Jürgen Melzer
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Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but is right-handed in everyday life. He has a younger brother, Gerald Melzer
, with whom he has played doubles in several tournaments.
In 1999, he won the boys' singles event at Wimbledon
. For many years, he was known as one of the best players on the tour not to have progressed past the third round of a Grand Slam event. He ended this streak when he reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2010. He has also had success in doubles, winning the mens doubles event at Wimbledon in 2010 and the US Open in 2011 with Philipp Petzschner
, as well as the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 2011 with Iveta Benešová
.
He is endorsed by Adidas
and Dunlop Sport
. Melzer is currently coached by Joakim Nystrom
.
In 1999, He started playing outside of Austria in Futures and Challengers. He competed in his first main draw match in the 1999 CA-TennisTrophy
in Vienna, Austria, where he defeated Lars Burgsmüller
, 7–6(5), 2–6, 6–3, before losing to then world no. 11 Nicolas Kiefer
, 4–6, 0–6.
In 2000, Melzer continued playing in Futures and Challengers, but was only able to reach one quarterfinals. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2000 Wimbledon, but lost to Australian Mark Philippoussis
, 4–6, 6–7(3), 7–5, 4–6.
In 2001, He reach his first Futures final event at Poprad, Slovak, losing to Juraj Hasko, 6–7(5), 2–6. However, he was able to capture his first title at the Challenger in Monchengladbach, Germany over local hero Jens Knippschild
, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3. He was also able to take his first top-100 and top-20 win over Fabrice Santoro
, then world no. 18, 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4, in the 2001 CA-TennisTrophy, but lost in the next round to Michel Kratochvil
, 6–7(4), 6–7(5).
In 2002, he regularly competed in Challenger events, reaching two finals, but losing in both attempts to Alexander Popp
, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, in Heilbronn, Germany and to Luis Horna
, 4–6, 2–6, in Furth, Germany. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinals in the 2002 Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix
, defeating Sargis Sargsian
, 6–0, 6–2, and Andrea Gaudenzi
, 6–3, 7–5, before losing to eventual champion Nicolás Lapentti
, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6. However, he did better in the 2002 Croatia Open by reaching the semifinals, defeating Vincent Spadea, 2–6, 6–3, 4–2, Agustín Calleri
, 6–7(3), 7–5, 6–4, and Victor Hănescu
, 6–4, 6–4, before losing to eventual champion Carlos Moyá
, 6–7(1), 1–6. He also won his first Grand Slam match at the 2002 US Open over Jack Brasington, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3, before losing to Nicolás Massú
, 4–6, 6–7(3), 6–4, 0–6. At the 2002 CA Tennis Trophy, he earned one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating then world no. 2 Tommy Haas
, 6–4, 6–3, to reach the quarterfinals, before losing to Jiří Novák
, 4–6, 2–6.
The start of 2003 was not a good one for the Austrian, as he lost three consecutive Tour-level main draw matches, including his Australian Open debut. He rebounded in April by reaching the semifinals, losing to then world no. 2 Andre Agassi
, 4–6, 1–6. He also made his French Open debut, but lost to David Ferrer
, 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(2). At Wimbledon, Melzer upset then world no. 15 Fernando González
, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(6), to earn his first Wimbledon victory, but lost to Jonas Björkman
, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6,in the following round. Melzer reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2003 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
without defeating a player in the top 100, but lost to Robby Ginepri
, 4–6, 7–6(3), 1–6, in the final. In the 2003 US Open, Melzer reached the second round again, but lost Juan Carlos Ferrero
, 6–1, 6–7(2), 2–6, 4–6. Before the end of the year, Melzer earned another top-20 victory over Tommy Robredo
in the 2003 CA Tennis Trophy.
with victories over Tomas Behrend
, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2, and Galo Blanco
, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3, before losing to Sjeng Schalken
, 6–7(1), 4–6, 1–6. Melzer made his Master Series debut at the 2004 Indian Wells Masters, losing to Victor Hănescu
, 1–6, 7–6(5), 3–6. He then won his first Master Series matches at the 2004 Miami Masters with victories over Ivo Karlović
, 6–4, 6–4, and then world no. 8 Tim Henman
, 7–6(3), 2–6, 7–6(4), but lost Todd Martin
, 6–7(4), 3–6, in the third round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 Hamburg Masters
with victories over Nicolás Massú
, 6–3, 6–0, Irakli Labadze
, 6–1, 6–0, and Marat Safin
, 6–4, 6–4, but lost to former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt
, 4–6, 3–6. He then reached the semifinals of the 2004 Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix
, losing to Xavier Malisse
, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6. He then won his first French Open match over Wayne Ferreira
, 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–4, 6–3, but eventually lost to Lleyton Hewitt
, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6.
In the 2004 Canada Masters
, he reached the quarterfinals, losing to Nicolas Kiefer
, 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, and with straight-set victories over Andre Agassi
and Fernando González
. In the 2004 US Open, he reached the third round for the first time, but lost to Michaël Llodra
, 3–6, 2–6, 5–7. In his last tournament of the year, he reached the third round of the 2004 Paris Masters
, losing to Marat Safin
, 2–6, 5–7.
In 2005, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 Next Generation Adelaide International
, losing to Juan Ignacio Chela
, 6–7(3), 7–5, 2–6. In the 2005 Australian Open
he reached the third round, losing to then world no. 2 Andy Roddick
, 2–6, 2–6, 5–7. At the 2005 SAP Open
, he lost in the semifinals to Cyril Saulnier
, 7–6(3), 3–6, 3–6, but earned his third victory over Andre Agassi
en route. He reached his second semifinal of the year at the 2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
, but lost to Andy Roddick
, 4–6, 2–6. He reached his second ATP tour final at the 2005 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
, but lost to Nikolay Davydenko
, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6. At the 2005 French Open
and 2005 Wimbledon, he reached the third round and lost to Guillermo Coria
on both occasions. He then lost six straight main-draw matches in the 2005 Generali Open to Fernando Verdasco
, and his first match of 2005 Rogers Cup, 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
, 2005 Pilot Pen Tennis
, 2005 US Open and the 2005 Open de Moselle
. He then continued his bad run with second-round loses at the 2005 BA-CA Tennis Trophy, the 2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
, and the 2005 St. Petersburg Open
.
