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'''Jürgen Melzer''' (born 22 May 1981) is a former Austrian professional tennis player. He 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 younger brother, ], with whom he played doubles in several tournaments. '''Jürgen Melzer''' (born 22 May 1981) is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional ] 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 younger brother, ], with whom he played doubles in several tournaments.


In 1999, he won the boys' singles event at ]. 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 by reaching the semifinals of the ], losing to ] after coming from two sets down to defeat ] in the quarterfinals.<ref name="RG2010"></ref> As of July 2021, he remains the only person to defeat Djokovic from two sets to love down. He has also had success in doubles, winning the men's doubles event at the ] and the ] with ], as well as the mixed doubles event at ] with his then future (and later ex-) wife ]. In ], Melzer won the boys' singles title at ]. 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 ]. He ended this by reaching the semifinals of the ], losing to ] after coming from two sets down to defeat ] in the quarterfinals.<ref name="RG2010"></ref> As of June 2023, he remains the only person to defeat Djokovic from two sets down.
Melzer had greater success in doubles, winning the men's doubles title at the ] and the ] partnering ], as well as the mixed doubles title at the ] partnering ] (whom he would later marry and divorce).


==Career== ==Career==
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Melzer played his first junior match in September 1995 at the age of 14 at a Grade-3 tournament in Austria. Melzer played his first junior match in September 1995 at the age of 14 at a Grade-3 tournament in Austria.


At the ], Melzer won the doubles draw partnering singles champion ]. Then, at the ]. He won the singles draw defeating junior world No. 1 and doubles partner, Kristian Pless, in the final. At the ], Melzer won the doubles draw partnering singles champion ]. Then, at the ]. He won the singles draw defeating junior world No. 1 and doubles partner, Kristian Pless, in the final.


Melzer ended his junior career after his ] victory. Throughout his junior career, he reached as high as world No. 26 in 1998 (and No. 24 in doubles) and posted a win/loss record of 52–26 in singles and 47–23 in doubles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jürgen Melzer junior overview |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/jurgen-melzer/800198786/aut/jt/s/overview/ |access-date=1 September 2021 |publisher=ITF Tennis}}</ref> Melzer ended his junior career after his ] victory. Throughout his junior career, he reached as high as world No. 26 in 1998 (and No. 24 in doubles) and posted a win–loss record of 52–26 in singles and 47–23 in doubles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jürgen Melzer junior overview |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/jurgen-melzer/800198786/aut/jt/s/overview/ |access-date=1 September 2021 |publisher=ITF Tennis}}</ref>


<u>Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:</u> <u>Grand Slam results – Singles:</u>


Australian Open: 3R (])<br /> Australian Open: 3R (])<br />
French Open: 1R (])<br /> French Open: 1R (])<br />
Wimbledon: '''W''' (])<br /> Wimbledon: '''W''' (])<br />
US Open: 2R (]) US Open: 2R (])


<u>Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:</u> <u>Grand Slam results – Doubles:</u>


Australian Open: '''W''' (])<br /> Australian Open: '''W''' (])<br />
French Open: 1R (])<br /> French Open: 1R (])<br />
Wimbledon: QF (])<br /> Wimbledon: QF (])<br />
US Open: 1R (1998) US Open: 1R (1998)


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In 2000, Melzer continued playing in Futures and Challengers, but was only able to reach one quarterfinal. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the ], but lost to Australian ] in four sets. In 2000, Melzer continued playing in Futures and Challengers, but was only able to reach one quarterfinal. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the ], but lost to Australian ] in four sets.


In 2001, he reach his first Futures final event at ], Slovakia, losing to Juraj Hasko. However, he captured his first title at the Challenger in ], Germany over local hero ] in three sets. He had his first top-100 and top-20 win over ], then world No. 18 in the ], but lost in the next round to ] in two tiebreaks. In 2001, he reach his first Futures final event at ], Slovakia, losing to Juraj Hasko. However, he captured his first title at the Challenger in Mönchengladbach, Germany over local hero ] in three sets. He had his first top-100 and top-20 win over ], then world No. 18 in the ], but lost in the next round to ] in two tiebreaks.


In 2002, he regularly competed in Challenger events, reaching two finals, but losing in both attempts to ] in Heilbronn, Germany and to ] in ], Germany. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in the ], defeating ] and ] in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion ]. However, he did better in the ] by reaching the semifinals, defeating ], ], and ], before losing to eventual champion ]. He also won his first Grand Slam match at the ] over ], before losing to ] in four sets. At the ], he earned one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating then world No. 2, ], to reach the quarterfinals, before losing to ] in two sets. In 2002, he regularly competed in Challenger events, reaching two finals, but losing in both attempts to ] in Heilbronn, Germany and to ] in Fürth, Germany. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in the ], defeating ] and ] in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion ]. However, he did better in the ] by reaching the semifinals, defeating ], ], and ], before losing to eventual champion ]. He also won his first Grand Slam match at the ] over ], before losing to ] in four sets. At the ], he earned one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating then world No. 2, ], to reach the quarterfinals, before losing to ] in two sets.


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 ]. He also made his French Open debut, but lost to ]. At ], Melzer upset then world No. 15, ], to earn his first Wimbledon victory, but lost to ] in four sets the following round. Melzer reached his first ATP Tour final at the ] without defeating a player in the top 100, but lost to ] in the final. In the ], Melzer reached the second round again, but lost ]. He earned another top-20 victory over ] in the ]. 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 ]. He also made his French Open debut, but lost to ]. At ], Melzer upset then world No. 15, ], to earn his first Wimbledon victory, but lost to ] in four sets the following round. Melzer reached his first ATP Tour final at the ] without defeating a player in the top 100, but lost to ] in the final. In the ], Melzer reached the second round again, but lost ]. He earned another top-20 victory over ] in the ].
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In 2005, he reached the quarterfinals of the ], losing to ]. In the ] he reached the third round, losing to then world No. 2, ], in a tough three-setter. At the ], he lost in the semifinals to ], but earned his third victory over Andre Agassi en route. He reached his second semifinal of the year at the ], but lost to Andy Roddick. He reached his second ATP tour final at the ], but lost to ] in three sets. At Roand Garros and Wimbledon, Melzer reached the third round and lost to ] on both occasions. He then lost six straight main-draw matches in the ] to ], and the ], ], ], ], and ]. He then continued his bad run with second-round losses at the Vienna Open, the ], and the ]. In 2005, he reached the quarterfinals of the ], losing to ]. In the ] he reached the third round, losing to then world No. 2, ], in a tough three-setter. At the ], he lost in the semifinals to ], but earned his third victory over Andre Agassi en route. He reached his second semifinal of the year at the ], but lost to Andy Roddick. He reached his second ATP tour final at the ], but lost to ] in three sets. At Roand Garros and Wimbledon, Melzer reached the third round and lost to ] on both occasions. He then lost six straight main-draw matches in the ] to ], and the ], ], ], ], and ]. He then continued his bad run with second-round losses at the Vienna Open, the ], and the ].


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 ] over ]. He then rebounded in the ], where he reached his third final without dropping a set, but lost to ]. He also reached the semifinals of the ], losing to eventual champion ], and the quarterfinals of the ], losing to ]. However, he fell in the first rounds of the ] and ]. At the ], he reached the semifinals, but was upset by eventual champion ]. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ] and the ]. He then suffered two losses to ] in the third round of the ] and the first round of the ]. At the ], he lost to ], thus not winning a single Grand Slam match in the year. He then reached back-to-back finals at the ] and the ]. He won his first ATP Tour title at the Romania Open]], defeating ] in straight sets in the final, with victories over ] and ]. At the Open de Moselle, he lost to ]. He ended the year with a quarterfinal showing at the Vienna Open, losing to ], but earned his first win over ]. He made a first-round exit at the ], losing to ]. 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 ] over ]. He then rebounded in the ], where he reached his third final without dropping a set, but lost to ]. He also reached the semifinals of the ], losing to eventual champion ], and the quarterfinals of the ], losing to ]. However, he fell in the first rounds of the ] and ]. At the ], he reached the semifinals, but was upset by eventual champion ]. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ] and the ]. He then suffered two losses to ] in the third round of the ] and the first round of the ]. At the ], he lost to ], thus not winning a single Grand Slam match in the year. He then reached back-to-back finals at the ] and the ]. He won his first ATP Tour title at the Romanian Open, defeating ] in straight sets in the final, with victories over ] and ]. At the Open de Moselle, he lost to ]. He ended the year with a quarterfinal showing at the Vienna Open, losing to Andy Roddick, but earned his first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero. He made a first-round exit at the ], losing to ].


