Jurgen Melzer biography
Date of birth : 1981-05-22
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Vienna, Austria
Nationality : Austrian
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-18
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, ,
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Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 9 on 4 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of No. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is a left-handed tennis player but, like Rafael Nadal, is right-handed in everyday life. He has a younger brother, Gerald Melzer, who he has played doubles with in several tournaments.
In 1999, he won the boy's singles event 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 Grand Slam event. He ended this streak when he reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2010. He has also had success in doubles, winning Wimbledon in 2010 with Philipp Petzschner.
Timeline:
Began playing tennis at age nine
Father, Rudolf, is a businessman and mayor of his hometown Deutsch-Wagram; mother, Michaela, is a saleswoman and has one younger brother, Gerald
Speaks German, English and French
Childhood idols were Stefan Edberg, Michael Stich and Patrick Rafter
Captured Wimbledon junior title (d. Pless) in 1999
Hobbies include watching his favorite soccer teams, Bayern Munich and Austria Wien, playing golf and going to movies
Favorite shot is backhand drop shot
Has a 15-24 career Davis Cup record (9-16 in singles) in 18 ties since 1999
Fitness trainer is Manfred Kogler and coached by former ATP pro Joakim Nystrom (since November 2007).
Singles Titles:
2010: Vienna
2009: Vienna
2006: Bucharest
Doubles Titles:
2010: Shanghai, Wimbledon, Zagreb
2009: Tokyo, New Haven
2008: s-Hertogenbosch
2006: Newport, Casablanca
2005: St. Petersburg