In 2006, he continued his bad run with a 1–8 record and a seven-match losing streak in the first three months, with his only win coming in the 2006 Medibank International
over Juan Ignacio Chela
, 6–2, 7–6(1). He then rebounded in the 2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
, where he reached his third final without dropping a set, but lost to Mardy Fish
, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6. He also reached the semifinals of the 2006 BMW Open
, losing to eventual champion Olivier Rochus
, 4–6, 7–6(1), 3–6, and the quarterfinals of the 2006 Hypo Group Tennis International
, losing to Jiří Novák
, 7–6(7), 4–6, 4–6. However, he fell in the first rounds of the 2006 French Open
and Wimbledon. At the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, he reached the semifinals, but was upset by eventual champion Mark Philippoussis
, then ranked no. 214, 7–6(2), 2–6, 0–6. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel and the 2006 Pilot Pen Tennis
. He then suffered two losses to Juan Mónaco
in the third round of the 2006 Mercedes Cup
and the first round of the 2006 Orange Warsaw Open
. At the US Open, he lost to Alessio di Mauro
, 7–5, 1–6, 5–7, 5–7, thus not winning a single Grand Slam match in the year. He then reached back-to-back finals at the 2006 BCR Open Romania and the 2006 Open de Moselle
. He won his first ATP Tour title at the 2006 BCR Open Romania, defeating Filippo Volandri
, 6–1, 7–5, in the final, with victories over Gilles Simon
and Paul-Henri Mathieu
. In the 2006 Open de Moselle
, however, he lost to Novak Djokovic
, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6. He ended the year with a quarterfinal showing at the 2006 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, losing to Andy Roddick
, but earned his first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero
. He made a first-round exit at the 2006 St. Petersburg Open
, losing to Lukáš Dlouhý
.
and a semifinal exit at the 2007 Medibank International
, withdrawing against James Blake
. Melzer reached the second rounds of the 2007 Australian Open
, the 2007 M.K. Championships
, the 2007 Indian Wells Masters
, and the 2007 Miami Masters
. He also reached the final of the 2007 Tennis Channel Open
, losing to Lleyton Hewitt
, 4–6, 6–7(10). He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
and the 2007 BMW Open
. In the Masters Series on clay, he lost in the first rounds of the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters
and the 2007 Rome Masters
, and the third round of the 2007 Hamburg Masters
, losing to Fernando González
, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6. After that, he suffered back-to-back losses to Juan Mónaco
in the 2007 Hypo Group Tennis International
and the 2007 French Open
. He then suffered a left wrist injury in his first-round loss to Nikolay Davydenko
in the 2007 Gerry Weber Open
which caused him to miss two months of tennis, including Wimbledon. He came back at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters
, reaching the third round and losing to Lleyton Hewitt
, 3–6, 3–6. From then on, he was unable to secure back-to-back wins.
In 2008, the Austrian reach the second round of his first three tournaments, including the 2008 Australian Open
. He again failed to secure back-to-back wins, compiling a 3–9 record in his next nine tournaments and putting him out of the top 100 since April 2003. It was not until the 2008 Hypo Group Tennis International
that he recorded back-to-back wins by reaching the quarterfinals, losing to Igor Kunitsyn
, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6. He carried his good performance through the 2008 French Open
with a third-round exit to Frenchman Gaël Monfils
, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 0–6, 2–6. On grass, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of the 2008 Ordina Open
and the third round at Wimbledon. He then returned to clay at the 2008 Austrian Open and reached his seventh final, but lost once again to Juan Martín del Potro
, 2–6, 1–6. Melzer made a good performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
by reaching the final eight, losing to eventual Gold Medalist Rafael Nadal
, 0–6, 4–6. He then had a good performance by reaching the third rounds of the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis
and the 2008 U.S. Open
. Melzer made a good year end with quarterfinal results in the 2008 Thailand Open
and the 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
, which put him back to the top 40.
In 2009, Melzer again made a poor first quarter of the year, only managing one back-to-back win in his first ten tournaments, and it was at the 2009 Australian Open
, where he reached the third round, losing to Andy Murray, 5–7, 0–6, 3–6. It was not until the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
that he recorded back-to-back wins, including a win over Nikolay Davydenko
, but lost to Fernando González
, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, in the following round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel
and the 2009 Gerry Weber Open
once again, and the third round of the 2009 French Open
and Wimbeldon for the second year in a row. He reach his first semifinal of a year at the 2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag
, but lost to eventual champion Nikolay Davydenko
, 1–6, 1–6. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
with a victory over Victor Hănescu
, 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–1, but lost in the following round to Fernando Verdasco
, 3–6, 1–6, and the semifinal of 2009 PTT Thailand Open
losing to eventual champion Gilles Simon
, 4–6, 6–7(3). At the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
, he defeated a then-world no. 5 Juan Martín del Potro
, 7–5, 2–1 RET, before losing to Feliciano López
, 7–5, 6–7(3), 1–6. This was his first victory over a top-10 player in over four years and his second victory over a top-5 player, the first was his win over a then-world no. 2 Tommy Haas
. He ended 2009 on a high note by winning his second career title at the 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
over Marin Čilić
, 6–4, 6–3, which included a victory over Radek Štěpánek
, 6–2, 6–2, in the quarterfinals.
. After a quarterfinal appearance in Rotterdam, where he lost to Nikolay Davydenko
, Melzer reached the semifinals in Dubai, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny
. Later in the year, Melzer reached the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid, losing to Nicolás Almagro
. Melzer followed this up with his best result in a Grand Slam to date by reaching the semifinals of the French Open. En route, he caused a significant upset by defeating ninth seed David Ferrer
in straight sets, followed by a four-set win over Teymuraz Gabashvili (who had beaten Andy Roddick
in the previous round), and by a 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–4 triumph over Novak Djokovic
, coming back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career. He was eventually defeated by four-time champion Rafael Nadal
in straight sets.
