American tennis player
Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar ; Czech : Nicole Melicharová , Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɛlɪxarovaː] ) is an American tennis player who specializes in doubles.
She has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 doubles title as well as two singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit . In May 2021, she peaked at No. 9 in the doubles rankings.
Melichar has won one Grand Slam title, winning the mixed-doubles crown at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner Alexander Peya . She is also 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 .
Personal life and background
She was born in the Czech Republic, but has lived in Florida since shortly after her birth.[1] Her older sister Jane played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport when she was just one year old.[1]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
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; (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.
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Notes
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 1 (title)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (0–1)
Premier / WTA 500 (6–4)
International / WTA 250 (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–3)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2015
Tianjin Open , China
International
Hard
Darija Jurak
Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss
0–2
Mar 2017
Malaysian Open
International
Hard
Makoto Ninomiya
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Loss
0–3
Apr 2017
İstanbul Cup , Turkey
International
Clay
Elise Mertens
Dalila Jakupovic Nadiia Kichenok
6–7(6–8) , 2–6
Win
1–3
May 2017
Nuremberg Cup , Germany
International
Clay
Anna Smith
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss
1–4
Oct 2017
Kremlin Cup , Russia
Premier
Hard (i)
Anna Smith
Timea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková
2–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss
1–5
Apr 2018
Stuttgart Open , Germany
Premier
Clay (i)
Květa Peschke
Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [5–10]
Win
2–5
May 2018
Prague Open , Czech Republic
International
Clay
Květa Peschke
Mihaela Buzărnescu Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–2
Loss
2–6
Jul 2018
Wimbledon , United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass
Květa Peschke
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win
3–6
Oct 2018
Tianjin Open, China
International
Hard
Květa Peschke
Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore
6–4, 6–2
Win
4–6
Jan 2019
Brisbane International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Květa Peschke
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan
6–1, 6–1
Loss
4–7
May 2019
Prague Open, Czech Republic
International
Clay
Květa Peschke
Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss
4–8
May 2019
Nuremberg Cup, Germany
International
Clay
Sharon Fichman
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [5–10]
Win
5–8
Aug 2019
Silicon Valley Classic , United States
Premier
Hard
Květa Peschke
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
6–4, 6–4
Win
6–8
Sep 2019
Zhengzhou Open , China
Premier
Hard
Květa Peschke
Yanina Wickmayer Tamara Zidanšek
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win
7–8
Jan 2020
Adelaide International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Xu Yifan
Gabriela Dabrowski Darija Jurak
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss
7–9
Aug 2020
Cincinnati Open , United States
Premier 5
Hard
Xu Yifan
Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs
1–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss
7–10
Sep 2020
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Xu Yifan
Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Win
8–10
Sep 2020
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
International
Clay
Demi Schuurs
Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
6–4, 6–3
Win
9–10
Mar 2021
Qatar Open
WTA 500
Hard
Demi Schuurs
Monica Niculescu Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Win
10–10
Apr 2021
Charleston Open , United States
WTA 500
Clay (green)
Demi Schuurs
Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká
6–2, 6–4
Loss
10–11
Jun 2021
German Open
WTA 500
Grass
Demi Schuurs
Victoria Azarenka Aryna Sabalenka
6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss
10–12
Jun 2021
Eastbourne International , UK
WTA 500
Grass
Demi Schuurs
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
1–6, 4–6
Win
11–12
May 2022
Internationaux de Strasbourg, France (2)
WTA 250
Clay
Daria Saville
Lucie Hradecká Sania Mirza
5–7, 7–5, [10–6]
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 title
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2011
ITF Evansville, United States
10,000
Hard
Elizabeth Ferris
2–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Apr 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Hülya Esen
6–4, 6–3
Win
2–1
Apr 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Angelina Gabueva
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
2–2
Nov 2014
ITF Sousse, Tunisia
10,000
Hard
Viktoriya Tomova
3–6, 2–6
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2010
ITF Sumter, United States
10,000
Hard
Alexandra Leatu
Alexandra Mueller Ashley Weinhold
1–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Nov 2011
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
10,000
Hard
Anastasia Kharchenko
Anita Husarić Viktoriya Tomova
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win
1–2
Mar 2012
ITF Metepec, Mexico
25,000
Hard
Elizabeth Ferris
Liz Tatiane Koehler Bogarin Brianna Morgan
6–3, 6–1
Loss
1–3
Apr 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Lauren Megale
Nicola Geuer Janina Toljan
2–6, 2–6
Loss
1–4
Apr 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Angelina Gabueva
Yuka Mori Kaori Onishi
2–6, 4–6
Win
2–4
Mar 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Gioia Barbieri
Ágnes Bukta Vivian Juhászová
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Win
3–4
Mar 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Anamika Bhargava
Alona Fomina Sofia Shapatava
6–7(7–9) , 6–3, [10–7]
Loss
3–5
Mar 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Anamika Bhargava
Oksana Kalashnikova Ksenia Palkina
1–6, 3–6
Loss
3–6
May 2013
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
10,000
Hard
Anastasia Kharchenko
Veronika Stotyka Vladyslava Zanosiyenko
3–6, 4–6
Win
4–6
Jul 2013
ITF Portland, U.S.
50,000
Hard
Irina Falconi
Sanaz Marand Ashley Weinhold
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
5–6
Jan 2014
ITF Daytona Beach, U.S.
25,000
Clay
Teodora Mirčić
Asia Muhammad Allie Will
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–1) , [10–1]
Loss
5–7
Sep 2014
ITF Albuquerque, U.S.
75,000
Hard
Allie Will
Jan Abaza Melanie Oudin
2–6, 3–6
Loss
5–8
May 2015
ITF Saint-Gaudens, France
50,000
Clay
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Mariana Duque Julia Glushko
6–1, 6–7(5) , [4–10]
Loss
5–9
Jun 2015
ITF Marseille, France
100,000
Clay
Maryna Zanevska
Tatiana Búa Laura Thorpe
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win
6–9
May 2016
ITF Marseille, France
100,000
Clay
Hsieh Su-wei
Jana Čepelová Lourdes Domínguez Lino
1–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss
6–10
Jul 2016
ITF Contrexéville , France
100,000
Clay
Renata Voráčová
Cindy Burger Laura Pous Tió
1–6, 3–6
Win
7–10
Feb 2017
ITF Launceston , Australia
60,000
Hard
Monique Adamczak
Georgia Brescia Tamara Zidanšek
6–1, 6–2
World TeamTennis
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.[2]
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 .
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