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| Country (sports) |  Hungary |
|---|---|
| Residence | Budapest, Hungary/ Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (age 42) Budapest |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,504,389 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 437–325 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (21 September 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2009) |
| French Open | 3R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2011) |
| US Open | 3R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 126–147 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (10 May 2010) |
Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professionaltennis player from Hungary. On 21 September 2009, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 37.
Czink reached twoWTA Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost toAna Ivanovic in Canberra. In 2009, she defeatedLucie Šafářová in Quebec City for her first and only WTA Tour title. On theITF Circuit, she won 20 singles and nine doubles titles.
She played her first tournament at Budapest as a wildcard in 2000, and first entered the top 100 in 2003. Czink won several singles and doubles titles on theITF Circuit.
At the 2005Canberra International, Czink lost in the final round of qualifying toAna Ivanovic, but after being selected as alucky loser, she went on to reach her first-ever WTA Tour singles finals which she lost to Ivanovic again.[1]
She reached the top 50 and won her first title atQuebec City;[2][3] as the fifth seed, she defeatedAleksandra Wozniak in the semifinal,[2] andLucie Šafářová in the final.[2] She also reached one semifinal and four quarterfinals during the season. At the end of the year, she played at theTournament of Champions in Bali where she lost toAravane Rezaï and toSabine Lisicki in the round-robin stage.
Czink started the year at theBrisbane International in Australia as seventh seed. She defeatedLucie Hradecká in the first round, andBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second, both in three sets; in the quarterfinals, she lost toJustine Henin. She reached the doubles final withArantxa Parra Santonja; they lost toAndrea Hlaváčková andLucie Hradecká. Next, she played theHobart International, where she lost toGisela Dulko in the first round, in straight sets. In theAustralian Open, she lost in the first round toStefanie Vögele.
Czink missed theAustralian Open. She won two ITF events in Dothan, Alabama, and Indian Harbour Beach, before returning to play with a protected rank atWimbledon. As the lowest-ranked player in the major tournament at world No. 262, she drew tenth seedSamantha Stosur in the first round. She recorded the biggest win of her career by upsetting the Australian, 6–3, 6–4. She then beatAnastasiya Yakimova of Belarus in two sets. In the third round, Czink lost for the first time to the 20th-seed,Peng Shuai.
Czink began the season at the Brisbane International, but lost in the first round to qualifierVania King, in straight sets. Following this, she continued her hardcourt season at theSydney International. In the first round of the main draw, she was defeated byChanelle Scheepers. At theAustralian Open, Czink lost in her second qualifying match.
Her next tournament was theMexican Open. In the first round, she defeated CanadianStéphanie Dubois in straight sets, before falling toEstrella Cabeza Candela. She then qualified for theMiami Open. In the first round, she crushedAlberta Brianti, but her run was cut short by2011 French Open championLi Na. She continued her U.S. season by qualifying for theFamily Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.
Czink's next tournament was theMorocco Open. She qualified without dropping a set, but was ousted by third seedPetra Cetkovská in the first round of the main draw.
Czink then headed to her home tournament at theBudapest Grand Prix. In the main draw, she defeated fellow qualifierMervana Jugić-Salkić but fell in the second round to top seedSara Errani, in three sets.
