Nicole Melichar

Nicole Melichar

Melichar at the 2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
Full name	Nicole Melichar
Country (sports)	United States
Born	July 29, 1993 Brno, Czech Republic
Height	1.81 m
Prize money	$134,998
Singles
Career record	114–115
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	400 (September 24, 2012)
Current ranking	579 (March 21, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	127–134
Career titles	1 WTA 125K, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	69 (October 26, 2015)
Current ranking	75 (March 21, 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	—
Wimbledon	1R (2015)
US Open	—
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2012)
Last updated on: March 21, 2016.

Nicole Melichar (Czech: Nicole Melicharová) is an American tennis player.

Melichar was born on July 29, 1993, in Brno, Czech Republic, but moved to Stuart, Florida with her parents shortly after her birth.^[1] Her older sister, Jane, played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport aged just 1 year old.^[1]

Melichar has won one WTA 125K series doubles title, as well as two singles and five doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On September 24, 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 400. On October 26, 2015, she peaked at world number 69 in the doubles rankings.

Melichar competed at the 2012 US Open, partnering Brian Battistone, in mixed doubles, after having won the National Wildcard Playoffs.^[2]

WTA finals

Doubles (0–1)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	October 12, 2015	Tianjin Open, Tianjin, China	Hard	Darija Jurak	Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai	2–6, 6–3, [8–10]

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	March 14, 2016	San Antonio Open, San Antonio, United States	Hard	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Anastasia Rodionova	6–1, 6–3

ITF finals (7–11)

Singles (2–2)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 18, 2011	Evansville, United States	Hard	Elizabeth Ferris	2–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	April 9, 2012	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Hülya Esen	6–4, 6–3
Winner	2.	April 30, 2012	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Angelina Gabueva	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	November 17, 2014	Sousse, Tunisia	Hard	Viktoriya Tomova	3–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–9)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–7) Clay (3–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	May 24, 2010	Sumter, United States	Hard	Alexandra Leatu	Alexandra Mueller Ashley Weinhold	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	November 7, 2011	Monastir, Tunisia	Hard	Anastasia Kharchenko	Anita Husarić Viktoriya Tomova	3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Winner	1.	March 19, 2012	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Elizabeth Ferris	Liz Tatiane Koehler Bogarin Brianna Morgan	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	April 16, 2012	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Lauren Megale	Nicola Geuer Janina Toljan	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	April 30, 2012	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Angelina Gabueva	Yuka Mori Kaori Onishi	2–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	March 4, 2013	Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Gioia Barbieri	Ágnes Bukta Vivian Juhászová	7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Winner	3.	March 11, 2013	Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Anamika Bhargava	Alona Fomina Sofia Shapatava	6–7^(7–9), 6–3, [10–7]
Runner-up	5.	March 18, 2013	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Anamika Bhargava	Oksana Kalashnikova Ksenia Palkina	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	May 27, 2013	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Anastasia Kharchenko	Veronika Stotyka Vladyslava Zanosiyenko	3–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	July 15, 2013	Portland, United States	Hard	Irina Falconi	Sanaz Marand Ashley Weinhold	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Winner	5.	January 20, 2014	Daytona Beach, United States	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Asia Muhammad Allie Will	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–1), [10–1]
Runner-up	7.	September 15, 2014	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Allie Will	Jan Abaza Melanie Oudin	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	May 11, 2015	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Beatriz Haddad Maia	Mariana Duque Julia Glushko	6–1, 6–7^(5–7), [4–10]
Runner-up	9.	June 1, 2015	Marseille, France	Clay	Maryna Zanevska	Tatiana Búa Laura Thorpe	3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

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. Ackerman, McCarton (August 25, 2012). "Melichar, Battistone win National Playoffs Mixed Doubles". US Open. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

External links

• Nicole Melichar at the Women's Tennis Association
• Nicole Melichar at the International Tennis Federation