_(52129545131).jpg) Melnikova at the2022 French Open | |
| Full name | Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Residence | Perm, Russia |
| Born | (1989-02-05)5 February 1989 (age 36) Perm, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Coach | Oleg Mannapov |
| Prize money | US$ 693,527 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 446–408 |
| Career titles | 7ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 170 (4 May 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2015,2020,2021,2022) |
| French Open | Q2 (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | Q2 (2021,2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 241–197 |
| Career titles | 16 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 80 (20 June 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 957 (22 September 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
| Last updated on: 24 September 2025. | |
Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova (Russian:Марина Анатольевна Мельникова; born 5 February 1989[1]) is a Russiantennis player.
She has won seven singles and 16 doubles titles on theITF 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 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 arehardcourt andclay. After finishing school in 2008, she moved from Russia to Germany, and she speaks fluently English and German.[2]
Melnikova made herWTA Tour debut 2008 atBarcelona and also featured 2009 in theRosmalen Open, both times in the doubles draw.
She was a finalist at the2014 Delhi Open in doubles, alongsideElise Mertens.
At the age of 35 and ranked No. 440 she qualified the2024 San Diego Open but lost to fellow qualifier CanadianMarina Stakusic who was playing only her second main draw at a WTA Tour event.[3]
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Apr 2016 | Katowice Open, Poland | International[a] | Hard (i) | Valentyna Ivakhnenko |  Eri HozumiMiyu Kato | 6–3, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Nov 2015 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) |  Elise Mertens | Kanae HisamiKotomi Takahata | 1–6, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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, UK | 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 | W25 | Hard |  Samantha Murray Sharan | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Apr 2021 | ITF Oeiras, Portugal | W25 | Clay |  María Gutiérrez Carrasco | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Sep 2021 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W25 | Clay |  Park So-hyun | 1–6, 6–7(6) |
| Loss | 6–10 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard |  Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Mar 2022 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | W25 | 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 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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 BabákováElena Chalova | 6–3, 0–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2008 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Chayenne Ewijk | Vasilisa DavydovaMaria Zharkova | 6–3, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2008 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Michelle Gerards | Jana JandováKateřina Vaňková | 3–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2008 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Michelle Gerards | Benedetta DavatoGiulia 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 HesseAlizé Lim | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2010 | ITF Bree, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Marcella Koek | Sofie OyenDemi 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 ČepelováMichaela Pochabová | 3–6, 6–4, [14–12] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jan 2011 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Paula Kania | Nikola FraňkováTereza Hladíková | 6–3, 6–7(1), [8–10] |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2011 | Open de Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | Sofia Shapatava | Nina BratchikovaIrena Pavlovic | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2011 | Save Cup, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko |  Tímea BabosMagda Linette | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Jan 2012 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexandra Artamonova | Margarita GasparyanAnna Smolina | 7–6(2), 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Tadeja Majerič | Alice BalducciFederica 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 FurlanettoFlorencia Molinero | 6–2, 6–7(8), [7–10] |
| Loss | 9–14 | May 2014 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Beatriz García Vidagany |  Andrea GámizValeria Savinykh | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Aug 2014 | ITF Westende, Belgium | 25,000 | Hard | Evgeniya Rodina | Ysaline BonaventureElise 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 ChangLu Jiajing | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 10–17 | Jul 2015 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Sofia ShapatavaAnastasiya 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 IrigoyenBarbora 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 KhabibulinaJulia Wachaczyk | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 12–20 | Aug 2019 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Laskutova | Georgina García PérezSara Sorribes Tormo | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13–20 | Sep 2019 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Suzan Lamens | Katarzyna PiterAnastasiya 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 | W60 | Clay |  Conny Perrin |  Lidziya MarozavaAndreea Mitu | 6–3, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 15–21 | Apr 2021 | ITF Oeiras, Portugal | W25 | Clay | Suzan Lamens | Natela DzalamidzeSofya Lansere | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 16–21 | Feb 2024 | ITF Morelia, Mexico | W50 | Hard | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | Irene Burillo EscorihuelaRasheeda McAdoo | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
