Melinda Czink

Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. On 21 September 2009, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 37.

Melinda Czink
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary/Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2014
PlaysLeft-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,504,389
Singles
Career record437–325 (57.3%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 37 (21 September 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2004, 2009)
French Open3R (2009)
Wimbledon3R (2011)
US Open3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record126–147 (46.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 78 (10 May 2010)

Czink reached two WTA Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost to Ana Ivanovic in Canberra. In 2009, she defeated Lucie Šafářová in Quebec City for her first WTA Tour title. On the ITF Circuit, she won 20 singles and nine doubles titles.

Tennis career

2000–2008

She played her first tournament at Budapest as a wildcard in 2000. She first entered the top 100 in 2003. She won several singles and doubles ITF titles.

2009

She reached the top 50 and won her first title at Quebec.[1][2] As fifth seed, she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in the semifinal,[1] and Lucie Šafářová in the final.[1] She also reached one semifinal and four quarterfinals during the season. At the end of the year, she played at the Tournament of Champions in Bali where, she lost to Aravane Rezaï, and to Sabine Lisicki, in the round-robin stage.

2010

She started the year at Brisbane International in Australia as seventh seed. She defeated Lucie Hradecká in the first round, and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second, both in three sets. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Justine Henin. She reached the doubles final with Arantxa Parra Santonja, where they lost to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká. Next, she played the Hobart International, where she lost to Gisela Dulko in the first round, in straight sets. In the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Stefanie Vögele.

2011

Czink missed the Australian Open. She won two ITF events in Dothan, Alabama, and Indian Harbour Beach before returning to Grand Slam play with a protected rank at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. As the lowest-ranked player in the tournament at world No. 262, she drew tenth-seed Samantha Stosur in the first round. She recorded the biggest win of her career by upsetting the Australian, 6–3, 6–4. She then beat Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus in two sets. In the third round, Czink lost for the first time to the 20th-seed Peng Shuai.

2012

Czink began the 2012 season at the Brisbane International, but lost in the first round to qualifier Vania King in straight sets. Following this loss, she continued her hard-court season at the Apia International Sydney. In the main draw, she was defeated by Chanelle Scheepers in the first round. At the Australian Open, Czink lost in her second qualifying match.

Czink's next tournament was the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. In the first round, she defeated Canadian Stéphanie Dubois in straight sets, before falling to Estrella Cabeza Candela in the second round. She then qualified for the Sony Ericsson Open. In the first round, she crushed Alberta Brianti, but her run was cut short by 2011 French Open champion Li Na. She continued her U.S. season by qualifying for the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.

Czink's next tournament was the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She qualified without dropping a set, but was ousted by third seed Petra Cetkovská in the first round of the main draw.

Czink then headed to her home tournament at the Budapest Grand Prix. She faced fellow qualifier Mervana Jugić-Salkić in the first round of the main draw. She defeated Jugić-Salkić but fell in the second round to top seed Sara Errani, in three sets.

