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Marina Melnikova

RUS Age 37 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2015–2024

Marina Melnikova represented Russia on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 170. In TennisDB's records, Marina Melnikova finished with a career record of 2–17 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

170 (May 4, 2015)

Elo peak

1541 (19th percentile)

Career record

2–17 (10.5%)

Career titles

Prize money

$702,277

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Marina Melnikova's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Elvina Kalieva #157	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2026	Q1 Q	Miami Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Maddison Inglis #167	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 2025	Q1 Q	Hong Kong Open	WTA 250	Hard
Aliona Falei #189	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2024	Q1 Q	Monastir	WTA 250	Hard
Marina Stakusic #283	4-6 7-5 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 29, 2024*	R32	San Diego	WTA 500	Hard
Rebecca Sramkova #127	4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2024	Q2 Q	San Diego	WTA 500	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Marina Melnikova's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Yulia Putintseva	2	2	Jun 29, 2016	H2H
Laura Siegemund	2	2	May 19, 2016	H2H
Marina Stakusic	1	1	Feb 29, 2024	H2H
Veronika Kudermetova	1	1	Apr 21, 2022	H2H
Kaja Juvan	1	1	Aug 5, 2021	H2H

Career Results

Marina Melnikova career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2015	26	WTA	1	2	3	33.3%	183	211
2016	27	Qualifying Q	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—
2016	27	WTA	0	6	6	0.0%	213	251
2017	28	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2018	29	Qualifying Q	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—
2018	29	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	332	267
2019	30	Qualifying Q	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
2020	31	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2021	32	Qualifying Q	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—
2021	32	WTA	1	5	6	16.7%	197	236
2022	33	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—
2022	33	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	236	272
2023	34	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2024	35	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2024	35	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	500	436
2025	36	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2026	37	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		—	2	17	19	10.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Marina Melnikova career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2015	26	WTA	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2016	27	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%
2016	27	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%
2017	28	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2018	29	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	5	4	9	55.6%
2018	29	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2019	30	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
2020	31	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2021	32	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%
2021	32	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2022	33	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
2022	33	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2023	34	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2024	35	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2024	35	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2025	36	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2026	37	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	11	12	8.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	17	19	10.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Marina Melnikova career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2015	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2016	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%
2018	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2021	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2022	33	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2024	35	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	2	17	19	10.5%

Performance Stats

Marina Melnikova performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2015	26	3/3	0.3	3.7	63.7%	53.7%	44.6%	42.9%	66.7%	51.2%	38.3%
2016	27	6/6	0.0	5.8	67.1%	47.7%	36.1%	29.7%	49.0%	43.2%	36.0%
2018	29	2/2	0.5	9.0	71.8%	60.3%	20.8%	53.9%	33.3%	48.6%	39.1%
2021	32	6/6	0.5	5.8	72.8%	53.4%	33.9%	55.4%	25.0%	48.2%	40.7%
2022	33	1/1	1.0	2.0	72.6%	48.9%	41.2%	64.3%	0.0%	46.8%	33.3%
2024	35	1/1	0.0	6.0	79.3%	55.1%	22.2%	20.0%	37.5%	48.3%	45.2%
Career		19/19	0.3	5.6	69.8%	52.2%	34.7%	43.8%	39.4%	47.0%	38.5%

Advanced Stats

Marina Melnikova advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2015	26	1495	97.3	-1.72	-0.78	0.786	44.8%	—	+30	—	33.3%	-1.67	—	—	—	+0.28
2016	27	1450	90.3	-4.42	-2.99	0.634	39.3%	—	+84	—	0.0%	-3.83	—	—	—	+0.28
2017	28	1435	97.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	29	1492	106.6	-4.43	+1.59	0.759	43.8%	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.60	0–1	—	—	-0.11
2019	30	1444	96.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	31	1497	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	32	1459	101.1	-3.93	-1.81	0.785	44.3%	—	+37	—	26.7%	-1.93	1–2 (33%)	1–1	—	+0.06
2022	33	1512	104.8	-0.76	+3.16	0.626	40.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.24
2023	34	1500	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	35	1511	99.5	-0.55	-2.45	0.873	46.7%	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	+0.21
2025	36	1497	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2026	37	1484	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1541	97.3	-3.44	-1.43	0.728	42.7%	—	+49	—	18.6%	-2.63	1–4 (20%)	1–1	—	+2.53

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Marina Melnikova Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	W-L Win %
2016	27	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 1000

Marina Melnikova WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	DOH	MIA	W-L Win %
2016	27	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2022	33	Q2	—	1–1 (50%)
2026	37	—	Q1	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)

