Alicia Molik
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Australia; Perth, Australia |
| Born |
27 January 1981 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 11.75 in (182.2 cm) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2011 (last match) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,185,805 (US$) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 346–248 |
| Career titles | 5 (WTA) & 13 (ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (28 February 2005) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2005) |
| French Open | 3R (1999, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2003, 2004) |
| US Open | 3R (2001, 2003) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |
 Bronze medal (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 214–174 |
| Career titles | 7 (WTA) & 9 (ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (6 June 2005) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2005) |
| French Open | W (2007) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2007) |
| US Open | QF (2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Hopman Cup | F (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 won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics by upsetting then world No. 3 and reigning French Open champion Anastasia Myskina. Molik peaked in the doubles rankings at No. 6 and won two Grand Slam women's doubles titles, the 2005 Australian Open and the 2007 French Open, alongside Svetlana Kuznetsova and Mara Santangelo, respectively. In addition, she won the 2004 Zurich Open, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, and reached the finals of the 2004 Wimbledon, 2004 US Open, and 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles events, as well as the quarterfinals of the 2005 Australian Open singles tournament.
Molik contracted an inner-ear infection shortly after the 2005 Australian Open, which developed into vestibular neuronitis, keeping her out of competition until May 2006. Even though she returned to the Top 60 a year afterwards, Molik was never able to replicate her pre-ailment singles results, and retired in August 2008. She later announced a comeback in September 2009; her last match to date is a second round defeat at the 2011 Australian Open to Nadia Petrova. Molik has expressed her intention to focus on her new life as a mother, rather than professional tennis.
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