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'''Jürgen Melzer''' (born May 22, ]) is a male ] ] player. He reached a career high ranking of #33 in the world on ], ], and a doubles ranking of #25 on ], ]. Melzer plays left-handed and is 6'0" tall. In ], he won the boy's singles event at Wimbledon. On Sunday ], he won the doubles title at the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tenis Championships in ], with his ] playing partner ]. In the final, the duo beat ] ] and the unfortunate American ], who also lost the singles final on the same day. Melzer won the final of the ATP tournament in ] beating ] in the final (6-1, 7-5). | '''Jürgen Melzer''' (born May 22, ]) is a male ] ] player. He reached a career high ranking of #33 in the world on ], ], and a doubles ranking of #25 on ], ]. Melzer plays left-handed and is 6'0" tall. In ], he won the boy's singles event at Wimbledon. On Sunday ], he won the doubles title at the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tenis Championships in ], with his ] playing partner ]. In the final, the duo beat ] ] and the unfortunate American ], who also lost the singles final on the same day. Melzer won the final of the ATP tournament in ] beating ] in the final (6-1, 7-5). | ||
==Titles (4)== | |||
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|'''Legend (Singles)''' | |||
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| Grand Slam (0) | |||
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0) | |||
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| ATP Masters Series (0) | |||
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| ATP Tour (4) | |||
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===Singles (1)=== | |||
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| Clay | |||
| {{flagicon|ITA}} ] | |||
| 6-1 7-5 | |||
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===Singles Finalist (4)=== | |||
* 2003: Newport (lost to ]) | |||
* 2005: St. Pölten (lost to ]) | |||
* 2006: Houston (lost to ]) | |||
* 2006: Metz (lost to ]) | |||
===Doubles (3)=== | |||
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| ], ] | |||
| Carpet | |||
|{{flagicon|AUT}} ] | |||
| {{flagicon|BLR}} ] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} ] | |||
| 4-6 7-5 7-5 | |||
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| Clay | |||
|{{flagicon|AUT}} ] | |||
| {{flagicon|GER}} ] <br> {{flagicon|GER}} ] | |||
| 6-3 6-4 | |||
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| Grass | |||
|{{flagicon|USA}} ] | |||
| {{flagicon|RSA}} ] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} ] | |||
| 7-6 6-0 | |||
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===Doubles Finalist (7)=== | |||
* 2002: Newport (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ]) | |||
* 2003: Newport (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ]) | |||
* 2003: Kitzbuhel (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ]) | |||
* 2006: Houston (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ]) | |||
* 2006: Metz (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ]) | |||
* 2006: Vienna (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ]) | |||
* 2006: St. Petersburg (w/ ]) (lost to ] / ] | |||
==External links and references== | ==External links and references== |
Revision as of 00:36, 31 October 2006
Jürgen Melzer (born May 22, 1981) is a male Austrian tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of #33 in the world on January 10, 2005, and a doubles ranking of #25 on May 15, 2006. Melzer plays left-handed and is 6'0" tall. In 1999, he won the boy's singles event at Wimbledon. On Sunday July 16, he won the doubles title at the 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tenis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, with his American playing partner Robert Kendrick. In the final, the duo beat South African Jeff Coetzee and the unfortunate American Justin Gimelstob, who also lost the singles final on the same day. Melzer won the final of the ATP tournament in Bucharest beating Filippo Volandri in the final (6-1, 7-5).
Titles (4)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (4) |
Singles (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score |
1. | September 17, 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 6-1 7-5 |
Singles Finalist (4)
- 2003: Newport (lost to Robby Ginepri)
- 2005: St. Pölten (lost to Nikolay Davydenko)
- 2006: Houston (lost to Mardy Fish)
- 2006: Metz (lost to Novak Djokovic)
Doubles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | October 30, 2005 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | Julian Knowle | Max Mirnyi Jonas Bjorkman |
4-6 7-5 7-5 |
2. | April 30, 2006 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Julian Knowle | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske |
6-3 6-4 |
3. | July 16, 2006 | Newport, Rhode Island | Grass | Robert Kendrick | Jeff Coetzee Justin Gimelstob |
7-6 6-0 |
Doubles Finalist (7)
- 2002: Newport (w/ Alexander Popp) (lost to Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan)
- 2003: Newport (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Jordan Kerr / David Macpherson)
- 2003: Kitzbuhel (w/ Alexander Peya) (lost to Martin Damm / Cyril Suk)
- 2006: Houston (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske)
- 2006: Metz (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Richard Gasquet / Fabrice Santoro)
- 2006: Vienna (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Petr Pala / Pavel Vizner)
- 2006: St. Petersburg (w/ Julian Knowle) (lost to Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry
External links and references
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