Jürgen Melzer
Tour Finals F (2020) | | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2008, 2012) | |
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Mixed doubles | ||
Career titles | 1 | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||
Australian Open | QF (2009) | |
French Open | 2R (2006) | |
Wimbledon | W (2011) | |
US Open | 1R (2008, 2011, 2012) | |
Team competitions | ||
Davis Cup | QF (2012) |
Jürgen Melzer (born 22 May 1981) is an Austrian 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (1999)
French Open: 1R (1998)
Wimbledon: W (1999)
US Open: 2R (1998)
Junior 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
In 2001, he reach his first Futures final event at
In 2002, he regularly competed in Challenger events, reaching two finals, but losing in both attempts to
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
2004–2006
In 2004, the Austrian reached his first third round of a Grand Slam at the
In the
In 2005, he reached the quarterfinals of 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
2007–2009
In 2007, Melzer began the year with a first-round exit at the
In 2008, Melzer reached the second round of his first three tournaments, including the
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
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
Melzer followed this up by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon, where he was defeated by Roger Federer in their first career meeting.[5] 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
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.[6]
On 3 November, he was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year.[7]
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 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.[8]
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.[9]
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
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.".[10]
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 announced his retirement from the ATP Tour in singles, with the Vienna Open marking his final appearance.[11] Ranked at world No. 426, he upset No. 22 Milos Raonic in the first round.[12] This victory was his 350th and final career win, because he withdrew from the second round due to illness.[13]
2019: First doubles title in 5 years
Melzer won the doubles title at the Sofia Open, partnering Nikola Mektić.[14]
2020: ATP Finals runner-up in doubles
In October, Melzer announced his retirement from professional tennis after the 2021 Australian Open.[15]
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.[16]
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.[17]
Coaching
After retiring from tennis, he began coaching compatriot Joel Schwärzler at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt.[18][19] In October 2023, Schwärler won the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu.[20]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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% |
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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
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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
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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
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2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | ||
German Open
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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
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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
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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% |
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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
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A | 0 / 10 | 15–12 | 56% |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters
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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
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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
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QF
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A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 6 | 4–5 | 50% |
Cincinnati Masters
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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 |
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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 tournaments
Doubles: 2 (2-0)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2010
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Wimbledon | Grass | Philipp Petzschner | Horia Tecău Robert Lindstedt |
6–1, 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 2011 | US Open | Hard | Philipp Petzschner | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–2, 6–2 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Iveta Benešová | Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Vesnina |
6–3, 6–2 |
Year-end championships (ATP Finals)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2020 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić |
2–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 2 (1-1)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2010 | Shanghai |
Hard | Leander Paes | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 2014 | Paris |
Hard (i) | Marcin Matkowski | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10] |
ATP Tour career finals
Singles: 13 (5-8)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2003 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | International | Grass | Robby Ginepri | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2005 | St. Pölten Open, Austria | International | Clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2006 | U.S. Clay Court Championships | International | Clay | Mardy Fish | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Sep 2006 | Romanian Open | International | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2006 | Moselle Open, France | International | Hard (i) | Novak Djokovic | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2007 | Las Vegas Open, United States | International | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 4–6, 6–7(10–12) |
Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2008 | Austrian Open | Intl. Gold | Clay | Juan Martín del Potro | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–6 | Nov 2009 | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Marin Čilić | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jul 2010 | German Open
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500 Series | Clay | Andrey Golubev | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–7 | Oct 2010 | Vienna Open, Austria (2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Andreas Haider-Maurer | 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 4–7 | Feb 2012 | U,S, National Indoors
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500 Series | Hard (i) | Milos Raonic | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 4–8 | Feb 2013 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Marin Čilić | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–8 | Aug 2013 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Gaël Monfils | 6–3, 2–1 ret. |
Doubles: 37 (17-20)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2002 | Hall of Fame Open, United States |
International | Grass | Alexander Popp | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2003 | Hall of Fame Open, United States |
International | Grass | Julian Knowle | Jordan Kerr David Macpherson |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2003 | Austrian Open | Intl. Gold | Clay | Alexander Peya | Martin Damm Cyril Suk |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Oct 2005 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
International | Carpet (i) | Julian Knowle | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2006 | U.S. Clay Court Championships | International | Clay | Julian Knowle | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske |
