# Emily Appleton (tennis)

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. 79 in doubles, set on 24 February 2025.

## 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.
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, before bowing out against top seeds Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei 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.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### 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: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W60 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
* W15 tournaments (3–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–4)
* Clay (0–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
| 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 |

### Doubles: 45 (20 titles, 25 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (0–1)
* W60/75 tournaments (7–4)
* W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
* W25/35 tournaments (2–8)
* W10/15 tournaments (10–12)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–14)
* Clay (12–9)
* Carpet (1–2)
| 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$^{(6)}$ |