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Gerald Melzer
Melzer at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceLinz, Austria
Born (1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 (age 34)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 333,814
Singles
Career record4–13
Career titles0
4 Challengers, 11 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 107 (25 April 2016)
Current rankingNo. 107 (25 April 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2015)
French OpenQ2 (2014)
WimbledonQ1 (2015)
US OpenQ1 (2013, 2014, 2015)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
3 Challengers, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 197 (28 April 2014)
Current rankingNo. 738 (25 April 2016)
Last updated on: 25 April 2016.

Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is a professional Austrian tennis player. As a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of Munich in 2015, achieving a career-high singles ranking of world No. 107 in April 2016.

He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer and is the son of Rudolf Melzer, an Austrian businessman and mayor of Deutsch-Wagram, and Michaela, a saleswoman.

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. He has had more success playing doubles, partnering with his brother to win a challenger in Graz, Austria.[1] Gerald had the misfortune to face his brother Jürgen in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament where he 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]

Singles titles

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (4)
Futures (11)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 6 September 2010 Bujumbura Clay Belgium Bart Govaerts 6–2, 6–4
2. 13 September 2010 Kigali Clay Russia Stanislav Vovk 7–6(10–8), 6–0
3. 20 September 2010 Kampala Clay Zimbabwe Takanyi Garanganga 6–4, 6–4
4. 2 May 2011 Orange Park Clay Mexico Daniel Garza 1–1, ret.
5. 31 October 2011 Bujumbura Clay South Africa Ruan Roelofse 6–4, 6–2
6. 14 November 2011 Kigali Clay Austria Lukas Jastraunig 6–2, 6–4
7. 25 February 2012 Santiago Clay Chile Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz 7–6(7–4), 6–3
8. 13 May 2012 Orange Park Clay United States Tennys Sandgren 7–6(7–5), 6–3
9. 12 November 2012 Bujumbura Clay Italy Alessandro Bega 6–2, 6–3
10. 27 November 2012 Kigali Clay Egypt Sherif Sabry 6–4, 6–4
11. 30 September 2013 Kigali Clay Austria Lukas Jastraunig 6-1, 6–1
12. 17 February 2014 Morelos Hard Dominican Republic Victor Estrella Burgos 6–1, 6–4
13. 10 January 2016 Mendoza Clay France Axel Michon 4–6, 6–4, 6-0
14. 31 January 2016 Bucaramanga Clay Italy Paolo Lorenzi 6–3, 6–1
15. 21 February 2016 Morelos Hard Colombia Alejandro González 7-6(7-4), 6–3

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 A 0–0
French Open Q1 Q2 Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 0–0
US Open Q1 Q1 Q1 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Career statistics
Overall Win–Loss 0–2 0–4 4–4 0–2 4–131
Year-end ranking2 178 165 166

1 Including Overall Win–Loss 2010 (0–1)
2 Year-end ranking 2010: 434, 2011: 353, 2012: 320

References

  1. ^ "ITF Pro Circuits Meets... Gerald Melzer". ITF. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "'The worst tennis day of my life,' says victorious Melzer". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

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