Melanie Schnell
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1977 Radstadt, Austria |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $157,096 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 90 (10 June 1996) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
| French Open | 1R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
| US Open | 2R (1995) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (18 September 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (1995) |
Melanie Schnell (born 22 February 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Schnell, a right-handed player from Radstadt, began competing on tour in 1993. She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, where she had a win over Katerina Maleeva. Aged 18, she broke into the world's top 100 in 1995 and had a peak ranking of 90 the following year. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1996 Budapest Open where she ended runner-up, losing to Ruxandra Dragomir.[1]
She represented the Austria Fed Cup team in one tie, a 1996 World Group playoff against Germany, in which she featured in the dead rubber doubles.[2] Partnering with Barbara Schett, the pair beat Sabine Hack and Christina Singer, to give Austria its only win of the fixture.
Married to tennis player Lars Rehmann, Schnell is now based in Germany.[3] She was previously in a relationship with Italian tennis player Diego Nargiso.[4]
WTA Tour finals
[edit | edit source]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May 1996 | Hungarian Ladies Open, Budapest | Tier IV | Clay |  Ruxandra Dragomir
|
6–7(6), 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit | edit source]| $75,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–2)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 30 August 1993 | Marina di Massa, Italy | Clay | Spain Inmaculada Varas | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 16 November 1997 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) |  Katarzyna Nowak
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | 30 November 1997 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Spain Noelia Serra | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 3 April 2000 | Dinan, France | Clay |  Julia Vakulenko
|
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles (4–4)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Nov 1997 | Moulins, France | Hard (i) |  Julie Steven
|
 Kirstin Freye Kelly Pace
|
6–1, 4–2 ret. |
| Win | 2. | Nov 1997 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | Julie Steven
|
Hungary Katalin Marosi Caroline Schneider
|
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(3) |
| Loss | 1. | Nov 1997 | Mallorca 3, Spain | Clay | Hungary Katalin Marosi | Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Spain Marina Escobar |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | Dec 1997 | Mallorca 4, Spain | Clay | Hungary Katalin Marosi | Spain Marta Cano Spain Conchita Martínez Granados |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1998 | Batumi, Georgia | Hard |  Amanda Hopmans
|
 Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
4–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Sep 1999 | Otočec, Slovenia | Clay | Syna Schreiber
|
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová Slovakia Andrea Šebová |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Jul 2000 | Puchheim, Germany | Clay | Angelika Bachmann
|
Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva Slovakia Zuzana Váleková |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | Sep 2000 | Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Virginie Razzano
|
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo |
2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Melanie Schnell at the Women's Tennis AssociationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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