What Nationality Is Ellen Perez?

Ellen Perez is a professional tennis player from Australia, born on October 10, 1995, in Shellharbour City Council, Australia. She achieved her career-high doubles ranking of No. 7 in April 2024. Perez has won seven WTA doubles titles in her career so far. She also won 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Perez began playing tennis at three after receiving a totem tennis pole as a Christmas gift from her parents. She began playing tennis regularly after the age of seven.

Perez made her Grand Slam debut in doubles at the 2016 Australian Open with Belinda Woolcock, however, the pair was defeated in the first round. She made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2016 US Open. Perez joined the University of Georgia in 2014 and played college tennis there between 2014 to 2017. She was named an All-American five times during her college career. Perez has a brilliant record in Grand Slams in doubles. She has made the semifinals of the French Open (2023) and US Open (2022). She also made the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon in 2022. In Grand Slam mixed doubles, Perez has made the quarterfinals of the French Open and Wimbledon once, and the US Open thrice.

Ellen Perez's Nationality?

Ellen Perez is an Australian national. She was born on October 10, 1995, in Shellharbour City Council, Australia, to John and Milica Perez. John Perez is an electrician and Milica is an academic advisor/counselor.

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Perez is of Macedonian descent on her mother's side and Spanish descent on her father's side. She also has a brother, Matthew Perez, who is a civil engineer by profession.

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In an interview with wtatennis.com, Perez said that her dream is to compete at the Olympics and represent Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup.

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She made her Olympic debut for Australia at the Toyko Olympic Games in doubles, with Samantha Stosur, where they reached the quarterfinals. She was part of the Australian Billie Jean King Cup team, which reached the final in 2022.