===2007–2009=== ===2007–2009===
In 2007, Melzer began the year with a first-round exit at the ] and a semifinal exit at the ], withdrawing against ]. Melzer reached the second rounds of the ], the ], the ], and the ]. He also reached the final of the ], losing to ]. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ] and the ]. In the Masters Series on clay, he lost in the first rounds of the ] and the ], and the third round of the ], losing to ]. After that, he suffered back-to-back losses to ] in the ] and the ]. He then suffered a left wrist injury in his first-round loss to Nikolay Davydenko in the ] which caused him to miss two months of tennis, including Wimbledon. He came back at the ], reaching the third round and losing to Lleyton Hewitt. From then on, he was unable to secure back-to-back wins. In 2007, Melzer began the year with a first-round exit at the ] and a semifinal exit at the ], withdrawing against ]. Melzer reached the second rounds of the ], the ], the ], and the ]. He also reached the final of the ], losing to ]. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ] and the ]. In the Masters Series on clay, he lost in the first rounds at ] and ], and the third round of the ], losing to Fernando González. After that, he suffered back-to-back losses to ] in the ] and the ]. He then suffered a left wrist injury in his first-round loss to Nikolay Davydenko in the ] which caused him to miss two months of tennis, including Wimbledon. He came back at the ], reaching the third round and losing to Lleyton Hewitt. From then on, he was unable to secure back-to-back wins.


] ]
In 2008, Melzer reached the second round of his first three tournaments, including the ]. 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 ] that he recorded back-to-back wins by reaching the quarterfinals, losing to ] in three sets. He carried his good performance through the ] with a third-round exit to Frenchman ], having led two sets to one. On grass, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of the ] and the third round at ]. He then returned to clay at the ] and reached his seventh final, but lost once again to ]. Melzer made a good performance at the ] by reaching the final eight, losing to eventual gold medalist ]. He then had a good performance by reaching the third rounds of the ] and the ]. Melzer made a good year end with quarterfinal results in the ] and the ], which put him back to the top 40.<ref name="jmw">{{cite web | url=http://www.juergen-melzer.at/turniere.php | title=Jurgen Melzer Website – tournaments | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> In 2008, Melzer reached the second round of his first three tournaments, including the ]. 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 ] that he recorded back-to-back wins by reaching the quarterfinals, losing to ] in three sets. He carried his good performance through the ] with a third-round exit to Frenchman ], having led two sets to one. On grass, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of the ] and the third round at ]. He then returned to clay at the ] and reached his seventh final, but lost once again to Juan Martín del Potro. Melzer made a good performance at the ] by reaching the final eight, losing to eventual gold medalist ]. He then had a good performance by reaching the third rounds of the ] and the ]. Melzer made a good year end with quarterfinal results in the ] and the ], which put him back to the top 40.<ref name="jmw">{{cite web | url=http://www.juergen-melzer.at/turniere.php | title=Jürgen Melzer Website – tournaments | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref>


] ]
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 ], where he reached the third round, losing to Andy Murray. It was not until the ] that he recorded back-to-back wins, including a win over Nikolay Davydenko, but lost to ] in the following round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the ] and the ] once again, and the third round of the ] and ] for the second year in a row. He reach his first semifinal of a year at the ], but lost to eventual champion Nikolay Davydenko. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ] with a victory over ], but lost in the following round to Fernando Verdasco. In the semifinal of ] Melzer lost to eventual champion ] in two sets. At the ], Melzer defeated a then-world No. 5, ], before losing to ]. This was his second victory over a top-5 player. The first was his win over a then-world No. 2, Tommy Haas, in 2002. He ended 2009 on a high note by winning his second career title at the ] over ] in straight sets, which included a victory over ] in the quarterfinals.<ref name="jmw" /> 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 ], where he reached the third round, losing to Andy Murray. It was not until the ] that he recorded back-to-back wins, including a win over Nikolay Davydenko, but lost to Fernando González in the following round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the ] and the ] once again, and the third round of the ] and ] for the second year in a row. He reach his first semifinal of a year at the ], but lost to eventual champion Nikolay Davydenko. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ] with a victory over Victor Hănescu, but lost in the following round to Fernando Verdasco. In the semifinal of ] Melzer lost to eventual champion Gilles Simon in two sets. At the ], Melzer defeated a then-world No. 5, Juan Martín del Potro, before losing to Feliciano López. This was his second victory over a top-5 player. The first was his win over a then-world No. 2, Tommy Haas, in 2002. He ended 2009 on a high note by winning his second career title at the ] over Marin Čilić in straight sets, which included a victory over ] in the quarterfinals.<ref name="jmw" />


===2010: French Open semi-final, top 10 doubles debut=== ===2010: French Open semi-final, top 10 doubles debut===
] ]
] ]
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 Čilić. After a quarterfinal appearance in Rotterdam, where he lost to Nikolay Davydenko, Melzer reached the semifinals in Dubai, where he lost to ]. Later in the year, Melzer reached the quarterfinals of the ] in Madrid, losing to ]. Melzer followed this up with his best result in a Grand Slam to date by reaching the semifinals of the French Open. He beat ] and ] before he caused a significant upset by defeating ninth seed David Ferrer in straight sets, followed by a four-set win over ] (who had beaten Andy Roddick in the previous round), and by a five set triumph over Novak Djokovic, coming back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career.<ref name="RG2010"/> He was eventually defeated by four-time champion Rafael Nadal, in straight sets. 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 Čilić. After a quarterfinal appearance in Rotterdam, where he lost to Nikolay Davydenko, Melzer reached the semifinals in Dubai, where he lost to ]. Later in the year, Melzer reached the quarterfinals of the ] 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. He beat ] and ] before he caused a significant upset by defeating ninth seed David Ferrer in straight sets, followed by a four-set win over ] (who had beaten Andy Roddick in the previous round), and by a five set triumph over Novak Djokovic, coming back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career.<ref name="RG2010"/> 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 ] in their first career meeting.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tennisnewsonline.com/news/roger-federer-jurgen-melzer-2010-wimbledon-fourth-round.htm | title=Federer Defeats Melzer – Wimbledon 2010 | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> However, at the same tournament, he achieved his greatest success by winning the doubles title with German partner ]. Melzer followed this up by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon, where he was defeated by ] in their first career meeting.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tennisnewsonline.com/news/roger-federer-jurgen-melzer-2010-wimbledon-fourth-round.htm | title=Federer Defeats Melzer – Wimbledon 2010 | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> However, at the same tournament, he achieved his greatest success by winning the doubles title with German partner ].
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At the ] in October, Melzer recorded one of the biggest wins of his career against world No. 1, ]. 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 ] in the quarterfinals. At the ] in October, Melzer recorded one of the biggest wins of his career against world No. 1, ]. 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 ] in the quarterfinals.


