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Jurgen Melzer

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Melzer
  • Pronounced: Yur-gin mel-tser
  • Age: 30 (22.05.1981)
  • Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
  • Residence: Deutsch-Wagram, Austria
  • Height: 6' (183 cm)
  • Weight: 178 lbs (81 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed
  • Turned Pro: 1999
  • Coach: Joakim Nystrom
40 Singles Ranking
Austria

Austria

As of 06.02.2012
S D
Ranking Week Change W-L Titles Prize Money*
2012

Current

40
1 2-3 0 $65,188
Career

High

8

18.04.2011

276-248 3 $6,987,110

*Singles & Doubles combined

2012

Current

13
- 6-3 0 $65,188
Career

High

6

13.09.2010

226-169 12 $6,987,110

*Singles & Doubles combined

Began playing tennis at age nine...Father, Rudolf, is a businessman and ex-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 team, Bayern Munich, playing golf and going to movies...Favorite shot is backhand drop shot...Fitness trainer is Jan Velthuis and coached by former ATP pro Joakim Nystrom (since November 2007).

Melzer DEUCE Feature (Aug. 2010)
Melzer DEUCE Feature (Nov. 2010)

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