# Marina Melnikova

Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova (Russian: Марина Анатольевна Мельникова; born 5 February 1989) is a Russian tennis player.
She has won seven singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF 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.

## Career

Melnikova made her WTA Tour debut 2008 at Barcelona and also featured 2009 in the Rosmalen Open, both times in the doubles draw.
She was a finalist at the 2014 Delhi Open in doubles, alongside Elise Mertens.
At the age of 35 and ranked No. 440 she qualified the 2024 San Diego Open but lost to fellow qualifier Canadian Marina Stakusic who was playing only her second main draw at a WTA Tour event.

## Personal life and background

Melnikova is currently coached by Oleg Mannapov. Her father is Anatoliy, mother is Elena, and brother is Sergey. She started playing at age seven when introduced to the sport by her dad. Her favorite surfaces are hardcourt and clay. After finishing school in 2008, she moved from Russia to Germany, and she speaks fluently English and German.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0–1 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Apr 2016 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Hard (i) | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 6–3, 5–7, [8–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Nov 2015 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Elise Mertens | Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata | 1–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments (1–1)
* $25,000 tournaments (5–9)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (3–8)
* Grass (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2008 | Open de Limoges, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Valeria Savinykh | 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2011 | Saransk Cup, Russia | 50,000 | Clay | Alexandra Panova | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2014 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Ysaline Bonaventure | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2014 | ITF Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Tadeja Majerič | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2016 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | Stéphanie Foretz | 6–3, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2017 | ITF Schoonhoven, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | Ana Sofía Sánchez | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2017 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Jesika Malečková | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–4 | Dec 2018 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2019 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Tena Lukas | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2019 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Elizabeth Halbauer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2019 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anastasia Zakharova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Mar 2020 | ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa | 25,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray Sharan | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Apr 2021 | ITF Oeiras, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | María Gutiérrez Carrasco | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Sep 2021 | ITF Marbella, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Park So-hyun | 1–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 6–10 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard | Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Mar 2022 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Aug 2024 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | W35 | Clay | Sinja Kraus | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 37 (16 titles, 21 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $50/60,000 tournaments (3–5)
* $25,000 tournaments (5–9)
* $10,000 tournaments (7–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–7)
* Clay (8–11)
* Carpet (2–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | ITF Savitaipale, Finland | 10,000 | Clay | Marcella Koek | Nicole Clerico Davinia Lobbinger | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2007 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Sylwia Zagórska | Julia Glushko Charlène Vanneste | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2008 | ITF Albufeira, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Glushko | Martina Babáková Elena Chalova | 6–3, 0–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2008 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Chayenne Ewijk | Vasilisa Davydova Maria Zharkova | 6–3, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2008 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Michelle Gerards | Jana Jandová Kateřina Vaňková | 3–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2008 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Michelle Gerards | Benedetta Davato Giulia Gasparri | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2008 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anastasia Poltoratskaya | Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2009 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Elena Chalova | Julia Babilon Franziska Etzel | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2009 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Amandine Hesse Alizé Lim | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2010 | ITF Bree, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Marcella Koek | Sofie Oyen Demi Schuurs | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Dec 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Fokina | Indra Bigi Nicole Clerico | 6–3, 2–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Dec 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Fokina | Sofiya Kovalets Chanel Simmonds | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2011 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Daniëlle Harmsen | Jana Čepelová Michaela Pochabová | 3–6, 6–4, [14–12] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jan 2011 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Paula Kania | Nikola Fraňková Tereza Hladíková | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2011 | Open de Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | Sofia Shapatava | Nina Bratchikova Irena Pavlovic | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2011 | Save Cup, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | Tímea Babos Magda Linette | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Jan 2012 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexandra Artamonova | Margarita Gasparyan Anna Smolina | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Tadeja Majerič | Alice Balducci Federica Di Sarra | w/o |
| Loss | 8–11 | Aug 2012 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove | Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Sep 2012 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Katarzyna Piter Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–12 | Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Teodora Mirčić | Despina Papamichail Giulia Sussarello | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–13 | Dec 2013 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Vanesa Furlanetto Florencia Molinero | 6–2, 6–7$^{(8)}$, [7–10] |
| Loss | 9–14 | May 2014 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Beatriz García Vidagany | Andrea Gámiz Valeria Savinykh | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Aug 2014 | ITF Westende, Belgium | 25,000 | Hard | Evgeniya Rodina | Ysaline Bonaventure Elise Mertens | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–16 | Aug 2014 | ITF Fleurus, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Hilda Melander | Arantxa Rus Demi Schuurs | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–17 | Nov 2014 | Delhi Open, India | 50,000 | Hard | Elise Mertens | Liu Chang Lu Jiajing | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 10–17 | Jul 2015 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–18 | Sep 2015 | Internacional de Monterrey, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | Mandy Minella | Ysaline Bonaventure Elise Mertens | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Loss | 10–19 | Oct 2015 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | Verónica Cepede Royg | María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–19 | Dec 2015 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | María José Martínez Sánchez | Paula Kania Lesley Kerkhove | 6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–19 | Jun 2019 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | Eva Wacanno | Albina Khabibulina Julia Wachaczyk | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 12–20 | Aug 2019 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Laskutova | Georgina García Pérez Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13–20 | Sep 2019 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Suzan Lamens | Katarzyna Piter Anastasiya Shoshyna | 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 14–20 | Nov 2019 | ITF Saint-Étienne, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Laura Ioana Paar | Cristina Bucșa Julia Wachaczyk | 6–3, 6–7$^{(7)}$, [11–9] |
| Loss | 14–21 | Apr 2021 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | 60,000 | Clay | Conny Perrin | Lidziya Marozava Andreea Mitu | 6–3, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 15–21 | Apr 2021 | ITF Oeiras, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Suzan Lamens | Natela Dzalamidze Sofya Lansere | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 16–21 | Feb 2024 | ITF Morelia, Mexico | W50 | Hard | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | Irene Burillo Escorihuela Rasheeda McAdoo | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |