Gerald Melzer
![]() Melzer at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying tournament | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Linz, Austria |
Born | Vienna, Austria | 13 July 1990
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $982,940 |
Singles | |
Career record | 20–36 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 68 (21 November 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 494 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017, 2018) |
French Open | 1R (2016) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2016, 2017) |
US Open | Q3 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–10 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 197 (28 April 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 1251 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
Last updated on: 20 March 2024. |
Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is a professional Austrian tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016.
Career
Gerald Melzer has primarily spent his time on the Futures circuit, while also playing challengers and several doubles events with his brother. He began playing on the tour in 2007, competing in tournaments in Austria as well as Futures tournaments in Africa.
In 2008, he has had more success playing doubles, partnering with his brother to win a challenger in Graz, Austria.[1]
In 2015, as a qualifier, Gerald reached the semifinals of Munich.
He faced his brother, Jürgen, in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament, and lost in straight sets. Jürgen described it as the "worst tennis day of my life and I hope we will never play each other again."[2]
At the 2017 Australian Open, Melzer lost in the first round to Australian Alex De Minaur in five sets. He held a match point in the fourth set, but was unable to close it out.[3]
Gerald is also part of Austrian Davis Cup team, where he has 4 singles wins and 6 losses.
Personal information
He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer (hence his nickname, Mini Melts)[4] and is the son of Rudolf Melzer, an Austrian businessman and mayor of Deutsch-Wagram, and Michaela, a saleswoman.
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2023 ATP Tour.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | A | NH | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
National representation | |||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | PO | A | RR | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–6 | ||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 3–8 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 20–36 | |
Year-end ranking | 438 | 349 | 281 | 202 | 162 | 166 | 68 | 100 | 244 | 1072 | 1104 | 292 | 373 | 564 | 36% |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles
Singles: 19
ATP Challenger (8) |
ITF Futures (11) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1 | Sep 2010 | Bujumbura, Burundi | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
2 | Sep 2010 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(10–8), 6–0 |
3 | Sep 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
4 | May 2011 | Orange Park, United States | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
1–1, ret. |
5 | Oct 2011 | Bujumbura, Burundi | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
6 | Nov 2011 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
7 | Feb 2012 | Santiago, Chile | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
8 | May 2012 | Orange Park, United States | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
9 | Nov 2012 | Bujumbura, Burundi | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
10 | Nov 2012 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
11 | Sep 2013 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
1 | Feb 2014 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
2 | Jan 2016 | Mendoza, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
3 | Jan 2016 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
4 | Feb 2016 | Morelos, Mexico (2) | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
5 | Oct 2016 | Mohammedia, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
6 | Oct 2017 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
7 | Nov 2017 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
8 | Oct 2021 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles: 17
ATP Challenger (5) |
ITF Futures (12) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1 | Aug 2008 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–4] |
2 | Jul 2012 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
3 | Feb 2014 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
4 | Jul 2017 | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
5 | Oct 2021 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
References
- ^ "ITF Pro Circuits Meets... Gerald Melzer". ITF. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "'The worst tennis day of my life,' says victorious Melzer". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Alex De Minaur wins through to second round on Australian Open debut". The Guardian. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Gerald, non più l'altro Melzer – SPAZIO TENNIS". 11 January 2017.