In the last week of October, he won his third career title, defending his 2009 victory at the ] against his compatriot ] 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 three set epic victory.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5749088 | title=Melzer Defeats Haider-Maurer | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> In the last week of October, he won his third career title, defending his 2009 victory at the ] against his compatriot ] 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 three set epic victory.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5749088 | title=Melzer Defeats Haider-Maurer | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref>


On 3 November, he was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.austriantimes.at/?id=28078 | title=Sportsman of the Year | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> On 3 November, he was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.austriantimes.at/?id=28078 | title=Sportsman of the Year | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref>
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Melzer started the year at the ]. He reached the third round without dropping a set, before defeating 21st seed ] in the third round after Baghdatis retired with Melzer leading. He was defeated by ] in the fourth round. Despite the loss, Melzer cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career. Melzer started the year at the ]. He reached the third round without dropping a set, before defeating 21st seed ] in the third round after Baghdatis retired with Melzer leading. He was defeated by ] in the fourth round. 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 ]. Seeded ninth, he finally won consecutive matches as he beat ], and ], to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in this tournament. There, he pulled off a surprise two-set win over No. 3 ranked and second seed Roger Federer to reach the semifinal stage for the first time in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. However, he failed to reach his first final in such a tournament after losing against ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/tennis/player/results/_/id/265/year/2011/jurgen-melzer | title=2011 results – ESPN | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> Since then, Melzer failed to chalk up any back-to-back wins until appearing at the ]. Seeded ninth, he finally won consecutive matches as he beat ], and Nicolás Almagro, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in this tournament. There, he pulled off a surprise two-set win over No. 3 ranked and second seed Roger Federer to reach the semifinal stage for the first time in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. However, he failed to reach his first final in such a tournament after losing against ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/player/results/_/id/265/year/2011/jurgen-melzer | title=2011 results – ESPN | access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref>


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 ] and ] 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 in straight sets, splitting a $420,000 purse.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.essentialtennis.com/atpnews/hardcourt-event/us-open-mens-doubles-winner-jurgen-melzer-and-philipp-petzschner/2753/ | title=Essential Tennis – US Open Men's Doubles Winner | access-date=10 April 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615165851/http://www.essentialtennis.com/atpnews/hardcourt-event/us-open-mens-doubles-winner-jurgen-melzer-and-philipp-petzschner/2753/ | archive-date=15 June 2013}}</ref> 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 ] and ] 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 in straight sets, splitting a $420,000 purse.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.essentialtennis.com/atpnews/hardcourt-event/us-open-mens-doubles-winner-jurgen-melzer-and-philipp-petzschner/2753/ | title=Essential Tennis – US Open Men's Doubles Winner | access-date=10 April 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615165851/http://www.essentialtennis.com/atpnews/hardcourt-event/us-open-mens-doubles-winner-jurgen-melzer-and-philipp-petzschner/2753/ | archive-date=15 June 2013}}</ref>
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===2014=== ===2014===
Melzer pulled out of the Australian Open with a shoulder injury. At the ATP 500 Barcelona, he reached the third round by defeating ], but lost to ]. At the ] he defeated ] and Marin Čilić to reach the third round, where he lost to Andy Murray. The Austrian won over David Goffin at ] to reach the second round, where he fell to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At s-Hertogenbosch, he defeated Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals and lost to ] in the semifinals. Melzer defeated ] in the first round of the ] and lost again to Tsonga in the second round. Melzer pulled out of the Australian Open with a shoulder injury. At the ATP 500 Barcelona, he reached the third round by defeating ], but lost to ]. At the ] he defeated ] and Marin Čilić to reach the third round, where he lost to Andy Murray. The Austrian won over David Goffin at ] to reach the second round, where he fell to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At s-Hertogenbosch, he defeated Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals and lost to ] in the semifinals. Melzer defeated ] in the first round of the ] and lost again to Tsonga in the second round.


===2015=== ===2015===
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===2021: Retirement from tour=== ===2021: Retirement from tour===
Contrary to his announcement, Melzer did not play at the Australian Open due to ] quarantine measures. Instead, he played in the doubles competitions of the other three Grand Slam tournaments where he each lost in the first round. He played his final tournament on the ATP Tour at the ], where he partnered ] and also lost in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/erste-bank-open-that-s-it-jurgen-melzer-says-goodbye-with-defeat-to-alexander-zverev|title=Erste Bank Open: that's it! Jürgen Melzer says goodbye with defeat to Alexander Zverev|website=tennisnet.com|date=27 October 2021}}</ref> Contrary to his announcement, Melzer did not play at the Australian Open due to ] quarantine measures. Instead, he played in the doubles competitions of the other three Grand Slam tournaments where he each lost in the first round. He played his final tournament on the ATP Tour at the ], where he partnered ] and also lost in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/erste-bank-open-that-s-it-jurgen-melzer-says-goodbye-with-defeat-to-alexander-zverev|title=Erste Bank Open: that's it! Jürgen Melzer says goodbye with defeat to Alexander Zverev|website=tennisnet.com|date=27 October 2021}}</ref>

===Coaching===
After retiring from tennis, he began coaching compatriot ] at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisnet.com/news/joel-schwaerzler-es-darf-gefeiert-werden|website=tennisnet.com|accessdate=23 October 2023|title= Joel Schwärzler - It's time to celebrate|first=Jens|last=Huiber|date=22 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oetv.at/news-detail/bravo-joel-schwaerzler-bei-itf-junior-finals-unter-den-letzten-vier|website=oetv.at|accessdate=23 October 2023|title= Bravo, Joel! Schwärzler bei ITF Junior Finals unter den letzten Vier|first=Manuel|last=Wachta|date=20 October 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, Schwärler won the ] event in ].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=23 October 2023|url=https://www.sn.at/sport/tennis/joel-schwaerzler-spuren-dominic-thiem-147425731|website=sn.at|title= Joel Schwärzler is on the trail of Dominic Thiem|first=Christian|last=Mortsch|date=October 23, 2023}}</ref>


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|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|0 / 9 |0 / 9
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|align=left|] |align=left|]
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|bgcolor=lime|] |bgcolor=lime|]
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|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|colspan=2 style=color:#696969|NH |colspan=2 style=color:#767676|NH
|1 / 5 |1 / 5
|9–4 |9–4
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|8–6 |8–6
|55% |55%
⚫ |-
⚫ |align=left|]
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |bgcolor=afeeee|]
⚫ |A
⚫ |A
⚫ |colspan=13 style=color:#696969|Not Masters Series
⚫ |0 / 1
⚫ |1–1
⚫ |50%
|-style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef" |-style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef"
|style=text-align:left|Win–Loss |style=text-align:left|Win–loss
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|0–0 |0–0
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|colspan=3|37 |colspan=3|37
|-style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" |-style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style=text-align:left|Overall Win–Loss |style=text-align:left|Overall win–loss
|3–2 |3–2
|0–0 |0–0
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|-bgcolor=efefef |-bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|Year-end ranking |align=left|'''Year-end ranking'''
|330 |330
|650 |650
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|36 |36
|21 |21
| |84
|colspan=3| |colspan=3|
|} |}
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|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|] |bgcolor=ffebcd|]
|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
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|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|0 / 4 |0 / 4
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|align=left|] |align=left|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
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|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
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|A |A
|A |A
|style=color:#696969|NH |style=color:#767676|NH
|A |A
|0 / 3 |0 / 3
|1–3 |1–3
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
|A |A
|A |A
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|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=lime|] |bgcolor=lime|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|style=color:#696969|NH |style=color:#767676|NH
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|1 / 5 |1 / 5
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|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|bgcolor=afeeee|] |bgcolor=afeeee|]
|A |A
|A |A
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|A |A
|style=color:#696969|NH |style=color:#767676|NH
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|0 / 3 |0 / 3
|0–3 |0–3
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style=text-align:left|Win–Loss |style=text-align:left|Win–loss
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|] |]
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|{{flagicon|GER}} ] |{{flagicon|GER}} ]
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|] |]
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} ] |{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
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|} |}


