Nicole Melichar-Martinez

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Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Melichar at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceStuart, Florida, U.S.
Born (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993 (age 30)
Brno, Czech Republic
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $2,653,471
Singles
Career record140–139 (50.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 400 (24 September 2012)
Doubles
Career record376–311 (54.7%)
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 6 (3 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 7 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2021)
French OpenSF (2020, 2023)
WimbledonF (2018)
US OpenF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2019)
French OpenSF (2019, 2022)
WimbledonW (2018)
US OpenQF (2018)
Last updated on: 14 March 2024.

Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar; Czech: Nicole Melicharová, Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɛlɪxarovaː]) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at world No. 6 in the doubles rankings. She has also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 400 in September 2012.

Melichar has won thirteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title as well as two singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also has won one Grand Slam title, winning the mixed-doubles crown at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner Alexander Peya.

Career highlights[edit]

Melichar is a two-time Grand Slam finalist in women's doubles, finishing runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Květa Peschke and the 2020 US Open with Xu Yifan.

Melichar made her Fed Cup debut for the U.S. team in 2019, partnering Danielle Collins, losing their match against Australian pair of Ashleigh Barty and Priscilla Hon.

She also reached four WTA 1000 finals, at the Cincinnati Open in 2020 with Xu Yifan, and in 2022 and 2023 with Ellen Perez, and at the 2022 Canadian Open also with Perez.[1]

Melichar-Martinez qualified for the third time at the WTA Finals in 2023, partnering Ellen Perez and reached the semifinals for the second time, having made it to that level also in 2021 with a different partner, Dutch player Demi Schuurs. Next the pair Melichar/Perez reached the final, a first time at this level for both players.[2] They lost to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[3]

At the 2024 Dubai Championships, she reached her fifth WTA 1000 final with Perez, before losing to fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Kateřina Siniaková.

Personal life and background[edit]

She was born in the Czech Republic, and has lived in the US since shortly after her birth.[4] Her older sister Jane played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport when she was just one year old.[4]

She is married to her tennis coach, Carlos Martinez.

Performance timelines[edit]

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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Doubles[edit]

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R A 3R 3R 1R SF 3R 2R 0 / 7 11–7 61%
French Open A A A 1R 1R 3R QF SF 3R 1R SF 0 / 8 15–8 65%
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 1R F QF NH 1R QF 1R 0 / 8 11–8 58%
US Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R F 1R SF 2R 0 / 8 11–8 58%
Win–loss 0–1 1–4 0–3 9–4 9–4 8–3 6–4 9–4 6–4 0 / 30 47–30 61%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ QF Alt NH SF Alt F 0 / 3 5–4 56%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open A A A 1R A 1R 2R QF QF 2R 1R 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 2R 1R NH 2R A 2R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Miami Open A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R NH 1R A SF 0 / 7 3–7 30%
Madrid Open A A A A A 2R 2R NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Canadian Open A A A 1R QF SF QF NH 2R F QF 0 / 7 11–7 61%
Cincinnati Open A A A 1R A 2R 2R F QF F F 0 / 7 14–7 67%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wuhan Open A A 2R A 2R QF QF NH 0 / 4 5–4 56%
China Open A A A A 1R QF QF NH QF 0 / 4 6–4 60%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 11 23 22 27 25 27 10 22 20 28 Career total: 217
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 0 Career total: 12
Finals 0 0 1 0 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 Career total: 33
Overall win–loss 1–2 6–11 15–23 7–22 27–26 36–22 36–25 24–8 33–21 38–18 33–28 11 / 192 254–206 55%
Year-end ranking 184 124 69 88 39 15 20 11 12 $1,953,547

Mixed doubles[edit]

Tournament 2012 ... 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R SF 2R 2R[a] 1R 1R 0 / 6 5–5
French Open A A A QF SF NH 2R SF 1R 0 / 5 9–5
Wimbledon A 1R QF W QF NH QF 1R 1 / 6 10–5
US Open 1R A 1R QF 2R NH 2R 0 / 5 4–5
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 3–2 8–3 9–4 1–1 4–3 3–3 0–2 1 / 22 28–20

Significant finals[edit]

Grand Slam tournaments[edit]

