Daniel Melo

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Daniel Melo
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Residence Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Born (1977-07-04) July 4, 1977 (age 46)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2006
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money $223,693
Singles
Career record0–3 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 151 (November 19, 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1999, 2002)
French Open Q1 (1999, 2000, 2002)
Wimbledon Q2 (2000)
US Open Q1 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record8–12 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 79 (March 4, 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2002)
French Open 1R (2002)
Wimbledon 1R (2002)
US Open 1R (2002)

Daniel Melo (born July 4, 1977, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He is the older brother of Marcelo Melo, also a tennis player.

Contents

Melo has won one ATP Tour title, 2001 Brasil Open doubles title when, together with Enzo Artoni, he defeated Gastón Etlis and Brent Haygarth in the final 6–3, 1–6, 7–6. [1]

Career titles

Doubles (1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (1)
Carpet (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.September 10, 2001 Costa do Sauípe, Brazil Hard Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Artoni Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis
Flag of South Africa.svg Brent Haygarth
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)

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References

  1. "Daniel Melo - Titles and Finals". ATP Tour.