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| Country (sports) |   United States | 
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| Residence | Stuart, Florida, US | 
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| Born |  (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993 Brno, Czech Republic | 
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | 
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| Coach | Carlos Martinez | 
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| Prize money | US$ 3,249,424 | 
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| Career record | 140–140 | 
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| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | 
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| Highest ranking | No. 400 (September 24, 2012) | 
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| Career record | 426–340 | 
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| Career titles | 15 | 
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| Highest ranking | No. 6 (July 3, 2023) | 
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| Current ranking | No. 18 (March 3, 2025) | 
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| Australian Open | SF (2021) | 
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| French Open | SF (2020, 2023) | 
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| Wimbledon | F (2018) | 
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| US Open | F (2020) | 
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| Tour Finals | F (2023) | 
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| Australian Open | SF (2019) | 
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| French Open | SF (2019, 2022) | 
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| Wimbledon | W (2018) | 
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| US Open | QF (2018) | 
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| Last updated on: March 14, 2025. | 
 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 No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings. Melichar has won fifteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also has won one major title, winning the mixed-doubles competition at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner Alexander Peya.[1][2] 
In singles, she has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 400 in 2012 and has won two ITF titles. 
  Career highlights
 Melichar is a two-time Grand Slam tournament finalist in women's doubles, finishing runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Květa Peschke[3] and the 2020 US Open with Xu Yifan.[4] 
Melichar made her Fed Cup debut for the U.S. team in 2019, partnering Danielle Collins, losing their match against Australian pair of Ashleigh Barty and Priscilla Hon.[5] 
She also reached four WTA 1000 finals, at the Cincinnati Open in 2020 with Xu Yifan, and in 2022 and 2023 with Ellen Perez, and at the 2022 Canadian Open also with Perez.[6] 
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.[7] They lost to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in the championship match.[8] 
At the 2024 Dubai Championships, she reached her fifth WTA 1000 final with Perez, before losing to fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Kateřina Siniaková.[9] As top seeds, they won the 2024 Bad Homburg Open, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova in the final.[10] 
Melichar-Martinez and Perez qualified for the 2024 WTA Finals and reached the semifinals after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages.[11] They lost in the last four to second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, in straight sets.[12] 
 Personal life and background
 Melichar was born in the Czech Republic, and has lived in the U.S. since shortly after her birth.[13] Her older sister Jane played tennis, and Melichar claims to have taken up the sport when she was just one year old.[13] 
She is married to her tennis coach, Carlos Martinez. 
   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 and Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. 
Doubles
 Current through the 2023 US Open. 
  Mixed doubles
  Grand Slam tournament finals
 Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
  Mixed: (1 title)
  Other significant finals
 Year-end championships
 Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
  WTA 1000 tournaments
 Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)