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Květa Peschke Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss 2020 US Open Hard China Xu Yifan Germany Laura Siegemund
Russia Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2018 Wimbledon Grass Austria Alexander Peya Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
7–6(7–1), 6–3

Year-end championships[edit]

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 WTA Finals, Cancún Hard Australia Ellen Perez Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
4–6 4–6

WTA 1000 tournaments[edit]

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 Cincinnati Open Hard China Xu Yifan Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
1–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 2022 Canadian Open Hard Australia Ellen Perez United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 2022 Cincinnati Open Hard Australia Ellen Perez Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2023 Cincinnati Open Hard Australia Ellen Perez United States Alycia Parks
United States Taylor Townsend
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Australia Ellen Perez Australia Storm Hunter
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 2–6

WTA Tour finals[edit]

Doubles: 37 (13 titles, 24 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam (0–2)
WTA Finals (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–5)
WTA 500 (7–8)
WTA 250 (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–15)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Tianjin Open, China International[b] Hard Croatia Darija Jurak China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2017 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Japan Makoto Ninomiya Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2017 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Belgium Elise Mertens Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win 1–3 May 2017 Nuremberg Cup, Germany International Clay United Kingdom Anna Smith Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 1–4 Oct 2017 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier[c] Hard (i) United Kingdom Anna Smith Hungary Tímea Babos
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
2–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss 1–5 Apr 2018 Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany Premier Clay (i) Czech Republic Květa Peschke United States Raquel Atawo
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Win 2–5 May 2018 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Czech Republic Květa Peschke Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–6 Jul 2018 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Czech Republic Květa Peschke Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win 3–6 Oct 2018 Tianjin Open, China International Hard Czech Republic Květa Peschke Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Jessica Moore
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–6 Jan 2019 Brisbane International, Australia Premier Hard Czech Republic Květa Peschke Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
6–1, 6–1
Loss 4–7 May 2019 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Czech Republic Květa Peschke Russia Anna Kalinskaya
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 4–8 May 2019 Nuremberg Cup, Germany International Clay Canada Sharon Fichman Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Xu Yifan
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Win 5–8 Aug 2019 Silicon Valley Classic, United States Premier Hard Czech Republic Květa Peschke Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–8 Sep 2019 Zhengzhou Open, China Premier Hard Czech Republic Květa Peschke Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win 7–8 Jan 2020 Adelaide International, Australia Premier Hard China Xu Yifan Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Croatia Darija Jurak
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 7–9 Aug 2020 Cincinnati Open, United States Premier 5[d] Hard China Xu Yifan Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
1–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 7–10 Sep 2020 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard China Xu Yifan Germany Laura Siegemund
Russia Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–10 Sep 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay Netherlands Demi Schuurs United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani
6–4, 6–3
Win 9–10 Mar 2021 Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar WTA 500 Hard Netherlands Demi Schuurs Romania Monica Niculescu
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 10–10 Apr 2021 Charleston Open, United States WTA 500 Clay (green) Netherlands Demi Schuurs Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–2, 6–4
Loss 10–11 Jun 2021 German Open, Germany WTA 500 Grass Netherlands Demi Schuurs Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 10–12 Jun 2021 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom WTA 500 Grass Netherlands Demi Schuurs Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
1–6, 4–6
Win 11–12 May 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France (2) WTA 250 Clay Australia Daria Saville Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
India Sania Mirza
5–7, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 11–13 Aug 2022 Canadian Open, Canada WTA 1000 Hard Australia Ellen Perez United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 11–14 Aug 2022 Cincinnati Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard Australia Ellen Perez Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 12–14 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard Australia Ellen Perez Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
7–5, 6–3
Loss 12–15 Sep 2022 Pan Pacific Open, Japan WTA 500 Hard Australia Ellen Perez Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–16 Oct 2022 Tallinn Open, Estonia WTA 250 Hard (i) Germany Laura Siegemund Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 12–17 Mar 2023 ATX Open, United States WTA 250 Hard Australia Ellen Perez New Zealand Erin Routliffe
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 12–18 Apr 2023 Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) Mexico Giuliana Olmos United States Desirae Krawczyk
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
4–6, 1–6
Loss 12–19 Jun 2023 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom WTA 500 Grass Australia Ellen Perez United States Desirae Krawczyk
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
2–6, 4–6
Loss 12–20 Aug 2023 Cincinnati Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard Australia Ellen Perez United States Alycia Parks
United States Taylor Townsend
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 12–21 Aug 2023 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard Australia Ellen Perez Japan Miyu Kato
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Loss 12–22 Nov 2023 WTA Finals, Mexico WTA Finals Hard Australia Ellen Perez Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–23 Feb 2024 Ladies Linz, Austria WTA 500 Hard (i) Australia Ellen Perez Italy Sara Errani
Italy Jasmine Paolini
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 12–24 Feb 2024 Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates WTA 1000 Hard Australia Ellen Perez Australia Storm Hunter
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 2–6
Win 13–24 Mar 2024 San Diego Open, United States WTA 500 Hard Australia Ellen Perez United States Desirae Krawczyk
United States Jessica Pegula
6–1, 6–2

