Violet Apisah (born 11 February 2000) is an

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- Papuan tennis player.

Tennis career

In 2016, Apisah won the WTA Future Stars Under-16 Tournament, which was an exhibition tournament in Singapore during the

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. On the junior tour, Apisah has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 24, achieved on 26 March 2018. In 2018, Apisah reached the final of the

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girls' doubles event, partnering

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. Apisah made her

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debut for

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Personal life

Apisah is the niece of

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and Marcia Tere-Apisah, who are also tennis players. Her sister, Patricia, is also a junior tennis player.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles

ITF junior finals

Singles (10–2)

Doubles (12–4)

References

External links

* * * 2000 births Living people Australian female tennis players Papua New Guinean female tennis players Sportspeople from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) Tennis players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales {{PapuaNewGuinea-sport-bio-stub