22 Facts About Marcelo Melo

Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo is a Brazilian professional tennis player from Belo Horizonte.

Marcelo Melo was the first Brazilian man ever to win a Grand Slam doubles title.

Marcelo Melo has won 35 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including nine at Masters 1000 level.

Marcelo Melo reached the final at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2018 US Open in men's doubles, as well as at the 2009 French Open in mixed doubles.

Marcelo Melo finished runner-up in doubles at the ATP Finals in 2014 and 2017.

Marcelo Melo has represented Brazil in the Davis Cup since 2008, often playing doubles alongside Andre Sa or Bruno Soares, and has competed at three editions of the Summer Olympic Games.

Marcelo Melo won the Buenos Aires Challenger without Andre Sa, who was not in Adelaide triumph, the first week of 2008 when Marcelo Melo played with the Argentine Martin Garcia.

At Roland Garros, Marcelo Melo reached the final of the Mixed Doubles with American player Vania King, losing the final by two sets to one.

In 2012, playing with Ivan Dodig, Marcelo Melo was the runner-up at ATP 500 Memphis and reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

Marcelo Melo was a quarterfinalist at the Masters 1000 Madrid with Marin Cilic.

In 2013, Marcelo Melo won the ATP 250 Brisbane in preparation for the Australian Open, along with Tommy Robredo; this was his 11th ATP title.

At Wimbledon 2013, Marcelo Melo performed the best campaign of his career, reaching the final of the tournament.

Marcelo Melo became for the first time a world top 10 player, reaching the 8th position of the ATP rankings.

Marcelo Melo reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Paris, first reaching the world doubles top 5.

In 2015, Marcelo Melo had a great first half of the year by reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time.

Marcelo Melo won the Acapulco tournament and reached the semifinals of the first three Masters 1000 of the year: Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo.

In Cincinnati, Marcelo Melo reached his fourth Masters 1000 level semifinal of the year.

Marcelo Melo returned to ATP No 1 doubles ranking on May 9 and he stayed until on June 6,2016.

In 2019, Marcelo Melo spent the year collecting finals and semifinals, which kept him in the top 10.

Marcelo Melo won the 2019 Winston-Salem Open title in August.

Marcelo Melo lost in the qualifying first round against Tim Putz.

Marcelo Melo played with Mischa Zverev in Munich and with Marin Cilic in Rome Masters.