Maximilian Marterer

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Maximilian Marterer
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Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Residence Stein, Bavaria, Germany
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28) [1]
Nuremberg, Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGerald Radovici
Prize money$2,618,661
Singles
Career record36–69 (34.3% in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 45 (13 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 101 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2018)
French Open 4R (2018)
Wimbledon 3R (2023)
US Open 1R (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
Doubles
Career record5–16 (23.8% in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 249 (29 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 977 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2019)
French Open 1R (2018)
Wimbledon 1R (2018)
US Open 1R (2018)
Last updated on: 15 May 2024.

Maximilian Marterer (born 15 June 1995) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in August 2018.

Contents

Professional career

Marterer at the 2018 French Open Marterer RG18 (41) (42978805011).jpg
Marterer at the 2018 French Open

2015: ATP debut

Marterer made his ATP main draw debut at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart where he was given a wildcard into the singles event.

2016: Maiden Challenger title

Marterer won his first ATP Challenger Tour singles title at the Morocco Tennis Tour in Meknes.

2017: Top 100 debut

Marterer entered the world's top 100 for the first time, becoming world No. 100 on 16 October 2017.

2018: First ATP semifinal, French Open fourth round and top 50

At the Australian Open, Marterer won his first ATP main draw match after losing 14 first round matches in a row. He defeated compatriot Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets. In the second round, he upset former top-10 player Fernando Verdasco in a five-setter before losing to Tennys Sandgren in the next round. [2]

At the Sofia Open, he reached his first ATP quarterfinal, where he lost to eventual champion Mirza Bašić in three sets.

He reached his first ATP semifinal at the BMW Open in Munich where he lost to sixth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.

At the French Open, he defeated American Ryan Harrison in straight sets in the first round to set up a second round clash against seeded teenager Denis Shapovalov. [3] For both players it was their first appearance at the French Open, but it was Marterer who triumphed in four sets to reach the third round for the second consecutive Grand Slam. [4] His run extended to the fourth round with a straight sets win over Jürgen Zopp. [5] There, he lost to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. [6]

2021: Back to Grand Slams and top 200

Ranked outside the top 200 at No. 215, he qualified for the 2021 French Open but lost to Filip Krajinović in the first round. [7]

Ranked World No. 209, he qualified for the main draw at the 2021 US Open after two years of absence but lost in the first round to Steve Johnson in a tight four-set match. [8]

2022: Back to top 150

He qualified for two Grand Slams, the 2022 Australian Open after two years of absence, and the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after three years of absence at the All England Club, where he won his first round match at this Major defeating Aljaž Bedene before losing to 23rd seed Frances Tiafoe. He also qualified for the last Major of the year at the US Open. [9]

2023: Wimbledon third round, Second ATP semifinal, back to Masters and top 100

At the 2023 Indian Wells Open, he qualified after more than three years of absence at a Masters level and at this tournament, but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Alejandro Tabilo.

He also qualified for the main draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships and won his first round match against Borna Gojo. Next he defeated lucky loser Michael Mmoh to reach the third round at this Major for the first time and only for the third time at this level.

He reached the semifinals at the 2023 European Open in Antwerp as a qualifier, defeating seventh seed Richard Gasquet, Nuno Borges and Hugo Gaston. He became the third qualifier in tournament history to reach the semifinals after Tsitsipas in 2017 and Brooksby in 2021 (both lost to Schwartzman in the semis). [10] [11]

In October, he was selected as the No. 2 ATP player at the 2024 United Cup as part of the German team. Following a Challenger final in Ismaning, Germany he returned to the top 100 on 6 November 2023.

2024

Marterer entered the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open as a lucky loser. He qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships.

He recorded his first win at the 2024 French Open since 2018, defeating Jordan Thompson.