  WTA Tour finals
 Doubles: 39 (15 titles, 24 runner-ups)
       | Legend  |    | Grand Slam (0–2)  |    | WTA Finals (0–1)  |    | WTA 1000 (0–5)  |    | WTA 500 (9–8)  |    | WTA 250 (6–8)  |     |     | Finals by surface  |    | Hard (9–15)  |    | Clay (5–5)  |    | Grass (1–4)  |    | Carpet (0–0)  |     | 
   | Result  |  W–L  |     Date     |  Tournament  |  Tier  |  Surface  |  Partner  |  Opponents  |  Score  | 
  | Loss  |  0–1  |  Oct 2015  |  Tianjin Open, China  |  International[b]  |  Hard  |    Darija Jurak  |    Xu Yifan     Zheng Saisai  |  2–6, 6–3, [8–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  0–2  |  Mar 2017  |  Malaysian Open, Malaysia  |  International  |  Hard  |    Makoto Ninomiya  |    Ashleigh Barty     Casey Dellacqua  |  6–7(5–7), 3–6  | 
  | Loss  |  0–3  |  Apr 2017  |  İstanbul Cup, Turkey  |  International  |  Clay  |    Elise Mertens  |    Dalila Jakupović     Nadiia Kichenok  |  6–7(6–8), 2–6  | 
  | Win  |  1–3  |  May 2017  |  Nuremberg Cup, Germany  |  International  |  Clay  |    Anna Smith  |    Kirsten Flipkens     Johanna Larsson  |  3–6, 6–3, [11–9]  | 
  | Loss  |  1–4  |  Oct 2017  |  Kremlin Cup, Russia  |  Premier[c]  |  Hard (i)  |    Anna Smith  |    Tímea Babos     Andrea Hlaváčková  |  2–6, 6–3, [3–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  1–5  |  Apr 2018  |  Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany  |  Premier  |  Clay (i)  |    Květa Peschke  |    Raquel Atawo     Anna-Lena Grönefeld  |  4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]  | 
  | Win  |  2–5  |  May 2018  |  Prague Open, Czech Republic  |  International  |  Clay  |    Květa Peschke  |    Mihaela Buzărnescu     Lidziya Marozava  |  6–4, 6–2  | 
  | Loss  |  2–6  |  Jul 2018  |  Wimbledon, United Kingdom  |  Grand Slam  |  Grass  |    Květa Peschke  |    Barbora Krejčíková     Kateřina Siniaková  |  4–6, 6–4, 0–6  | 
  | Win  |  3–6  |  Oct 2018  |  Tianjin Open, China  |  International  |  Hard  |    Květa Peschke  |    Monique Adamczak     Jessica Moore  |  6–4, 6–2  | 
  | Win  |  4–6  |  Jan 2019  |  Brisbane International, Australia  |  Premier  |  Hard  |    Květa Peschke  |    Chan Hao-ching     Latisha Chan  |  6–1, 6–1  | 
  | Loss  |  4–7  |  May 2019  |  Prague Open, Czech Republic  |  International  |  Clay  |    Květa Peschke  |    Anna Kalinskaya     Viktória Kužmová  |  6–4, 5–7, [7–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  4–8  |  May 2019  |  Nuremberg Cup, Germany  |  International  |  Clay  |    Sharon Fichman  |    Gabriela Dabrowski     Xu Yifan  |  6–4, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]  | 
  | Win  |  5–8  |  Aug 2019  |  Silicon Valley Classic, US  |  Premier  |  Hard  |    Květa Peschke  |    Shuko Aoyama     Ena Shibahara  |  6–4, 6–4  | 
  | Win  |  6–8  |  Sep 2019  |  Zhengzhou Open, China  |  Premier  |  Hard  |    Květa Peschke  |    Yanina Wickmayer     Tamara Zidanšek  |  6–1, 7–6(7–2)  | 
  | Win  |  7–8  |  Jan 2020  |  Adelaide International, Australia  |  Premier  |  Hard  |    Xu Yifan  |    Gabriela Dabrowski     Darija Jurak  |  2–6, 7–5, [10–5]  | 
  | Loss  |  7–9  |  Aug 2020  |  Cincinnati Open, US  |  Premier 5[d]  |  Hard  |    Xu Yifan  |    Květa Peschke     Demi Schuurs  |  1–6, 6–4, [4–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  7–10  |  Sep 2020  |  US Open, United States  |  Grand Slam  |  Hard  |    Xu Yifan  |    Laura Siegemund     Vera Zvonareva  |  4–6, 4–6  | 
  | Win  |  8–10  |  Sep 2020  |  Internationaux de Strasbourg, France  |  International  |  Clay  |    Demi Schuurs  |    Hayley Carter     Luisa Stefani  |  6–4, 6–3  | 
  | Win  |  9–10  |  Mar 2021  |  Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar  |  WTA 500  |  Hard  |    Demi Schuurs  |    Monica Niculescu     Jeļena Ostapenko  |  6–2, 2–6, [10–8]  | 
  | Win  |  10–10  |  Apr 2021  |  Charleston Open, US  |  WTA 500  |  Clay (green)  |    Demi Schuurs  |    Marie Bouzková     Lucie Hradecká  |  6–2, 6–4  | 
  | Loss  |  10–11  |  Jun 2021  |  Berlin Open, Germany  |  WTA 500  |  Grass  |    Demi Schuurs  |    Victoria Azarenka     Aryna Sabalenka  |  6–4, 5–7, [4–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  10–12  |  Jun 2021  |  Eastbourne International, UK  |  WTA 500  |  Grass  |    Demi Schuurs  |    Shuko Aoyama     Ena Shibahara  |  1–6, 4–6  | 
  | Win  |  11–12  |  May 2022  |  Internationaux de Strasbourg, France (2)  |  WTA 250  |  Clay  |    Daria Saville  |    Lucie Hradecká     Sania Mirza  |  5–7, 7–5, [10–6]  | 
