Gerald Melzer
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Austria Melzer at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying tournament | |
| Country (sports) | Austria |
|---|---|
| Residence | Linz, Austria |
| Born | 13 July 1990 Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | Sep 2024 (last match played) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $990,350 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 20–36 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (21 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017, 2018) |
| French Open | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2016, 2017) |
| US Open | Q3 (2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (28 April 2014) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
| Last updated on: 20 March 2025. | |
Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is an Austrian tennis coach and a former professional player who competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016. Gerald was also part of the Austrian Davis Cup team.
Gerald is currently coaching Arthur Géa.[1][2]
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.
In 2008, he has had more success playing doubles, partnering with his brother to win a challenger in Graz, Austria.[3]
In 2015, as a qualifier, Gerald reached the semifinals of Munich.
He 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."[4]
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.[5]
Personal information
He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer (hence his nickname, Mini Melts)[6] and is the son of Rudolf Melzer, an Austrian businessman and mayor of Deutsch-Wagram, and Michaela, a saleswoman.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 ATP Tour.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | A | NH | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | PO | A | RR | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–6 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 3–8 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 20–36 | |
| Year-end ranking | 438 | 349 | 281 | 202 | 162 | 166 | 68 | 100 | 244 | 1072 | 1104 | 292 | 373 | 564 | 36% | |