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Italian Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 3R 2R Q1 Q2 1R Q1 1R 0 / 43–4
French Open AA Q2 4R 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 33–3
Wimbledon AA Q1 1R ANH Q1 2R 3R 0 / 33–3
US Open AA 1R 1R AA 1R 1R Q2 0 / 40–4
Win–loss0–00–00–15–41–20–00–21–32–10–10 / 149–14
National representation
Davis Cup AAAAAAAA G1 0 / 01–0
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open AAA 2R 2R NHAA 1R Q1 0 / 32–3
Miami Open AAA 2R 2R NHAA Q1 A0 / 22–1
Monte-Carlo Masters AAA Q1 Q1 NHAAA Q1 0 / 00–0
Madrid Open AAAAANHAA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0
Italian Open AAAAAAAA Q2 1R 0 / 10–1
Cincinnati Open AA 1R 1R AAAAA0 / 20–2
Shanghai Masters AAA 1R ANHA0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–00–12–42–10–00–00–00–10–10 / 94–8
Career statistics
Tournaments221023111436870
Overall win–loss0–20–20–1018–235–102–10–41–39–60–835–69
Year-end ranking26417690742392092291599134%

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 13 (9–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (4–2)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Aug 2016 Meerbusch, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win1–1 Sep 2016 Meknes, MoroccoClay Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win2–1 Sep 2016 Kenitra, MoroccoClay Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Safwat 6–2, 6–4
Loss2–2 Feb 2017 Cherbourg, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Mathias Bourgue 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win3–2 Sep 2017 Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Taberner 6–1, 6–2
Win4–2 Oct 2017 Monterrey, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Klahn 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win5–2 Nov 2017 Eckental, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Janowicz 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 6–3
Win6–2 Feb 2018 Cherbourg, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 6–4, 7–5
Win7–2 Nov 2020 Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Macháč 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 7–5
Loss7–3 Jul 2022 Braunschweig, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 2–6, 2–6
Win8–3 Jul 2023 Amersfoort, NetherlandsClay Flag of France.svg Titouan Droguet 6–4, 6–2
Loss8–4 Nov 2023 Ismaning, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antoine Bellier 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)
Win9–4 Nov 2023 Danderyd, SwedenHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Sep 2015 Meknes,
Morocco
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso
Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Sinicropi
7–5, 6–1
Loss1–1 Sep 2015 Kenitra,
Morocco
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers
Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Roca Batalla
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Win2–1 Sep 2016 Kenitra,
Morocco
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik
Flag of Austria.svg Michael Linzer
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–6]
Loss2–2 Sep 2021 Bucharest,
Romania
Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Gonzales
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Johnson
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (6–6)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2013Germany F19, Essen Hard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Adrian Sikora7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6
Loss0–2May 2014Slovenia F1, Koper Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Janez Semrajc 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jun 2014Poland F4, Wrocław Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šátral 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–4Aug 2014Germany F13, Überlingen Clay Flag of Germany.svg Nils Langer 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss0–5Oct 2014Germany F17, Göhren-Lebbin Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Mats Moraing 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win1–5Jan 2015Germany F2, Stuttgart Hard (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win2–5Jan 2015Germany F3, Kaarst Carpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Michalička 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss2–6Feb 2015Germany F4, Nußloch Carpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7)
Win3–6Jun 2015Italy F15, Basilicanova Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Tom Kočevar-Dešman 6–3, 6–2
Win4–6Oct 2015Germany F14, Hambach Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Marc Sieber6–2, 6–2
Win5–6Apr 2016Tunisia F13, Hammamet Clay Flag of France.svg Jules Okala6–2, 6–1
Win6–6Jul 2016Germany F7, Trier Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2014Poland F4,
Wrocław
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Kaczynski Flag of Poland.svg Adam Majchrowicz
Flag of Poland.svg Rafal Teurer
6–4, 6–4
Win2–0Oct 2014Germany F16,
Bad Salzdetfurth
Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Germany.svg Denis Kapric
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Ruepke
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win3–0Nov 2014Turkey F40,
Antalya
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Slovenia.svg Janez Semrajc
Flag of Austria.svg Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 6–2
Loss3–1Jan 2015Germany F2,
Stuttgart
Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of France.svg Tom Jomby
Flag of France.svg Mick Lescure
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win4–1Jun 2015Italy F15,
Basilicanova
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Masur Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Vervoort
6–2, 1–6, [10–4]
Win5–1Jul 2015Germany F5,
Kenn
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Germany.svg Max Bohl
Flag of Germany.svg Benedikt Müller
6–0, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2013 Australian Open Hard Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Mousley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jay Andrijic
3–6, 6–7(3–7)

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