Elly Appel-Vessies

Elly Appel-Vessies (born 27 July 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Since retiring, she has played some seniors tennis.
Appel-Vessies best performance at a slam, in the singles competition, was at the 1975 French Open, when she reached the third round. Her best performance in a doubles tournament at a slam was at the 1976 French Open, when she and Virginia Ruzici reached the quarter-finals.
She also played 30 times for the Netherlands Fed Cup team, winning 17 matches and losing 13. She helped the team retain its place in the World Group during her time as a professional.

Singles titles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	22 July 1978	Swedish Open, Sweden	Clay	Sylvia Hanika	2–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles runners-up (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	18 July 1979	Austrian Open, Austria	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Helena Anliot Diane Evers	6–0, 6–4