Emily Appleton (tennis)
Appleton at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1999 Chertsey, Surrey |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $268,030 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 218–206 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 348 (22 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 403 (23 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 271–187 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125, 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (7 April 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 83 (23 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024, 2025) |
| Last updated on: 26 June 2025. | |
Emily Appleton (born 1 September 1999) is a British tennis player. She has career-high rankings by the WTA of world No. 348 in singles, achieved on 22 July 2024, and No. 78 in doubles, set on 7 April 2025.[1]
Career
Appleton made her WTA Tour 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.[2][3]
Partnering with Lily Miyazaki after being given a wildcard entry, Appleton reached the second round in the doubles at Wimbledon in 2024, defeating Wang Xiyu and Zhu Lin in a deciding set tie-break in the first round,[4] before bowing out against top seeds Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei in round two.[5]
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.[6][7]
Partnering Yvonne Cavallé Reimers, she made her French Open debut in May 2025, losing in the first round to Alexandra Eala and Renata Zarazúa.[8]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2024 | Dow Tennis Classic, United States | Hard (i) | Maia Lumsden | Ariana Arseneault Mia Kupres |
6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | W15 | Clay | María Herazo González | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2018 | ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique | W15 | Hard | Leonie Küng | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2018 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | W15 | Carpet | Sasha Hill | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2018 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Ahn Yu-jin | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Montserrat González | 7–6(2), 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi | 6–7(2), 7–6(2), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2022 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard (i) | Nigina Abduraimova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2025 | ITF Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | W35 | Hard (i) | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6–3, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–5 | Mar 2025 | ITF Trois-Rivières, Canada | W15 | Hard (i) | Malaika Rapolu | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Mar 2025 | ITF Montreal, Canada | W15 | Hard (i) | Christasha McNeil | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 45 (20 titles, 25 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2016 | ITF Cali, Colombia | W10 | Clay | Naomi Totka | Fernanda Brito Camila Giangreco Campiz |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | W15 | Carpet | Quinn Gleason | Giorgia Marchetti Rosalie van der Hoek |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | María Carlé | Julieta Estable Melina Ferrero |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | W15 | Clay | Caty McNally | Kylie Collins Meg Kowalski |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | W15 | Clay | María Herazo González | Kerrie Cartwright Kariann Pierre-Louis |
7–5, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF Cúcuta, Colombia | W15 | Clay | María Portillo Ramírez | Sofía Múnera Sánchez Noelia Zeballos |
6–3, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 4–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Manta, Ecuador | W15 | Hard | María Herazo González | María Portillo Ramírez Sofia Sewing |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2018 | ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique | W15 | Hard | Caty McNally | Rasheeda McAdoo Amy Zhu |
5–7, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 5–4 | Jan 2018 | ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe | W15 | Hard | Caty McNally | Shelby Talcott Amy Zhu |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 2018 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W15 | Carpet | Quinn Gleason | Mathilde Armitano Maria Masini |
3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Mia Eklund | Emilie Francati Maria Jespersen |
5–7, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2018 | ITF Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago | W15 | Hard | María Portillo Ramírez | Kerrie Cartwright Kariann Pierre-Louis |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2018 | ITF Den Haag, Netherlands | W15 | Clay | Ida Jarlskog | Dasha Ivanova Julyette Steur |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2018 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | W15 | Clay | Dasha Ivanova | Marlies Szupper Eva Vedder |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2018 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | W15 | Carpet | Lisa Ponomar | Karola Bejenaru Julia Kimmelmann |
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Loss | 8–8 | Aug 2018 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Joanna Garland | Jung So-hee Kim Mi-ok |
7–6(5), 6–7(5), [12–14] |
