Nicole Melichar-Martinez

Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Melichar at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceStuart, Florida, US
Born (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993
Brno, Czech Republic
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachCarlos Martinez
Prize moneyUS$ 3,249,424
Singles
Career record140–140
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 400 (September 24, 2012)
Doubles
Career record426–340
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 6 (July 3, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 18 (March 3, 2025)
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: March 14, 2025.

Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar; Czech: Nicole Melicharová, Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɛlɪxarovaː]; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings. Melichar has won fifteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also has won one major title, winning the mixed-doubles competition at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner Alexander Peya.[1][2]

In singles, she has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 400 in 2012 and has won two ITF titles.

Career highlights

Melichar is a two-time Grand Slam tournament finalist in women's doubles, finishing runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Květa Peschke[3] and the 2020 US Open with Xu Yifan.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] They lost to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[8]

At the 2024 Dubai Championships, she reached her fifth WTA 1000 final with Perez, before losing to fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Kateřina Siniaková.[9] As top seeds, they won the 2024 Bad Homburg Open, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova in the final.[10]

Melichar-Martinez and Perez qualified for the 2024 WTA Finals and reached the semifinals after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages.[11] They lost in the last four to second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, in straight sets.[12]

Personal life and background

Melichar was born in the Czech Republic, and has lived in the U.S. since shortly after her birth.[13] Her older sister Jane played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport when she was just one year old.[13]

She is married to her tennis coach, Carlos Martinez.

Performance timelines

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 and Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R A 3R 3R 1R SF 3R 2R 1R 0 / 8 11–8 58%
French Open A A A 1R 1R 3R QF SF 3R 1R SF 3R 0 / 9 17–9 65%
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 1R F QF NH 1R QF 1R 2R 0 / 9 13–9 59%
US Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R F 1R SF 2R QF 0 / 9 14–9 61%
Win–loss 0–1 1–4 0–3 9–4 9–4 9–3 6–4 9–4 6–4 6–4 0 / 35 55–35 60%
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 F 0 / 8 7–8 47%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 2R 1R NH 2R A 2R SF 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Miami Open A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R NH 1R A SF 2R 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Madrid Open A A A A A 2R 2R NH 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Canadian Open A A A 1R QF SF QF NH 2R F QF A 0 / 7 11–7 61%
Cincinnati Open A A A 1R A 2R 2R F QF F F A 0 / 7 14–7 67%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 1R NMS 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wuhan Open A A 2R A 2R QF QF NH QF 0 / 5 6–5 55%
China Open A A A A 1R QF QF NH QF 1R 0 / 5 6–5 55%
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 19 15 $1,953,547

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2012 ... 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R SF 2R 2R[a] 1R 1R QF 0 / 7 7–6
French Open A A A QF SF NH 2R SF 1R 2R 0 / 6 10–6
Wimbledon A 1R QF W QF NH QF 1R 1R A 1 / 7 11–6
US Open 1R A 1R QF 2R NH 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 8 5–8
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–2 9–3 9–4 1–1 5–3 4–4 0–4 3–3 1 / 28 33–26

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result Year Championship 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: (1 title)