At theFrench Open, she crushedAnne Keothavong, 6–1, 6–2, in the first round, but was defeated by 22nd seedAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the following round.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | A | LQ | 1R | 2–7 |
| French Open | A | LQ | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | LQ | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 4–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 4–8 |
| US Open | LQ | 3R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | A | LQ | 1R | A | 3–5 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 13–27 |
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2–3 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0–3 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0–4 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0–3 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–13 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam |
| Premier M & Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| International (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2005 | Canberra International, Australia | Tier IV | Hard |  Ana Ivanovic | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Carpet (i) |  Lucie Šafářová | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam |
| Premier M & Premier 5 |
| Premier |
| International (0–1) |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jan 2010 | Brisbane International, Australia | International | Hard |  Arantxa Parra Santonja | Andrea HlaváčkováLucie Hradecká | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [4–10] |
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $40,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jun 2000 | ITF Hoorn, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |  Anousjka van Exel | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | Feb 2001 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Magdalena Zděnovcová | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 2001 | ITF Belgrade, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Ana Timotić | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Win | 2. | Sep 2001 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 10,000 | Clay |  Allison Baker | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 2001 | ITF Aventura, United States | 10,000 | Clay |  Neyssa Etienne | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 2002 | ITF Miami, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | Feb 2002 | ITF Saltillo, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard |  Petra Russegger | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | Feb 2002 | ITF Monterrey, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard |  Yuliana Fedak | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | Feb 2002 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard |  Melisa Arévalo | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Mar 2002 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 8. | May 2002 | ITF Sea Island, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Ashley Harkleroad | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Nov 2002 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9. | May 2003 | ITF Bromma, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay |  Ivana Abramović | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 10. | Jun, 2003 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | Jul 2003 | ITF Modena, Italy | 50,000 | Clay |  Sun Tiantian | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 2003 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 50,000 | Clay |  Vera Dushevina | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Nov 2003 | ITF Mexico City | 10,000 | Hard | Kira Nagy | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12. | Nov 2003 | ITF Puebla, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Carla Tiene | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | Feb 2004 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | 50,000 | Hard | María Emilia Salerni | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 14. | Nov 2004 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6–0, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7. | Jun 2005 | ITF Fano, Italy | 75,000 | Clay |  Kaia Kanepi | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8. | Nov 2005 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Bethanie Mattek | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15. | Jan 2007 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Edina Gallovits | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | Aug 2007 | ITF Washington, United States | 75,000 | Hard | Olga Savchuk | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 17. | Sep 2007 | ITF Ashland, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 18. | Oct 2008 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 19. | Apr 2011 | ITF Dothan, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 20. | May 2011 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Alison Riske | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 16 September 2001 | ITF Greenville, US | 10,000 | Hard |  Salome Devidze | Gaelle AddaLindsay Lee-Waters | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 30 September 2001 | ITF Raleigh, US | 10,000 | Clay | Allison Baker |  Tracey O'ConnorLeanne Baker | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 21 January 2002 | ITF Miami, US | 10,000 | Clay | Neyssa Etienne | Stephanie MabryKarin Miller | 4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 12 May 2003 | ITF Bromma, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Zsófia Gubacsi | Gisela DulkoMaría Emilia Salerni | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 21 July 2003 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 50,000 | Clay |  Mara Santangelo | Kira Nagy Maria Wolfbrandt | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1 December 2003 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, US | 50,000 | Clay | Erica Krauth | Alina JidkovaTatiana Panova | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 15 November 2005 | ITF Tucson, US | 75,000 | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves |  Victoria AzarenkaTatiana Poutchek | 6–4, 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | 17 July 2007 | ITF Boston, US | 50,000 | Hard |  Natalie Grandin |  Līga Dekmeijere İpek Şenoğlu | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 20 July 2007 | Lexington Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters |  Casey Dellacqua Natalie Grandin | 6–2, 7–6(8) |
| Win | 6. | 17 September 2007 | ITF Albuquerque, US | 75,000 | Hard | Angela Haynes | Līga DekmeijereVarvara Lepchenko | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 3 March 2008 | Las Vegas Open, US | 50,000 | Hard | Renata Voráčová |  Chan Chin-weiTetiana Luzhanska | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 11 May 2008 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 75,000 | Clay | Sunitha Rao | Stéphanie ForetzJelena Kostanić Tošić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 6 October 2008 | ITF Pittsburgh, US | 50,000 | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5. | 9 February 2009 | Midland Classic, US | 75,000 | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Chen Yi Rika Fujiwara | 5–7, 6–7(7) |
| Loss | 6. | 21 September 2009 | ITF Albuquerque, US | 75,000 | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Mashona WashingtonRiza Zalameda | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | 10 February 2013 | Midland Classic, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | Maria Fernanda Alves Samantha Murray | 5–7, 6–4, [10–7] |
