Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. On 21 September 2009, Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of world no. 37.
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 Tour, she won 20 singles titles.
Tennis career
2000–2008
She played her first tournament at Budapest as a wild-card in 2000. She first entered the top 100 in 2003. She won several single and double ITF titles.2009
She reached the top 50 and won her first title at Quebec. As fifth seed, she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in the semifinal, 6–3, 6–3, and Lucie Šafářová in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. 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, 3–6, 5–7, and to Sabine Lisicki, 6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 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, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Justine Henin, 2–6, 6–3, 6–7. She reached the doubles final with Arantxa Parra Santonja, where they lost to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká, 6–2, 6–7, 4–10. Next, she played the Moorilla Hobart International, where she lost to Gisela Dulko in the first round, 4–6, 2–6. In the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Stefanie Vögele, 5–7, 7–6, 7–9.2011
Czink missed the Australian Open. She won two ITF events in Dothan 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 10th-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, 7–5, 6–3. In the third round for the first time, Czink lost to the 20th-seed Peng Shuai, 2–6, 6–7.2012
Czink began the 2012 season at the Brisbane International, but lost in the first round to qualifier Vania King in straight sets, 3–6, 4–6. Following this loss, she continued her hard-court season at the Apia International Sydney. In the main draw, she was defeated by Chanelle Scheepers, 4–6, 2–6 in the first round. At the Australian Open, Czink lost in her second qualifying match.Czink's next tournament was the 2012 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 Italy's Alberta Brianti, 6–1, 6–2, 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, 6–7, 6–0, 6–3, but fell in the second round to top seed Sara Errani, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6.
At the French Open, Melinda crushed British Anne Keothavong, 6–1, 6–2, in the first round, but was defeated by 22nd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, in the following round.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 January 2005 | Canberra, Australia | Hard |  Ana Ivanovic | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet |  Lucie Šafářová | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 1 (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, |
ITF Finals
Singles: 28 (20–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | June 12, 2000 | Hoorn, Netherlands | Clay |  Anousjka van Exel | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | February 4, 2001 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Magdalena Zděnovcová | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | April 22, 2001 | Belgrade, Serbia | Clay | Ana Timotić | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | September 30, 2001 | Raleigh, United States | Clay |  Allison Baker | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | October 7, 2001 | Aventura, United States | Clay |  Neyssa Etienne | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | January 27, 2002 | Miami, United States | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | February 3, 2002 | Saltillo, Mexico | Hard |  Petra Russegger | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | February 10, 2002 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard |  Yuliana Fedak | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | February 17, 2002 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard |  Melisa Arévalo | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | March 29, 2002 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 8. | May 12, 2002 | Sea Island, United States | Clay | Ashley Harkleroad | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | November 25, 2002 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard |  Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 9. | May 18, 2003 | Bromma, Sweden | Clay |  Ivana Abramović | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | June 22, 2003 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | July 20, 2003 | Modena, Italy | Clay |  Sun Tiantian | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | July 27, 2003 | Innsbruck, Austria | Clay |  Vera Dushevina | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | November 16, 2003 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Kira Nagy | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | November 23, 2003 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard |  Carla Tiene | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 13. | February 1, 2004 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | María Emilia Salerni | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 14. | November 28, 2004 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6–0, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | June 28, 2005 | Fano, Italy | Clay |  Kaia Kanepi | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | November 29, 2005 | Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | Bethanie Mattek | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 15. | January 28, 2007 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard |  Edina Gallovits | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 16. | August 5, 2007 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Olga Savchuk | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner | 17. | September 30, 2007 | Ashland, United States | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 18. | October 12, 2008 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 19. | April 18, 2011 | Dothan, United States | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 20. | May 2, 2011 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | Alison Riske | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles Finals: 16 (10–6)
| Outcome | NO | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | 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, 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 |
| 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 | Yi Chen  Rika Fujiwara | 5–7, 6–7 |
| 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 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | Maria Fernanda Alves Samantha Murray | 5–7, 6–4, |