7–5, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 2–4 | May 2006 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
International | Clay | Julian Knowle | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2006 | Hall of Fame Open, United States |
International | Grass | Robert Kendrick | Jeff Coetzee Justin Gimelstob |
7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2006 | Moselle Open, France |
International | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Richard Gasquet Fabrice Santoro |
6–3, 1–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2006 | Vienna Open, Austria |
Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
Loss | 3–7 | Oct 2006 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
International | Carpet (i) | Julian Knowle | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 3–8 | Feb 2007 | U.S. National Indoors
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Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Eric Butorac Jamie Murray |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | Oct 2007 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
International | Carpet (i) | Todd Perry | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 3–10 | Jan 2008 | Auckland Open, New Zealand |
International | Hard | Xavier Malisse | Luis Horna Juan Mónaco |
4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 3–11 | May 2008 | St. Pölten Open, Austria |
International | Clay | Julian Knowle | Marcelo Melo André Sá |
5–7, 7–6(7–3), [11–13] |
Win | 4–11 | Jun 2008 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands |
International | Grass | Mario Ančić | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 5–11 | Aug 2009 | Connecticut Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 6–11 | Oct 2009 | Japan Open | 500 Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr |
6–2, 5–7, [10–8] |
Loss | 6–12 | Nov 2009 | Vienna Open, Austria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach |
6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
Win | 7–12 | Feb 2010 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Philipp Petzschner | Arnaud Clément Olivier Rochus |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 8–12 | Jul 2010 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
Grand Slam | Grass | Philipp Petzschner | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
6–1, 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 8–13 | Oct 2010 | Thailand Open
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250 Series | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich | Christopher Kas Viktor Troicki |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9–13 | Oct 2010 | Shanghai Masters, China |
Masters 1000 | Hard | Leander Paes | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
Win | 10–13 | Feb 2011 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Philipp Petzschner | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
Win | 11–13 | Jul 2011 | Stuttgart Open, Germany |
250 Series | Clay | Philipp Petzschner | Marcel Granollers Marc López |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 12–13 | Sep 2011 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Philipp Petzschner | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–14 | Jan 2012 | Brisbane International, Australia |
250 Series | Hard | Philipp Petzschner | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 13–14 | Oct 2014 | Vienna Open, Austria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Philipp Petzschner | Andre Begemann Julian Knowle |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 13–15 | Nov 2014 | Paris Masters, France |
Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | Marcin Matkowski | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10] |
Loss | 13–16 | May 2015 | Istanbul Open, Turkey |
250 Series | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Radu Albot Dušan Lajović |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 13–17 | Oct 2016 | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Robert Farah
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5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 14–17 | Feb 2019 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Nikola Mektić | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat |
6–2, 4–6, [10–2] |
Win | 15–17 | Apr 2019 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) |
250 Series | Clay | Franko Škugor | Matwé Middelkoop Frederik Nielsen |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 15–18 | Jul 2019 | Croatia Open | 250 Series | Clay | Oliver Marach | Robin Haase Philipp Oswald |
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–14] |
Win | 16–18 | Jul 2019 | German Open
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500 Series | Clay | Oliver Marach | Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 17–18 | Oct 2020 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia (2) |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 17–19 | Nov 2020 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Jamie Murray Neal Skupski |
w/o |
Loss | 17–20 | Nov 2020 | ATP Finals, London |
Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić |
2–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 11 (5–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | Slovak Rep. F4, Poprad | Futures | Clay | Juraj Hasko | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2001 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jens Knippschild | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2002 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Alexander Popp | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2002 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Luis Horna | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2003 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Karol Beck | 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 1–5 | Nov 2003 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Alexander Peya | 6–7(2), 1–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Mar 2004 | Boca Raton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Thomas Enqvist | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–6 | Feb 2008 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Kristof Vliegen | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Mar 2013 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4–6 | Feb 2017 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard (i) | Márton Fucsovics | 7–6(6), 6–2 |
Win | 5–6 | Mar 2017 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Michał Przysiężny | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Austria F3, Schwaz | Futures | Clay | Alexander Peya | Daniel Caracciolo Fernando Las Heras |
1–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Morocco F1, Tangiers | Futures | Clay | Philipp Müllner | Tim Crichton Todd Perry |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2002 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Aleksandar Kitinov Todd Perry |
6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2008 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Werner Eschauer | James Cerretani Lukáš Rosol |
7–6(7), 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2008 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Gerald Melzer | Julien Jeanpierre Nicolas Renavand |
1–6, 7–6(8), [10–4] |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2013 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Philipp Petzschner | Eric Butorac Dominic Inglot |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2016 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Sander Arends Wesley Koolhof |
7–6(4), 7–6(4) |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2017 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | Scott Lipsky | Stefan Kozlov Peter Polansky |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jan 2019 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Filip Polášek | Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–4 | May 2019 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Kevin Krawietz | Frederik Nielsen Tim Pütz |
7–6(5), 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.
