Abigail Tere-Apisah
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papua New Guinea 
Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup tournaments)| Full name | Abigail Agivanagi Tere-Apisah |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Papua New Guinea Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup tournaments) |
| Born | 13 July 1992 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $55,261 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 111–68 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 276 (6 August 2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 61–51 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 224 (11 June 2018) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 16–12 |
Medal record | |
Abigail Agivanagi Tere-Apisah (born 13 July 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Papua New Guinea.
Tere-Apisah has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 276, achieved on 6 August 2018. She is the daughter of Kwalam Apisah and Verenagi Tere. Her sister Marcia, and her nieces, Violet and Patricia Apisah, are also tennis players.
In 2010, Abigail graduated from Albury High School in Albury, Australia. She then attended Georgia State University, playing tennis for the Panthers, and graduated in 2014 with a BS in Health and Physical Education.[citation needed] Apisah is a two time All-American tennis player (2012 and 2014).
On 24 May 2014, she reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championship, losing in the third-set tiebreak to Lynn Chi. She reached a collegiate national ranking of No. 8 in singles.
On 3 December 2017, in the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff final for the 2018 Australian Open, she was looking to become the first player from Papua New Guinea to compete in a Grand Slam main draw, but lost the final match 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 to Wang Xinyu of China.[1]
On 19 May 2019, Tere-Apisah became the first Pacific islander to win a professional tennis singles title beating Russian top seed, Valeria Savinykh, at a $25k event in Singapore.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Olivia Rogowska |
6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2019 | ITF Singapore | 25,000 | Hard |  Valeria Savinykh |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Naiktha Bains |
 Julia Glushko  Liu Fangzhou |
6–7(4), 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2017 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States |
25,000 | Clay |  Sabrina Santamaria |
Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Penrith, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Naiktha Bains |
Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Brisbane, Australia (2) | 25,000 | Hard | Naiktha Bains |
Jennifer Elie  Erika Sema |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Naiktha Bains |
Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Naiktha Bains |
Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock |
4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–2 | May 2018 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet |  Katy Dunne |
Naomi Broady Asia Muhammad |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | May 2019 | ITF Singapore | 25,000 | Hard |  Rutuja Bhosale |
 Beatrice Gumulya Jessy Rompies |
4–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2019 | ITF Hong Kong | 25,000 | Hard | Junri Namigata |
Erina Hayashi Momoko Kobori |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–4 | Feb 2020 | Launceston International, Australia |
25,000 | Hard | Alicia Smith |
Alison Bai Jaimee Fourlis |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2020 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Paige Hourigan |
Kanako Morisaki Erika Sema |
1–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
