11–7 | Jun 2018 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Jessica Moore | Arina Rodionova Yanina Wickmayer | 4–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
| Loss | 11–8 | Jul 2018 | Berkeley Club Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Nicole Gibbs Asia Muhammad | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 12–8 | Jul 2018 | Challenger de Granby, Canada (2) | 60,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Erika Sema Aiko Yoshitomi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–8 | Aug 2018 | Landisville Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–8 | Oct 2018 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Eri Hozumi Risa Ozaki | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–8 | Nov 2018 | Canberra International, Australia (2) | 60,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Naiktha Bains Destanee Aiava | 6–7(5), 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 16–8 | Jan 2019 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Irina Khromacheva Maryna Zanevska | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–9 | Mar 2019 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Destanee Aiava | Naiktha Bains  Tereza Mihalíková | 6–4, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 16–10 | Jun 2019 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Arina Rodionova | Beatriz Haddad Maia Luisa Stefani | 4–6, 7–6(5), [4–10] |
| Win | 17–10 | Jan 2020 | Burnie International, Australia (2) | 60,000 | Hard | Storm Sanders | Desirae Krawczyk Asia Muhammad | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–10 | Mar 2022 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jaimee Fourlis | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Alana Parnaby | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 19–10 | May 2023 | ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Ashley Lahey |  Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 6–3, 3–6, [12–10] |
Notes
edit- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
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