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Also known as Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo

Brazilian tennis player

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Acontece nas melhores famílias

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
BR
Active from
1946

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
751
Total plays
3,902

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Key facts

Country sports
Brazil
Residence
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Born
( 1983-09-23 ) September 23, 1983 (age 42) , Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
Daniel Melo
Prize money
US $8,863,271
Career record
1–0
Highest ranking
No. 273 (21 November 2005)
Current ranking
No. 59 (16 February 2026)
Australian open
SF ( 2015 )
French open
W ( 2015 )
Wimbledon
W ( 2017 )
Us open
F ( 2018 )
Tour finals
F ( 2014 , 2017 )
Olympic games
QF ( 2012 , 2016 )

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
_Retired Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
Brazil

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~15 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo ( Portuguese pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛlu ˈmɛlu]; born September 23, 1983) is a Brazilian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He is a former world No. 1, which he achieved on 2 November 2015. Melo is the only Brazilian player who has reached number one in the ATP doubles rankings.

Melo is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 French Open alongside Ivan Dodig and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships with Łukasz Kubot. Melo was also the first Brazilian man ever to win a Grand Slam doubles title. He has won 42 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including nine at Masters 1000 level. He 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. Melo also finished runner-up in doubles at the ATP Finals in 2014 and 2017.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marcelo Melo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.