Marina Melnikova

Marina Melnikova
Марина Мельникова
	Melnikova at the 2022 French Open
Full name	Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Perm, Russia
Born	5 February 1989 (age 36); Perm, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	2005
Coach	Oleg Mannapov
Prize money	US$ 682,197
Singles
Career record	425–392
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 170 (4 May 2015)
Current ranking	No. 402 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2015, 2020, 2021, 2022)
French Open	Q2 (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2016)
US Open	Q2 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	239–195
Career titles	15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 80 (20 June 2016)
Current ranking	No. 556 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2016)
	Last updated on: 5 March 2024.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)

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)

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]