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Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo
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    • Nickname is Girafa (giraffe) because he's tall.
    • Began playing tennis at age 7 since his entire family played.
    • Father, Paulo, is a systems analyst; mother, Roxane; brothers, Ernane and Daniel. Coached by his brother, Daniel.
    • Member of ATP Player Council for 2016-18 term.
    • Named ATP Doubles Team of the Year in 2017 w/Kubot.
    • Honoured as Best Male Athlete of 2017 by Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC).
    • Considers his mental ability and volleys as his strengths.
    • Favourite surfaces are hard and grass.
    • Admires football great Ronaldo. Played the sport until he was 15.
    • Missed 2019 Australian Open due to back injury, ending streak of 47 straight Grand Slam appearances.

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    • Ended 2015 and 2017 seasons as World No. 1 in doubles, also finishing 2017 at No. 1 in team rankings w/Kubot.
    • Owns 35 doubles championships including 9 ATP Masters 1000 titles, 6 titles in both 2015 and 2017, and at least 1 titlein 14 straight seasons (2007-20).
    • Won Grand Slam titles at 2015 Roland Garros w/Dodig and 2017 Wimbledon w/Kubot, posting Wimbledon wins over Petzschner/Peya 11-9 in 5th, Kontinen/Peers 9-7 in 5th and Marach/Pavic 13-11 in 5th.
    • Enjoyed 17-match win streaks in both 2015 and 2017, went 14-0 on grass in 2017 w/Kubot, and earned 500th career win in 2019 Washington 1R w/Kubot (d. Ram/Salisbury).
    • Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals w/Dodig in 2013-16 and w/Kubot in 2017-20, finishing as runner-up in 2014 and 2017.

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