==ATP career finals== ==ATP Tour finals==
===Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)=== ===Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)===
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|ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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|], <br> United States |], <br/>United States
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|{{flagicon|GER}} ] |{{flagicon|GER}} ]
|{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] |{{flagicon|USA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
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|- |-
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|<small>0–2</small> |<small>0–2</small>
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|Hall of Fame Open, <br> United States |Hall of Fame Open, <br/>United States
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|Grass |Grass
|{{flagicon|AUT}} ] |{{flagicon|AUT}} ]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ] |{{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
|6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 3–6 |6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 3–6
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|<small>0–3</small> |<small>0–3</small>
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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|] |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br/>Austria
|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Intl. Gold |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Intl. Gold
|Clay |Clay
|{{flagicon|AUT}} ] |{{flagicon|AUT}} ]
|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} ] |{{flagicon|CZE}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|4–6, 4–6 |4–6, 4–6
|- |-
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|<small>1–3</small> |<small>1–3</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Russia |], <br/>Russia
|International |International
|Carpet (i) |Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} ] |{{flagicon|SWE}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|BLR}} ]
|4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |4–6, 7–5, 7–5
|- |-
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|<small>1–4</small> |<small>1–4</small>
|] |]
|] |], <br/>United States
|International |International
|Clay |Clay
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|GER}} ]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} ] |{{flagicon|GER}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|GER}} ]
|7–5, 4–6, |7–5, 4–6,
|- |-
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|<small>2–4</small> |<small>2–4</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Morocco |], <br/>Morocco
|International |International
|Clay |Clay
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Kohlmann<br>{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Waske |{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Kohlmann <br/>{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Waske
|6–3, 6–4 |6–3, 6–4
|- |-
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|Hall of Fame Open, <br> United States |Hall of Fame Open, <br/> United States
|International |International
|Grass |Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} ] |{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|{{flagicon|RSA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] |{{flagicon|RSA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–0 |7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–0
|- |-
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|], <br> France |], <br/> France
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|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} ] |{{flagicon|FRA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
|6–3, 1–6, |6–3, 1–6,
|- |-
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|<small>3–6</small> |<small>3–6</small>
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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br> Austria |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br/> Austria
|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Intl. Gold |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Intl. Gold
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} ] |{{flagicon|CZE}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|4–6, 6–3, |4–6, 6–3,
|- |-
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|<small>3–7</small> |<small>3–7</small>
|] |]
|St. Petersburg Open, <br> Russia |St. Petersburg Open, <br/>Russia
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|Carpet (i) |Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ] |{{flagicon|SWE}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
|1–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup> |1–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>
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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|] |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br/>United States
|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Intl. Gold |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Intl. Gold
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} ] |{{flagicon|USA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
|5–7, 3–6 |5–7, 3–6
|- |-
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|<small>3–9</small> |<small>3–9</small>
|] |]
|St. Petersburg Open, <br> Russia |St. Petersburg Open, <br/>Russia
|International |International
|Carpet (i) |Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Perry |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Perry
|{{flagicon|CAN}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SRB}} ] |{{flagicon|CAN}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|SRB}} ]
|1–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup> |1–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>
|- |-
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|] |]
|], <br> New Zealand |], <br/>New Zealand
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|{{flagicon|PER}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} ] |{{flagicon|PER}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|ARG}} ]
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|- |-
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|<small>3–11</small> |<small>3–11</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Austria |], <br/>Austria
|International |International
|Clay |Clay
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|BRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} ] |{{flagicon|BRA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|BRA}} ]
|5–7, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, |5–7, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>,
|- |-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Win |bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|<small>4–11</small> |<small>4–11</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Netherlands |], <br/>Netherlands
|International |International
|Grass |Grass
|{{flagicon|CRO}} ] |{{flagicon|CRO}} ]
|{{flagicon|IND}} ]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} ] |{{flagicon|IND}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|IND}} ]
|7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3 |7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3
|- |-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Win |bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|<small>5–11</small> |<small>5–11</small>
|] |]
|], <br> United States |], <br/>United States
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|Hard |Hard
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|BRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ZIM}} ] |{{flagicon|BRA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|ZIM}} ]
|6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> |6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>
|- |-
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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|] |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br/>Japan
|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|500 Series |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|500 Series
|Hard |Hard
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Kerr |{{flagicon|GBR}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Kerr
|6–2, 5–7, |6–2, 5–7,
|- |-
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|<small>6–12</small> |<small>6–12</small>
|] |]
|Vienna Open, <br> Austria |Vienna Open, <br/>Austria
|250 Series |250 Series
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|{{flagicon|POL}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} ] |{{flagicon|POL}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|AUT}} ]
|6–2, 4–6, |6–2, 4–6,
|- |-
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|<small>7–12</small> |<small>7–12</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Croatia |], <br/>Croatia
|250 Series |250 Series
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GER}} ] |{{flagicon|GER}} ]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} ] |{{flagicon|FRA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|BEL}} ]
|3–6, 6–3, |3–6, 6–3,
|- |-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Win |bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|<small>8–12</small> |<small>8–12</small>
|] |]
|style="background:#F3E6D7;"|], <br> United Kingdom |style="background:#F3E6D7;"|], <br/>United Kingdom
|style="background:#F3E6D7;"|Grand Slam |style="background:#F3E6D7;"|Grand Slam
|Grass |Grass
|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner
|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ROU}} ] |{{flagicon|SWE}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|ROU}} ]
|6–1, 7–5, 7–5 |6–1, 7–5, 7–5
|- |-
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|<small>8–13</small> |<small>8–13</small>
|] |]
|] |], <br/> Thailand
|250 Series |250 Series
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|ISR}} ] |{{flagicon|ISR}} ]
|{{flagicon|GER}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SRB}} ] |{{flagicon|GER}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|SRB}} ]
|4–6, 4–6 |4–6, 4–6
|- |-
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|<small>9–13</small> |<small>9–13</small>
|] |]
|style="background:#E9E9E9;"|], <br> China |style="background:#E9E9E9;"|], <br/>China
|style="background:#E9E9E9;"|Masters 1000 |style="background:#E9E9E9;"|Masters 1000
|Hard |Hard
|{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes |{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes
|{{flagicon|POL}} ]<br>{{flagicon|POL}} ] |{{flagicon|POL}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|POL}} ]
|7–5, 4–6, |7–5, 4–6,
|- |-
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|<small>10–13</small> |<small>10–13</small>
|] |]
|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br> Netherlands |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|], <br/>Netherlands
|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|500 Series |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|500 Series
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SRB}} Nenad Zimonjić |{{flagicon|FRA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|SRB}} Nenad Zimonjić
|6–4, 3–6, |6–4, 3–6,
|- |-
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|<small>11–13</small> |<small>11–13</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Germany |], <br/>Germany
|250 Series |250 Series
|Clay |Clay
|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner
|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} ] |{{flagicon|ESP}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|6–3, 6–4 |6–3, 6–4
|- |-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Win |bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|<small>12–13</small> |<small>12–13</small>
|] |]
|style="background:#F3E6D7;"|] |style="background:#F3E6D7;"|], <br/>United States
|style="background:#F3E6D7;"|Grand Slam |style="background:#F3E6D7;"|Grand Slam
|Hard |Hard
|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner
|{{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Fyrstenberg<br>{{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski |{{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Fyrstenberg <br/>{{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski
|6–2, 6–2 |6–2, 6–2
|- |-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|<small>12–14</small> |<small>12–14</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Australia |], <br/>Australia
|250 Series |250 Series
|Hard |Hard
|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner
|{{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor |{{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi <br/>{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor
|1–6, 2–6 |1–6, 2–6
|- |-
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|<small>13–14</small> |<small>13–14</small>
|] |]
|Vienna Open, <br> Austria |Vienna Open, <br/> Austria
|250 Series |250 Series
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner
|{{flagicon|GER}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |{{flagicon|GER}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle
|7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 4–6, |7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 4–6,
|- |-
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|<small>13–15</small> |<small>13–15</small>
|] |]
|style="background:#E9E9E9;"|], <br> France |style="background:#E9E9E9;"|], <br/>France
|style="background:#E9E9E9;"|Masters 1000 |style="background:#E9E9E9;"|Masters 1000
|Hard (i) |Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski |{{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski
|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan |{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan <br/>{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan
|6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 7–5, |6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 7–5,
|- |-
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|<small>13–16</small> |<small>13–16</small>
|] |]
|], <br> Turkey |], <br/>Turkey
|250 Series |250 Series
|Clay |Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt |{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt
|{{flagicon|MDA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SRB}} ] |{{flagicon|MDA}} ] <br/>{{flagicon|SRB}} ]
|4–6, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup> |4–6, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>
|- |-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|<small>13–17</small> |<small>13–17</small>
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Austrian tennis player

Jürgen Melzer
Melzer at Wimbledon in 2015
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceDeutsch-Wagram, Austria
Born (1981-05-22) 22 May 1981 (age 43)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2021
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$10,739,212
Singles
Career record350–334
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 8 (18 April 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2011)
French OpenSF (2010)
Wimbledon4R (2010, 2013)
US Open4R (2010)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2008)
Doubles
Career record375–297
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 6 (27 November 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2005)
French OpenQF (2005)
WimbledonW (2010)
US OpenW (2011)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2020)
Olympic Games2R (2008, 2012)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2009)
French Open2R (2006)
WimbledonW (2011)
US Open1R (2008, 2011, 2012)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2012)

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 younger brother, Gerald Melzer, with whom he played doubles in several tournaments.