Melzer followed this up by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon, where he was defeated by Roger Federer
in their first career meeting. However, at the same tournament, he achieved his greatest success by winning the doubles title with German partner Philipp Petzschner
.
After playing a few clay-court tournaments, reaching the final in one, and having good results in the others, Melzer moved on to the hard-court season, losing to Peter Polansky
in the first round of Montreal and Ernests Gulbis
in the second round of Cincinnati. He then played the US Open
, where he reached the fourth round for the third consecutive Grand Slam tournament, having never been past the third round prior to the French Open. He played Roger Federer
for a spot in the quarterfinals, having also played him in the fourth round of Wimbledon. Federer once again defeated him in straight sets, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3.
At the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 in October, Melzer recorded one of the biggest wins of his career against world no. 1 Rafael Nadal
. This was Melzer's first victory against Nadal and the first time he had beaten a reigning no. 1. He then lost to Argentina's Juan Mónaco
in the quarterfinals.
In the last week of October, he won his third career title, defending his 2009 victory in Vienna's 2010 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
against his compatriote Andreas Haider-Maurer
in a thrilling final; coming back from a set and a break down at 4–5 down (Haider-Maurer serving at 15–0) and three points away from defeat, to put up a heroic comeback and clinch the 6–7(10), 7–6(4), 6–4 epic victory.
On 3 November, he was named Austria Sportsperson of the Year.
Melzer's final tournament of the year as a singles player was the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, where he advanced to the quarterfinals, before losing to world no. 2 Roger Federer
, 1–6, 6–7. As a result of winning the Wimbledon doubles championship, Melzer and his doubles partner Philipp Petzschner
qualified for a doubles team spot in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, but his bid to qualify as a singles player ended when Andy Roddick
defeated Ernests Gulbis
in the third round of the Paris Masters, giving Roddick an insurmountable lead in qualifying points for the last individual spot in the ATP World Tour Finals.
. He reached the third round without dropping a set, before defeating 21st seed Marcos Baghdatis
in the third round after Baghdatis retired with Melzer leading 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–1, 4–3. He was defeated by Andy Murray in the fourth round, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6. Despite the loss, Melzer cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career.
Since then, Melzer failed to chalk up any back-to-back wins until appearing at the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
. Ranked and seeded ninth, he finally won consecutive matches as he beat Robin Haase
, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, and Nicolas Almagro
, 6–1, 6–4, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in this tournament. There, he pulled off a surprise win over no. 3 ranked and second seed Roger Federer
, 6–4, 6–4, to reach the semifinal stage for the first time ever in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. However, he failed to reach his first final in such a tournament after losing 3–6, 2–6 against David Ferrer
.
In the 2011 US Open men's doubles final, he arguably had his greatest success of the year when he and his doubles partner Philipp Petzschner
won a controversial decision over the Polish team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg
and Marcin Matkowski
to claim the trophy. During a net exchange, a ball ricocheted off Petzschner's left shin, though he denied it. Instant replay of the telecast clearly confirmed the illegal return. Jurgen/Petzschner broke through in that game and won the match, 6-2, 6-2, splitting a $420,000 purse.
and adidas
. As of the ATP World Tour Finals, Melzer has been using the Dunlop Biomimetic 300 Tour.
Gerald Melzer
Gerald Melzer is a professional Austrian tennis player. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer...
, with whom he has played doubles in several tournaments.
In 1999, he won the boys' singles event at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
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. For many years, he was known as one of the best players on the tour not to have progressed past the third round of a Grand Slam event. He ended this streak when he reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2010. He has also had success in doubles, winning the mens doubles event at Wimbledon in 2010 and the US Open in 2011 with Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
, as well as the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 2011 with Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
.
He is endorsed by Adidas
Adidas
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and Dunlop Sport
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. Melzer is currently coached by Joakim Nystrom
Joakim Nyström
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.
Early Years
In 1998, Melzer started playing in Futures in his country where he won his first two matches, but lost the next four.In 1999, He started playing outside of Austria in Futures and Challengers. He competed in his first main draw match in the 1999 CA-TennisTrophy
1999 CA-TennisTrophy
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in Vienna, Austria, where he defeated Lars Burgsmüller
Lars Burgsmuller
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, 7–6(5), 2–6, 6–3, before losing to then world no. 11 Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, 4–6, 0–6.
In 2000, Melzer continued playing in Futures and Challengers, but was only able to reach one quarterfinals. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2000 Wimbledon, but lost to Australian Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
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, 4–6, 6–7(3), 7–5, 4–6.
In 2001, He reach his first Futures final event at Poprad, Slovak, losing to Juraj Hasko, 6–7(5), 2–6. However, he was able to capture his first title at the Challenger in Monchengladbach, Germany over local hero Jens Knippschild
Jens Knippschild
Jens Knippschild is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. He has won two doubles titles during his career...
, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3. He was also able to take his first top-100 and top-20 win over Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
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, then world no. 18, 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4, in the 2001 CA-TennisTrophy, but lost in the next round to Michel Kratochvil
Michel Kratochvil
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, 6–7(4), 6–7(5).
In 2002, he regularly competed in Challenger events, reaching two finals, but losing in both attempts to Alexander Popp
Alexander Popp
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, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, in Heilbronn, Germany and to Luis Horna
Luis Horna
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, 4–6, 2–6, in Furth, Germany. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinals in the 2002 Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix
Hypo Group Tennis International
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, defeating Sargis Sargsian
Sargis Sargsian
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, 6–0, 6–2, and Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrea Gaudenzi
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, 6–3, 7–5, before losing to eventual champion Nicolás Lapentti
Nicolás Lapentti
----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th...
, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6. However, he did better in the 2002 Croatia Open by reaching the semifinals, defeating Vincent Spadea, 2–6, 6–3, 4–2, Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri
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, 6–7(3), 7–5, 6–4, and Victor Hănescu
Victor Hanescu
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, 6–4, 6–4, before losing to eventual champion Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá
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, 6–7(1), 1–6. He also won his first Grand Slam match at the 2002 US Open over Jack Brasington, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3, before losing to Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
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, 4–6, 6–7(3), 6–4, 0–6. At the 2002 CA Tennis Trophy, he earned one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating then world no. 2 Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
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, 6–4, 6–3, to reach the quarterfinals, before losing to Jiří Novák
Jirí Novák
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, 4–6, 2–6.
