49 Facts About Melanie Oudin

Melanie Jennings Oudin was born on September 23,1991 and is an American former professional tennis player.

Melanie Oudin reached a career-high ranking of world No 31 in April 2010.

Melanie Oudin retired from professional tour on August 18,2017, citing numerous health issues and injuries.

In seventh grade, Melanie Oudin made the decision to homeschool, giving her more time on the practice courts and an opportunity to play more tournaments.

Melanie Oudin began 2009 by qualifying for the main draw of the Australian Open.

Melanie Oudin was then defeated in the first round by Akgul Amanmuradova, in straight sets.

Melanie Oudin defeated No 29, Sybille Bammer, in three sets in the first round, and Yaroslava Shvedova in three sets in the second.

Melanie Oudin defeated world No 6, Jelena Jankovic, but lost to Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round.

At 17 years of age, Melanie Oudin reached the fourth round of a major event for the second consecutive time.

Melanie Oudin defeated Petrova to reach the quarterfinals of the event.

Melanie Oudin became the youngest woman since Serena Williams in 1999 to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open, and the youngest since Sharapova to reach the quarterfinals at a major.

Melanie Oudin began new season at the Hobart International where she lost to Sara Errani in the first round.

Melanie Oudin reached her first semifinal of a WTA Tour event at the Paris indoor event.

Melanie Oudin fell in three sets to top seed Elena Dementieva, in a rematch of their 2009 US Open second-round match.

At the Miami Open, Melanie Oudin lost in the second round to 11th seed Vera Zvonareva.

At Hobart, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Klara Zakopalova in straight sets.

Melanie Oudin got her first win of the year at Paris, where she beat Vera Dushevina in the first round in three sets.

Melanie Oudin was unable to defend her quarterfinal points from last year and therefore saw her ranking fall from No 72 to No 81.

Melanie Oudin was defeated in the second round by second seed and eventual champion, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Melanie Oudin began her clay-court season at Charleston where she lost in the first round to Tamira Paszek.

Melanie Oudin reached the quarterfinals when her second round opponent, Polona Hercog, withdrew due to an ankle injury.

At the Miami Open, a tournament that is not on grass, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round by Michaella Krajicek.

Melanie Oudin started her US Open Series by competing at the first edition of the Washington Open where she fell in the first round to third seed Tamira Paszek.

Melanie Oudin lost in the first round of qualifying at the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open to fifth seed Bojana Jovanovski and 15th seed Kateryna Bondarenko.

At the Challenge Bell, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round by Andrea Hlavackova, in straight sets.

Melanie Oudin played her final tournament of the year at the Tennis Classic of Troy.

At the beginning of the season, Melanie Oudin lost in the first round of qualifying at the Australian Open to Laura Robson.

Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round by sixth seed Stephanie Foretz Gacon.

At the Memphis International, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round by Stephanie Foretz Gacon.

In Osprey at the Oaks Club Challenger, Melanie Oudin lost in the first round to Alize Cornet.

Qualifying for the Charleston Cup, Melanie Oudin lost in the first round to tenth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues.

At the Dothan Pro Tennis Classic, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Mirjana Lucic.

At the beginning of the season, Melanie Oudin lost in the first round of qualifying at the Australian Open to Laura Robson.

Melanie Oudin was awarded the USTA French Open wildcard, an account of her performance in the USTA Pro Circuit.

The tournament was filled with rain delays and Melanie Oudin had to cope with the difficulty of coming off and on the court.

Melanie Oudin then defeated fifth seed Jelena Jankovic in the final to win her first WTA title.

At the US Open, No 107 ranked Melanie Oudin was unseeded and lost to 15th seed Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in straight sets.

Melanie Oudin started her 2013 season at the Sydney International, and lost in the second round of qualifying to Estrella Cabeza Candela.

At the Australian Open, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round by Laura Robson.

Melanie Oudin began her preparation for the French Open at the Family Circle Cup where she lost in the first round to ninth seed, 2007 champion, and eventual finalist Jelena Jankovic.

At the Portugal Open, Melanie Oudin was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Valeria Savinykh.

Melanie Oudin fell in the final round of qualifying at the Madrid Open to Chanelle Scheepers.

Melanie Oudin began US Open Series at the Washington Open where she reached the second round, and lost to top seed Angelique Kerber.

Melanie Oudin won the Party Rock Open, a $50k tournament in Las Vegas, beating compatriot CoCo Vandeweghe in the final.

Melanie Oudin stayed in Canada to compete at the Tevlin Challenger in Toronto.

Melanie Oudin competed in her final tournament of the season at the South Seas Island Resort Pro Classic and lost in the first round to compatriot Allie Kiick.

Melanie Oudin played singles in the United States' Fed Cup tie against Argentina in February 2009, losing her first match against Gisela Dulko, but winning the second match against Betina Jozami in three sets.

In November 2009, Melanie Oudin lost both of her matches in the championship round of the 2009 Fed Cup.

Against Russia, Melanie Oudin then defeated Alla Kudryavtseva in her first singles match, while losing to Elena Dementieva in her second match.