Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova (; born 5 February 1989) is an inactive Russian tennis player. She reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 80 on 20 June 2016. On 4 May 2015, she peaked at No. 170 in the singles rankings.

She has won seven singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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.

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.

Grand Slam performance timeline

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Apr 2016 Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i) Valentyna Ivakhnenko Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato 6–3, 5–7, [8–10]

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossNov 2015Taipei Open, TaiwanCarpet (i) Elise Mertens Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups) Legend$50,000 tournaments (1–1)W25/35 tournaments (5–9)W10/15 tournaments (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (3–3)Clay (3–8)Grass (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Sep 2008Open de Limoges, France10,000 Hard (i) Valeria Savinykh 1–0 ret.Loss1–1Sep 2011Saransk Cup, Russia50,000Clay Alexandra Panova0–6, 2–6Loss 1–2 Feb 2014ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt 1–6, 4–6Loss 1–3 Jun 2014ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden25,000 Clay Ysaline Bonaventure 3–6, 3–6Win 2–3 Nov 2014ITF Mumbai, India25,000 Hard Tadeja Majerič 6–2, 7–6(4)Win 3–3 Jun 2016Surbiton Trophy, UK50,000 Grass Stéphanie Foretz 6–3, 7–6(6)Loss 3–4 Sep 2017ITF Schoonhoven, Netherlands15,000 Clay Ana Sofía Sánchez 3–6, 4–6Win 4–4 Sep 2017Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000 Clay Jesika Malečková 6–2, 6–0Win 5–4 Dec 2018ITF Solapur, India25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing 6–1, 6–2Loss 5–5 Sep 2019Royal Cup, MontenegroW25 Clay Tena Lukas 4–6, 5–7Win 6–5 Oct 2019ITF Hilton Head, United StatesW25 Clay Elizabeth Halbauer 6–3, 6–4Loss 6–6 Nov 2019ITF Minsk, BelarusW25 Hard (i) Anastasia Zakharova 3–6, 4–6Loss 6–7 Mar 2020ITF Potchefstroom, South AfricaW25 Hard Samantha Murray Sharan 6–2, 2–6, 4–6Loss 6–8 Apr 2021ITF Oeiras, PortugalW25 Clay María Gutiérrez Carrasco 3–6, 2–6Loss 6–9 Sep 2021ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Park So-hyun 1–6, 6–7(6)Loss 6–10 Feb 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25 Hard Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik 6–0, 3–6, 3–6Win 7–10 Mar 2022ITF Anapoima, Colombia W25 Clay Paula Ormaechea 6–2, 6–1Loss 7–11 Aug 2024ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW35 Clay Sinja Kraus 3–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles: 37 (16 titles, 21 runner-ups) Legend$50/60,000 tournaments (3–5)W50 tournaments (1–0)$25,000 tournaments (5–9)$10,000 tournaments (7–7)Finals by surfaceHard (6–7)Clay (8–11)Carpet (2–3) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 2007ITF Savitaipale, Finland10,000 Clay Marcella Koek Nicole Clerico Davinia Lobbinger 6–7(4), 5–7Win 1–1 Nov 2007ITF Mallorca, Spain10,000 Clay Sylwia Zagórska Julia Glushko Charlène Vanneste 6–4, 6–4Win 2–1 Feb 2008ITF Albufeira, Portugal10,000 Hard Julia Glushko Martina Babáková Elena Chalova 6–3, 0–6, [11–9]Loss 2–2 Apr 2008ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard Chayenne Ewijk Vasilisa Davydova Maria Zharkova 6–3, 5–7, [6–10]Loss 2–3 Oct 2008ITF Porto, Portugal10,000 Clay Michelle Gerards Jana Jandová Kateřina Vaňková 3–6, 6–4, [6–10]Loss 2–4 Nov 2008ITF Mallorca, Spain10,000 Clay Michelle Gerards Benedetta Davato Giulia Gasparri 2–6, 4–6Win 3–4 Nov 2008ITF Astana, Kazakhstan25,000 Hard (i) Anastasia Poltoratskaya Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava 6–1, 6–1Win 4–4 Jan 