In 1999, Melzer won the boys' singles title 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 major. He ended this by reaching the semifinals of the 2010 French Open, losing to Rafael Nadal after coming from two sets down to defeat Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. As of June 2023, he remains the only person to defeat Djokovic from two sets down.

Melzer had greater success in doubles, winning the men's doubles title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 US Open partnering Philipp Petzschner, as well as the mixed doubles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships partnering Iveta Benešová (whom he would later marry and divorce).

Career

Personal life

Melzer married Iveta Benešová, a WTA Tour tennis player, on 14 September 2012 and divorced in 2015. Melzer is a left-handed tennis player, but is right-handed in everyday life.

Junior career

Melzer played his first junior match in September 1995 at the age of 14 at a Grade-3 tournament in Austria.

At the 1999 Australian Open, Melzer won the doubles draw partnering singles champion Kristian Pless. Then, at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. He won the singles draw defeating junior world No. 1 and doubles partner, Kristian Pless, in the final.

Melzer ended his junior career after his Wimbledon victory. Throughout his junior career, he reached as high as world No. 26 in 1998 (and No. 24 in doubles) and posted a win–loss record of 52–26 in singles and 47–23 in doubles.

Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (1999)
French Open: 1R (1998)
Wimbledon: W (1999)
US Open: 2R (1998)

Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: W (1999)
French Open: 1R (1998)
Wimbledon: QF (1999)
US Open: 1R (1998)

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 in Vienna, Austria, where he defeated Lars Burgsmüller, before losing to then world No. 11, Nicolas Kiefer, in two sets.

In 2000, Melzer continued playing in Futures and Challengers, but was only able to reach one quarterfinal. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the Wimbledon Championships, but lost to Australian Mark Philippoussis in four sets.

In 2001, he reach his first Futures final event at Poprad, Slovakia, losing to Juraj Hasko. However, he captured his first title at the Challenger in Mönchengladbach, Germany over local hero Jens Knippschild in three sets. He had his first top-100 and top-20 win over Fabrice Santoro, then world No. 18 in the CA-TennisTrophy, but lost in the next round to Michel Kratochvil in two tiebreaks.

In 2002, he regularly competed in Challenger events, reaching two finals, but losing in both attempts to Alexander Popp in Heilbronn, Germany and to Luis Horna in Fürth, Germany. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in the Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix, defeating Sargis Sargsian and Andrea Gaudenzi in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion Nicolás Lapentti. However, he did better in the Croatia Open by reaching the semifinals, defeating Vincent Spadea, Agustín Calleri, and Victor Hănescu, before losing to eventual champion Carlos Moyá. He also won his first Grand Slam match at the US Open over Jack Brasington, before losing to Nicolás Massú in four sets. At the Vienna Open, he earned one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating then world No. 2, Tommy Haas, to reach the quarterfinals, before losing to Jiří Novák in two sets.

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. He also made his French Open debut, but lost to David Ferrer. At Wimbledon, Melzer upset then world No. 15, Fernando González, to earn his first Wimbledon victory, but lost to Jonas Björkman in four sets the following round. Melzer reached his first ATP Tour final at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships without defeating a player in the top 100, but lost to Robby Ginepri in the final. In the US Open, Melzer reached the second round again, but lost Juan Carlos Ferrero. He earned another top-20 victory over Tommy Robredo in the Vienna Open.

2004–2006

In 2004, the Austrian reached his first third round of a Grand Slam at the Australian Open with victories over Tomas Behrend, and Galo Blanco, before losing to Sjeng Schalken. Melzer made his Master Series debut at Indian Wells, losing to Victor Hănescu. He then won his first Master Series matches at the Miami Masters with victories over Ivo Karlović, and then world No. 8, Tim Henman, but lost to Todd Martin in straight sets in the third round. He next reached the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters with victories over Nicolás Massú, Irakli Labadze, and Marat Safin, but lost to former world No. 1, Lleyton Hewitt. Melzer then reached the semifinals of the Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix, losing to Xavier Malisse in three sets. He then won his first French Open match over Wayne Ferreira, but then lost to Lleyton Hewitt in four sets.

In the Canada Masters, he reached the quarterfinals, losing to Nicolas Kiefer, with straight-set victories over Andre Agassi and Fernando González. In the US Open, he reached the third round for the first time, but lost to Michaël Llodra. In his last tournament of the year, he reached the third round of the Paris Masters, losing to Marat Safin in straight sets.

In 2005, he reached the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International, losing to Juan Ignacio Chela. In the Australian Open he reached the third round, losing to then world No. 2, Andy Roddick, in a tough three-setter. At the SAP Open, he lost in the semifinals to Cyril Saulnier, but earned his third victory over Andre Agassi en route. He reached his second semifinal of the year at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, but lost to Andy Roddick. He reached his second ATP tour final at the Hypo Group Tennis International, but lost to Nikolay Davydenko in three sets. At Roand Garros and Wimbledon, Melzer reached the third round and lost to Guillermo Coria on both occasions. He then lost six straight main-draw matches in the Austrian Open to Fernando Verdasco, and the Rogers Cup, Cincinnati Masters, New Haven Open, US Open, and Open de Moselle. He then continued his bad run with second-round losses at the Vienna Open, the Madrid Masters, and the 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 Sydney International over Juan Ignacio Chela. He then rebounded in the U.S. Clay Court Championships, where he reached his third final without dropping a set, but lost to Mardy Fish. He also reached the semifinals of the BMW Open, losing to eventual champion Olivier Rochus, and the quarterfinals of the Hypo Group Tennis International, losing to Jiří Novák. However, he fell in the first rounds of the French Open and Wimbledon. At the Hall of Fame Open, he reached the semifinals, but was upset by eventual champion Mark Philippoussis. He also reached the quarterfinals of the Austrian Open and the New Haven Open. He then suffered two losses to Juan Mónaco in the third round of the Mercedes Cup and the first round of the Warsaw Open. At the US Open, he lost to Alessio di Mauro, thus not winning a single Grand Slam match in the year. He then reached back-to-back finals at the Romanian Open and the Open de Moselle. He won his first ATP Tour title at the Romanian Open, defeating Filippo Volandri in straight sets in the final, with victories over Gilles Simon and Paul-Henri Mathieu. At the Open de Moselle, he lost to Novak Djokovic. He ended the year with a quarterfinal showing at the Vienna Open, losing to Andy Roddick, but earned his first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero. He made a first-round exit at the St. Petersburg Open, losing to Lukáš Dlouhý.

2007–2009

In 2007, Melzer began the year with a first-round exit at the Qatar Open and a semifinal exit at the Medibank International, withdrawing against James Blake. Melzer reached the second rounds of the Australian Open, the M.K. Championships, the Indian Wells Masters, and the Miami Masters. He also reached the final of the Tennis Channel Open, losing to Lleyton Hewitt. He also reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships and the BMW Open. In the Masters Series on clay, he lost in the first rounds at Monte-Carlo and Rome, and the third round of the Hamburg Masters, losing to Fernando González. After that, he suffered back-to-back losses to Juan Mónaco in the Hypo Group Tennis International and the French Open. He then suffered a left wrist injury in his first-round loss to Nikolay Davydenko in the Gerry Weber Open which caused him to miss two months of tennis, including Wimbledon. He came back at the Cincinnati Masters, reaching the third round and losing to Lleyton Hewitt. From then on, he was unable to secure back-to-back wins.

