Country (sports) Austria Career titles 0 Weight 73 kg Residence Linz, Austria Name Gerald Melzer Turned pro 2007 | Prize money $248,191 Role Tennis player Siblings Jurgen Melzer Career record 4–9 Height 1.82 m | |
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Born 13 July 1990 (age 33)
Vienna, Austria ( 1990-07-13 ) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Similar People Jurgen Melzer, Andreas Haider‑Maurer, Dominic Thiem, Dennis Novak, Michael Linzer | ||
Fernando verdasco vs gerald melzer ecuador open quito 2015
Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is a professional Austrian tennis player. As a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of Münich in 2015. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016.
Contents
- Fernando verdasco vs gerald melzer ecuador open quito 2015
- Interview with gerald melzer tallahassee challenger 2013
- Career
- Singles performance timeline
- References
He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer (hence his nickname, Mini Melts) and is the son of Rudolf Melzer, an Austrian businessman and mayor of Deutsch-Wagram, and Michaela, a saleswoman.
Interview with gerald melzer tallahassee challenger 2013
Career
Gerald Melzer has primarily spent his time on the Futures circuit, while also playing challengers and several doubles events with his brother. He began playing on the tour in 2007, competing in tournaments in Austria as well as Futures tournaments in Africa. He has had more success playing doubles, partnering with his brother to win a challenger in Graz, Austria. Gerald faced his brother, Jürgen, in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament, and lost in straight sets. Jürgen described it as the "worst tennis day of my life and I hope we will never play each other again."
At the 2017 Australian Open, Melzer lost in the first round to Australian Alex De Minaur in five sets. He held a match point in the fourth set, but was unable to close it out.
Singles performance timeline
Current till 2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I#1st round play-offs.