Gerald Melzer

Gerald Melzer

Melzer as champion of the Future Chile 2 in February 2012.
Country	Austria
Residence	Linz, Austria
Born	(1990-07-13) July 13, 1990 Vienna, Austria
Height	1.82 meters
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$26,070
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 178 (18 November 2013)
Current ranking	No. 201 (13 January 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	DNP
French Open	QR1 (2013)
Wimbledon	DNP
US Open	DNP
Doubles
Career record	0-1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 235 (16 April 2012)
Last updated on: 20 February 2013.

Gerald Melzer (born July 13, 1990) is a professional Austrian tennis player. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer. He 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]

Singles Titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	September 6, 2010	Bujumbura	Clay	Bart Govaerts	6–2, 6–4
2.	September 13, 2010	Kigali	Clay	Stanislav Vovk	7–6(8), 6–0
3.	September 20, 2010	Kampala	Clay	Takanyi Garanganga	6–4, 6–4
4.	May 2, 2011	Orange Park	Clay	Daniel Garza	1–1, ret.
5.	October 31, 2011	Bujumbura	Clay	Ruan Roelofse	6–4, 6–2
6.	November 14, 2011	Kigali	Clay	Lukas Jastraunig	6–2, 6–4
7.	February 25, 2012	Santiago	Clay	Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz	7–6(4), 6–3
8.	May 13, 2012	Orange Park	Clay	Tennys Sandgren	7–6(5), 6–3
9.	November 12, 2012	Bujumbura	Clay	Alessandro Bega	6-2, 6–3
10.	November 27, 2012	Kigali	Clay	Sherif Sabry	6-4, 6–4
11.	September 30, 2013	Kigali	Clay	Lukas Jastraunig	6-1, 6–1

References

External links

• Gerald Melzer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Gerald Melzer at the International Tennis Federation

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Austrian male singles tennis players as of October 28, 2013. 1. Jürgen Melzer (27 4) · 2. Andreas Haider-Maurer (113 ) · 3. Dominic Thiem (142 1) · 4. Gerald Melzer (187 1) · 5. Martin Fischer (194 ) 6. Maximilian Neuchrist (327 2) · 7. Michael Linzer (371 3) · 8. Marc Rath (373 1) · 9. Dennis Novak (409 2) · 10. Nicolas Reissig (445 9)