The start of 2003 was not a good one for the Austrian, as he lost three consecutive Tour-level main draw matches, including his Australian Open debut. He rebounded in April by reaching the semifinals, losing to then world no. 2 Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
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, 4–6, 1–6. He also made his French Open debut, but lost to David Ferrer
David Ferrer
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, 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(2). At Wimbledon, Melzer upset then world no. 15 Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(6), to earn his first Wimbledon victory, but lost to Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
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, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6,in the following round. Melzer reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2003 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
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without defeating a player in the top 100, but lost to Robby Ginepri
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, 4–6, 7–6(3), 1–6, in the final. In the 2003 US Open, Melzer reached the second round again, but lost Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
, 6–1, 6–7(2), 2–6, 4–6. Before the end of the year, Melzer earned another top-20 victory over Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
in the 2003 CA Tennis Trophy.
2004–2006
In 2004, the Austrian reached his first third round of a Grand Slam at the 2004 Australian Open2004 Australian Open
The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tournament held in Melbourne, Australia 19 January to 1 February, 2004.-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2...
with victories over Tomas Behrend
Tomas Behrend
Tomas Ugo Behrend is a former professional German Brazilian-born tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 74th, which he reached on October 3, 2005. His career high in doubles was at 43 set at October 15, 2007.Behrend retired in 2007 and said he regrets never having the opportunity to...
, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2, and Galo Blanco
Galo Blanco
Galo Blanco is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Blanco is a member of the men's professional tour since 1995.Most of Blanco's early professional tour appearances were earned by qualifying for tournaments...
, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3, before losing to Sjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Playing style:A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand...
, 6–7(1), 4–6, 1–6. Melzer made his Master Series debut at the 2004 Indian Wells Masters, losing to Victor Hănescu
Victor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
, 1–6, 7–6(5), 3–6. He then won his first Master Series matches at the 2004 Miami Masters with victories over Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
, 6–4, 6–4, and then world no. 8 Tim Henman
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...
, 7–6(3), 2–6, 7–6(4), but lost Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
, 6–7(4), 3–6, in the third round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 Hamburg Masters
2004 Hamburg Masters
The 2004 Hamburg Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 97th edition of the Hamburg Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from May 10 through May 17, 2004.The men's...
with victories over Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
, 6–3, 6–0, Irakli Labadze
Irakli Labadze
Irakli Labadze |Georgia]]) is a professional tennis player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark...
, 6–1, 6–0, and Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
, 6–4, 6–4, but lost to former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 4–6, 3–6. He then reached the semifinals of the 2004 Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix
Hypo Group Tennis International
The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual tennis tournament held in Pörtschach, Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's ATP International Series. The tournament had been held since 1981, on clay courts.-List of singles winners:...
, losing to Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6. He then won his first French Open match over Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
, 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–4, 6–3, but eventually lost to Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6.
In the 2004 Canada Masters
2004 Canada Masters
The 2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 115th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour...
, he reached the quarterfinals, losing to Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, and with straight-set victories over Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
and Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
. In the 2004 US Open, he reached the third round for the first time, but lost to Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
, 3–6, 2–6, 5–7. In his last tournament of the year, he reached the third round of the 2004 Paris Masters
2004 Paris Masters
The 2004 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France and played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the 2004 ATP Masters Series. The tournament was held from November 1 to November 8...
, losing to Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
, 2–6, 5–7.
In 2005, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 Next Generation Adelaide International
2005 Next Generation Adelaide International
The 2005 Next Generation Hardcourts was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Adelaide, Australia. Joachim Johansson won his first title of the year and the 2nd of his career.-Men's Singles:...
, losing to Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
, 6–7(3), 7–5, 2–6. In the 2005 Australian Open
2005 Australian Open
The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.-Men's Singles: Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4...
he reached the third round, losing to then world no. 2 Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, 2–6, 2–6, 5–7. At the 2005 SAP Open
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
, he lost in the semifinals to Cyril Saulnier
Cyril Saulnier
Cyril Saulnier is a retired French tennis player.His career-high singles ranking is 48th and was reached on March 21, 2005. Earlier that year he reached the final of the SAP Open in San Jose to be ranked in the top 50 for the first time in his career.-Singles Titles:-External links:*...
, 7–6(3), 3–6, 3–6, but earned his third victory over Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
en route. He reached his second semifinal of the year at the 2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Houston, Texas in the United States...
, but lost to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, 4–6, 2–6. He reached his second ATP tour final at the 2005 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
Hypo Group Tennis International
The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual tennis tournament held in Pörtschach, Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's ATP International Series. The tournament had been held since 1981, on clay courts.-List of singles winners:...
, but lost to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6. At the 2005 French Open
2005 French Open
The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament. Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth in his first French Open, was a strong favorite after winning the Rome and Monte Carlo Masters, with Guillermo Coria, a 2004 finalist and runner-up in Monaco, calling Nadal the best clay-court player in the...
and 2005 Wimbledon, he reached the third round and lost to Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
on both occasions. He then lost six straight main-draw matches in the 2005 Generali Open to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, and his first match of 2005 Rogers Cup, 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
The 2005 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts...
, 2005 Pilot Pen Tennis
Pilot Pen Tennis
This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
, 2005 US Open and the 2005 Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
. He then continued his bad run with second-round loses at the 2005 BA-CA Tennis Trophy, the 2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
2005 Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid
The 2005 Madrid Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Madrid Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain, from October 17 through October 24, 2005.The singles field...
, and the 2005 St. Petersburg Open
2005 St. Petersburg Open
The 2005 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October...
.
In 2006, he continued his bad run with a 1–8 record and a seven-match losing streak in the first three months, with his only win coming in the 2006 Medibank International
2006 Medibank International
The 2006 Medibank International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour...
over Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
, 6–2, 7–6(1). He then rebounded in the 2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Houston, Texas in the United States...
