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Jürgen Melzer
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Country |
Austria |
Residence |
Deutsch-Wagram, Austria |
Date of birth |
May 22, 1981 |
Place of birth |
Vienna, Austria |
Height |
182cm (6ft 0in) |
Weight |
75kg (165lb) |
Turned Pro |
1999 |
Plays |
Left; Two-handed backhand |
Career Prize Money |
$2,049,667 |
Singles |
Career record: |
121-124 |
Career titles: |
1 |
Highest ranking: |
No. 28 (March 05, 2007) |
Grand Slam results |
Australian Open |
3rd (2004, 2005) |
French Open |
3rd(2005) |
Wimbledon |
3rd (2005) |
U.S. Open |
3rd (2004) |
Doubles |
Career record: |
96-74 |
Career titles: |
3 |
Highest ranking: |
17 (March 19, 2007) |
Jürgen Melzer (born May 22, 1981) is a male Austrian tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of #28 in the world on March 05, 2007, and a doubles ranking of #17 on March 19, 2007. Melzer plays left-handed and is 6'0" tall. In 1999, he won the boy's singles event at Wimbledon. On Sunday July 16, he won the doubles title at the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tenis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, with his American playing partner Robert Kendrick. In the final, the duo beat South African Jeff Coetzee and the unfortunate American Justin Gimelstob, who also lost the singles final on the same day. Melzer won the final of the ATP tournament in Bucharest beating Filippo Volandri in the final (6-1, 7-5).
[edit] Titles (4)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (4) |
[edit] Singles (1)
[edit] Singles Finalist (4)
[edit] Doubles (3)
[edit] Doubles Finalist (7)
[edit] External links and references
- ATP profile - [1]
- Official site - [2]