Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova (Russian: Марина Анатольевна Мельникова; born 5 February 1989[1]) is a Russian tennis player.

Marina Melnikova
Марина Мельникова
Melnikova at the 2022 French Open
Full nameMarina Anatolyevna Melnikova
Country (sports) Russia
ResidencePerm, Russia
Born (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 35)
Perm, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2005
CoachOleg Mannapov
Prize moneyUS$ 682,197
Singles
Career record425–392
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (4 May 2015)
Current rankingNo. 402 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2015, 2020, 2021, 2022)
French OpenQ2 (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record239–195
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 80 (20 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 556 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2016)
Last updated on: 5 March 2024.

She has won seven singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 4 May 2015, Melnikova reached her best singles ranking of world No. 170. On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 80 in the doubles rankings.

Career

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Melnikova made her WTA Tour debut 2008 at Barcelona and also featured 2009 in the Rosmalen Open, both times in the doubles draw.

She was a finalist at the 2014 Delhi Open in doubles, alongside Elise Mertens.

At the age of 35 and ranked No. 440 she qualified the 2024 San Diego Open but lost to fellow qualifier Canadian Marina Stakusic who was playing only her second main draw at a WTA Tour event.[2]

Personal life and background

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Melnikova is currently coached by Oleg Mannapov. Her father is Anatoliy, mother is Elena, and brother is Sergey. She started playing at age seven when introduced to the sport by her dad. Her favorite surfaces are hardcourt and clay. After finishing school in 2008, she moved from Russia to Germany, and she speaks fluently English and German.[3]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 ... 2020 2021 2022 2023 W–L
Australian Open A Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q1 A 0–0
French Open A Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A Q2 1R NH Q1 A A 0–1
US Open Q1 Q1 Q1 A Q2 Q1 Q2 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Apr 2016 Katowice Open, Poland International[a] Hard (i)   Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Eri Hozumi
  Miyu Kato
6–3, 5–7, [8–10]