, where he reached his third final without dropping a set, but lost to Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6. He also reached the semifinals of the 2006 BMW Open
2006 BMW Open
The 2006 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. The tournament was held from May 1 to May 8.-Men's Singles: Olivier Rochus defeated Kristof Vliegen 6–4, 6–2...
, losing to eventual champion Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
, 4–6, 7–6(1), 3–6, and the quarterfinals of the 2006 Hypo Group Tennis International
2006 Hypo Group Tennis International
The 2006 Hypo Group Tennis International was an event on the 2006 ATP Tour. The event was won by Nikolay Davydenko in men's singles and Paul Hanley and Jim Thomas in men's doubles.-Men's Singles: Nikolay Davydenko def. Andrei Pavel, 6-3, 6-0----...
, losing to Jiří Novák
Jirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
, 7–6(7), 4–6, 4–6. However, he fell in the first rounds of the 2006 French Open
2006 French Open
The 2006 French Open was held in Paris, France from May 28 to June 11, 2006. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles. It is one of the four tennis Grand Slams. This edition made history as it became the first Grand Slam tournament to start on a...
and Wimbledon. At the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, he reached the semifinals, but was upset by eventual champion Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
, then ranked no. 214, 7–6(2), 2–6, 0–6. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel and the 2006 Pilot Pen Tennis
2006 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2006 Pilot Pen Tennis is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and is part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour...
. He then suffered two losses to Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
in the third round of the 2006 Mercedes Cup
2006 Mercedes Cup
The 2006 Mercedes Cup was the 2006 edition of the Mercedes Cup tennis tournament. The tournament was held 17–23 July 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany.David Ferrer won his first title of the year, and second of his career.-Men's Singles:...
and the first round of the 2006 Orange Warsaw Open
Orange Warsaw Open
The Orange Warsaw Open is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Poland as part of the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. From 1992 to 2007, the tournament was held in Sopot, before moving to Warsaw for 2008...
. At the US Open, he lost to Alessio di Mauro
Alessio di Mauro
Alessio di Mauro is an Italian tennis player. In Buenos Aires, he reached his first final of his career, where Argentine Juan Mónaco defeated di Mauro to win his first career title, 6–1, 6–2; on February 26, 2007. Propelled by this run, the left-hander reached his career high ranking of No...
, 7–5, 1–6, 5–7, 5–7, thus not winning a single Grand Slam match in the year. He then reached back-to-back finals at the 2006 BCR Open Romania and the 2006 Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
. He won his first ATP Tour title at the 2006 BCR Open Romania, defeating Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
, 6–1, 7–5, in the final, with victories over Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
and Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
. In the 2006 Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
, however, he lost to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6. He ended the year with a quarterfinal showing at the 2006 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, losing to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, but earned his first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
. He made a first-round exit at the 2006 St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open
The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,...
, losing to Lukáš Dlouhý
Lukáš Dlouhý
Lukáš Dlouhý is a professional Czech tennis player on the ATP Tour. A doubles specialist, Dlouhý reached a career-high ranking of World Number 5 on June 22, 2009.-2006-2008:...
.
2007–2009
In 2007 Melzer, began the year with a first-round exit at the 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
The 2007 Qatar Open, known as the 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar from 1 January until 6 January 2007....
and a semifinal exit at the 2007 Medibank International
2007 Medibank International
The 2007 Medibank International is the 2007 tournament of the annually-held Medibank International tennis tournament.The event was notable as being the last tournament Kim Clijsters won, before her retirement from the sport....
, withdrawing against James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
. Melzer reached the second rounds of the 2007 Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
, the 2007 M.K. Championships
2007 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The 2007 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, the 21st edition of the Cellular South Cup, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP...
, the 2007 Indian Wells Masters
2007 Indian Wells Masters
The 2007 Indian Wells Masters was a tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour...
, and the 2007 Miami Masters
2007 Miami Masters
The 2007 Sony Ericsson Open was the 23rd edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts. The tournament was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour and was classified as a Tier I event on the 2007 WTA Tour...
. He also reached the final of the 2007 Tennis Channel Open
2007 Tennis Channel Open
The 2007 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour. Lleyton Hewitt, who was the 2006 runner-up, was the singles champion, while Bob and Mike Bryan were the doubles champions. The event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Darling Tennis Center. It was the nineteenth Tennis Channel...
, losing to Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 4–6, 6–7(10). He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Ivo Karlović in men's singles and Bob and Mike Bryan in men's doubles.-Men's Singles: Ivo Karlović def. Mariano Zabaleta, 6-4, 6-1----...
and the 2007 BMW Open
2007 BMW Open
The 2007 BMW Open was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Philipp Kohlschreiber in men's singles and Philipp Kohlschreiber and Mikhail Youzhny in men's doubles.-Men's Singles: Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Mikhail Youzhny, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4...
. In the Masters Series on clay, he lost in the first rounds of the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters
2007 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2007 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 101st edition of the Monte Carlo Masters and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club from April 14 through April 22, 2007.-Review:Rafael...
and the 2007 Rome Masters
2007 Rome Masters
The 2007 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was the 2007 edition of the Rome Masters tennis tournament. The men's tournament was part of the 2007 ATP Masters Series and was held on May 5-13...
, and the third round of the 2007 Hamburg Masters
2007 Hamburg Masters
The 2007 Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse was the 2007 edition of the Hamburg Masters. Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, ending Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay. Carlos Moyà reached his first Masters Series semi-final in three years, after languishing well outside the top-20...
, losing to Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6. After that, he suffered back-to-back losses to Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
in the 2007 Hypo Group Tennis International
2007 Hypo Group Tennis International
The 2007 Hypo Group Tennis International was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Juan Mónaco in men's singles and Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle in men's doubles.-Men's Singles: Juan Mónaco def. Gaël Monfils, 7-6, 6-0----...
and the 2007 French Open
2007 French Open
The 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Followed two weeks later, as usual, by Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run...
. He then suffered a left wrist injury in his first-round loss to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
in the 2007 Gerry Weber Open
2007 Gerry Weber Open
The 2007 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 15th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from June 11 through...
which caused him to miss two months of tennis, including Wimbledon. He came back at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters
2007 Cincinnati Masters
The 2007 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts...
, reaching the third round and losing to Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 3–6, 3–6. From then on, he was unable to secure back-to-back wins.