  | Loss  |  11–13  |  Aug 2022  |  Canadian Open, Canada  |  WTA 1000  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Coco Gauff     Jessica Pegula  |  4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  11–14  |  Aug 2022  |  Cincinnati Open, US  |  WTA 1000  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Lyudmyla Kichenok     Jeļena Ostapenko  |  6–7(5–7), 3–6  | 
  | Win  |  12–14  |  Aug 2022  |  Tennis in Cleveland, US  |  WTA 250  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Anna Danilina     Aleksandra Krunić  |  7–5, 6–3  | 
  | Loss  |  12–15  |  Sep 2022  |  Pan Pacific Open, Japan  |  WTA 500  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Gabriela Dabrowski     Giuliana Olmos  |  4–6, 4–6  | 
  | Loss  |  12–16  |  Oct 2022  |  Tallinn Open, Estonia  |  WTA 250  |  Hard (i)  |    Laura Siegemund  |    Lyudmyla Kichenok     Nadiia Kichenok  |  5–7, 6–4, [7–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  12–17  |  Mar 2023  |  Austin Open, US  |  WTA 250  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Erin Routliffe     Aldila Sutjiadi  |  4–6, 6–3, [8–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  12–18  |  Apr 2023  |  Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany  |  WTA 500  |  Clay (i)  |    Giuliana Olmos  |    Desirae Krawczyk     Demi Schuurs  |  4–6, 1–6  | 
  | Loss  |  12–19  |  Jun 2023  |  Eastbourne International, UK  |  WTA 500  |  Grass  |    Ellen Perez  |    Desirae Krawczyk     Demi Schuurs  |  2–6, 4–6  | 
  | Loss  |  12–20  |  Aug 2023  |  Cincinnati Open, US  |  WTA 1000  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Alycia Parks     Taylor Townsend  |  7–6(7–1), 4–6, [6–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  12–21  |  Aug 2023  |  Tennis in Cleveland, US  |  WTA 250  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Miyu Kato     Aldila Sutjiadi  |  4–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  12–22  |  Nov 2023  |  WTA Finals, Mexico  |  WTA Finals  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Laura Siegemund     Vera Zvonareva  |  4–6, 4–6  | 
  | Loss  |  12–23  |  Feb 2024  |  Ladies Linz, Austria  |  WTA 500  |  Hard (i)  |    Ellen Perez  |    Sara Errani     Jasmine Paolini  |  5–7, 6–4, [7–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  12–24  |  Feb 2024  |  Dubai Championships, UAE  |  WTA 1000  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Storm Hunter     Kateřina Siniaková  |  4–6, 2–6  | 
  | Win  |  13–24  |  Mar 2024  |  San Diego Open, US  |  WTA 500  |  Hard  |    Ellen Perez  |    Desirae Krawczyk     Jessica Pegula  |  6–1, 6–2  | 
  | Win  |  14–24  |  Jun 2024  |  Bad Homburg Open, Germany  |  WTA 500  |  Grass  |    Ellen Perez  |    Chan Hao-ching     Veronika Kudermetova  |  4–6, 6–3, [10–8]  | 
  | Win  |  15–24  |  Sep 2024  |  Korea Open, South Korea  |  WTA 500  |  Hard  |    Liudmila Samsonova  |    Zhang Shuai     Miyu Kato  |  6–1, 6–0  | 
 WTA Challenger finals
 Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
  ITF Circuit finals
 Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
       | Legend  |    | $25,000 tournaments  |    | $10,000 tournaments (2–2)  |     |     | Finals by surface  |    | Hard (2–2)  |    | Clay (0–0)  |     | 
   | Result  |  W–L  |     Date     |  Tournament  |  Tier  |  Surface  |  Opponent  |  Score  | 
  | Loss  |  0–1  |  Jul 2011  |  ITF Evansville, US  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Elizabeth Ferris  |  2–6, 1–6  | 
  | Win  |  1–1  |  Apr 2012  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Hülya Esen  |  6–4, 6–3  | 
  | Win  |  2–1  |  Apr 2012  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Angelina Gabueva  |  5–7, 6–4, 6–1  | 
  | Loss  |  2–2  |  Nov 2014  |  ITF Sousse, Tunisia  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Viktoriya Tomova  |  3–6, 2–6  | 
 Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)
       | Legend  |    | $100,000 tournaments (1–2)  |    | $75,000 tournaments (0–1)  |    | $50/60,000 tournaments (2–1)  |    | $25,000 tournaments (2–0)  |    | $10,000 tournaments (2–6)  |     |     | Finals by surface  |    | Hard (3–7)  |    | Clay (4–3)  |     | 
   | Result  |  W–L  |     Date     |  Tournament  |  Tier  |  Surface  |  Partner  |  Opponents  |  Score  | 
  | Loss  |  0–1  |  May 2010  |  ITF Sumter, US  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Alexandra Leatu  |    Alexandra Mueller     Ashley Weinhold  |  1–6, 3–6  | 