At the French Open, Melinda crushed Anne Keothavong, 6–1, 6–2, in the first round, but was defeated by 22nd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the following round.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0) Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II (0–0) Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1) International (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 January 2005 Canberra, Australia Hard Ana Ivanovic 5–7, 1–6
Winner 1. 20 September 2009 Quebec City, Canada Carpet Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0) Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II (0–0) Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–0) International (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 9 January 2010 Brisbane, Australia Hard Arantxa Parra Santonja Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [4–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 28 (20–8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 2000 ITF Hoorn, Netherlands Clay Anousjka van Exel 5–7, 6–7
Win 1. Feb 2001 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard Magdalena Zděnovcová 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2. Apr 2001 ITF Belgrade, Serbia Clay Ana Timotić 3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 2. Sep 2001 ITF Raleigh, United States Clay Allison Baker 6–3, 6–2
Win 3. Oct 2001 ITF Aventura, United States Clay Neyssa Etienne 6–4, 6–3
Win 4. Jan 2002 ITF Miami, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters 7–5, 6–2
Win 5. Feb 2002 ITF Saltillo, Mexico Hard Petra Russegger 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 6. Feb 2002 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard Yuliana Fedak 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 7. Feb 2002 ITF Matamoros, Mexico Hard Melisa Arévalo 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. Mar 2002 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 5–7, 5–7
Winner 8. May 2002 ITF Sea Island, United States Clay Ashley Harkleroad 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 4. Nov 2002 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 4–6, 2–6
Win 9. May 2003 ITF Bromma, Sweden Clay Ivana Abramović 6–1, 6–2
Win 10. Jun, 2003 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Stefanie Haidner 6–3, 6–3
Win 11. Jul 2003 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5. Jul 2003 ITF Innsbruck, Austria Clay Vera Dushevina 6–7, 2–6
Loss 6. Nov 2003 ITF Mexico City, Mexico Hard Kira Nagy 2–6, 3–6
Win 12. Nov 2003 ITF Puebla, Mexico Hard Carla Tiene 6–3, 6–2
Win 13. Feb 2004 ITF Waikoloa, United States Hard María Emilia Salerni 7–6, 6–2
Win 14. Nov 2004 ITFSan Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 7. Jun 2005 ITF Fano, Italy Clay Kaia Kanepi 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 8. Nov 2005 ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay Bethanie Mattek 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 15. Jan 2007 ITF Waikoloa, United States Hard Edina Gallovits 6–2, 6–3
Win 16. Aug 2007 ITF Washington, United States Hard Olga Savchuk 7–5, 7–5
Win 17. Sep 2007 ITF Ashland, United States Hard Varvara Lepchenko 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win 18. Oct 2008 ITF Pittsburgh, United States Hard Varvara Lepchenko 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win 19. Apr 2011 ITF Dothan, United States Clay Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 6–2, 6–3
Win 20. May 2011 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States Clay Alison Riske 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 16 September 2001 Greenville, United States Hard Salome Devidze Gaelle Adda
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 30 September 2001 Raleigh, United States Clay Allison Baker Tracey O'Connor
Leanne Baker
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 21 January 2002 Miami, United States Clay Neyssa Etienne Stephanie Mabry
Karin Miller
4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6
Runner-up 2. 12 May 2003 Bromma, Sweden Clay Zsófia Gubacsi Gisela Dulko
María Emilia Salerni
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 21 July 2003 Innsbruck, Austria Clay Mara Santangelo Kira Nagy
Maria Wolfbrandt
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 3. 1 December 2003 Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay Erica Krauth Alina Jidkova
Tatiana Panova
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 15 November 2005 Tucson, United States Hard Maria Fernanda Alves Victoria Azarenka
Tatiana Poutchek
6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Winner 4. 17 July 2007 Boston, United States Hard Natalie Grandin Līga Dekmeijere
İpek Şenoğlu
6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 20 July 2007 Lexington, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Casey Dellacqua
Natalie Grandin
6–2, 7–6(10–8)
Winner 6. 17 September 2007 Albuquerque, United States Hard Angela Haynes Līga Dekmeijere
Varvara Lepchenko
7–5, 6–4
Winner 7. 3 March 2008 Las Vegas, United States Hard Renata Voráčová Chan Chin-wei
Tetiana Luzhanska
6–3, 6–2
Winner 8. 11 May 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Sunitha Rao Stéphanie Foretz
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–4, 6–2
Winner 9. 6 October 2008 Pittsburgh, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 9 February 2009 Midland, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Chen Yi
Rika Fujiwara
5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Runner-up 6. 21 September 2009 Albuquerque, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Mashona Washington
Riza Zalameda
3–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 10 February 2013 Midland, United States Hard (i) Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Maria Fernanda Alves
Samantha Murray
5–7, 6–4, [10–7]

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
Australian Open 1R 2R A 1R 1R LQ 2R 1R A LQ 1R 2–7
French Open LQ 1R A 2R 1R LQ 3R 1R A 2R 1R 4–7
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ 1R 1R 3R 2R A 4–8
US Open 3R 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ 2R A LQ 1R A 3–5
Win–Loss 2–2 1–4 0–1 2–4 0–3 0–0 4–4 0–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 13–26

Doubles

Tournament2004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
Australian Open 1R A A A A A 2R A A 2R 2–3
French Open A A 1R A A 1R 1R A A A 0–3
Wimbledon A A 1R A LQ 1R 1R 1R A A 0–4
US Open A A 1R A A 1R A A 1R A 0–3
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–13

References

  1. WTA (20 September 2009). "Görges verpasst das Finale". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. WTA (20 September 2009). "Turnierdiagramm 2009 Quebec, Kanada". kicker.de. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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