In 2008, the Austrian reach the second round of his first three tournaments, including the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
. He again failed to secure back-to-back wins, compiling a 3–9 record in his next nine tournaments and putting him out of the top 100 since April 2003. It was not until the 2008 Hypo Group Tennis International
2008 Hypo Group Tennis International
The 2008 Hypo Group Tennis International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the Hypo Group Tennis International, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Werzer Arena in Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria, from...
that he recorded back-to-back wins by reaching the quarterfinals, losing to Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:...
, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6. He carried his good performance through the 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
with a third-round exit to Frenchman Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 0–6, 2–6. On grass, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of the 2008 Ordina Open
2008 Ordina Open
The 2008 Ordina Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 19th edition of the Ordina Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
and the third round at Wimbledon. He then returned to clay at the 2008 Austrian Open and reached his seventh final, but lost once again to Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
, 2–6, 1–6. Melzer made a good performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
by reaching the final eight, losing to eventual Gold Medalist Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, 0–6, 4–6. He then had a good performance by reaching the third rounds of the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis
2008 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
and the 2008 U.S. Open
2008 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year...
. Melzer made a good year end with quarterfinal results in the 2008 Thailand Open
2008 Thailand Open (tennis)
The 2008 Thailand Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 22 through September 28, 2008.The singles...
and the 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
The 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the event known that year as the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna,...
, which put him back to the top 40.
In 2009, Melzer again made a poor first quarter of the year, only managing one back-to-back win in his first ten tournaments, and it was at the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
, where he reached the third round, losing to Andy Murray, 5–7, 0–6, 3–6. It was not until the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event known that year as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of...
that he recorded back-to-back wins, including a win over Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
, but lost to Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, in the following round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel
2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel
The 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 29th edition of the Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel, as part of the World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
and the 2009 Gerry Weber Open
2009 Gerry Weber Open
The 2009 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 17th edition of the event known that year as the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
once again, and the third round of the 2009 French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
and Wimbeldon for the second year in a row. He reach his first semifinal of a year at the 2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag
2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag
The 2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag was a tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the event known that year as the ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, but lost to eventual champion Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
, 1–6, 1–6. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
with a victory over Victor Hănescu
Victor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
, 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–1, but lost in the following round to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, 3–6, 1–6, and the semifinal of 2009 PTT Thailand Open
2009 PTT Thailand Open
The 2009 PTT Thailand Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
losing to eventual champion Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
, 4–6, 6–7(3). At the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
The 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, he defeated a then-world no. 5 Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
, 7–5, 2–1 RET, before losing to Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
, 7–5, 6–7(3), 1–6. This was his first victory over a top-10 player in over four years and his second victory over a top-5 player, the first was his win over a then-world no. 2 Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
. He ended 2009 on a high note by winning his second career title at the 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
The 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the event known that year as the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
over Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
, 6–4, 6–3, which included a victory over Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
, 6–2, 6–2, in the quarterfinals.
2010
Melzer lost in the first round of the Australian Open at the start of the season, but then reached the semifinals in Zagreb, losing to defending/eventual champion Marin ČilićMarin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
. After a quarterfinal appearance in Rotterdam, where he lost to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
, Melzer reached the semifinals in Dubai, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
. Later in the year, Melzer reached the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid, losing to Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
. Melzer followed this up with his best result in a Grand Slam to date by reaching the semifinals of the French Open. En route, he caused a significant upset by defeating ninth seed David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
in straight sets, followed by a four-set win over Teymuraz Gabashvili (who had beaten Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the previous round), and by a 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–4 triumph over Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, coming back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career. He was eventually defeated by four-time champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
in straight sets.
Melzer followed this up by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon, where he was defeated by Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in their first career meeting. However, at the same tournament, he achieved his greatest success by winning the doubles title with German partner Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
.
After playing a few clay-court tournaments, reaching the final in one, and having good results in the others, Melzer moved on to the hard-court season, losing to Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
in the first round of Montreal and Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
in the second round of Cincinnati. He then played the US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
, where he reached the fourth round for the third consecutive Grand Slam tournament, having never been past the third round prior to the French Open. He played Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
for a spot in the quarterfinals, having also played him in the fourth round of Wimbledon. Federer once again defeated him in straight sets, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3.
At the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 in October, Melzer recorded one of the biggest wins of his career against world no. 1 Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
. This was Melzer's first victory against Nadal and the first time he had beaten a reigning no. 1. He then lost to Argentina's Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
in the quarterfinals.
In the last week of October, he won his third career title, defending his 2009 victory in Vienna's 2010 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
2010 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
The 2010 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament to be played on indoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
against his compatriote Andreas Haider-Maurer
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match....
in a thrilling final; coming back from a set and a break down at 4–5 down (Haider-Maurer serving at 15–0) and three points away from defeat, to put up a heroic comeback and clinch the 6–7(10), 7–6(4), 6–4 epic victory.
On 3 November, he was named Austria Sportsperson of the Year.
Melzer's final tournament of the year as a singles player was the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, where he advanced to the quarterfinals, before losing to world no. 2 Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 1–6, 6–7. As a result of winning the Wimbledon doubles championship, Melzer and his doubles partner Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
qualified for a doubles team spot in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, but his bid to qualify as a singles player ended when Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
defeated Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
in the third round of the Paris Masters, giving Roddick an insurmountable lead in qualifying points for the last individual spot in the ATP World Tour Finals.
2011
Melzer started the year at the year's first Major, the 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
. He reached the third round without dropping a set, before defeating 21st seed Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
in the third round after Baghdatis retired with Melzer leading 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–1, 4–3. He was defeated by Andy Murray in the fourth round, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6. Despite the loss, Melzer cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career.
Since then, Melzer failed to chalk up any back-to-back wins until appearing at the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 9 through April 17, 2011, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 105th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the third time...
. Ranked and seeded ninth, he finally won consecutive matches as he beat Robin Haase
Robin Haase
Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:...
, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, and Nicolas Almagro
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
, 6–1, 6–4, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in this tournament. There, he pulled off a surprise win over no. 3 ranked and second seed Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 6–4, 6–4, to reach the semifinal stage for the first time ever in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. However, he failed to reach his first final in such a tournament after losing 3–6, 2–6 against David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
.
