Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo (Portuguese pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛlu ˈmɛlu];[1] born September 23, 1983) is a Brazilian professional tennis player who is a doubles specialist. He is a former world No. 1, which he achieved in November 2015. Melo is the only Brazilian player who has reached number one in the ATP doubles rankings.
 Melo at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
| Country (sports) |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Born | September 23, 1983 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Daniel Melo |
| Prize money | US$8,121,986 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 273 (21 November 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 620–408 |
| Career titles | 38 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (2 November 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 37 (6 May 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2015) |
| French Open | W (2015) |
| Wimbledon | W (2017) |
| US Open | F (2018) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2014, 2017) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2012, 2016) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2010) |
| French Open | F (2009) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2010) |
| US Open | QF (2013) |
| Last updated on: 6 May 2024. | |
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 French Open alongside Ivan Dodig and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships with Łukasz Kubot. Melo was also the first Brazilian man ever to win a Grand Slam doubles title. He has won 35 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including nine at Masters 1000 level. He reached the final at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2018 US Open in men's doubles, as well as at the 2009 French Open in mixed doubles. Melo also finished runner-up in doubles at the ATP Finals in 2014 and 2017.
He has represented Brazil in the Davis Cup since 2008, often playing doubles alongside André Sá or Bruno Soares, and has also competed at three editions of the Summer Olympic Games.
Career
edit2007
editAfter 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,[2] 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.[3] Melo won the Buenos Aires Challenger without André Sá, who also was not in Adelaide triumph, the first week of 2008 when Melo played with the Argentine Martín García.[3]
2008
editIn 2008, Melo partnered with André Sá and had a good campaign, winning three ATPs together—Costa do Sauípe, Poertschach and New Haven. They came to play in the Masters Cup, in which the top eight doubles in the world compete, but they ended the year ranked No. 9 in the Champions Race; this was because Melo was injured in Wimbledon and took time to recover, and Melo and Sá had not made any major campaign in the Masters Series and Grand Slams. Melo and Sá later went on to play as reserves in the Masters Cup.[4] They also participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[3][5]
2009
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In 2009, Melo and Sá won one ATP and reached the final of two other competitions. At Roland Garros, Melo reached the final of the Mixed Doubles with American player Vania King, losing the final by two sets to one. This was the first time since 2001 that a Brazilian reached the final of a Grand Slam. In ATP 500 Hamburg, a tournament that had once been a Masters Series, Melo and his partner, the Slovak Filip Polášek, finished as the runners-up. At the end of the year, Melo announced the end of his partnership with André Sá and his new partnership with Bruno Soares.[3]
2010
editIn 2010, Melo and Soares reached the final of the ATP 250 Auckland at the beginning of the year. After that, they did not play well until May, when Melo won the title of the ATP 250 Nice. At Roland Garros, they defeated the brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan—, the world's top doubles players—, and reached the quarterfinal. They subsequently reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Hamburg, the final of the ATP 250 Gstaad, the third round of the US Open, the final of the ATP 250 Metz, and the semifinals of the ATP 500 Tokyo and ATP 250 Stockholm.[3]
2011
editIn 2011, Melo and Soares won two consecutive titles in the ATP 250 Chile and Brazil and were runners-up in the ATP 500 Acapulco. They reached the semifinals of the ATP 250 Nice and Eastbourne, and Melo reached the Newport semifinal with André Sá. In August, Melo and Soares competed in the semifinals of the ATP 500 Washington. In September, playing with Lukáš Dlouhý, Melo reached the final of the ATP 250 Metz. In October, with Soares, he reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Valencia and the Japan Open Tennis Championships, and later the final of the ATP 250 Stockholm. In November, Melo and Soares reached the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 Paris. At the end of the year, Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares ended their partnership.[3]
2012
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In 2012, playing with Ivan Dodig, Melo was the runner-up at ATP 500 Memphis and reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He was also a quarterfinalist at the Masters 1000 Madrid with Marin Čilić. Melo participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Bruno Soares; they reached the quarterfinals after defeating the duo Berdych and Stepanek by 24–22 in the last set.[6][7]
In the second half of 2012, Melo was a semifinalist in the Masters 1000 Cincinnati and reached the third round of the US Open playing with Dodig. In October, partnered with Cilic, Melo was a semifinalist in the Masters 1000 Shanghai. With this, Melo reached the best rank in his career for the second time, reaching the 18th position worldwide. Playing with Soares, Melo won his 10th ATP doubles title in the ATP 250 Stockholm, reaching the 17th position worldwide. In the Masters 1000 Paris, Melo reached the semifinals, partnered with Cilic.[3]
2013
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In 2013, Melo won the ATP 250 Brisbane in preparation for the Australian Open, along with Tommy Robredo; this was his 11th ATP title. In February, Melo defeated the Bryan brothers in the US and partnered with Bruno Soares in the Davis Cup. In March, Melo reached the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 Indian Wells with Dodig, and in May, he reached the third round of Roland Garros. At Wimbledon 2013, Melo performed the best campaign of his career, reaching the final of the tournament. With this, Melo attained his best career ranking, reaching 14th position.[3]
In the US Open in 2013, he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career and again broke his personal record, reaching 11th position.[3] Melo won his first Masters 1000 title in October; playing with Dodig, they won Masters 1000 Shanghai, defeating Roger Federer and also the Bryan brothers. Melo became for the first time a world top 10 player, reaching the 8th position of the ATP rankings.[3] He also reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Paris, first reaching the world doubles top 5.[3]
2014
editIn 2014, Melo's best results were the semifinal of the US Open, the final of the ATP World Finals, the final of the Masters 1000 Monte Carlo and Canada, the final of the ATP 500 in Rio and Tokyo, and the title of the ATP 250 Auckland. Remained in the top 10 world doubles throughout the year.[3]
2015: First Grand Slam title and World No. 1
editIn 2015, Melo had a great first half of the year by reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time. Melo won the Acapulco tournament and reached the semifinals of the first three Masters 1000 of the year: Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo. In June, he won his maiden doubles Grand Slam of his career, winning Roland Garros alongside Ivan Dodig by defeating The Bryan brothers in the final. At Wimbledon, Melo reached the quarterfinals.