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Nov 2015 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i)   Elise Mertens   Kanae Hisami
  Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–9)
$10/15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (3–8)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2008 Open de Limoges, France 10,000 Hard (i)   Valeria Savinykh 1–0 ret.
Loss 1–1 Sep 2011 Saransk Cup, Russia 50,000 Clay   Alexandra Panova 0–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2014 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Stephanie Vogt 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Ysaline Bonaventure 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2014 ITF Mumbai, India 25,000 Hard   Tadeja Majerič 6–2, 7–6(4)
Win 3–3 Jun 2016 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom 50,000 Grass   Stéphanie Foretz 6–3, 7–6(6)
Loss 3–4 Sep 2017 ITF Schoonhoven, Netherlands 15,000 Clay   Ana Sofía Sánchez 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Sep 2017 Royal Cup, Montenegro 25,000 Clay   Jesika Malečková 6–2, 6–0
Win 5–4 Dec 2018 ITF Solapur, India 25,000 Hard   Lu Jiajing 6–1, 6–2
Loss 5–5 Sep 2019 Royal Cup, Montenegro 25,000 Clay   Tena Lukas 4–6, 5–7
Win 6–5 Oct 2019 ITF Hilton Head, United States 25,000 Clay   Elizabeth Halbauer 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–6 Nov 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Zakharova 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–7 Mar 2020 ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa 25,000 Hard   Samantha Murray Sharan 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6–8 Apr 2021 ITF Oeiras, Portugal 25,000 Clay   María Gutiérrez Carrasco 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6–9 Sep 2021 ITF Marbella, Spain 25,000 Clay   Park So-hyun 1–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 6–10 Feb 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard   Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik 6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Win 7–10 Mar 2022 ITF Anapoima, Colombia 25,000 Clay   Paula Ormaechea 6–2, 6–1
Loss 7–11 Aug 2024 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W35 Clay   Sinja Kraus 3–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles: 37 (16 titles, 21 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–5)
$25,000 tournaments (5–9)
$10,000 tournaments (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (8–11)
Carpet (2–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2007 ITF Savitaipale, Finland 10,000 Clay   Marcella Koek   Nicole Clerico
  Davinia Lobbinger
6–7(4), 5–7
Win 1–1 Nov 2007 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Sylwia Zagórska   Julia Glushko
  Charlène Vanneste
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Feb 2008 ITF Albufeira, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Julia Glushko   Martina Babáková
  Elena Chalova
6–3, 0–6, [11–9]
Loss 2–2 Apr 2008 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard   Chayenne Ewijk   Vasilisa Davydova
  Maria Zharkova
6–3, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Oct 2008 ITF Porto, Portugal 10,000 Clay   Michelle Gerards   Jana Jandová
  Kateřina Vaňková
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 2–4 Nov 2008 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Michelle Gerards   Benedetta Davato
  Giulia Gasparri
2–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Nov 2008 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Poltoratskaya   Marina Shamayko
  Sofia Shapatava
6–1, 6–1
Win 4–4 Jan 2009 ITF Kaarst, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Elena Chalova   Julia Babilon
  Franziska Etzel
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–4 Nov 2009 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Mihaela Buzărnescu   Amandine Hesse
  Alizé Lim
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss 5–5 Jul 2010 ITF Bree, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Marcella Koek   Sofie Oyen
  Demi Schuurs
0–6, 1–6
Win 6–5 Dec 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Galina Fokina   Indra Bigi
  Nicole Clerico
6–3, 2–6, [13–11]
Loss 6–6 Dec 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Galina Fokina   Sofiya Kovalets
  Chanel Simmonds
1–6, 2–6
Win 7–6 Jan 2011 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 10,000 Hard (i)   Daniëlle Harmsen   Jana Čepelová
  Michaela Pochabová
3–6, 6–4, [14–12]
Loss 7–7 Jan 2011 ITF Kaarst, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Paula Kania   Nikola Fraňková
  Tereza Hladíková
6–3, 6–7(1), [8–10]
Loss 7–8 Jul 2011 Open de Pozoblanco, Spain 50,000 Hard   Sofia Shapatava   Nina Bratchikova
  Irena Pavlovic
2–6, 4–6
Win 8–8 Sep 2011 Save Cup, Italy 50,000 Clay   Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Tímea Babos
  Magda Linette
6–4, 7–5
Loss 8–9 Jan 2012 ITF Kaarst, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Alexandra Artamonova   Margarita Gasparyan
  Anna Smolina
7–6(2), 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 8–10 Jul 2012 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet   Tadeja Majerič   Alice Balducci
  Federica Di Sarra
w/o
Loss 8–11 Aug 2012 ITF Rebecq, Belgium 25,000 Clay   Lesley Kerkhove   Diana Buzean
  Daniëlle Harmsen
4–6, 2–6
Loss 8–12 Sep 2012 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Raluca Olaru   Katarzyna Piter
  Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
5–7, 1–6
Win 9–12 Apr 2013 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Carpet   Teodora Mirčić   Despina Papamichail
  Giulia Sussarello
6–1, 6–4
Loss 9–13 Dec 2013 ITF Mérida, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Laura-Ioana Andrei   Vanesa Furlanetto
  Florencia Molinero
6–2, 6–7(8), [7–10]
Loss 9–14 May 2014 Nana Trophy, Tunisia 25,000 Clay   Beatriz García Vidagany   Andrea Gámiz
  Valeria Savinykh
4–6, 1–6
Loss 9–15 Aug 2014 ITF Westende, Belgium 25,000 Hard   Evgeniya Rodina   Ysaline Bonaventure
  Elise Mertens
2–6, 2–6
Loss 9–16 Aug 2014 ITF Fleurus, Belgium 25,000 Clay   Hilda Melander   Arantxa Rus
  Demi Schuurs
4–6, 1–6
Loss 9–17 Nov 2014 Delhi Open, India 50,000 Hard   Elise Mertens   Liu Chang
  Lu Jiajing
3–6, 0–6
Win 10–17 Jul 2015 Bursa Cup, Turkey 50,000 Clay   Laura Pous Tió   Sofia Shapatava
  Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–18 Sep 2015 Internacional de Monterrey, Mexico 50,000 Hard   Mandy Minella   Ysaline Bonaventure
  Elise Mertens
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 10–19 Oct 2015 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard   Verónica Cepede Royg   María Irigoyen
  Barbora Krejčíková
5–7, 2–6
Win 11–19 Dec 2015 Ankara Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard (i)   María José Martínez Sánchez   Paula Kania
  Lesley Kerkhove
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 12–19 Jun 2019 Open de Montpellier, France 25,000 Clay   Eva Wacanno   Albina Khabibulina
  Julia Wachaczyk
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 12–20 Aug 2019 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay   Ksenia Laskutova   Georgina García Pérez
  Sara Sorribes Tormo
3–6, 1–6
Win 13–20 Sep 2019 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay   Suzan Lamens   Katarzyna Piter
  Anastasiya Shoshyna
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 14–20 Nov 2019 ITF Saint-Étienne, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Laura Ioana Paar   Cristina Bucșa
  Julia Wachaczyk
6–3, 6–7(7), [11–9]
Loss 14–21 Apr 2021 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal 60,000 Clay   Conny Perrin   Lidziya Marozava
  Andreea Mitu
6–3, 4–6, [3–10]
Win 15–21 Apr 2021 ITF Oeiras, Portugal 25,000 Clay   Suzan Lamens   Natela Dzalamidze
  Sofya Lansere
6–3, 6–1
Win 16–21 Feb 2024 ITF Morelia, Mexico W50 Hard   Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove   Irene Burillo Escorihuela
  Rasheeda McAdoo
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]

Notes

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  1. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ Мельникова Марина Анатольевна — РНИ 3913. Russian Tennis Tour (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Canadian teen Stakusic outlasts fellow qualifier Melnikova in San Diego".
  3. ^ "Marina Melnikova Bio".
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