WTA Challenger finals[edit]

Doubles: 1 (title)[edit]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2016 San Antonio Open, United States Hard Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2011 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard United States Elizabeth Ferris 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey Hülya Esen 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–1 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Nov 2014 ITF Sousse, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
$10,000 tournaments (2–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (4–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2010 ITF Sumter, United States 10,000 Hard United States Alexandra Leatu United States Alexandra Mueller
United States Ashley Weinhold
1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2011 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Ukraine Anastasia Kharchenko Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić
Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win 1–2 Mar 2012 ITF Metepec, Mexico 25,000 Hard United States Elizabeth Ferris Brazil Liz Tatiane Koehler
United States Brianna Morgan
6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard United States Lauren Megale Germany Nicola Geuer
Austria Janina Toljan
2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva Japan Yuka Mori
Japan Kaori Onishi
2–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Italy Gioia Barbieri Hungary Ágnes Bukta
Slovakia Vivian Juhászová
7–6(2), 6–4
Win 3–4 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay United States Anamika Bhargava Ukraine Alona Fomina
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
6–7(7), 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 3–5 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard United States Anamika Bhargava Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina
1–6, 3–6
Loss 3–6 May 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Ukraine Anastasia Kharchenko Ukraine Veronika Stotyka
Ukraine Vladyslava Zanosiyenko
3–6, 4–6
Win 4–6 Jul 2013 ITF Portland, United States 50,000 Hard United States Irina Falconi United States Sanaz Marand
United States Ashley Weinhold
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 5–6 Jan 2014 ITF Daytona Beach, United States 25,000 Clay Serbia Teodora Mirčić United States Asia Muhammad
United States Allie Will
6–7(5), 7–6(1), [10–1]
Loss 5–7 Sep 2014 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000 Hard United States Allie Will United States Jan Abaza
United States Melanie Oudin
2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–8 May 2015 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
Israel Julia Glushko
6–1, 6–7(5), [4–10]
Loss 5–9 Jun 2015 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Ukraine Maryna Zanevska Argentina Tatiana Búa
France Laura Thorpe
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 6–9 May 2016 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Slovakia Jana Čepelová
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
1–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 6–10 Jul 2016 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Netherlands Cindy Burger
Spain Laura Pous Tió
1–6, 3–6
Win 7–10 Feb 2017 Launceston International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Monique Adamczak Italy Georgia Brescia
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
6–1, 6–2

World TeamTennis[edit]

Melichar has played three seasons with World TeamTennis, making her debut as a junior in 2010 with the St. Louis Aces. She has since played for the Washington Kastles in 2018 and 2019. It was announced, she will be joining the San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.[5]

She partnered with CoCo Vandeweghe in women's doubles for the San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season. Both players were traded to the New York Empires more than halfway through the season. The Empires would ultimately win the 2020 WTT Championship in a Supertiebreaker over the Chicago Smash.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Melichar and her doubles partner Robert Farah withdrew from tournament before the second-round match against Arina Rodionova and Max Purcell; not counted as loss.
  2. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ The Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ The Premier 5 & Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Perez powers into Cincinnati doubles final".
  2. ^ "Melichar-Martinez & Perez, Siegemund & Zvonareva make Cancun doubles final".
  3. ^ "Siegemund and Zvonareva storm to WTA Finals doubles title".
  4. ^ a b Meredith, Bill (June 20, 2012). "Stuart woman heading to US Open Playoffs for tennis". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.

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