- Ivan Ljubičić 5–0
- Mardy Fish 4–1
- Marat Safin 4–1
- Tommy Robredo 4–4
- Fabio Fognini 3–0
- David Goffin 3–2
- John Isner 3–2
- Rainer Schüttler 3–2
- Nicolás Almagro 3–3
- Juan Carlos Ferrero 3–4
- Fernando Verdasco 3–6
- Marin Čilić 3–7
- Radek Štěpánek 2–0
- Andre Agassi 2–1
- Roberto Bautista Agut 2–1
- Tommy Haas 2–1
- Milos Raonic 2–1
- Arnaud Clément 2–3
- Fernando González 2–2
- Nicolás Lapentti 2–2
- Stanislas Wawrinka2–2
- Richard Gasquet 2–3
- Gilles Simon 2–4
- Tomáš Berdych 2–5
- Mikhail Youzhny 2–5
- David Ferrer 2–7
- Gastón Gaudio 1–0
- Sébastien Grosjean 1–0
- Wayne Ferreira 1–0
- Alexander Zverev 1–0
- Mario Ančić 1–1
- Marcos Baghdatis 1–1
- Pablo Carreño Busta 1–1
- Todd Martin 1–1
- David Nalbandian 1–1
- Mariano Puerta 1–1
- Dominic Thiem 1–1
- Janko Tipsarević 1–1
- Kevin Anderson 1–2
- Tim Henman 1–2
- Nicolás Massú 1–2
- Greg Rusedski 1–2
- Novak Djokovic 1–3
- Rafael Nadal 1–3
- Kei Nishikori 1–3
- Roger Federer 1–4
- Gaël Monfils 1–4
- Juan Martín del Potro 1–5
- Nikolay Davydenko 1–6
- Juan Mónaco 1–7
- Nicolas Kiefer 1–8
- Jonas Björkman 0–1
- James Blake 0–1
- Ernests Gulbis 0–1
- Carlos Moyá 0–1
- Diego Schwartzman 0–1
- Jack Sock 0–1
- Paradorn Srichaphan 0–1
- Guillermo Coria 0–2
- Grigor Dimitrov 0–2
- Mark Philippoussis 0–2
- Robin Söderling 0–2
- Guillermo Cañas 0–3
- Jiří Novák 0–3
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–6
- Lleyton Hewitt 0–7
- Andy Murray 0–7
- Andy Roddick 0–10
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 |
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2002 | |||||||
1. | Tommy Haas | 2 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 95 |
2004 | |||||||
2. | Tim Henman | 8 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(3), 2–6, 7–6(4) | 64 |
2005 | |||||||
3. | Andre Agassi | 10 | San Jose, United States | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 6–1 | 36 |
2006 | |||||||
4. | Tommy Robredo | 7 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 7–5 | 81 |
2008 | |||||||
5. | Stan Wawrinka | 10 | Beijing Olympics | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–0 | 51 |
2009 | |||||||
6. | Juan Martín del Potro | 5 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 2R | 7–5, 2–1 ret. | 43 |
2010 | |||||||
7. | Marin Čilić | 9 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | QF | 7–6(8), 7–5 | 31 |
8. | Fernando Verdasco | 9 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 3R | 7–5, 6–3 | 30 |
9. | Novak Djokovic | 3 | French Open | Clay | QF | 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–4 | 27 |
10. | Rafael Nadal | 1 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 3R | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | 12 |
11. | David Ferrer | 7 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 7–6(6), 2–6, 6–3 | 12 |
2011 | |||||||
12. | Roger Federer | 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | QF | 6–4, 6–4 | 9 |
2016 | |||||||
13. | Dominic Thiem | 9 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | 421 |
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