Jacob Melskens

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Jacob Melskens
Country (sports)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39)
Rungsted, Denmark
Prize money$12,186
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 773 (20 Mar 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 535 (16 Oct 2006)

Jacob Melskens (born 20 March 1985) is a Danish former tennis player, who represented Denmark in the Davis Cup. [1] [2]

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Tennis career

Melskens played in four Davis Cup ties for Denmark, making his debut in 2005 during the Group III play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina. During his Davis Cup career, he won his one singles match and 3 of the 4 doubles matches that he played. [1]

Melskens mainly participated on the Futures circuit and partnering with Rasmus Nørby, won one Futures doubles title. [3]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: 1

No.   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jun 2007Norway F2, Gausdal FuturesHard Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Nørby Flag of South Africa.svg Heinrich Heyl
Flag of Iceland.svg Arnar Sigurdsson
6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. 1 2 "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. "Jacob Melskens – ATP Tour Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  3. "Jacob Melskens". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.