Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar;
Czech: Nicole Melicharová, Czech pronunciation:[ˈmɛlɪxarovaː]; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional
tennis player who specializes in doubles.
On 3 July 2023, she peaked at world No. 6 in the doubles rankings. She has also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 400 in September 2012.
Melichar has won 14 doubles titles on the
WTA Tour and two
WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as two singles and seven doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit.
She also has won one Grand Slam title, winning the mixed-doubles crown at the
2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner
Alexander Peya.
Melichar-Martinez qualified for the third time at the
WTA Finals in 2023, partnering Ellen Perez and reached the semifinals for the second time, having made it to that level also in 2021 with a different partner, Dutch player
Demi Schuurs. Next the pair Melichar/Perez reached the final, a first time at this level for both players.[2] They lost to
Laura Siegemund and
Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[3]
She was born in the Czech Republic, and has lived in the US since shortly after her birth.[4] Her older sister Jane played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport when she was just one year old.[4]
She is married to her tennis coach, Carlos Martinez.
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Melichar has played three seasons with
World TeamTennis, making her debut as a junior in 2010 with the
St. Louis Aces. She has since played for the
Washington Kastles in 2018 and 2019. It was announced, she will be joining the
San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.[5]
She partnered with
CoCo Vandeweghe in women's doubles for the San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season. Both players were traded to the New York Empires more than halfway through the season. The Empires would ultimately win the 2020 WTT Championship in a Supertiebreaker over the
Chicago Smash.
Notes
^Melichar and her doubles partner
Robert Farah withdrew from tournament before the second-round match against
Arina Rodionova and
Max Purcell; not counted as loss.
Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar;
Czech: Nicole Melicharová, Czech pronunciation:[ˈmɛlɪxarovaː]; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional
tennis player who specializes in doubles.
On 3 July 2023, she peaked at world No. 6 in the doubles rankings. She has also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 400 in September 2012.
Melichar has won 14 doubles titles on the
WTA Tour and two
WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as two singles and seven doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit.
She also has won one Grand Slam title, winning the mixed-doubles crown at the
2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner
Alexander Peya.
Melichar-Martinez qualified for the third time at the
WTA Finals in 2023, partnering Ellen Perez and reached the semifinals for the second time, having made it to that level also in 2021 with a different partner, Dutch player
Demi Schuurs. Next the pair Melichar/Perez reached the final, a first time at this level for both players.[2] They lost to
Laura Siegemund and
Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[3]
She was born in the Czech Republic, and has lived in the US since shortly after her birth.[4] Her older sister Jane played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport when she was just one year old.[4]
She is married to her tennis coach, Carlos Martinez.
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Melichar has played three seasons with
World TeamTennis, making her debut as a junior in 2010 with the
St. Louis Aces. She has since played for the
Washington Kastles in 2018 and 2019. It was announced, she will be joining the
San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.[5]
She partnered with
CoCo Vandeweghe in women's doubles for the San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season. Both players were traded to the New York Empires more than halfway through the season. The Empires would ultimately win the 2020 WTT Championship in a Supertiebreaker over the
Chicago Smash.
Notes
^Melichar and her doubles partner
Robert Farah withdrew from tournament before the second-round match against
Arina Rodionova and
Max Purcell; not counted as loss.