| Loss | 8–9 | Jan 2019 | ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique | W15 | Hard | Dalayna Hewitt | Eleni Kordolaimi Alice Tubello |
3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Win | 9–9 | Mar 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | María Portillo Ramírez | Dasha Ivanova Alexandra Perper |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | María Portillo Ramírez | Natsumi Kawaguchi Maya Tahan |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | May 2019 | ITF Singapore | W25 | Hard | Catherine Harrison | Paige Hourigan Aldila Sutjiadi |
1–6, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 9–12 | Oct 2019 | Envol Tennis Open, France | W15 | Hard | Yuriko Miyazaki | Valentina Losciale Carla Touly |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–13 | Oct 2019 | ITF Dallas, United States | W25 | Hard | Jamie Loeb | Olivia Tjandramulia Marcela Zacarías |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–14 | Nov 2020 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W15 | Hard | Martyna Kubka | Justina Mikulskytė Lexie Stevens |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–14 | May 2021 | ITF Jerusalem, Israel | W15 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Jenny Dürst Nina Stadler |
6–4, 2–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 11–14 | Oct 2021 | ITF Florence, United States | W25 | Hard | Yuriko Miyazaki | Robin Anderson Elysia Bolton |
6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 11–15 | Jan 2022 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard (i) | Ali Collins | Anna Gabric Arina Vasilescu |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11–16 | Feb 2022 | ITF Mâcon, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Ali Collins | Xenia Knoll Andreea Mitu |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 12–16 | Mar 2022 | Open de Touraine, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Ali Collins | Mona Barthel Yanina Wickmayer |
2–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 12–17 | Jun 2022 | ITF Périgueux, France | W25 | Clay | Alexandra Osborne | Rebeca Pereira Daniela Seguel |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–18 | Jul 2022 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | W60 | Clay | Prarthana Thombare | Dalila Jakupović Ivana Jorović |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–19 | Aug 2022 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | W25 | Clay | Prarthana Thombare | Cristina Dinu Valeriya Strakhova |
1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–20 | Jan 2023 | ITF Naples, United States | W25 | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Reese Brantmeier Makenna Jones |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–21 | Feb 2023 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Isabelle Haverlag | Lauryn John-Baptiste Katarína Strešnaková |
6–7(4), 4–6 |
| Win | 13–21 | Apr 2023 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Julia Lohoff | Andreea Mitu Nadia Podoroska |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–21 | Apr 2023 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Lauryn John-Baptiste | Rutuja Bhosale Arianne Hartono |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–22 | May 2023 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W100 | Clay | Julia Lohoff | Jaimee Fourlis Olivia Gadecki |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–22 | May 2023 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | W60 | Clay | Julia Lohoff | Sofya Lansere Anna Sisková |
3–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
| Win | 16–22 | Sep 2023 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W40 | Clay | Valeriya Strakhova | Victoria Muntean Vasanti Shinde |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16–23 | Oct 2023 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Isabelle Haverlag | Ali Collins Lily Miyazaki |
6–7(4), 2–6 |
| Loss | 16–24 | Jan 2024 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | W75 | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Alevtina Ibragimova Ekaterina Ovcharenko |
6–3, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 17–24 | Feb 2024 | Open de l'Isère, France | W75 | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Sarah Beth Grey Eden Silva |
3–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
| Win | 18–24 | Apr 2024 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | Lena Papadakis | Despina Papamichail Simona Waltert |
4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 19–24 | Apr 2024 | Charlottesville Open, United States | W75 | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Maria Kononova Maria Kozyreva |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| Loss | 19–25 | May 2024 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Prarthana Thombare | Laura Pigossi Céline Naef |
6–4, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 20–25 | Sep 2024 | Ladies Open Vienna, Austria | W75 | Clay | Estelle Cascino | Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb |
6–4, 7–6(1) |
| Loss | 20–26 | Feb 2025 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W75 | Carpet (i) | Isabelle Haverlag | Marie Benoît Dalila Jakupović |
5–7, 6–7(6) |
References
- ^ "Emily Appleton | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
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- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Lily Miyazaki shrugs off singles defeat with doubles victory". SW Londoner. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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