Melissa Dowse (born 27 April 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Dowse, who grew up in Gosford, was a top 20 ranked junior and represented Australia at the 1998 World Youth Cup held in Italy.

[1] A right-handed player, Dowse is most noted for appearing twice in the singles main draw of the Australian Open.

[2] She returned for the 2001 Australian Open as another wildcard entrant and this time won her first round match over Alexandra Fusai in three sets, the last of which she claimed 6–0.

[3] In 2001 she won three ITF doubles titles over the course of a month in Japan partnering with Samantha Stosur.