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

Other significant finals

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

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

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 39 (15 titles, 24 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–2)
WTA Finals (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–5)
WTA 500 (9–8)
WTA 250 (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–15)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (1–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Tianjin Open, China International[b] Hard 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 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Elise Mertens Dalila Jakupović
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[c] Hard (i) Anna Smith Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková 		2–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss 1–5 Apr 2018 Stuttgart Grand Prix, 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, US 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, US Premier 5[d] 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
Win 9–10 Mar 2021 Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar WTA 500 Hard Demi Schuurs Monica Niculescu
Jeļena Ostapenko 		6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 10–10 Apr 2021 Charleston Open, US WTA 500 Clay (green) Demi Schuurs Marie Bouzková
Lucie Hradecká 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 10–11 Jun 2021 Berlin Open, Germany 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]
Loss 11–13 Aug 2022 Canadian Open, Canada WTA 1000 Hard Ellen Perez Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula 		4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 11–14 Aug 2022 Cincinnati Open, US WTA 1000 Hard Ellen Perez Lyudmyla Kichenok
Jeļena Ostapenko 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 12–14 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland, US WTA 250 Hard Ellen Perez Anna Danilina
Aleksandra Krunić 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 12–15 Sep 2022 Pan Pacific Open, Japan WTA 500 Hard Ellen Perez Gabriela Dabrowski
Giuliana Olmos 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–16 Oct 2022 Tallinn Open, Estonia WTA 250 Hard (i) Laura Siegemund Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok 		5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 12–17 Mar 2023 Austin Open, US WTA 250 Hard Ellen Perez Erin Routliffe
Aldila Sutjiadi 		4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 12–18 Apr 2023 Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) Giuliana Olmos Desirae Krawczyk
Demi Schuurs 		4–6, 1–6
Loss 12–19 Jun 2023 Eastbourne International, UK WTA 500 Grass Ellen Perez Desirae Krawczyk
Demi Schuurs 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 12–20 Aug 2023 Cincinnati Open, US WTA 1000 Hard Ellen Perez Alycia Parks
Taylor Townsend 		7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 12–21 Aug 2023 Tennis in Cleveland, US WTA 250 Hard Ellen Perez Miyu Kato
Aldila Sutjiadi 		4–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Loss 12–22 Nov 2023 WTA Finals, Mexico WTA Finals Hard Ellen Perez Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–23 Feb 2024 Ladies Linz, Austria WTA 500 Hard (i) Ellen Perez Sara Errani
Jasmine Paolini 		5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 12–24 Feb 2024 Dubai Championships, UAE WTA 1000 Hard Ellen Perez Storm Hunter
Kateřina Siniaková 		4–6, 2–6
Win 13–24 Mar 2024 San Diego Open, US WTA 500 Hard Ellen Perez Desirae Krawczyk
Jessica Pegula 		6–1, 6–2
Win 14–24 Jun 2024 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 500 Grass Ellen Perez Chan Hao-ching
Veronika Kudermetova 		4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 15–24 Sep 2024 Korea Open, South Korea WTA 500 Hard Liudmila Samsonova Zhang Shuai
Miyu Kato 		6–1, 6–0

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2016 San Antonio Open, US Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Anastasia Rodionova 		6–1, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 2024 Catalonia Open, Spain Clay Ellen Perez Katarzyna Piter
Mayar Sherif 		7–5, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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, US 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 (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, US 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
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(2), 6–4
Win 3–4 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Anamika Bhargava Alona Fomina
Sofia Shapatava 		6–7(7), 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 Portland Challenger, US 50,000 Hard Irina Falconi Sanaz Marand
Ashley Weinhold 		4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 5–6 Jan 2014 ITF Daytona Beach, US 25,000 Clay Teodora Mirčić Asia Muhammad
Allie Will 		6–7(5), 7–6(1), [10–1]
Loss 5–7 Sep 2014 Albuquerque Championships, US 75,000 Hard Allie Will Jan Abaza
Melanie Oudin 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–8 May 2015 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia Mariana Duque Mariño
Julia Glushko 		6–1, 6–7(5), [4–10]
Loss 5–9 Jun 2015 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Maryna Zanevska Tatiana Búa
Laura Thorpe 		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 6–9 May 2016 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Hsieh Su-wei Jana Čepelová
Lourdes Domínguez Lino 		1–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 6–10 Jul 2016 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay Renata Voráčová Cindy Burger
Laura Pous Tió 		1–6, 3–6
Win 7–10 Feb 2017 Launceston International, 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.[14]

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

  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

  1. ^ "Triumph follows disappointment for Melichar". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Melichar and Peya win Wimbledon mixed for first major title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon 2018: Doubles titles for Bryan & Sock and Siniakova & Krejcikova". BBC Sport. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Zvonareva and Siegemund complete dream run, win US Open doubles title". US Open. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Ashleigh Barty-led Australia knock US out of Fed Cup". The Guardian. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Perez powers into Cincinnati doubles final".
  7. ^ "Melichar-Martinez & Perez, Siegemund & Zvonareva make Cancun doubles final".
  8. ^ "Siegemund and Zvonareva storm to WTA Finals doubles title".
  9. ^ "Hunter and Siniakova win Dubai to capture first doubles title of the year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Perez wins biggest grass-court doubles title of her career". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Tiebreak thrills and last-minute wins shape doubles semis in Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Dabrowski/Routliffe edge Melichar-Martinez/Perez in WTA Finals semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b Meredith, Bill (June 20, 2012). "Stuart woman heading to US Open Playoffs for tennis". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  14. ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
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