Melissa Gurney

Melissa Gurney reached a career high WTA ranking of #17 in the world in 1986.

She turned pro at 16, reaching the third rounds of Wimbledon, the US Open, and the French Open. She won two pro tournaments, the Virginia Slims of San Diego and the California Open . She was the number one nationally ranked junior in the country in 1984, winning the Easter Bowl, The National Hardcourts and The Nationals 18 and under at 15 years old. She began training in Southern California at the Jack Kramer Club at 8 years old, and graduated from Chadwick high School in 1987. She is currently married with two children and resides in Santa Cruz, California. She has been teaching for 20 years at Imperial Courts in Aptos, California.