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Jürgen Melzer
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| Country |
 Austria |
| Residence |
Deutsch-Wagram, Austria |
| Date of birth |
22 May 1981 (1981-05-22) (age 28) |
| Place of birth |
Vienna, Austria |
| Height |
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight |
81 kg (180 lb) |
| Turned pro |
1999 |
| Plays |
Left-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
$3,751,352 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
201–197 |
| Career titles |
2 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 26 (18 May 2009) |
| Current ranking |
No. 28 (2 November 2009) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
3R (2004, 2005, 2009) |
| French Open |
3R (2005, 2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2005, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open |
3R (2004, 2008) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
161–127 |
| Career titles |
6 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 17 (19 March 2007) |
| Last updated on: 2 November 2009. |
Jürgen Melzer (born 22 May, 1981) is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 on 18 May 2009, and a doubles ranking of No. 17 on 19 March 2007.
In 1999, he won the boy's singles event at Wimbledon.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Melzer advanced to the quarter-finals before finally losing Rafael Nadal, who went on to win the gold medal.
He is often referred to as the best player on the tour to have not yet reached the fourth round of a major tournament. He is dating Croatian-Austrian swimmer Mirna Jukić. He is endorsed by adidas and Dunlop Sport.
[edit] ATP Tour Titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
[edit] Singles
[edit] Singles Finalist (6)
[edit] Doubles
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (1) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in the Final |
Score in the Final |
| 1. |
24 October 2005 |
 St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
Julian Knowle |
 Jonas Björkman
 Max Mirnyi |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 2. |
24 April 2006 |
 Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
Julian Knowle |
 Michael Kohlmann
Alexander Waske |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. |
10 July 2006 |
 Newport, United States |
Grass |
Robert Kendrick |
 Jeff Coetzee
Justin Gimelstob |
7–6(3), 6–0 |
| 4. |
15 June 2008 |
 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
Grass |
 Mario Ančić |
 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
| 5. |
29 August 2009 |
New Haven, U.S. |
Hard |
Julian Knowle |
 Bruno Soares
 Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| 6. |
11 October 2009 |
 Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
Julian Knowle |
 Ross Hutchins
 Jordan Kerr |
6–2, 5–7, [10-8] |
[edit] Doubles Finalist (12)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Melzer, Jürgen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Melzer, Jürgen |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
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| DATE OF BIRTH |
1981-5-22 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Vienna, Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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Bucharest, Romania
Filippo Volandri
