Melissa Ifidzhen
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| Full name | Melissa Ishuan Ifidzhen | |||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Nigeria (2016 April–present)  Russia (2014–2016) | |||||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1998 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
| Prize money | $2,809 | |||||||||||||
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| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1010 (20 June 2016) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1030 (08 August 2016) | |||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 728 (27 June 2016) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 741 (08 August 2016) | |||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 08 August 2016. | ||||||||||||||
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Melissa Ishuan Ifidzhen (born June 18, 1998) is an Russian-born Nigerian Junior tennis player. She represented Russia until April 2016, before emigrating to Nigeria.
On 20 June 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 1010. On 27 June 2016, she peaked at world number 728 in the doubles rankings. She also was Bronze Medallist at the All African Games in Congo - Brazzaville in 2015.
Personal life[edit]
Melissa Ifidzhen was born in Moscow, Russia to a Russian Mother and Nigerian Father and has 2 sisters. Melissa started playing tennis at the age of 5, she has a playing style similar to that of World Number One Serena Williams. She attends Moscow High School, although she was home schooled in the early stages of her career to enable her focus on Tennis. She is interested in playing Tennis as a lifelong career. İs coached by Khyrda Victory Nikolaiivich and her fitness coach is Nizamov Marat. Melissa has been widely received and taunted to be Nigeria 's hope of reaching major slams after announcing on May 6, 2016 that she will represent the African giants. She loves animals, and very much enjoys recreational activities when she is not her tournaments.
ITF finals (0–2)[edit]
Doubles (0–2)[edit]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2 November 2015 | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Vicky Geurinckx
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 Hsu Chieh-yu  Martina Přádová
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 June 2016 | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Petra Januskova
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 Ana Bianca Mihăilă  Zhao Qianqian
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5–7, 5–7 |
Other finals[edit]
Doubles[edit]
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partnered | Opponents | Score |
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 Bronze Medal
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September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Elizabeth Pam
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 Valeria Bhunu Pauline Chawafambira
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w/o |
ITF Junior finals[edit]
Singles: (0-1)[edit]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 30 March 2013 | Malta ITF U/18 World Ranking Tournament | Marsa, Malta | Hard |  Maia Lumsden
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3-6, 2-6 |
Doubles: (0-2)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 21 September 2013 | Ashgabat Cup | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | Hard | Anastasia Gasanova
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 Jahana Bayramova  Berfu Cengiz
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2-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 September 2013 | ITF Junior 18 & Under of Turkmenistan | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | Hard | Jahana Bayramova
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Sofiya Esterman Anastasia Gasanova
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0-6, 3-6 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Melissa Ifidzhen at the International Tennis Federation
- Melissa Ifidzhen at the Women's Tennis AssociationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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