WTA 500

Marina Melnikova WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	SDG	SPB	POR	BER	MOS	W-L Win %
2015	26	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2016	27	—	—	—	—	Q1	0–1 (0%)
2018	29	—	—	Q1	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2020	31	—	Q1	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	32	—	Q1	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2023	34	—	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2024	35	R32	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–7 (30%)

WTA 250

Marina Melnikova WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BUC	HAM	LIB	HKG	BIR	BOG	CLU	FLO	GDY	IST	JIA	JUR	KAO	KAT	KUA	LAU	MON	MOS	NOT	NUR	NÜR	PRA	MOR	STR	W-L Win %
2015	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2016	27	Q2	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	Q1	Q1	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	Q2	—	4–7 (36%)
2017	28	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2018	29	—	—	R32	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	Q2	—	R32	5–5 (50%)
2019	30	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2021	32	—	R32	—	—	Q2	Q2	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	6–9 (40%)
2022	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2024	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2025	36	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	3–3 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	18–29 (38%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

170

Career-high date

May 4, 2015

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Marina Melnikova ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2007	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	1049	1017	974	794	714	704
2008	19	703	674	673	649	638	577	597	595	502	485	509	511
2009	20	513	519	507	502	507	548	534	546	698	890	875	913
2010	21	918	915	915	919	804	810	728	688	655	658	690	650
2011	22	644	643	605	607	633	631	576	529	376	371	372	369
2012	23	355	348	354	348	336	335	332	323	379	371	361	381
2013	24	381	388	381	380	407	347	315	308	273	280	288	278
2014	25	270	249	242	239	230	240	231	235	221	209	180	183
2015	26	186	191	192	171	171	174	170	173	185	188	212	211
2016	27	211	211	208	248	240	196	217	211	223	228	246	251
2017	28	257	267	281	299	356	574	617	582	543	368	327	—
2018	29	329	311	313	308	282	257	264	264	259	312	342	267
2019	30	263	276	270	272	299	312	307	290	261	212	190	227
2020	31	225	223	224	—	—	—	—	209	192	195	196	197
2021	32	197	201	208	201	186	183	189	196	195	217	231	236
2022	33	221	198	200	177	198	183	184	189	227	249	273	272
2023	34	287	357	394	552	534	753	772	819	640	568	518	493
2024	35	498	440	399	395	426	396	382	352	352	389	422	436
2025	36	436	492	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Marina Melnikova's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Xiaodi You	CHN	168	1,557	15	2	13	13.3%	2016–2024	Match log
Ana Sofia Sanchez	MEX	173	1,500	13	1	12	7.7%	2013–2026	Match log
Carolina Alves	BRA	165	1,548	7	1	6	14.3%	2015–2025	Match log
Ellen Perez	AUS	162	1,533	15	1	14	6.7%	2016–2023	Match log
Jia-Jing Lu	CHN	162	1,502	7	1	6	14.3%	2016–2024	Match log
Ankita Raina	IND	160	1,544	18	3	15	16.7%	2018–2023	Match log
Myrtille Georges	FRA	168	1,532	6	1	5	16.7%	2016–2020	Match log
Danielle Lao	USA	152	1,551	10	1	9	10.0%	2016–2021	Match log
Marcela Zacarias	MEX	159	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	2014–2022	Match log
Gabriela Dabrowski	CAN	164	1,524	12	2	10	16.7%	2014–2021	Match log
Yuliya Hatouka	BLR	180	1,527	6	1	5	16.7%	2021–2023	Match log
Ipek Oz	TUR	163	1,520	9	1	8	11.1%	2018–2026	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Marina Melnikova?: Marina Melnikova is 37 years old, born on February 5, 1989.
Which country does Marina Melnikova represent?: Marina Melnikova represents Russia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Marina Melnikova?: Marina Melnikova is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Marina Melnikova left-handed or right-handed?: Marina Melnikova plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Marina Melnikova won?: Marina Melnikova has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Marina Melnikova won?: TennisDB does not group any of Marina Melnikova's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Marina Melnikova's highest WTA ranking?: Marina Melnikova's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 170, first achieved on May 4, 2015.
What is Marina Melnikova's career win-loss record?: Marina Melnikova has a career WTA singles record of 2 wins and 17 losses (10.5%).
How much career prize money has Marina Melnikova earned?: Marina Melnikova has earned at least $702,277 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Marina Melnikova's career appear in TennisDB?: Marina Melnikova appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2015 through 2024.
Who has Marina Melnikova faced most often?: Marina Melnikova's most frequent opponent is Yulia Putintseva, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.