Alicia Molik
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Date of birth | 27 January 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 3/4 in (182 cm) | |
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | |
| Turned pro | 1999 | |
| Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) | |
| Career prize money | $2,322,369 (USD) | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 271-185 | |
| Career titles: | 5 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 8 (28 February 2005) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | QF (2005) | |
| French Open | 3rd (1999, 2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 3rd (2003, 2004) | |
| US Open | 3rd (2001, 2003) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 172-129 | |
| Career titles: | 6 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 6 (6 June 2005) | |
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Infobox last updated on: 4 February 2007. |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Tennis | |||
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| Bronze | Athens 2004 | Singles | |
Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is a professional female tennis player from Australia. Molik was born in Adelaide, Australia, and currently lives in Melbourne. She attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour West Pymble, before completing her schooling in Adelaide.
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[edit] Career
She won her first grand slam doubles title at the 2005 Australian Open with partner Svetlana Kuznetsova. She reached the top ten on the WTA tour for the first time in early 2005 following her first Grand Slam quarterfinal singles appearance, at the Australian Open, where she lost 9–7 in the final set to Lindsay Davenport.
Molik won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the women's singles competition beating then, world no.3 Anastasia Myskina of Russia in straight sets 6/3 6/4.
[edit] Ear Infection
Having contracted the ear infection vestibular neuronitis, Molik was forced to miss much of the later 2005 season, and in October 2005 announced that she would be taking an extended break in order to recover, including the whole 2006 season. However, her recovery appears to have been faster than expected, and in April 2006 it was announced that Molik would be part of the team for Australia's Fed Cup group matches later that month. However, Australian Davis Cup Captain, David Taylor announced that Molik would not be selected as of lack of match play and rustiness. Instead, rookie Casey Dellacqua took her place.[1]
[edit] Return
Molik returned to the main tour much earlier than had first been expected, at the Italian Open in 2006, and won her first match since returning at the French Open of 2006, where she reached the third round. At Wimbledon in 2006, she reached the second round, losing to Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia [1]. She had high hopes for the 2006 US Open, but was shocked 6–3, 6–2 in the first round by the 17-year old Vania King. She gained revenge over Vania King in the first round of the Guangzhou Open, reaching the quarterfinals after also scoring an upset victory over a top 50 player Lourdes Dominguez Lino. After these wins she broke back into the top 200 at 179 and then played in Tokyo where she defeated Jelena Kostanic 7–5 6–3. Molik then suffered disappointing first round defeats in Bangkok (lost to Vania King 6–1 7–5) and Zürich (lost to Shahar Peer 6–1 6–2).
[edit] 2007
Molik won a wildcard into the 2007 Australian Open by winning the Australian Open Wildcard Play-offs, where she defeated 16 year old Australian Jessica Moore in the final 6–4 6–4. In preparation for the Australian Open she competed in the 2007 Hopman Cup in Perth and scored victories over world no. 6 Nadia Petrova and Ashley Harkleroad. Molik's final Australian Open warm up tournament was the Moorilla Hobart International were she reached the quarters beating two higher ranked opponents on her way before losing to doubles partner and Indian rising star Sania Mirza. Molik and Mirza reached the quarters of the Hobart tournament before losing a very close match to the number two seeds.
During the Australian Open 2007, Alicia Molik won through her first and second round matches against rising Chinese Taipei doubles talent Yung-Jan Chan and Estonian Kaia Kanepi before losing a 3setter against the eighth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland. With her impressive 3rd round performance, Molik improved her then-141 ranking to inside the top 100, the first time since withdrawing from numerous tournaments due to that ear infection. Molik also competed in the 2007 French Open losing 1st Round in singles but winning the Doubles with Mara Santangelo. Molik also played in a Wimbledon warm up tournament in Eastbourne losing to Mel South in the first round 1–6 6–3 7–6 and also lost first round in the doubles to Natalie Dechy and Tiantian Sun 6–2 4–6 6–4. Molik was able to bounce back from these early losses to easily win her first round match at Wimbledon, defeating Russia's Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets, before losing a second round meeting with Serena Williams. Molik is also seeded six in doubles with Mara Santangelo. She and Santangelo made it to the Semi-finals before losing to eventual winners, Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Also competing in the mixed doubles, Molik and partner Jonas Bjorkman made the finals losing to Jelena Jankovic and Jamie Murray.
[edit] 2008
In 2008 Alicia Molik entered the Perth Hopman Cup where she defeated Lucie Safarova 7–5 6–2 in the first round of the Round Robin competition, before losing to Sania Mirza and Serena Williams in ties involving India and the United States respectively. Her second competition of 2008 was the Medibank International where she again faced Lucie Safarova, Safarova winning 7–6 7–6. Molik won her opening round at the 2008 Australian Open against Estonia's Kaia Kanepi, before falling to 18 year old Czech sensation Nicole Vaidisova, 2–6 3–6.
[edit] Titles (22)
[edit] Singles wins (5)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (1) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV & V (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 12 January 2003 | Hobart, Australia | Hard |  Amy Frazier |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2. | 8 August 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard |  Tatiana Perebiynis |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 3. | 24 October 2004 | Zurich, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Maria Sharapova |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 4. | 31 October 2004 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Dinara Safina |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 15 January 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Samantha Stosur |
6–7(5), 6–4, 7–5 |
[edit] Singles finalist (5)
- 2003: Sarasota (lost to Anastasia Myskina)
- 2003: Budapest (lost to Magui Serna)
- 2004: Vienna (lost to Anna Smashnova)
- 2005: Doha (lost to Maria Sharapova)
[edit] Doubles wins (7)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (2) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (1) |
| Tier II (3) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 14 June 2004 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass |  Magüi Serna |
Svetlana Kuznetsova & Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | 2 August 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard |  Barbara Schett |
 Emmanuelle Gagliardi & Anna Groenefeld |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 3. | 1 November 2004 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
 Liezel Huber & Corina Morariu |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 4. | 17 January 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Lindsay Davenport & Corina Morariu |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 21 February 2005 | Doha, Qatar | Hard |  Francesca Schiavone |
 Cara Black & Liezel Huber |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | 21 March 2005 | Miami Masters, USA | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
| 7. | 28 May 2007 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Mara Santangelo |
 Katarina Srebotnik & Ai Sugiyama |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
[edit] Singles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career W/L | ||||||||
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| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | QF | A | 3R | 2R | 12-9 | ||||||||
| French Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 4–8 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 8-8 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 7-9 | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 6-4 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 35-34 | ||||||||
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0-0 | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | NH | NH | SF | NH | NH | NH | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 94 | 115 | 47 | 100 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 163 | 56 | ||||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Alicia Molik profile on the WTA Tour's official website