Melzer at the 2008 US Open

In 2008, Melzer reached the second round of his first three tournaments, including the 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 Hypo Group Tennis International that he recorded back-to-back wins by reaching the quarterfinals, losing to Igor Kunitsyn in three sets. He carried his good performance through the French Open with a third-round exit to Frenchman Gaël Monfils, having led two sets to one. On grass, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of the Ordina Open and the third round at Wimbledon. He then returned to clay at the Austrian Open and reached his seventh final, but lost once again to Juan Martín del Potro. Melzer made a good performance at the Beijing Olympics by reaching the final eight, losing to eventual gold medalist Rafael Nadal. He then had a good performance by reaching the third rounds of the Pilot Pen Tennis and the US Open. Melzer made a good year end with quarterfinal results in the Thailand Open and the Vienna Open, which put him back to the top 40.

Melzer at the 2009 US Open

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 Australian Open, where he reached the third round, losing to Andy Murray. It was not until the Italian Open that he recorded back-to-back wins, including a win over Nikolay Davydenko, but lost to Fernando González in the following round. He then reached the quarterfinals of the Austrian Open and the Gerry Weber Open once again, and the third round of the French Open and Wimbledon for the second year in a row. He reach his first semifinal of a year at the Croatia Open, but lost to eventual champion Nikolay Davydenko. He also reached the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen Tennis with a victory over Victor Hănescu, but lost in the following round to Fernando Verdasco. In the semifinal of Thailand Open Melzer lost to eventual champion Gilles Simon in two sets. At the Shanghai Masters, Melzer defeated a then-world No. 5, Juan Martín del Potro, before losing to Feliciano López. This was his second victory over a top-5 player. The first was his win over a then-world No. 2, Tommy Haas, in 2002. He ended 2009 on a high note by winning his second career title at the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy over Marin Čilić in straight sets, which included a victory over Radek Štěpánek in the quarterfinals.

2010: French Open semi-final, top 10 doubles debut

Melzer at the 2010 US Open
Melzer with the 2010 "Austrian Sportsman of the Year" trophy

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 Čilić. 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. He beat Dudi Sela and Nicolas Mahut before 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 five set 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.

At the Shanghai Masters 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 at the Vienna Open against his compatriot 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 three set epic victory.

On 3 November, he was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year.

Melzer's final tournament of the year as a singles player was the Paris Masters, where he advanced to the quarterfinals, before losing to world No. 2, Roger Federer.

As a result of winning the Wimbledon doubles championship, Melzer and his doubles partner Petzschner qualified for a doubles team spot in the ATP 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.

2011: Top 10 debut in singles

Melzer at Wimbledon in 2011

Melzer started the year at the Australian Open. 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. He was defeated by Andy Murray in the fourth round. 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 Monte-Carlo Masters. Seeded ninth, he finally won consecutive matches as he beat Robin Haase, and Nicolás Almagro, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in this tournament. There, he pulled off a surprise two-set win over No. 3 ranked and second seed Roger Federer to reach the semifinal stage for the first time in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. However, he failed to reach his first final in such a tournament after losing 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 in straight sets, splitting a $420,000 purse.

2012

In singles, Melzer had an inauspicious start to the year, exiting in the first round in Brisbane and the Australian Open. He did make the final in Brisbane in doubles, partnering Philipp Petzschner, and he won the tournament in Memphis against Canadian Milos Raonic.

In Monte Carlo, he made the quarterfinals in doubles, partnering Florian Mayer. After that, he had a series of quick exits in singles: the first round at the French Open, the second at Wimbledon, and the first at the US Open. However, he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in doubles.

He partnered with Leander Paes in Canada and made it to the semifinals, losing to the Bryan brothers.

The fall went somewhat better in singles, with a quarterfinal showing in Shanghai and a semifinal in Valencia. He also made quarterfinal showings in Beijing and Shanghai and a semifinal in Vienna, with various partners. However, the Paris Masters was back to a first-round exit in singles against Grigor Dimitrov and a first-match defeat in doubles.

2013

Melzer made the quarterfinals in Brisbane, where he was eliminated by Grigor Dimitrov. At the Australian Open, he was defeated in the third round in straight sets by Tomáš Berdych.

He made the final in Zagreb, only to lose to Marin Čilić in straight sets. He went out in the first round at Indian Wells, but made it to the quarterfinals in Miami, losing to David Ferrer in three sets. He was eliminated in the third round at Monte Carlo by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

He made a quick first-round exit at the French Open, but made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon, losing to young rising player Jerzy Janowicz.

At Wimbledon, he made it to the quarterfinals in doubles.

His only singles tournament victory was in Winston-Salem, where he defeated Gaël Monfils, when the Frenchman had to retire in the second set. After that, Melzer was defeated in the first round of the US Open in straight sets by Evgeny Donskoy. He made it to the semifinals in Kuala Lumpur, losing to Portuguese João Sousa in three tight sets.

2014

Melzer pulled out of the Australian Open with a shoulder injury. At the ATP 500 Barcelona, he reached the third round by defeating Jerzy Janowicz, but lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber. At the Rome Masters he defeated John Isner and Marin Čilić to reach the third round, where he lost to Andy Murray. The Austrian won over David Goffin at Roland Garros to reach the second round, where he fell to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At s-Hertogenbosch, he defeated Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals and lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinals. Melzer defeated Guillermo García López in the first round of the Paris Masters and lost again to Tsonga in the second round.

2015

Jürgen Melzer with his brother Gerald in 2015

Melzer failed to qualify for Wimbledon in 2015. Notably, he faced his younger brother Gerald in the first round qualifying and won in straight sets. Jürgen described it as the "worst tennis day of my life and I hope we will never play each other again.".

2016

In July, Melzer upset world No. 9, Dominic Thiem, at the Austrian Open after a long injury absence. This was his first victory over a top-10 player in over five years. In the next round, the quarterfinal, he lost to his brother Gerald.

2017

Melzer qualified for the Australian Open, but lost to the eventual champion Roger Federer in the first round.

2018: Retirement from singles

Melzer at the 2018 US Open

Melzer announced his retirement from the ATP Tour in singles, with the Vienna Open marking his final appearance. Ranked at world No. 426, he upset No. 22 Milos Raonic in the first round. This victory was his 350th and final career win, because he withdrew from the second round due to illness.

2019: First doubles title in 5 years

Melzer won the doubles title at the Sofia Open, partnering Nikola Mektić.

2020: ATP Finals runner-up in doubles

In October, Melzer announced his retirement from professional tennis after the 2021 Australian Open.

He qualified for the third time for the ATP Finals in doubles, this time with partner Édouard Roger-Vasselin. They reached the final, which they lost to Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić.

2021: Retirement from tour

Contrary to his announcement, Melzer did not play at the Australian Open due to COVID-19 quarantine measures. Instead, he played in the doubles competitions of the other three Grand Slam tournaments where he each lost in the first round. He played his final tournament on the ATP Tour at the Vienna Open, where he partnered Alexander Zverev and also lost in the first round.

