Marcelo Melo
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Born | September 23, 1983 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,796,891 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–0 (ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 2 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 273 (November 21, 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 322–215 (59.96%) (ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 17 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (October 6, 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (October 12, 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2015) |
| French Open | W (2015) |
| Wimbledon | F (2013) |
| US Open | SF (2013, 2014) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2014) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2010) |
| French Open | F (2009) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2010) |
| US Open | QF (2013) |
| Last updated on: October 13, 2015. | |
Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo (born September 23, 1983) is a Brazilian tennis player. He is the younger brother of Daniel Melo and grew up in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He stands at a height of 2.03 m (6 ft. 8 in.).
Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3, which he achieved in October 2014. Melo shares with Bruno Soares the best Brazilian doubles player position of all time. In 2015, Melo became the first Brazilian male ever to win a French Open doubles title, playing alongside with Croatian Ivan Dodig.
Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he reached the men's doubles semifinals at Wimbledon in 2007 and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open. In 2009, he reached the mixed doubles final at the French Open with American Vania King, becoming the seventh Brazilian to reach the final of a Grand Slam and the first since Gustavo Kuerten. Playing with Ivan Dodig, he also reached the Wimbledon's doubles final in 2013; he won the doubles title of Masters 1000 Shanghai in 2013; and reached the doubles final on the ATP World Tour Finals in 2014. In men's doubles, Melo reached at least the semifinals of all four Grand Slams.
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2007[edit]
After playing with different Brazilian partners in doubles, including André Sá, Melo went through a relatively successful period of his career, reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon doubles,[1] with some matches lasting four hours. Melo and Sá reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. Also, in 2007, they won the tournament title of ATP 250 Estoril.[2]
Melo underwent an anti-doping test in 2007, which was positive. He had taken medication containing banned substances for a headache, and Melo was suspended for two months. He returned to competition in November 2007, and at the first opportunity won the Buenos Aires Challenger without André Sá, who also was not in Adelaide triumph, the first week of 2008, when Melo played with the Argentine Martin Garcia.[2]
2008[edit]
In 2008, Melo partnered with André Sá and had a good campaign, winning three ATPs together—Costa do Sauípe, Poertschach and New Haven. They came to play in the Masters Cup, in which the top eight doubles in the world compete, but they ended the year ranked No. 9 in the Champions Race; this was because Melo was injured in Wimbledon and took time to recover, and Melo and Sá had not made any major campaign in the Masters Series and Grand Slams. Melo and Sá later went on to play as reserves in the Masters Cup.[3] They also participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[4][2]
2009[edit]
In 2009, Melo and Sá won one ATP and reached the final of two other competitions. In Roland Garros, Melo reached the final of the Mixed Doubles with American player Vania King, losing the final by two sets to one. This was the first time since 2001 that a Brazilian reached the final of a Grand Slam. In ATP 500 Hamburg, a tournament that had once been a Masters Series, Melo and his partner the Slovak Filip Polasek finished as the runners-up. At the end of the year, Melo announced the end of his partnership with André Sá and his new partnership with Bruno Soares.[2]
2010[edit]
In 2010, Melo and Soares reached the final of the ATP 250 Auckland at the beginning of the year. After that, they did not play well until May, when Melo won the title of the ATP 250 Nice. At Roland Garros, they defeated the brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan—the world's top doubles players—and reached the quarterfinal. They subsequently reached the semifinals of ATP 500 Hamburg, the final of the ATP 250 Gstaad, the third round of the US Open, the final of the ATP 250 Metz, and the semifinals of the ATP 500 Tokyo and ATP 250 Stockholm.[2]
2011[edit]
In 2011, Melo and Soares won two consecutive titles in the ATP 250 Chile and Brazil, and were runners-up in the ATP 500 Acapulco. They reached the semifinals of the ATP 250 Nice and Eastbourne, and Melo reached the Newport semifinal with André Sá. In August, Melo and Soares competed in the semifinals of the ATP 500 Washington. In September, playing with Lukas Dlouhy, Melo reached the final of the ATP 250 Metz. In October, with Soares, he reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Valencia and the Japan Open Tennis Championships, and later the final of the ATP 250 Stockholm. In November, Melo and Soares reached the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 Paris. At the end of the year, Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares ended their partnership.[2]
2012[edit]
In 2012, playing with Ivan Dodig, Melo was the runner-up at ATP 500 Memphis and reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He was also a quarterfinalist at the Masters 1000 Madrid with Marin Cilic. Melo participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Bruno Soares; they reached the quarterfinals after defeating the duo Berdych and Stepanek by 24–22 in the last set.[5][6]
In the second half of 2012, Melo was a semifinalist in the Masters 1000 Cincinnati, and reached the third round of the US Open playing with Dodig. In October, partnered with Cilic, Melo was a semifinalist in the Masters 1000 Shanghai. With this, Melo reached the best rank in his career for a second time, reaching the 18th position worldwide. Playing with Soares, Melo won his 10th ATP doubles title in the ATP 250 Stockholm, reaching the 17th position worldwide. In the Masters 1000 Paris, Melo reached the semifinals, partnered with Cilic.[2]
2013[edit]
In 2013, Melo won the ATP 250 Brisbane in preparation for the Australian Open, along with Tommy Robredo; this was his 11th ATP title. In February, Melo defeated the Bryan brothers in the US partnered with Bruno Soares in the Davis Cup. In March, Melo reached the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 Indian Wells with Dodig, and in May he reached the third round of Roland Garros. At Wimbledon 2013, Melo performed the best campaign of his career, reaching the final of the tournament. With this, Melo attained his best career ranking, reaching 14th position.[2]
In the US Open 2013, he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career and again broke his personal record, reaching 11th position.[2] Melo won his first Masters 1000 title in October; playing with Dodig, they won Masters 1000 Shangai, defeating Roger Federer and also the Bryan brothers. Melo became for the first time a world top 10 player, reaching the 8th position of the ATP rankings.[2] He also reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Paris, first reaching the world doubles top 5.[2]
2014[edit]
In 2014, Melo's best results were the semifinal of the US Open, the final of the ATP World Finals, the final of the Masters 1000 Monte Carlo and Canada, the final of the ATP 500 in Rio and Tokyo, and the title of the ATP 250 Auckland. Remained in the top 10 world doubles throughout the year.[2]
2015[edit]
In 2015, Melo had an awesome first half, reaching for the first time the semi-finals of the Australian Open, winning the ATP 500 Acapulco, and reaching the semifinals of the first 3 Masters 1000 of the year consecutively: Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo. In June, he won the first Grand Slam of his career, winning the title of Roland Garros with his partner Ivan Dodig and defeating in the final the Bryan brothers, the duo n.1 in the world. At Wimbledon, Melo repeated the 2014 quarterfinal.
