MELO Marcelo

Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1983

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Place of birth: BELO HORIZONTE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Men's Doubles BRA Demoliner / Melo	17
	Mixed Doubles BRA Stefani / Melo	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
5th on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Mixed Doubles First Round SRB Stojanovic / Djokovic 6 6 BRA Stefani / Melo 3 4	Finished
4th on Court 10	Ariake Tennis Park Court 10	Men's Doubles First Round CRO Mektic / Pavic 7 6 BRA Demoliner / Melo 6⁶ 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	-	R16	-	R64	-	QF	-	-
2020	-	R32	-	R32	-	-	-	R32
2019	-	-	-	R16	-	QF	-	R16
2018	-	QF	-	R16	-	R32	-	RU
2017	-	R16	-	R32	-	WR	-	R32
2016	-	R16	-	SF	-	R16	-	R64
2015	-	SF	-	WR	-	QF	-	R64
2014	-	R16	-	R16	-	QF	-	SF
2013	-	R64	-	R16	-	RU	-	SF
2012	-	R64	-	QF	-	QF	-	R16
2011	-	R64	-	R32	-	R32	-	R32
2010	-	R64	-	QF	-	R32	-	R16
2009	-	R32	-	R64	-	R32	-	R32
2008	-	R64	-	R32	-	R16	-	R16
2007	-	-	-	R32	-	SF	-	QF

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: SOARES Bruno - Seed 3

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Won	RATIWATANA Sanchai / RATIWATANA Sonchat (THA)	6-0, 7-6(1)
R16	Won	DJOKOVIC Novak / ZIMONJIC Nenad (SRB)	6-4, 6-4
QF	Lost	MERGEA Florin / TECAU Horia (ROU)	4-6, 7-5, 2-6

2012 London, GBR - Partner: SOARES Bruno

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Won	ISNER John / RODDICK Andy (USA)	6-2, 6-4
R16	Won	BERDYCH Tomas / STEPANEK Radek (CZE)	1-6, 6-4, 24-22
QF	Lost	LLODRA Michael / TSONGA Jo-Wilfried (FRA)	4-6, 2-6

2008 Beijing, CHN - Partner: SA Andre

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Won	BERDYCH Tomas / STEPANEK Radek (CZE)	5-7, 6-2, 8-6
R16	Lost	BHUPATHI Mahesh / PAES Leander (IND)	4-6, 2-6

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Girafa [Giraffe, because of his height]. (revistatenis.uol.com.br, 10 Jan 2016)

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Daniel Melo [brother], BRA

Right (atpworldtour.com, 25 May 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His older brother Daniel has played tennis professionally. (melomarcelo.com, 14 Jun 2021; atpworldtour.com, 02 Nov 2015)

Turned professional in 1998

He missed the 2019 Australian Open due to a back injury, ending a streak of 47 consecutive Grand Slam appearances. (atpworldtour.com, 25 May 2021)

He began playing tennis at age seven in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, but he did not focus solely on the sport until he gave up football at age 15. (melomarcelo.com, 14 Jun 2021; atpworldtour.com, 16 Mar 2016)

His family played tennis. (atpworldtour.com, 25 May 2021)

To win a Davis Cup title or an Olympic medal. "I believe that an Olympic medal is more likely than the Davis Cup." (uol.com.br, 01 Apr 2020)

Brazilian footballer Ronaldo. (atpworldtour.com, 16 Mar 2016)

He was named Best Male Athlete and Best Tennis Player of 2017 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB]. (atpworldtour.com, 25 May 2021; esportelandia.com.br, 19 Nov 2020)

He was named Tennis Player of the Year alongside compatriot Bruno Soares by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB] in 2014. (rio2016.com, 16 Dec 2014; esportelandia.com.br, 19 Nov 2020)

General Interest

General
DOUBLES PARTNER
He plays alongside fellow Brazilian Bruno Soares. The pair have known each other since they were age six and grew up together in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, playing at the same tennis club. "We've known each other such a long time, several times during [a] match one already knows what the other is thinking." (atpworldtour.com, 02 Nov 2015; rio2016.com, 17 Feb 2016; itftennis.com, 18 May 2016; melomarcelo.com, 14 Jun 2021)

SANCTION
He was suspended for two months in 2007 after testing positive for the stimulant isometheptene. The ban was reduced from the usual two years as the International Tennis Federation [ITF] said it found no intent on the part of Melo to enhance his sporting performance by taking the substance. (reuters.com, 24 Sep 2007; nytimes.com, 24 Sep 2007)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/marcelo.melo.581
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marcelomelo83
https://instagram.com/marcelomelo83
https://twitter.com/marcelomelo83
Athlete Website: http://melomarcelo.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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