Coaching

After retiring from tennis, he began coaching compatriot Joel Schwärzler at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt. In October 2023, Schwärler won the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 4R 1R 3R A 2R A 1R A 0 / 13 14–13 52%
French Open A A A A 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R A A Q2 0 / 13 16–13 55%
Wimbledon A 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R A 3R 3R 4R 3R 2R 4R 1R Q2 A Q1 Q3 0 / 13 16–13 55%
US Open A A A 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 4R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q2 A Q1 0 / 14 13–14 48%
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 1–4 5–4 1–3 3–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 53 59–53 53%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 1R Not Held QF Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Davis Cup PO 1R Z1 Z1 PO 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Z1 1R QF 1R Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 PO 0 / 10 22–29 43%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A Q1 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 3R 4R 3R 2R 1R A 2R A A A 0 / 11 6–11 35%
Miami Open A A A A Q1 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 3R QF A 2R A A A 0 / 11 10–11 48%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A Q1 A A 1R A 1R A 1R 2R SF 2R 3R 1R A A A A 0 / 8 7–8 47%
Madrid Open Not Held A A A 2R A 1R A 2R QF 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
German Open A A A A A QF 1R 1R 3R Q1 Not Masters Series 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Italian Open A A A A Q1 A 1R A 1R A 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 3R Q1 A A A 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Canadian Open A A A A A QF 1R A 1R A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 1R 1R A 3R A 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 9 4–9 31%
Shanghai Masters Not Held 3R QF 2R 1R 2R A A A A A 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Paris Masters A A A A A 3R A A 1R A A QF A 1R A 2R A A A A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 10–6 2–8 0–3 4–9 2–2 7–8 12–9 5–7 3–9 7–8 3–6 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 77 57–77 43%
Career statistics
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Career
Tournaments 1 3 1 9 18 23 25 26 24 24 27 26 21 24 24 20 11 3 1 1 312
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13
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 20–25 25–27 16–20 9–12 4–3 0–2 2–0 350–334
Win % 50% 0% 50% 48% 41% 50% 50% 56% 48% 54% 55% 67% 49% 44% 48% 44% 43% 57% 0% 100% 51%
Year-end ranking 491 358 168 91 79 39 54 41 60 34 28 11 34 29 27 113 155 306 186 288

Doubles

Current through the 2021 Vienna Open.

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 2R SF 3R 3R 2R 1R 3R QF 3R 1R A 1R A 2R A A 2R A 0 / 13 19–13 59%
French Open A A A A A 1R QF 3R A 2R 2R 1R A 3R 2R 3R A A A A 2R 3R 1R 0 / 12 14–12 54%
Wimbledon A A A A 1R A 3R 1R A 2R 1R W QF SF QF 2R 2R A A 1R 2R NH 1R 1 / 14 22–13 63%
US Open A A A A 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R W 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R A 3R QF 1R 1R 1 / 18 20–17 56%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 12–4 5–4 2–4 4–4 3–4 9–3 15–2 10–4 5–4 4–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–3 3–3 0–3 2 / 57 75–55 58%
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR RR Did not qualify F DNQ 0 / 3 5–6 45%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 2R Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Davis Cup PO 1R Z1 Z1 PO 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Z1 1R QF 1R Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 PO QR QR A 0 / 10 15–12 56%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 1R QF SF A 1R 1R 2R A A A 1R A A A A NH A 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Miami Open A A A A A A A A 2R 1R SF 1R SF 1R 1R A 2R A A A A NH A 0 / 8 8–8 50%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R QF QF 1R A A A A 2R NH A 0 / 6 6–6 50%
Madrid Open Not Held A A A A A A A 1R 1R A 2R 2R QF 2R A A A A NH A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
German Open A A A A A A A 2R A A Not Masters Series 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R A 1R A 2R A A 2R 2R 2R 1R A A A 2R SF A 0 / 9 7–9 44%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A 2R QF A SF 2R 1R A A A A 1R NH A 0 / 6 4–5 50%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A 1R A 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 9 2–9 18%
Shanghai Masters Not Held SF W 2R QF A A A A A A 1R NH 1 / 5 9–4 69%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A 1R 2R A A A A 2R A F A A A A 2R SF A 0 / 6 8–6 55%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–3 5–5 0–1 8–7 6–6 4–5 6–8 4–5 7–6 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–6 6–3 0–0 1 / 63 54–61 47%
Career statistics
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career
Tournaments 1 0 0 3 10 13 18 23 14 21 27 24 18 20 21 20 15 4 3 8 23 17 4 307
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 17
Finals 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 2 3 3 4 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 37
Overall win–loss 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–4 11–10 9–13 22–17 39–21 18–13 22–20 34–25 31–23 28–16 24–20 19–19 23–18 10–17 5–4 3–3 9–9 31–20 31–17 0–4 375–297
Win % 67% – 0% 43% 52% 41% 56% 65% 58% 52% 58% 57% 64% 55% 50% 56% 37% 56% 50% 50% 61% 65% 0% 56%
Year-end ranking 330 650 505 181 83 101 28 22 53 46 26 8 13 29 51 35 107 162 214 134 36 21 84

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A QF A A 2R A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 4 3–4
French Open 2R 1R A A A A A A 1R A A A A A NH A 0 / 3 1–3
Wimbledon A A A A A W 1R A 1R 1R A A A 1R NH A 1 / 5 4–4
US Open A A 1R A A 1R 1R A A A A A A A NH A 0 / 3 0–3
Win–loss 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 / 15 8–14

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2010 Wimbledon Grass Germany Philipp Petzschner Romania Horia Tecău
Sweden Robert Lindstedt 		6–1, 7–5, 7–5
Win 2011 US Open Hard Germany Philipp Petzschner Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski 		6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2011 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Iveta Benešová India Mahesh Bhupathi
Russia Elena Vesnina 		6–3, 6–2

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 ATP Finals, London Hard (i) France Édouard Roger-Vasselin Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić 		2–6, 6–3,

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2010 Shanghai Hard India Leander Paes Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski		 7–5, 4–6,
Loss 2014 Paris Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–7, 7–5,

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–2)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–6)
Indoor (3–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2003 Hall of Fame Open, United States International Grass United States Robby Ginepri 4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 May 2005 St. Pölten Open, Austria International Clay Russia Nikolay Davydenko 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2006 US Clay Court Championships International Clay United States Mardy Fish 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Sep 2006 Romanian Open International Clay Italy Filippo Volandri 6–1, 7–5
Loss 1–4 Oct 2006 Moselle Open, France International Hard (i) Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Mar 2007 Las Vegas Open, United States International Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–7
Loss 1–6 Jul 2008 Austrian Open Intl. Gold Clay Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–6 Nov 2009 Vienna Open, Austria 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Marin Čilić 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–7 Jul 2010 German Open 500 Series Clay Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–7 Oct 2010 Vienna Open, Austria (2) 250 Series Hard (i) Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win 4–7 Feb 2012 US National Indoors 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Milos Raonic 7–5, 7–6
Loss 4–8 Feb 2013 Zagreb Indoors, Croatia 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Marin Čilić 3–6, 1–6
Win 5–8 Aug 2013 Winston-Salem Open, United States 250 Series Hard France Gaël Monfils 6–3, 2–1 ret.