Melo then began to approach the Bryan brothers, getting closer to becoming the # 1 of the world. The Americans began to lose precious points to maintain their ranking, and Melo increased his points. The Brazilian get another Masters 1000 semi-final in Cincinnati. In October, playing with Raven Klaasen temporarily, he won the ATP 500 Tokyo and the Masters 1000 Shanghai consecutively, reducing a difference that was near 7,000 points to 500 points, against the Bryan brothers.[2][7]
Significant finals[edit]
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Doubles: 2 (1–1)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2013 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 2015 | French Open | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Mixed Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2009 | French Open | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [7–10] |
Masters 1000 finals[edit]
Doubles: 4 (2–2)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2013 | Shanghai | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2] | ||
| Runner-up | 2014 | Monte Carlo | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 2014 | Toronto | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 2015 | Shanghai (2) | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
ATP career finals[edit]
Doubles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runners-up)[edit]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | April 29, 2007 | Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] | ||
| Winner | 2. | January 6, 2008 | Next Generation Adelaide International, Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 3. | February 11, 2008 | Brasil Open, Costa do Sauípe, Brazil | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 4. | May 18, 2008 | Hypo Group Tennis International, Pörtschach, Austria | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11] | ||
| Runner-up | 1. | June 9, 2008 | Queen's Club Championships, London, Great Britain | Grass | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Winner | 5. | August 17, 2008 | Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, United States | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | March 1, 2009 | Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 6. | May 25, 2009 | Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 6–7(9–11), 6–2, [10–7] | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | June 14, 2009 | Queen's Club Championships, London, Great Britain | Grass | 4–6, 6–4, [6–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | July 26, 2009 | International German Open, Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | January 11, 2010 | Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 7. | May 22, 2010 | Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | August 1, 2010 | Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [9–11] | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | September 26, 2010 | Open de Moselle, Metz, France | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 8. | February 5, 2011 | Movistar Open, Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Winner | 9. | February 12, 2011 | Brasil Open, Costa do Sauípe, Brazil | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | February 26, 2011 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 9. | September 25, 2011 | Open de Moselle, Metz, France | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) | ||
| Runner-up | 10. | October 23, 2011 | If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 11. | February 26, 2012 | Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] | ||
| Winner | 10. | October 21, 2012 | If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6] | ||
| Winner | 11. | January 6, 2013 | Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Runner-up | 12. | July 6, 2013 | Wimbledon Championships, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 12. | 13 October 2013 | Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2] | ||
| Winner | 13. | 11 January 2014 | Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Runner-up | 13. | 22 February 2014 | Rio Open, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 14. | 20 April 2014 | Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 15. | 10 August 2014 | Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 16. | 5 October 2014 | Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 17. | 16 November 2014 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [7–10] | ||
| Winner | 14. | 1 March 2015 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 5–7, [10–3] | ||
| Winner | 15. | 6 June 2015 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 18. | 8 August 2015 | Citi Open, Washington, United States | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Winner | 16. | 11 October 2015 | Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 17. | 18 October 2015 | Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China (2) | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles performance timeline[edit]
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| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F-S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup - / Fed Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Current till 2015 US Open.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | W | 1 / 9 | 19–8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | F | QF | QF | 0 / 9 | 23–8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 19–9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 8–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 8–4 | 11–4 | 11–4 | 13–3 | 1 / 35 | 68–33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | F | 0 / 2 | 6–3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | SF | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | SF | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Madrid | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | QF | F | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | SF | 0 / 6 | 6-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai | Not Held | A | A | A | SF | W | QF | W | 2 / 4 | 12–2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | SF | 2R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | 2R | Held as Madrid (Clay) | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 14–7 | 9–7 | 11–7 | 15–7 | 2 / 56 | 62–54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2-1 | 1–5 | 13–17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 34 | 19 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 6 | $2,166,269 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles performance timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | 2R | F | A | QF | A | SF | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | ||||||||||
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 7–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 8–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0 / 22 | 25–22 | ||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Melo semifinalist at Wimbledon
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "History of the Marcelo Melo games at the ATP site". ATP. 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ Sá and Melo come as reserves at Masters Cup
- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ "Soares and Melo finally win game with length record and pass to QF". Globoesporte. August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ "Soares and Melo stop before French say goodbye to London". Globoesporte. August 2, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ "Melo gets the championship in Shanghai and see # 1 closer". TenisBrasil. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcelo Melo. |
- Marcelo Melo at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Marcelo Melo at the International Tennis Federation
- Marcelo Melo at the Davis Cup
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