Jurgen Melzer
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Country | Austria | |
Residence | Deutsch-Wagram, Austria | |
Date of birth | May 22, 1981 | |
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | |
Height | 182cm (6ft 0in) | |
Weight | 75kg (165lb) | |
Turned Pro | 1999 | |
Plays | Left-handed; two-handed backhand | |
Career Prize Money | $2,474,449 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 143 - 154 | |
Career titles: | 1 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 28 (March 05, 2007) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | 3rd (2004, 2005) | |
French Open | 3rd(2005) | |
Wimbledon | 3rd (2005) | |
US Open | 3rd (2004) | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 115 - 92 | |
Career titles: | 3 | |
Highest ranking: | 17 (March 19, 2007) | |
Jurgen Melzer (Jürgen Melzer) (born May 22, 1981) is a male Austrian tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of #28 in the world on March 05, 2007, and a doubles ranking of #17 on March 19, 2007. Melzer plays left-handed and is 6'0" tall. In 1999, he won the boy's singles event at Wimbledon. On Sunday July 16, he won the doubles title at the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tenis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, with his American playing partner Robert Kendrick. In the final, the duo beat South African Jeff Coetzee and the unfortunate American Justin Gimelstob, who also lost the singles final on the same day. Melzer won the final of the ATP tournament in Bucharest beating Filippo Volandri in the final (6–1, 7–5). Jurgen has also dated WTA players Anastasia Myskina and Nicole Vaidisova. Both relationships failed.
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[edit] Titles (4)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (1) |
[edit] Singles (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score |
1. | 17 September 2006 | Bucharest | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 6–1, 7–5 |
[edit] Singles Finalist (5)
- 2003: Newport (lost to Robby Ginepri)
- 2005: St. Pölten (lost to Nikolay Davydenko)
- 2006: Houston (lost to Mardy Fish)
- 2006: Metz (lost to Novak Djokovic)
- 2007: Las Vegas (lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
[edit] Doubles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | October 30, 2005 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | Julian Knowle | Max Mirnyi Jonas Bjorkman |
4–6 7–5 7–5 |
2. | April 30, 2006 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Julian Knowle | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske |
6–3 6–4 |
3. | July 16, 2006 | Newport, Rhode Island | Grass | Robert Kendrick | Jeff Coetzee Justin Gimelstob |
7–6 6–0 |
[edit] Doubles Finalist (11)
- 2002: Newport (w/ Alexander Popp) (lost to Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan)
- 2003: Newport (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Jordan Kerr / David Macpherson)
- 2003: Kitzbuhel (w/ Alexander Peya) (lost to Martin Damm / Cyril Suk)
- 2006: Houston (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske)
- 2006: Metz (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Richard Gasquet / Fabrice Santoro)
- 2006: Vienna (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Petr Pala / Pavel Vizner)
- 2006: St. Petersburg (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry)
- 2007: Memphis (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Eric Butorac / Jamie Murray)
- 2007: St. Petersburg (w/ Todd Perry) (lost to Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic)
- 2008: Auckland (w/ Xavier Malisse) (lost to Luis Horna / Juan Monaco)
- 2008: Pörtschach (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Marcelo Melo / Andre Sa)
[edit] External links and references
- ATP Tour profile for Jurgen Melzer
- Davis Cup profile for Jurgen Melzer
- Official site