Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is an Austrian professional inactive
tennis
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player who competed mainly on the
ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016.
Gerald is also part of
Austrian Davis Cup team, for which he recorded four singles wins and six losses.
Career
Gerald Melzer has primarily spent his time on the Futures circuit, while also playing Challengers and several doubles events with his brother. He began playing on the tour in 2007, competing in tournaments in Austria as well as Futures tournaments in Africa.
In 2008, he has had more success playing doubles, partnering with his brother to win a challenger in
Graz, Austria.
In 2015, as a qualifier, Gerald reached the semifinals of
Munich
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.
He faced his brother, Jürgen, in the first round of the
2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament, and lost in straight sets. Jürgen described it as the "worst tennis day of my life and I hope we will never play each other again."
At the
2017 Australian Open, Melzer lost in the first round to Australian
Alex de Minaur in five sets. He held a match point in the fourth set, but was unable to close it out.
Personal information
He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer (born 22 May 1981) is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Melzer reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in April 2011, and a doubles ranking of world No. 6 in September 2010. He has a youn ...
(hence his nickname,
Mini Melts)
and is the son of Rudolf Melzer, an Austrian businessman and mayor of
Deutsch-Wagram, and Michaela, a saleswoman.
Performance timeline
''Current through the
2023 ATP Tour.''
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles
Singles: 19
Doubles: 17
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Austrian male tennis players
Tennis players from Vienna
21st-century Austrian sportsmen