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
ResidenceStuart, Florida, United States
Born (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993
Brno, Czech Republic
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,424,024
Singles
Career record140–133 (51.3%)
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 400 (September 24, 2012)
Current rankingNo. 817 (September 28, 2020)
Doubles
Career record266–240 (52.6%)
Career titles8 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 12 (February 18, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 13 (September 28, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (2018, 2019)
French OpenSF (2020)
WimbledonF (2018)
US OpenF (2020)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2019)
French OpenSF (2019)
WimbledonW (2018)
US OpenQF (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
Tournament201520162017201820192020 2021SR 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–Loss0–11–40–39–49–48–3 0 / 1927–19
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 69 88 39 15 20

Mixed Doubles
Tournament20122013–
15		201620172018201920202021SRW–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–Loss0–10–00–13–28–39–41–10–01 / 1321–12

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2018WimbledonGrass Květa Peschke Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková		4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss2020US OpenHard Xu Yifan Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva		4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2018WimbledonGrass 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.
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