Maximilian Marterer (born 15 June 1995) is a German

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player. He has a career high

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singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in August 2018.

Professional career

2015: ATP debut

Marterer made his ATP main draw debut at the

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in Stuttgart where he was given a wildcard into the singles event.

2016

Marterer won his first

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singles title at the Morocco Tennis Tour in Meknes.

2017: Top 100 debut

Marterer entered the world's top 100 for the first time, becoming world No. 100 on 16 October 2017.

2018: First ATP semifinal and top 50

At the

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, Marterer won his first ATP main draw match after losing 14 first round matches in a row. He defeated compatriot

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in straight sets. In the second round, he upset former top-10 player Fernando Verdasco in a five-setter before losing to Tennys Sandgren in the next round. At the

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, he reached his first ATP quarterfinal, where he lost to eventual champion Mirza Bašić in three sets. He reached his first ATP semifinal at the

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in Munich. At the

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, he defeated American Ryan Harrison in straight sets in the first round to set up a second round clash against seeded teenager

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. For both players it was their first appearance at the

, but it was Marterer who triumphed in four sets to reach the third round for the second consecutive Grand Slam. His run extended to the fourth round with a straight sets win over Jürgen Zopp. There, he lost to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal.

2021: Back to top 200

Ranked outside the top 200 at No. 215, he qualified for the 2021 French Open but lost to

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in the first round. Ranked World No. 209, he qualified for the main draw at the 2021 US Open after two years of absence but lost also in the first round to Steve Johnson (tennis) in a tight four sets match.

2022: Back to top 150

He qualified for two Grand Slams at the 2022 Australian Open, and the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after 3 years of absence at the All England Club where he won his first round match at this Major defeating Aljaž Bedene before losing to 23rd seed Frances Tiafoe. He also qualified for the last Major of the year at the 2022 US Open (tennis).https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html

Performance timelines

Singles

''Current through the 2022 ATP Tour.''

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (13–9)

Doubles: 10 (7–3)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Record against top 10 players

Marterer's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with players who have been No. 1 in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered. *

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1–0 * Gaël Monfils 1–0 *

1–0 * Fernando Verdasco 1–0 *

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1–1 * Diego Schwartzman 1–1 *

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0–1 * Marin Čilić 0–1 * Grigor Dimitrov 0–1 *

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0–1 * Rafael Nadal 0–1 * Kei Nishikori 0–1 * Cameron Norrie 0–1 *

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0–1 * Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1 * Gilles Simon 0–2 * Dominic Thiem 0–2 : *

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marterer, Maximilian 1995 births Living people German male tennis players Sportspeople from Nuremberg People from Fürth (district) Sportspeople from Middle Franconia Tennis people from Bavaria