In the 2011 US Open men's doubles final, he arguably had his greatest success of the year when he and his doubles partner Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
won a controversial decision over the Polish team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003....
and Marcin Matkowski
Marcin Matkowski
Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth...
to claim the trophy. During a net exchange, a ball ricocheted off Petzschner's left shin, though he denied it. Instant replay of the telecast clearly confirmed the illegal return. Jurgen/Petzschner broke through in that game and won the match, 6-2, 6-2, splitting a $420,000 purse.
Equipment
Melzer is endorsed by Dunlop SportDunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a tennis, squash, golf, badminton, clothing, travel and bicycle equipment brand, that specializes in sporting goods.After Dunlop Holdings was acquired by BTR plc in 1985, Dunlop Sport was combined with the Slazenger brand which Dunlop had acquired in 1959 to form Dunlop Slazenger...
and adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
. As of the ATP World Tour Finals, Melzer has been using the Dunlop Biomimetic 300 Tour.
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass |  Philipp PetzschnerPhilipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski... |
 Horia TecăuHoria Tecau Horia Tecău is a Romanian tennis player who turned pro in 2003, and is a doubles specialist. Tecău is currently ranked 9th in ATP's doubles ranking, being also his highest doubles ranking achieved on August 8, 2011....  Robert LindstedtRobert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist... |
6–1, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2011 2011 US Open (tennis) The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States... |
US Open | Hard | Philipp Petzschner |
 Mariusz FyrstenbergMariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003.... Marcin MatkowskiMarcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Mixed Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2011 2011 Wimbledon Championships The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the... |
Wimbledon | Grass |  Iveta BenešováIveta Benešová Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian... |
 Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...  Elena VesninaElena Vesnina Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009... |
6–3, 6–2 |
Singles: 10 (3–7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 July 2003 | Newport Hall of Fame Tennis Championships The Hall of Fame Championships is an international tennis tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island... , United States |
Grass |  Robby GinepriRobby Ginepri Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry.... |
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 May 2005 | St. Pölten Hypo Group Tennis International The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual tennis tournament held in Pörtschach, Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's ATP International Series. The tournament had been held since 1981, on clay courts.-List of singles winners:... , Austria |
Clay | Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP... |
3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 April 2006 | Houston U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.... , United States |
Clay | Mardy Fish Mardy Fish Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist... |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 17 September 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Filippo VolandriFilippo Volandri Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money... |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2 October 2006 | Metz Open de Moselle The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011... , France |
Hard (i) |  Novak DjokovicNovak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open... |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 5 March 2007 | Las Vegas Tennis Channel Open The Tennis Channel Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series which was held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7–5, 2–6, 6–3... , United States |
Hard |  Lleyton HewittLleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20... |
4–6, 6–7(10–12) |
| Runner-up | 6. | 20 July 2008 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4... |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 November 2009 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) |  Marin ČilićMarin Cilic Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 25 July 2010 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay |  Andrey GolubevAndrey Golubev Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International... |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 31 October 2010 | Vienna, Austria (2) | Hard (i) |  Andreas Haider-MaurerAndreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match.... |
6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Doubles
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (2) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 (2) |
| ATP Tour / ATP World Tour 250 (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the Final | Score in the Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 October 2005 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet (i) | Julian Knowle Julian Knowle ----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no... |
Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....  Max MirnyiMax Mirnyi Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a... |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 2. | 24 April 2006 |  CasablancaGrand Prix Hassan II The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger... , Morocco |
Clay | Julian Knowle |
Michael Kohlmann Michael Kohlmann Michael Kohlmann is a professional tennis player from Germany. Primarily a doubles specialist, he has won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. On 5 March 2007, he reached his highest doubles ranking of No... Alexander WaskeAlexander Waske Alexander Waske is a professional male tennis player from Germany. He turned pro in 2000.On June 12, 2006, Waske achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 89.-Doubles: 7 :-External links:... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. | 10 July 2006 | Newport, United States |
Grass | Robert Kendrick Robert Kendrick Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport... |
 Jeff CoetzeeJeff Coetzee Jeff Coetzee is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist.... Justin GimelstobJustin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California.... |
7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| 4. | 15 June 2008 |  's-HertogenboschOrdina Open The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , Netherlands |
Grass | Mario Ančić Mario Ancic Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles... |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... Leander PaesLeander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 5. | 29 August 2009 | New Haven Pilot Pen Tennis This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here.... , U.S. |
Hard | Julian Knowle |
 Bruno SoaresBruno Soares Bruno Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil.Soares's highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, reached on May 4, 2009...  Kevin UllyettKevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour has been in men's doubles. He has won 24 doubles titles, including the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open, both with Wayne Black... |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| 6. | 11 October 2009 |  Tokyo, Japan |
Hard | Julian Knowle |
 Ross HutchinsRoss Hutchins Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007... Jordan KerrJordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008... |
6–2, 5–7, [10–8] |
| 7. | 7 February 2010 | Zagreb PBZ Zagreb Indoors PBZ Zagreb Indoors is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. From 2009 it is part of the ATP 250 Series and offered 250 ranking points. The tournament is played on a fast and hard indoor surface and features both a men's singles and a men's doubles tournament.The... , Croatia |
Hard (i) | Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski... |
 Arnaud ClémentArnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...  Olivier RochusOlivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:... |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 8. | 3 July 2010 | Wimbledon, England |
Grass | Philipp Petzschner |
Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist... Horia TecăuHoria Tecau Horia Tecău is a Romanian tennis player who turned pro in 2003, and is a doubles specialist. Tecău is currently ranked 9th in ATP's doubles ranking, being also his highest doubles ranking achieved on August 8, 2011.... |
6–1, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 9. | 17 October 2010 |  Shanghai, China |
Hard | Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003.... Marcin MatkowskiMarcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| 10. | 13 February 2011 | Rotterdam ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour... , Netherlands |
Hard (i) | Philipp Petzschner |
Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
| 11. | 16 July 2011 | Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay | Philipp Petzschner |
 Marcel GranollersMarcel Granollers Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in... Marc LopezMarc López Marc López i Tarrés is a professional male tennis player from Spain, who started playing tennis at the age of 8 years old and became professional in 1999... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 12. | 10 September 2011 | US Open, United States |
Hard | Philipp Petzschner |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003.... Marcin MatkowskiMarcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles Finalist (13)
- 2002: Newport (w/ Alexander PoppAlexander PoppAlexander Popp is a former German professional tennis player. He reached the quarter finals at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2003. He reached a singles career high of world no...