  | Loss  |  0–2  |  Nov 2011  |  ITF Monastir, Tunisia  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Anastasia Kharchenko  |    Anita Husarić     Viktoriya Tomova  |  3–6, 7–5, [5–10]  | 
  | Win  |  1–2  |  Mar 2012  |  ITF Metepec, Mexico  |  25,000  |  Hard  |    Elizabeth Ferris  |    Liz Tatiane Koehler     Brianna Morgan  |  6–3, 6–1  | 
  | Loss  |  1–3  |  Apr 2012  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Lauren Megale  |    Nicola Geuer     Janina Toljan  |  2–6, 2–6  | 
  | Loss  |  1–4  |  Apr 2012  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Angelina Gabueva  |    Yuka Mori     Kaori Onishi  |  2–6, 4–6  | 
  | Win  |  2–4  |  Mar 2013  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Clay  |    Gioia Barbieri  |    Ágnes Bukta     Vivian Juhászová  |  7–6(2), 6–4  | 
  | Win  |  3–4  |  Mar 2013  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Clay  |    Anamika Bhargava  |    Alona Fomina     Sofia Shapatava  |  6–7(7), 6–3, [10–7]  | 
  | Loss  |  3–5  |  Mar 2013  |  ITF Antalya, Turkey  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Anamika Bhargava  |    Oksana Kalashnikova     Ksenia Palkina  |  1–6, 3–6  | 
  | Loss  |  3–6  |  May 2013  |  ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  |  10,000  |  Hard  |    Anastasia Kharchenko  |    Veronika Stotyka     Vladyslava Zanosiyenko  |  3–6, 4–6  | 
  | Win  |  4–6  |  Jul 2013  |  Portland Challenger, US  |  50,000  |  Hard  |    Irina Falconi  |    Sanaz Marand     Ashley Weinhold  |  4–6, 6–3, [10–8]  | 
  | Win  |  5–6  |  Jan 2014  |  ITF Daytona Beach, US  |  25,000  |  Clay  |    Teodora Mirčić  |    Asia Muhammad     Allie Will  |  6–7(5), 7–6(1), [10–1]  | 
  | Loss  |  5–7  |  Sep 2014  |  Albuquerque Championships, US  |  75,000  |  Hard  |    Allie Will  |    Jan Abaza     Melanie Oudin  |  2–6, 3–6  | 
  | Loss  |  5–8  |  May 2015  |  Open Saint-Gaudens, France  |  50,000  |  Clay  |    Beatriz Haddad Maia  |    Mariana Duque Mariño     Julia Glushko  |  6–1, 6–7(5), [4–10]  | 
  | Loss  |  5–9  |  Jun 2015  |  Open de Marseille, France  |  100,000  |  Clay  |    Maryna Zanevska  |    Tatiana Búa     Laura Thorpe  |  3–6, 6–3, [6–10]  | 
  | Win  |  6–9  |  May 2016  |  Open de Marseille, France  |  100,000  |  Clay  |    Hsieh Su-wei  |    Jana Čepelová     Lourdes Domínguez Lino  |  1–6, 6–3, [10–3]  | 
  | Loss  |  6–10  |  Jul 2016  |  Contrexéville Open, France  |  100,000  |  Clay  |    Renata Voráčová  |    Cindy Burger     Laura Pous Tió  |  1–6, 3–6  | 
  | Win  |  7–10  |  Feb 2017  |  Launceston International, Australia  |  60,000  |  Hard  |    Monique Adamczak  |    Georgia Brescia     Tamara Zidanšek  |  6–1, 6–2  | 
 World TeamTennis
 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.[14] 
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
  References
   - ^ "Triumph follows disappointment for Melichar". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Melichar and Peya win Wimbledon mixed for first major title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Wimbledon 2018: Doubles titles for Bryan & Sock and Siniakova & Krejcikova". BBC Sport. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Zvonareva and Siegemund complete dream run, win US Open doubles title". US Open. Retrieved 20 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Ashleigh Barty-led Australia knock US out of Fed Cup". The Guardian. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Perez powers into Cincinnati doubles final". 
  - ^ "Melichar-Martinez & Perez, Siegemund & Zvonareva make Cancun doubles final". 
  - ^ "Siegemund and Zvonareva storm to WTA Finals doubles title". 
  - ^ "Hunter and Siniakova win Dubai to capture first doubles title of the year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024. 
  - ^ "Perez wins biggest grass-court doubles title of her career". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Tiebreak thrills and last-minute wins shape doubles semis in Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2024. 
  - ^ "Dabrowski/Routliffe edge Melichar-Martinez/Perez in WTA Finals semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 November 2024. 
  - ^ a b Meredith, Bill (June 20, 2012). "Stuart woman heading to US Open Playoffs for tennis". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2013. 
  - ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020. 
  
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