Nicole Melichar

Nicole Melichar (Czech: Nicole Melicharová, Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɛlɪxarovaː]) is an American tennis player who specializes in doubles.

Nicole Melichar

Melichar at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Stuart, Florida, United States
Born	July 29, 1993 Brno, Czech Republic
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,424,024
Singles
Career record	140–133 (51.3%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 400 (September 24, 2012)
Current ranking	No. 817 (September 28, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	266–240 (52.6%)
Career titles	8 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 12 (February 18, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 13 (September 28, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2018, 2019)
French Open	SF (2020)
Wimbledon	F (2018)
US Open	F (2020)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2019)
French Open	SF (2019)
Wimbledon	W (2018)
US Open	QF (2018)
Last updated on: October 7, 2020.

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]

She has won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125K series doubles title as well as two singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In February 2019, she peaked at No. 12 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 as runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Květa Peschke and the 2020 US Open with Xu Yifan.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Women's doubles

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	A	3R	3R	1R		0 / 4	4–4
French Open	A	1R	1R	3R	QF	SF		0 / 5	9–5
Wimbledon	1R	1R	1R	F	QF	NH		0 / 5	8–5
US Open	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	F		0 / 5	6–5
Win–Loss	0–1	1–4	0–3	9–4	9–4	8–3		0 / 19	27–19
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	69	88	39	15	20

Mixed Doubles

Tournament	2012	2013– 15	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	SF	2R		0 / 3	4–3
French Open	A	A	A	A	QF	SF	NH		0 / 2	5–2
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	QF	W	QF	NH		1 / 4	9–3
US Open	1R	A	A	1R	QF	2R	NH		0 / 4	3–4
Win–Loss	0–1	0–0	0–1	3–2	8–3	9–4	1–1	0–0	1 / 13	21–12

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

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

WTA career finals

Doubles: 18 (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–2) Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1) Premier (4–2) International (4–5)

Finals by surface Hard (5–4) Clay (3–4) Grass (0–1) 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, Malaysia	International	Hard	Makoto Ninomiya	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6–7^(5–7), 3–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 2017	Istanbul 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, U.S.	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, United States	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

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

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 $50,000/60,000 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, United States	50,000	Hard	Irina Falconi	Sanaz Marand Ashley Weinhold	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	5–6	Jan 2014	ITF Daytona Beach, United States	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, United States	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^(5–7), [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.

References

1. Meredith, Bill (June 20, 2012). "Stuart woman heading to US Open Playoffs for tennis". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
2. "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.

External links

• Nicole Melichar at the Women's Tennis Association
• Nicole Melichar at the International Tennis Federation