Alicia Molik

Alicia Molik
Molik in 2020
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne & Perth
Born (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43)
Adelaide, South Australia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,185,805
Singles
Career record346–248
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 8 (28 February 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2005)
French Open3R (1999, 2006)
Wimbledon3R (2003, 2004)
US Open3R (2001, 2003)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesBronze (2004)
Doubles
Career record214–174
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 6 (6 June 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2005)
French OpenW (2007)
WimbledonSF (2007)
US OpenQF (2005)
Team competitions
Fed Cup18–21
Hopman CupF (2003)

Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6.

Molik won a bronze medal in singles for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics by upsetting the then-world No. 3 and reigning French Open champion Anastasia Myskina. She also won the 2004 Zurich Open, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 Australian Open. Molik won Grand Slam doubles titles at the 2005 Australian Open with Svetlana Kuznetsova, and at the 2007 French Open with Mara Santangelo. She also reached the finals of three mixed doubles major tournaments: at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, the 2004 US Open, and the 2007 Wimbledon Championships.

Shortly after the 2005 Australian Open, Molik contracted an inner-ear infection. The infection developed into vestibular neuronitis, which kept her out of competition until May 2006. Molik was never able to replicate her pre-ailment singles results, even though she returned to the top 60 a year later. She retired in August 2008, but she returned a year later in September 2009. Her last match was a second-round loss at the 2011 Australian Open to Nadia Petrova.