Marcelo Melo is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on September 23, 1983 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a Brazilian tennis player who is well-known for his doubles success. In 2015, he won his first grand-slam when he was paired with Ivan Dodig at the French Open.
After losing four of his first matches against them Melo won the final match against the Bryan brothers After losing his first four matches against them, Melo finally beat the legendary Bryan brothers, Mike and Bob, in 2015 to claim the French Open.and Bob to win the 2015 French Open.
After playing with different Brazilian partners in doubles, including André Sá, Melo went through a relatively successful period of his career, reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon doubles, with some matches lasting four hours. Melo and Sá reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. Also in 2007 they won the tournament title of ATP 250 Estoril.
Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he reached the men’s doubles semifinals at Wimbledon in 2007 and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open. In 2009, he reached the mixed doubles final at the French Open with American Vania King, becoming the seventh Brazilian to reach the final of a Grand Slam and the first since Gustavo Kuerten. Melo has won 9 Masters 1000 titles and reached the doubles final on the ATP World Tour Finals. He has also reached at least the semifinals of all four Grand Slams, winning his first title in Roland Garros and his second in Wimbledon.
Daniel Melo is his older brother, and he played professional tennis between 1997 and 2006.