) (lost to Bob BryanBob BryanRobert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998...
/ Mike BryanMike BryanMichael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No...
) - 2003: Newport (w/ Julian KnowleJulian Knowle----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...
) (lost to Jordan KerrJordan KerrJordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008...
/ David MacphersonDavid Macpherson (tennis)----David Macpherson is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP tour.A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching...
) - 2003: Kitzbühel (w/ Alexander PeyaAlexander PeyaAlexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup...
) (lost to Martin DammMartin DammMartin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
/ Cyril SukCyril SukCyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
) - 2006: Houston (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Michael KohlmannMichael KohlmannMichael Kohlmann is a professional tennis player from Germany. Primarily a doubles specialist, he has won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. On 5 March 2007, he reached his highest doubles ranking of No...
/ Alexander WaskeAlexander WaskeAlexander Waske is a professional male tennis player from Germany. He turned pro in 2000.On June 12, 2006, Waske achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 89.-Doubles: 7 :-External links:...
) - 2006: Metz (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Richard GasquetRichard GasquetRichard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
/ Fabrice SantoroFabrice SantoroFabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
) - 2006: Vienna (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Petr PálaPetr PálaPetr Pála is a former professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Together with Pavel Vízner he reached the men's doubles final of the 2001 French Open but lost to Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes...
/ Pavel VíznerPavel VíznerPavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988...
) - 2006: St. Petersburg (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Simon AspelinSimon AspelinSimon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
/ Todd PerryTodd Perry----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...
) - 2007: Memphis (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Eric ButoracEric ButoracEric "Booty" Butorac is an American tennis player. He is a doubles specialist, and has achieved some success in partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray, a fellow left-hander known as "Stretch". He was nicknamed 'Booty' by partner Murray...
/ Jamie MurrayJamie MurrayJamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
) - 2007: St. Petersburg (w/ Todd PerryTodd Perry----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...
) (lost to Daniel NestorDaniel NestorDaniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
/ Nenad ZimonjićNenad ZimonjicNenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
) - 2008: Auckland (w/ Xavier MalisseXavier MalisseXavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
) (lost to Luis HornaLuis HornaLuis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay...
/ Juan MónacoJuan MónacoJuan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
) - 2008: Pörtschach (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Marcelo MeloMarcelo MeloMarcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
/ André SáAndré SáAndré Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
) - 2009: Vienna (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Łukasz Kubot / Oliver MarachOliver MarachOliver Marach is a professional Austrian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 82nd, which he reached on August 7, 2005. His career high in doubles is 8th, set at October 18, 2010.-Doubles: 14 :...
) - 2010: Bangkok (w/ Jonathan Erlich) (lost to Christopher KasChristopher KasChristopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :...
/ Viktor TroickiViktor TroickiViktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
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Singles
| Tournament | 1999 1999 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP International Series Gold, the ATP International Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the ATP Tour World... | 2000 2000 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP tour. The 2000 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the tennis event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Tennis Masters Series, the ATP International Series Gold, the ATP... | 2001 2001 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.-Schedule:... | 2002 2002 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... | 2003 2003 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... | 2004 2004 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:... | 2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... | 2009 2009 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
4R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
0 / 9 | 11–9 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances... |
SF 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth... |
2R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
0 / 9 | 19–9 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 4R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
3R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
0 / 10 | 12–10 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 4R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
2R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
0 / 10 | 12–10 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 11–4 | 7–4 | 0 / 38 | 47–38 | |
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Cup The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | QF Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets... |
Not Held | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The Men's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8. It was the year's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series.Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals.... |
3R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
0 / 8 | 5–8 | |
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | A | LQ | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round.Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006... |
2R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
0 / 8 | 4–8 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal defended the 2009 title by defeating his compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1 to break an 11-month title drought, and to win a historic 6th consecutive title here in Monte-Carlo.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
SF 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The... |
0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title by defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–2.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Novak Djokovic # Rafael Nadal ... |
2R 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, however he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic defeated him 6–4, 6–4 to win his 39th consecutive match and his 7th title of 2011... |
0 / 5 | 2–5 | |
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | QF 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but Rafael Nadal defeated him 4–6, 6–7, in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray... |
2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2R | 2R 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles Roger Federer became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1996 to have successfully defended the title. He defeated Mardy Fish in the final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. It was his 4th win at the event also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009... |
1R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | 3R | QF 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000 – Singles Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mischa Zverev.Andy Murray won this tournament, by beating Roger Federer 6–3, 6–2 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
2R 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ... |
0 / 3 | 6–3 | ||||||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | A | QF 2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michaël Llodra.Robin Söderling won the title, defeating Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer ... |
A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | LQ | NMS | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–10 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 10–11 | 14–20 | 27–27 | 26–26 | 33–26 | 23–25 | 30–26 | 36–29 | 51–25 | 22–23 | 274–245 | ||
| Win % | 50% | 0% | 50% | 48% | 41% | 50% | 50% | 56% | 48% | 54% | 55% | 67% | ||||
| Year End Ranking | 465 | 370 | 167 | 90 | 79 | 39 | 54 | 41 | 60 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 34 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 0 / 8 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | W | QF | 1 / 7 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | W | 1 / 9 | |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | |||||||
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | 0 / 1 | ||
| ATP 1000 Series | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | SF | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | |
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | 0 / 5 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | |
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | |
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | |
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 2 | |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Not Held | SF | W | 2R | 1 / 3 | ||||||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | ||
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | NME | 0 / 1 | |||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 7–19 | ||
| Year End Ranking | 330 | 650 | 505 | 181 | 83 | 101 | 28 | 22 | 53 | 46 | 26 | 8 | |||