CANBERRA’S highest ever world ranked tennis player, Annabel Ellwood has today (December 8) been inducted into the ACT’s Tennis Walk of Fame.

Having played tennis since the age of seven, Ellwood’s prowess has seen her compete at the games highest level, including reaching round 32 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and round of 16 at the French Open.

She is the highest ever world ranked ACT female player; the only ACT player to represent Australia in the Federation Cup and in the Hopman Cup, and the capital’s greatest winner on the ITF Women’s Circuit.

She was ranked the number one Australian female player in 1997, and achieved a career high WTA ranking of 57 in Singles and 60 in Doubles.

During 1997 and 1998 she represented Australia at the highest level playing in three Federation Cup ties against South Africa, Spain and Russia, with a 3-2 win-loss record. She also joined Pat Rafter in representing Australia in the Hopman Cup in 1998, with a 3-3 win-loss record.

The Tennis ACT Walk of Fame was established in 2016 and honours those whose exceptional contribution has brought recognition and esteem to them and to tennis in Canbrerra.

Annabel will join previous inductees Wally Masur, Keith Carnall, Ken Willis, Alison Ide, Ros Balodis, Thomas Charles Boag, Bruce Larkham, Peter Roberts and Graham Bartlett OAM.