In Cincinnati, Melo reached his fourth Masters 1000 level semifinal of the year. In October, Melo won back-to-back-to-back tournaments, first in Tokyo, followed by the Shanghai Masters (with Raven Klaasen). In Vienna, playing alongside Łukasz Kubot, Melo guaranteed his place at the top of the ATP doubles ranking by advancing to the semifinal.[8] Melo and Kubot went on to win the tournament.
2016: Two Masters titles
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After 22 weeks in ATP No. 1 doubles ranking, Melo was surpassed by Jamie Murray on April 4.[9] Melo returned to ATP No. 1 doubles ranking on May 9 and he stayed until on June 6, 2016.[10][11] Melo alongside Ivan Dodig won two Masters 1000 doubles tournaments (Toronto and Cincinnati).[12][13]
In October, Melo partnered with Łukasz Kubot and defeated Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin to win the Vienna Open doubles title.
2017: Wimbledon men's doubles champion
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In March, Melo, with his doubles partner Łukasz Kubot, reached the doubles final at Indian Wells Masters. Eighth-seeded Melo and Kubot reached the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals after breezing past tricky wild card duo Nick Kyrgios and Nenad Zimonjić. The Brazilian-Polish pair then defeated fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares to reach the final against the sixth seeds, South Africa's Raven Klaasen and his American doubles partner, Rajeev Ram.[14] At the 2017 Miami Open Melo and Kubot dropped only three sets en route to the final, defeating Marcus Daniell & Marcelo Demoliner, Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecău, Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares in QF and Daniel Nestor & Brian Baker in SF to reach their second straight ATP Masters 1000 final.[15] In the final the sixth-seeded Melo & Kubot defeated American duo Nick Monroe and Jack Sock in straight sets. They made it all the way together at an ATP event for the first time this season. It was their first ever Masters 1000 title won as a team as well.[16]
At Wimbledon, coming from back-to-back grass-court titles at ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Halle, no. 4 seeds Melo and Kubot faced four five-set matches to claim the men's doubles crown (Melo's second major title), defeating No. 16 seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in a final which took 4 hours 39 minutes and five sets to complete.[17]
In the second half of 2017, he lost the No. 1 position to Kontinen/Peers, but Melo/Kubot kept chasing the top, being finalists at ATP 500 Washington and Masters 1000 Shanghai in addition to the semifinal at Masters 1000 Cincinnati. In November, in the last Masters 1000 of the year, Paris, Kontinen/Peers needed to defend the title but lost in the quarterfinals, while Melo/Kubot, who did not defend anything, won the title. With that, Melo retook the world's No. 1, and Kubot reached the position of No. 2 for the first time.[3]
2018: US Open runner-up
editMelo remained the world's No. 1 until April. Finished the year keeping in the top 10. His best campaigns of the year were the title of the Shanghai Masters 1000 (the third of his career at this tournament) and the runner-up at the US Open (his best-ever campaign in the American Grand Slam).[3]
2019: Two Masters 1000 finals & one ATP 250 title
editIn 2019, Melo spent the year collecting finals and semifinals, which kept him in the top 10. His best campaigns were the runner-up of the Indian Wells and Shanghai Masters 1000 and the Vienna, Beijing, and Halle ATP 500. He won the 2019 Winston-Salem Open title in August.[3]
Melo and partner Kubot were the second team to qualify for the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals.[18] They qualified for the semifinals with a 2–1 record in the round-robin stage.[19] In the semifinal they were defeated by eventual champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, 6–3, 7–6.[20]
2020: 35th ATP title
editIn 2020, Melo continued his partnership in doubles with Łukasz Kubot. The pair won the 2020 Abierto Mexicano Telcel and the 2020 Erste Bank Open. They also reached the finals at 2020 Bett1Hulks Indoors, where they lost to the French pair, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. They qualified for the 2020 ATP Finals. They did not make it out of the round-robin stage with a 1–2 record.[21]
2021: New partnerships, reunion with Kubot
editIn 2021 he played first with Horia Tecau. They reached Australian Open 3rd round. After, he began a partnership with Jean-Julien Rojer. They did not reach very good results until May, with Doha and Madrid's second rounds as the best results. In Doha, he returned to play a single match after eight years. He lost in the qualifying first round against Tim Pütz (6–3, 6–2). He also played with Mischa Zverev in Munich (first-round loss) and with Marin Cilic in Rome Masters (first-round loss).
