Melanie Schnell (born 22 February 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Biography
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.
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. 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. She was previously in a relationship with Italian tennis player Diego Nargiso.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (2–2)
Doubles (4–4)
References
External links
- Melanie Schnell at the Women's Tennis Association
- Melanie Schnell at the International Tennis Federation
- Melanie Schnell at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