2009ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000 Carpet (i) Elena Chalova Julia Babilon Franziska Etzel 6–3, 6–2Win 5–4 Nov 2009ITF Le Havre, France10,000 Clay (i) Mihaela Buzărnescu Amandine Hesse Alizé Lim 6–2, 7–6(4)Loss 5–5 Jul 2010ITF Bree, Belgium10,000 Clay Marcella Koek Sofie Oyen Demi Schuurs 0–6, 1–6Win 6–5 Dec 2010ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt10,000 Clay Galina Fokina Indra Bigi Nicole Clerico 6–3, 2–6, [13–11]Loss 6–6 Dec 2010ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt10,000 Clay Galina Fokina Sofiya Kovalets Chanel Simmonds 1–6, 2–6Win 7–6 Jan 2011ITF Stuttgart, Germany10,000 Hard (i) Daniëlle Harmsen Jana Čepelová Michaela Pochabová 3–6, 6–4, [14–12]Loss 7–7 Jan 2011ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000 Carpet (i) Paula Kania Nikola Fraňková Tereza Hladíková 6–3, 6–7(1), [8–10]Loss 7–8 Jul 2011Open de Pozoblanco, Spain50,000 Hard Sofia Shapatava Nina Bratchikova Irena Pavlovic 2–6, 4–6Win 8–8 Sep 2011Save Cup, Italy50,000 Clay Valentyna Ivakhnenko Tímea Babos Magda Linette 6–4, 7–5Loss 8–9 Jan 2012ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000 Carpet (i) Alexandra Artamonova Margarita Gasparyan Anna Smolina 7–6(2), 2–6, [8–10]Loss 8–10 Jul 2012ITF Imola, Italy25,000 Carpet Tadeja Majerič Alice Balducci Federica di Sarra Loss 8–11 Aug 2012ITF Rebecq, Belgium25,000 Clay Lesley Kerkhove Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen 4–6, 2–6Loss 8–12 Sep 2012ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Raluca Olaru Katarzyna Piter Barbara Sobaszkiewicz 5–7, 1–6Win 9–12 Apr 2013ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Carpet Teodora Mirčić Despina Papamichail Giulia Sussarello 6–1, 6–4Loss 9–13 Dec 2013ITF Mérida, Mexico25,000 Hard Laura Ioana Andrei Vanesa Furlanetto Florencia Molinero 6–2, 6–7(8), [7–10]Loss 9–14 May 2014Nana Trophy, Tunisia25,000 Clay Beatriz García Vidagany Andrea Gámiz Valeria Savinykh 4–6, 1–6Loss 9–15 Aug 2014ITF Westende, Belgium25,000 Hard Evgeniya Rodina Ysaline Bonaventure Elise Mertens 2–6, 2–6Loss 9–16 Aug 2014ITF Fleurus, Belgium25,000 Clay Hilda Melander Arantxa Rus Demi Schuurs 4–6, 1–6Loss 9–17 Nov 2014Delhi Open, India50,000 Hard Elise Mertens Liu Chang Lu Jiajing 3–6, 0–6Win 10–17 Jul 2015Bursa Cup, Turkey50,000 Clay Laura Pous Tió Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6–4, 6–4Loss 10–18 Sep 2015Internacional de Monterrey, Mexico50,000 Hard Mandy Minella Ysaline Bonaventure Elise Mertens 4–6, 6–3, [9–11]Loss 10–19 Oct 2015Abierto Tampico, Mexico50,000 Hard Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková 5–7, 2–6Win 11–19 Dec 2015Ankara Cup, Turkey50,000 Hard (i) María José Martínez Sánchez Paula Kania Lesley Kerkhove 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]Win 12–19 Jun 2019Open de Montpellier, FranceW25 Clay Eva Wacanno Albina Khabibulina Julia Wachaczyk 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]Loss 12–20 Aug 2019ITF Bad Saulgau, GermanyW25 Clay Ksenia Laskutova Georgina García Pérez Sara Sorribes Tormo 3–6, 1–6Win 13–20 Sep 2019ITF Prague Open, Czech RepublicW25 Clay Suzan Lamens Katarzyna Piter Anastasiya Shoshyna 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]Win 14–20 Nov 2019ITF Saint-Étienne, FranceW25 Hard (i) Laura Ioana Paar Cristina Bucșa Julia Wachaczyk 6–3, 6–7(7), [11–9]Loss 14–21 Apr 2021Oeiras Ladies Open, PortugalW60 Clay Conny Perrin Lidziya Marozava Andreea Mitu 6–3, 4–6, [3–10]Win 15–21 Apr 2021ITF Oeiras, PortugalW25 Clay Suzan Lamens Natela Dzalamidze Sofya Lansere 6–3, 6–1Win 16–21 Feb 2024ITF Morelia, MexicoW50 Hard Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Irene Burillo Rasheeda McAdoo 6–4, 4–6, [11–9]

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