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The native form of this personal name is Czink Melinda. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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Melinda Czink
Singles
Czink in 2012
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
Career record	437–325 (57.35%)
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 (46.15%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 78 (10 May 2010)

Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She was born in Budapest. Melinda played tennis as a professional from 2000 to 2014.

On 21 September 2009, she reached her highest singles ranking. She was ranked world No. 37. Melinda played in two major WTA Tour singles finals. In 2005, she was the runner-up in Canberra. In 2009, she won her first and only WTA Tour title in Quebec City. She also won many titles on the ITF Circuit. She won 20 singles titles and 9 doubles titles.

Melinda Czink's Tennis Journey
Grand Slam Tournament Results
- Singles Performance
- Doubles Performance
WTA Tour Finals
- Singles Finals: 2 (1 Title, 1 Runner-up)
- Doubles Finals: 1 (Runner-up)
ITF Circuit Finals
- Singles Finals: 28 (20 Wins, 8 Losses)
- Doubles Finals: 16 (10 Wins, 6 Losses)
See also

Melinda Czink's Tennis Journey

Early Career and First Wins (2000–2008)

Melinda Czink started her professional tennis journey in 2000. Her first tournament was in Budapest. By 2003, she was among the top 100 players in the world. During these years, she won several singles and doubles titles. These wins were on the ITF Circuit.

In 2005, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final. This happened at the Canberra International in Australia. She played against Ana Ivanovic in the final. Melinda lost this match.

Reaching Her Peak (2009)

The year 2009 was very important for Melinda Czink. She entered the top 50 players worldwide. She also won her first WTA Tour title in Quebec City, Canada. She was the fifth seed in this tournament. In the semifinal, she beat Aleksandra Wozniak. Then, in the final, she won against Lucie Šafářová.

She also reached one semifinal and four quarterfinals that season. At the end of 2009, she played in the Tournament of Champions in Bali.

Playing Around the World (2010–2012)

Melinda started 2010 at the Brisbane International in Australia. She won her first two matches. She then lost to Justine Henin in the quarterfinals. She also reached the doubles final there with Arantxa Parra Santonja. They were runners-up.

In 2011, Melinda missed the Australian Open. She won two ITF events in the United States. She then played at Wimbledon. She was ranked No. 262, the lowest in the tournament. She surprised everyone by beating the tenth seed, Samantha Stosur. This was her biggest win ever. She then won another match before losing in the third round.

In 2012, Melinda played in several tournaments. She played in Australia, Mexico, and the United States. She reached the second round of the French Open. She won her first match easily. However, she lost in the next round.

Final Years in Tennis (2013–2014)

Melinda Czink continued to play in 2013. She played in the Australian Open and French Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014.

Grand Slam Tournament Results

Melinda Czink played in all four major tennis tournaments, known as Grand Slams. These are the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.

Singles Performance

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

Doubles Performance

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

WTA Tour Finals

Melinda Czink played in two singles finals and one doubles final on the WTA Tour.

Singles Finals: 2 (1 Title, 1 Runner-up)

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

Doubles Finals: 1 (Runner-up)

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 Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), [4–10]

ITF Circuit Finals

Melinda Czink had great success on the ITF Circuit. She reached many finals in both singles and doubles.

Singles Finals: 28 (20 Wins, 8 Losses)

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

Doubles Finals: 16 (10 Wins, 6 Losses)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	16 September 2001	ITF Greenville, US	10,000	Hard	Salome Devidze	Gaelle Adda Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–1, 6–4
Win	2.	30 September 2001	ITF Raleigh, US	10,000	Clay	Allison Baker	Tracey O'Connor Leanne Baker	6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	1.	21 January 2002	ITF Miami, US	10,000	Clay	Neyssa Etienne	Stephanie Mabry Karin Miller	4–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 2–6
Loss	2.	12 May 2003	ITF Bromma, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Zsófia Gubacsi	Gisela Dulko María 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 Jidkova Tatiana Panova	6–1, 6–2
Loss	4.	15 November 2005	ITF Tucson, US	75,000	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Victoria Azarenka Tatiana 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 Dekmeijere Varvara Lepchenko	7–5, 6–4
Win	7.	3 March 2008	Las Vegas Open, US	50,000	Hard	Renata Voráčová	Chan Chin-wei Tetiana Luzhanska	6–3, 6–2
Win	8.	11 May 2008	Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia	75,000	Clay	Sunitha Rao	Stéphanie Foretz Jelena Kostanić Tošić	6–4, 6–2
Win	9.	6 October 2008	ITF Pittsburgh, US	50,000	Hard	Lindsay Lee-Waters	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail 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 Washington Riza 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]