Gerald Melzer

Gerald Melzer
Country  Austria
Residence Linz, Austria
Born July 13, 1990
Vienna, Austria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro 2007
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $195,845
Singles
Career record 0–7
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 140 (26 May 2014)
Current ranking No. 161 (12 January 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2015)
French Open Q2 (2014)
US Open Q1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record 2-5
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 197 (28 April 2014)
Current ranking No. 261 (12 January 2015)
Last updated on: 17 January 2015.

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

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (0)
Futures (11)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. September 6, 2010 Burundi Bujumbura Clay Belgium Bart Govaerts 6–2, 6–4
2. September 13, 2010 Rwanda Kigali Clay Russia Stanislav Vovk 7–6(8), 6–0
3. September 20, 2010 Uganda Kampala Clay Zimbabwe Takanyi Garanganga 6–4, 6–4
4. May 2, 2011 United States Orange Park Clay Mexico Daniel Garza 1–1, ret.
5. October 31, 2011 Burundi Bujumbura Clay South Africa Ruan Roelofse 6–4, 6–2
6. November 14, 2011 Rwanda Kigali Clay Austria Lukas Jastraunig 6–2, 6–4
7. February 25, 2012 Chile Santiago Clay Chile Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz 7–6(4), 6–3
8. May 13, 2012 United States Orange Park Clay United States Tennys Sandgren 7–6(5), 6–3
9. November 12, 2012 Burundi Bujumbura Clay Italy Alessandro Bega 6-2, 6–3
10. November 27, 2012 Rwanda Kigali Clay Egypt Sherif Sabry 6-4, 6–4
11. September 30, 2013 Rwanda Kigali Clay Austria Lukas Jastraunig 6-1, 6–1

References

  1. "ITF Pro Circuits Meets... Gerald Melzer". ITF. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.

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