Marina Melnikova


Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova is a Russian tennis player.
She has won six singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's 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.
Melnikova made her WTA Tour debut 2008 at Barcelona and also featured 2009 in the Ordina Open, both times in the doubles draw. She was a finalist at the 2014 QNet Open in doubles, alongside Elise Mertens.

Personal life and background

Melnikova is currently coached by Oleg Mannapov. Her father is Anatoliy; mother is Elena; brother is Sergey. She started playing at age 7 when introduced to the sport by her dad. Favorite surfaces are hard and clay. Favorite shot is drop shot. After finishing school in 2008, moved from Russia to Germany. Speaks Russian, English and German. Enjoys sleeping, driving cars and shopping. Idolized Martina Hingis growing up.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2016Katowice Open, PolandInternationalHard Valentyna Ivakhnenko Eri Hozumi
Miyu Kato
6–3, 5–7,

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2008ITF Limoges, France10,000Hard Valeria Savinykh1–0 ret.
Loss1–1Sep 2011Saransk Cup, Russia50,000Clay Alexandra Panova0–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Feb 2014ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000Clay Stephanie Vogt1–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Jun 2014ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden25,000Clay Ysaline Bonaventure3–6, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 2014ITF Mumbai, India25,000Hard Tadeja Majerič6–2, 7–6
Win3–3Jun 2016Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom50,000Grass Stéphanie Foretz6–3, 7–6
Loss3–4Sep 2017ITF Schoonhoven, Netherlands15,000Clay Ana Sofía Sánchez3–6, 4–6
Win4–4Sep 2017Royal Cup NLB, Montenegro25,000Clay Jesika Malečková6–2, 6–0
Win5–4Dec 2018ITF Solapur, India25,000Hard Lu Jiajing6–1, 6–2
Loss5–5Sep 2019Royal Cup NLB, Montenegro25,000Clay Tena Lukas4-6, 5-7
Win6–5Oct 2019ITF Hilton Head, United States25,000Clay Elizabeth Halbauer6–3, 6–4
Loss6–6Nov 2019ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard Anastasia Zakharova3–6, 4–6
Loss6–7Marc 2020ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa25,000Hard Samantha Murray Sharan6–2, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 34 (14 titles, 20 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2007ITF Savitaipale,
Finland
10,000Clay Marcella Koek Nicole Clerico
Davinia Lobbinger
6–7, 5–7
Win1–1Nov 2007ITF Mallorca,
Spain
10,000Clay Sylwia Zagórska Julia Glushko
Charlène Vanneste
6–4, 6–4
Win2–1Feb 2008ITF Albufeira,
Portugal
10,000Hard Julia Glushko Martina Babáková
Elena Chalova
6–3, 0–6,
Loss2–2Apr 2008ITF Namangan,
Uzbekistan
25,000Hard Chayenne Ewijk Vasilisa Davydova
Maria Zharkova
6–3, 5–7,
Loss2–3Oct 2008ITF Porto,
Portugal
10,000Clay Michelle Gerards Jana Jandová
Kateřina Vaňková
3–6, 6–4,
Loss2–4Nov 2008ITF Mallorca,
Spain
10,000Clay Michelle Gerards Benedetta Davato
Giulia Gasparri
2–6, 4–6
Win3–4Nov 2008ITF Astana,
Kazakhstan
