Gerald Melzer
Gerald Melzer is a professional Austrian tennis player. As a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of Munich in 2015. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016.
He is the younger brother of top Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer and is the son of Rudolf Melzer, an Austrian businessman and mayor of Deutsch-Wagram, and Michaela, a saleswoman.
Career
Gerald Melzer has primarily spent his time on the Futures circuit, while also playing challengers and several doubles events with his brother. He began playing on the tour in 2007, competing in tournaments in Austria as well as Futures tournaments in Africa. He has had more success playing doubles, partnering with his brother to win a challenger in Graz, Austria. Gerald faced his brother, Jürgen, in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament, and lost in straight sets. Jürgen described it as the "worst tennis day of my life and I hope we will never play each other again."At the 2017 Australian Open, Melzer lost in the first round to Australian Alex De Minaur in five sets. He held a match point in the fourth set, but was unable to close it out.
ATP Challenger and ITF Future titles
Singles: 18
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1 | Bujumbura, Burundi | Futures | Clay |  Bart Govaerts | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 2 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay |  Stanislav Vovk | 7–6, 6–0 | |
| 3 | Kampala, Uganda | Futures | Clay |  Takanyi Garanganga | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 4 | Orange Park, United States | Futures | Clay |  Daniel Garza | 1–1, ret. | |
| 5 | Bujumbura, Burundi | Futures | Clay |  Ruan Roelofse | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 6 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay |  Lukas Jastraunig | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 7 | Santiago, Chile | Futures | Clay |  Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| 8 | Orange Park, United States | Futures | Clay |  Tennys Sandgren | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| 9 | Bujumbura, Burundi | Futures | Clay |  Alessandro Bega | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 10 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay |  Sherif Sabry | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 11 | Kigali, Rwanda | Futures | Clay | Lukas Jastraunig | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1 | 2014 Morelos Open – Singles| | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Victor Estrella Burgos | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2 | 2016 Torneo de Mendoza – Singles| | Mendoza, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Axel Michon | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 3 | 2016 Claro Open Bucaramanga – Singles| | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 4 | 2016 Morelos Open – Singles| | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Alejandro González | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 5 | 2016 Morocco Tennis Tour – Mohammedia – Singles| | Mohammedia, Morocco | Challenger | Clay |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6 | 2017 Lima Challenger – Singles| | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Jozef Kovalík | 7–5, 7–6 |
| 7 | 2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles| | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Facundo Bagnis | 6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles: 16
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Jürgen Melzer | Julien Jeanpierre Nicolas Renavand | 1–6, 7–6, | |
| 2 | 2012 Tampere Open – Doubles| | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Michael Linzer | Niels Desein André Ghem | 6–1, 7–6 |
| 3 | 2014 Morelos Open – Doubles| | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Andrej Martin | Alejandro Moreno Figueroa Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 4 | 2017 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina – Doubles| | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Guido Andreozzi |  Steven de Waard Ben McLachlan | 6–2, 7–6 |