Melanie Jayne South (born 3 May 1986) is a former English tennis player.She won six singles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 2 February 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 99. On 9 March 2009, she peaked at No. 120 in the doubles rankings. South announced her retirement from professional tennis on 2 December 2013 in order to focus on a coaching career.