25,000Hard Anastasia Poltoratskaya Marina Shamayko
Sofia Shapatava
6–1, 6–1
Win4–4Jan 2009ITF Kaarst,
Germany
10,000Carpet Elena Chalova Julia Babilon
Franziska Etzel
6–3, 6–2
Win5–4Nov 2009ITF Le Havre,
France
10,000Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu Amandine Hesse
Alizé Lim
6–2, 7–6
Loss5–5Jul 2010ITF Bree,
Belgium
10,000Clay Marcella Koek Sofie Oyen
Demi Schuurs
0–6, 1–6
Win6–5Dec 2010ITF Ain Sukhna,
Egypt
10,000Clay Galina Fokina Indra Bigi
Nicole Clerico
6–3, 2–6,
Loss6–6Dec 2010ITF Ain Sukhna,
Egypt
10,000Clay Galina Fokina Sofiya Kovalets
Chanel Simmonds
1–6, 2–6
Win7–6Jan 2011ITF Stuttgart,
Germany
10,000Hard Daniëlle Harmsen Jana Čepelová
Michaela Pochabová
3–6, 6–4,
Loss7–7Jan 2011ITF Kaarst,
Germany
10,000Carpet Paula Kania Nikola Fraňková
Tereza Hladíková
6–3, 6–7,
Loss7–8Jul 2011Open de Pozoblanco,
Spain
50,000Hard Sofia Shapatava Nina Bratchikova
Irena Pavlovic
2–6, 4–6
Win8–8Sep 2011Save Cup,
Italy
50,000Clay Valentyna Ivakhnenko Tímea Babos
Magda Linette
6–4, 7–5
Loss8–9Jan 2012ITF Kaarst,
Germany
10,000Carpet Alexandra Artamonova Margarita Gasparyan
Anna Smolina
7–6, 2–6,
Loss8–10Jul 2012ITF Imola,
Italy
25,000Carpet Tadeja Majerič Alice Balducci
Federica di Sarra
w/o
Loss8–11Aug 2012ITF Rebecq,
Belgium
25,000Clay Lesley Kerkhove Diana Buzean
Daniëlle Harmsen
4–6, 2–6
Loss8–12Sep 2012ITF Sofia,
Bulgaria
25,000Clay Raluca Olaru Katarzyna Piter
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
5–7, 1–6
Win9–12Apr 2013ITF Heraklion,
Greece
10,000Carpet Teodora Mirčić Despina Papamichail
Giulia Sussarello
6–1, 6–4
Loss9–13Dec 2013ITF Mérida,
Mexico
25,000Hard Laura-Ioana Andrei Vanesa Furlanetto
Florencia Molinero
6–2, 6–7,
Loss9–14May 2014Nana Trophy,
Tunisia
25,000Clay Beatriz García Vidagany Andrea Gámiz
Valeria Savinykh
4–6, 1–6
Loss9–15Aug 2014ITF Westende,
Belgium
25,000Hard Evgeniya Rodina Ysaline Bonaventure
Elise Mertens
2–6, 2–6
Loss9–16Aug 2014ITF Fleurus,
Belgium
25,000Clay Hilda Melander Arantxa Rus
Demi Schuurs
4–6, 1–6
Loss9–17Nov 2014QNet Open,
India
50,000Hard Elise Mertens Liu Chang
Lu Jiajing
3–6, 0–6
Win10–17Jul 2015Bursa Cup,
Turkey
50,000Clay Laura Pous Tió Sofia Shapatava
Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–4, 6–4
Loss10–18Sep 2015Monterrey Internacional,
Mexico
50,000Hard Mandy Minella Ysaline Bonaventure
Elise Mertens
4–6, 6–3,
Loss10–19Oct 2015Abierto Tampico,
Mexico
50,000Hard Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen
Barbora Krejčíková
5–7, 2–6
Win11–19Dec 2015Ankara Cup,
Turkey
50,000Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Paula Kania
Lesley Kerkhove
6–4, 5–7,
Win12–19Jun 2019Montpellier Open,
France
25,000Clay Eva Wacanno Albina Khabibulina
Julia Wachaczyk
4–6, 6–4,
Loss12–20Aug 2019ITF Bad Saulgau,
Germany
25,000Clay Ksenia Laskutova Georgina García Pérez
Sara Sorribes Tormo
3–6, 1–6
Win13–20Sep 2019ITF Prague,
Czech Republic
25,000Clay Suzan Lamens Katarzyna Piter
Anastasiya Shoshyna
6–2, 5–7,
Win14–20Nov 2019ITF Saint-Étienne,
France
25,000Hard Laura Ioana Paar Cristina Bucșa
Julia Wachaczyk
6–3, 6–7,