Doubles: 37 (17 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (4–3)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (10–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–11)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (3–2)
Carpet (1–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (11–9)
Indoor (6–11)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2002 Hall of Fame Open,
United States 		International Grass Germany Alexander Popp United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2003 Hall of Fame Open,
United States 		International Grass Austria Julian Knowle Australia Jordan Kerr
Australia David Macpherson 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2003 Austrian Open,
Austria 		Intl. Gold Clay Austria Alexander Peya Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk 		4–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Oct 2005 St. Petersburg Open,
Russia 		International Carpet (i) Austria Julian Knowle Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi 		4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 1–4 Apr 2006 US Clay Court Championships,
United States 		International Clay Austria Julian Knowle Germany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Alexander Waske 		7–5, 4–6,
Win 2–4 May 2006 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco 		International Clay Austria Julian Knowle Germany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Alexander Waske 		6–3, 6–4
Win 3–4 Jul 2006 Hall of Fame Open,
United States 		International Grass United States Robert Kendrick South Africa Jeff Coetzee
United States Justin Gimelstob 		7–6, 6–0
Loss 3–5 Oct 2006 Moselle Open,
France 		International Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle France Richard Gasquet
France Fabrice Santoro 		6–3, 1–6,
Loss 3–6 Oct 2006 Vienna Open,
Austria 		Intl. Gold Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner 		4–6, 6–3,
Loss 3–7 Oct 2006 St. Petersburg Open,
Russia 		International Carpet (i) Austria Julian Knowle Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry 		1–6, 6–7
Loss 3–8 Feb 2007 US National Indoors,
United States 		Intl. Gold Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle United States Eric Butorac
United Kingdom Jamie Murray 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–9 Oct 2007 St. Petersburg Open,
Russia 		International Carpet (i) Australia Todd Perry Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić 		1–6, 6–7
Loss 3–10 Jan 2008 Auckland Open,
New Zealand 		International Hard Belgium Xavier Malisse Peru Luis Horna
Argentina Juan Mónaco 		4–6, 6–3,
Loss 3–11 May 2008 St. Pölten Open,
Austria 		International Clay Austria Julian Knowle Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá 		5–7, 7–6,
Win 4–11 Jun 2008 Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands 		International Grass Croatia Mario Ančić India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes 		7–6, 6–3
Win 5–11 Aug 2009 Connecticut Open,
United States 		250 Series Hard Austria Julian Knowle Brazil Bruno Soares
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 		6–4, 7–6
Win 6–11 Oct 2009 Japan Open,
Japan 		500 Series Hard Austria Julian Knowle United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
Australia Jordan Kerr 		6–2, 5–7,
Loss 6–12 Nov 2009 Vienna Open,
Austria 		250 Series Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach 		6–2, 4–6,
Win 7–12 Feb 2010 Zagreb Indoors,
Croatia 		250 Series Hard (i) Germany Philipp Petzschner France Arnaud Clément
Belgium Olivier Rochus 		3–6, 6–3,
Win 8–12 Jul 2010 Wimbledon,
United Kingdom 		Grand Slam Grass Germany Philipp Petzschner Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău 		6–1, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 8–13 Oct 2010 Thailand Open,
Thailand 		250 Series Hard (i) Israel Jonathan Erlich Germany Christopher Kas
Serbia Viktor Troicki 		4–6, 4–6
Win 9–13 Oct 2010 Shanghai Masters,
China 		Masters 1000 Hard India Leander Paes Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski 		7–5, 4–6,
Win 10–13 Feb 2011 Rotterdam Open,
Netherlands 		500 Series Hard (i) Germany Philipp Petzschner France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić 		6–4, 3–6,
Win 11–13 Jul 2011 Stuttgart Open,
Germany 		250 Series Clay Germany Philipp Petzschner Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López 		6–3, 6–4
Win 12–13 Sep 2011 US Open,
United States 		Grand Slam Hard Germany Philipp Petzschner Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 12–14 Jan 2012 Brisbane International,
Australia 		250 Series Hard Germany Philipp Petzschner Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor 		1–6, 2–6
Win 13–14 Oct 2014 Vienna Open,
Austria 		250 Series Hard (i) Germany Philipp Petzschner Germany Andre Begemann
Austria Julian Knowle 		7–6, 4–6,
Loss 13–15 Nov 2014 Paris Masters,
France 		Masters 1000 Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan 		6–7, 7–5,
Loss 13–16 May 2015 Istanbul Open,
Turkey 		250 Series Clay Sweden Robert Lindstedt Moldova Radu Albot
Serbia Dušan Lajović 		4–6, 6–7
Loss 13–17 Oct 2016 Kremlin Cup,
Russia 		250 Series Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah 		5–7, 6–4,
Win 14–17 Feb 2019 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria 		250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Nikola Mektić Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Indonesia Christopher Rungkat 		6–2, 4–6,
Win 15–17 Apr 2019 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco (2) 		250 Series Clay Croatia Franko Škugor Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
Denmark Frederik Nielsen 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 15–18 Jul 2019 Croatia Open,
Croatia 		250 Series Clay Austria Oliver Marach Netherlands Robin Haase
Austria Philipp Oswald 		5–7, 7–6,
Win 16–18 Jul 2019 German Open,
Germany 		500 Series Clay Austria Oliver Marach Netherlands Robin Haase
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof 		6–2, 7–6
Win 17–18 Oct 2020 St. Petersburg Open,
Russia (2) 		500 Series Hard (i) France Édouard Roger-Vasselin Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 		6–2, 7–6
Loss 17–19 Nov 2020 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria 		250 Series Hard (i) France Édouard Roger-Vasselin United Kingdom Jamie Murray
United Kingdom Neal Skupski 		w/o
Loss 17–20 Nov 2020 ATP Finals, London,
United Kingdom 		Tour Finals Hard (i) France Édouard Roger-Vasselin Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić 		2–6, 6–3,

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–5)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2001 Slovak Rep. F4, Poprad Futures Clay Slovakia Juraj Hasko 6–7, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2001 Mönchengladbach, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Jens Knippschild 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jan 2002 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Germany Alexander Popp 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2002 Fürth, Germany Challenger Clay Peru Luis Horna 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jan 2003 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Slovakia Karol Beck 2–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 1–5 Nov 2003 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Austria Alexander Peya 6–7, 1–6
Win 2–5 Mar 2004 Boca Raton, United States Challenger Hard Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 2–6 Feb 2008 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Kristof Vliegen 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–6 Mar 2013 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard United States Denis Kudla 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Win 4–6 Feb 2017 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Hard (i) Hungary Márton Fucsovics 7–6, 6–2
Win 5–6 Mar 2017 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard (i) Poland Michał Przysiężny 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (6–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–2)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1999 Austria F3,
Schwaz 		Futures Clay Austria Alexander Peya Argentina Daniel Caracciolo
Argentina Fernando Las Heras 		1–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1999 Morocco F1,
Tangier 		Futures Clay Austria Philipp Müllner Australia Tim Crichton
Australia Todd Perry 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2002 Andrézieux,
France 		Challenger Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Australia Todd Perry 		6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Feb 2008 Wrocław,
Poland 		Challenger Hard (i) Austria Werner Eschauer United States James Cerretani
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 		7–6, 3–6,
Win 2–3 Aug 2008 Graz,
Austria 		Challenger Clay Austria Gerald Melzer France Julien Jeanpierre
France Nicolas Renavand 		1–6, 7–6,
Win 3–3 Mar 2013 Dallas,
United States 		Challenger Hard Germany Philipp Petzschner United States Eric Butorac
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot 		6–3, 6–1
Win 4–3 Oct 2016 Mons,
Belgium 		Challenger Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle Netherlands Sander Arends
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof 		7–6, 7–6
Win 5–3 Apr 2017 Sarasota,
United States 		Challenger Clay United States Scott Lipsky United States Stefan Kozlov
Canada Peter Polansky 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Jan 2019 Koblenz,
Germany 		Challenger Hard (i) Slovakia Filip Polášek Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář
Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek 		3–6, 4–6
Win 6–4 May 2019 Aix-en-Provence,
France 		Challenger Clay Germany Kevin Krawietz Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Germany Tim Pütz 		7–6, 6–2

Record against top 10 players

Melzer's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface.

Wins over top 10 players

  • He has a 13–60 (.178) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
Wins 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score JM Rank
2002
1. Germany Tommy Haas 2 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) 2R 6–4, 6–3 95
2004
2. United Kingdom Tim Henman 8 Miami, United States Hard 2R 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 64
2005
3. United States Andre Agassi 10 San Jose, United States Hard (i) QF 6–3, 6–1 36
2006
4. Spain Tommy Robredo 7 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay 2R 6–2, 7–5 81
2008
5. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 10 Beijing Olympics Hard 2R 6–4, 6–0 51
2009
6. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 5 Shanghai, China Hard 2R 7–5, 2–1 ret. 43
2010
7. Croatia Marin Čilić 9 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 7–6, 7–5 31
8. Spain Fernando Verdasco 9 Madrid, Spain Clay 3R 7–5, 6–3 30
9. Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 French Open Clay QF 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6, 6–4 27
10. Spain Rafael Nadal 1 Shanghai, China Hard 3R 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 12
11. Spain David Ferrer 7 Paris, France Hard (i) 3R 7–6, 2–6, 6–3 12
2011
12. Switzerland Roger Federer 3 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay QF 6–4, 6–4 9
2016
13. Austria Dominic Thiem 9 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay 2R 6–3, 7–5 421

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Preceded byWolfgang Loitzl Austria Austrian Sportsman of the year
2010 		Succeeded byThomas Morgenstern
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