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Ricardo Mello

Ricardo Mello (born 21 December 1980) is a Brazilian retired tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was No. 50 in 2005. He won one singles tournament (Delray Beach in 2004) and reached the semifinals three times at the Brasil Open. He played most of his tennis in Challenger tournaments, where he won 15 singles titles and three doubles titles.

Ricardo Mello
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceCampinas, Brazil
Born (1980-12-21) 21 December 1980 (age 43)
Campinas, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2013
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,484,044
Singles
Career record60–94 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 50 (25 July 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2005, 2012)
French Open1R (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011)
Wimbledon2R (2011)
US Open3R (2004)
Doubles
Career record11–25 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 118 (11 July 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2012)
French Open2R (2005)
Wimbledon1R (2005, 2011)

Career

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Early days

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Ricardo was born in Campinas, Brazil and started to play tennis at the age of three. At 15, he drew a wild card into a tournament in his hometown. He lost to veteran and French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten. However, he gained his first ATP career points. In 1999, Ricardo won his first Futures events in Uruguay and Paraguay.

2004

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Mello won his lone ATP title at Delray Beach, defeating Vincent Spadea in the final. One of his first major feats was qualifying for the main singles draw in the Australian Open that year, his first participation in a Grand Slam tournament; he lost to #8 seed David Nalbandian in the first round.

2006

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At the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, Mello played top seed Andy Murray. Murray was in control of the first set, winning 6–1, but Mello won the second set 6–1. Mello took the third and final to a tiebreak, after having three match points. He lost in the tiebreak 5–7.

At the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, Mello faced Jean-René Lisnard in the first round and won in straight sets. In the second round, he faced 14th seed Vincent Spadea and lost.

Sponsorship

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The sponsor for his clothes, shoes and racquets was Babolat.

ATP Tour Career Finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2004 Delray Beach, United States 250 Series Hard   Vincent Spadea 7–6(7–2), 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 30 (21–9)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (15–8)
ITF Futures (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–7)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1999 Uruguay F2, Jose-Ignacio Futures Clay   Marcos Daniel 6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 1999 Paraguay F3, Asunción Futures Clay   Gergely Kisgyörgy 7–5, 6–1
Win 3–0 Jun 2000 Mexico F3, Merida Futures Hard   Ignacio Hirigoyen 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Win 4–0 Sep 2000 Brazil F1, Vitoria Futures Clay   Júlio Silva 6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–1 Feb 2001 USA F4, Corpus Christi Futures Hard   Damien Roberts 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–1 Apr 2001 Brazil F2, Teresopolis Futures Clay   Rodrigo Cerdera 6–2, 6–4
Win 6–1 May 2001 USA F11, Vero Beach Futures Clay   Thomas Dupre 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–1 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Alexandre Simoni 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 7–2 Dec 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard   Kristian Pless 1–6, 1–6
Loss 7–3 Mar 2002 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Iván Miranda 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–3 Jul 2002 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Maximilian Abel 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 9–3 Aug 2002 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard   Alexandre Simoni 6–3, 6–3
Loss 9–4 Oct 2003 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Giovanni Lapentti 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6
Win 10–4 Nov 2003 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard   Markus Hantschk 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 10–5 Aug 2004 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard   Janko Tipsarević 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 11–5 Aug 2004 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard   Janko Tipsarević 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 12–5 Jan 2005 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Giovanni Lapentti 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0)
Win 13–5 Apr 2006 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay   Diego Junqueira 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Win 14–5 Jul 2006 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Ivo Klec 6–3, 6–4
Loss 14–6 Mar 2008 Leon, Mexico Challenger Hard   Bruno Echagaray 0–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 14–7 Jul 2008 Manta, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Giovanni Lapentti 2–6, 4–6
Win 15–7 Jan 2009 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Paul Capdeville 6–2, 6–4
Win 16–7 Aug 2009 Brasília, Brazil Challenger Hard   Juan Ignacio Chela 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 17–7 Jan 2010 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Eduardo Schwank 6–3, 6–1
Loss 17–8 Apr 2010 Curitiba, Brazil Challenger Clay   Dominik Meffert 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Loss 17–9 Aug 2010 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Izak van der Merwe 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win 18–9 Aug 2010 Salvador, Brazil Challenger Hard   Thiago Alves 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 19–9 Jan 2011 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Rafael Camilo 6–2, 6–1
Win 20–9 Oct 2011 Recife, Brazil Challenger Hard   Rogério Dutra Silva 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 21–9 Oct 2011 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Challenger Clay   Eduardo Schwank 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 16 (3–13)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–12)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–6)
Clay (2–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2001 Brazil F3, São Paulo Futures Clay   Marcos Daniel   Diego Veronelli
  Adriano Ferreira 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Ricardo Schlachter   Alejandro Hernández
  André Sá 		7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 0–3 Sep 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Marcos Daniel   Adriano Ferreira
  Edgardo Massa 		walkover
Loss 0–4 Jun 2002 Andorra Challenger, Andorra Challenger Hard   Hermes Gamonal   Shaun Rudman
  Wesley Moodie 		2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–5 Jun 2003 Andorra Challenger, Andorra Challenger Hard   Alexandre Simoni   Rik de Voest
  Tuomas Ketola 		4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 1–5 Oct 2003 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Alexandre Simoni   Ricardo Schlachter
  Hugo Armando 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–6 Jul 2004 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Henrique Mello   Alejandro Hernández
  André Sá 		4–6, 4–6
Win 2–6 Jul 2004 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Iván Miranda   Alejandro Hernández
  André Sá 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–7 Jul 2005 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Carlos Berlocq   Tom Vanhoudt
  Gabriel Trifu 		4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2–8 May 2006 Tunica Resorts, United States Challenger Clay   Hugo Armando   Jeff Morrison
  Bobby Reynolds 		6–3, 6–7)5-7), [9–11]
Loss 2–9 Oct 2007 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Hugo Armando   Brian Dabul
  Marcos Daniel 		6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 2–10 Sep 2008 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Caio Zampieri   Leonardo Mayer
  Hugo Armando 		5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–11 Jul 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Marcos Daniel   Sebastián Prieto
  Horacio Zeballos 		4–6, 5–7
Loss 2–12 Aug 2009 Brasília, Brazil Challenger Hard   Caio Zampieri   Rodrigo Guidolin
  Marcelo Demoliner 		4–6, 2–6
Win 3–12 Nov 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Franco Ferreiro   Diego Junqueira
  David Marrero 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–13 Aug 2010 Brasília, Brazil Challenger Hard   Caio Zampieri   Franco Ferreiro
  André Sá 		6–7(5–7), 3–6

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A Q2 1R 2R 1R A A A A 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A Q2 Q1 1R 1R Q1 Q1 A Q1 1R 1R A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Wimbledon A Q2 Q2 Q1 1R A Q2 Q2 Q1 1R 2R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open Q3 Q2 Q3 3R 2R Q2 Q1 Q1 Q3 2R 1R 1R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–4 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–4 1–2 0 / 17 7–17 29%
Year-end ranking 133 144 128 71 111 134 257 198 151 76 85 286
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A Q1 1R A A A Q2 2R 2R Q1 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Miami Open A Q1 Q1 2R 2R Q2 2R A 1R 1R 1R Q1 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Madrid A A A Q1 Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Toronto/Montreal A A A A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati A A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0 / 11 6–11 35%
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