In Roland Garros, Melo and Kubot decided to return to play together.[22]
2022: 70th final, tenth ATP 500 title
editAt the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, he won his 10th ATP 500 title and 36th overall partnering Mackenzie McDonald after defeating third seeds Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández. It was also his 70th ATP final overall.[23]
2023: 600th career win and 1000 matches played
editHe reached 600 career wins at the 2023 French Open partnering John Peers past William Blumberg/Miomir Kecmanovic.[24]
Also partnering with Peers at the 2023 Atlanta Open, he played his 1000th tour-level match with a victory over Luis David Martinez and Reese Stalder owning a 608-392 record. He became the only active player to reach the milestone and the 14th on record, joining an elite group led by Daniel Nestor (1,550), Mike Bryan (1,523) and Bob Bryan (1,468).[25] At the tournament the pair Melo/Peers went on to reach the semifinals where they lost to Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell.
2024: First Masters final in five years
editAt the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters he reached the final with Alexander Zverev as an alternate pair. It was his first Masters final since 2019 and second in Monte-Carlo in 10 years (since 2014).[26]
Personal life
editMelo's best friend on tour is Alexander Zverev. They first met at the 2015 Rotterdam Open.[27]
Melo's older brother, Daniel, is himself a former tennis player who retired in 2006.
Performance timelines
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
editCurrent through the 2024 Vienna.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 15 | 18–15 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | W | SF | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1 / 18 | 33–17 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | F | QF | QF | 3R | W | 2R | QF | NH | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1/17 | 42–15 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0/18 | 29–18 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–3 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 8–4 | 11–4 | 11–4 | 13–3 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 11–4 | 7–3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 2 / 68 | 122–65 |
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | did not qualify | SF | F | SF | RR | F | RR | SF | RR | Did Not Qualify | 0 / 8 | 16–15 | ||||||||||||
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | not held | 2R | not held | QF | not held | QF | not held | 1R | not held | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | PO | PO | PO | PO | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | PO | Z1 | QR | A | A | 0 / 3 | 18–5 | |||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | SF | 1R | F | 1R | F | NH | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0/15 | 20–15 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | W | 1R | SF | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1/16 | 21–16 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | SF | SF | QF | 2R | QF | NH | 1R | QF | 1R | F | 0/14 | 18–14 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | W | QF | QF | NH | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1/15 | 15–15 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0/13 | 9–13 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | QF | F | 2R | W | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1/13 | 17–13 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | SF | W | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1/15 | 22–15 |
| Shanghai Masters | not held | A | A | A | SF | W | QF | W | 2R | F | W | F | NH | 1R | 1R | 3/10 | 23–7 | |||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | SF | 2R | W | SF | W | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 1R | 2 / 15 | 21–13 | |
| German Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | not Masters series | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 14–7 | 9–7 | 11–9 | 19–7 | 15–7 | 22–6 | 8–8 | 20–9 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 3–6 | 4–9 | 9–7 | 9 / 117 | 155–117 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 75 | |
| Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 18–11 | 42–23 | 32–30 | 29–30 | 38–27 | 44–27 | 34–26 | 44–25 | 54–17 | 44–26 | 52–18 | 42–22 | 48–25 | 21–13 | 16–26 | 31–28 | 22–26 | 27–24 | 639–425 | |
| Year-end ranking | 430 | 186 | 147 | 116 | 34 | 19 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 60.06% | ||
Mixed doubles
edit| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 11 | 9–11 |
| French Open | A | 2R | F | A | QF | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 7–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 8–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 27 | 26–27 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | NH | A | not held | A | not held | 2R | not held | 1R | not held | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||||
Significant finals
editGrand Slam finals
editDoubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2013 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Ivan Dodig
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 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2015 | French Open | Clay | Ivan Dodig
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Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
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6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Łukasz Kubot
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 Oliver Marach Mate Pavić
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5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11 |
| Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Mike Bryan Jack Sock
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3–6, 1–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Vania King
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Liezel Huber Bob Bryan
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7–5, 6–7(5–7), [7–10] |
Year-end championships
editDoubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2014 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | Ivan Dodig
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Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2017 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
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 Henri Kontinen John Peers
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4–6, 2–6 |
Masters 1000 finals
editDoubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runners-up)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2013 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Ivan Dodig |
 David Marrero Fernando Verdasco |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2] |
| Loss | 2014 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Ivan Dodig |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2014 | Canadian Open | Hard | Ivan Dodig |
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2015 | Shanghai Masters (2) | Hard |  Raven Klaasen |
 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2015 | Paris Masters | Hard | Ivan Dodig |
 Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock |
2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 2016 | Canadian Open | Hard | Ivan Dodig |
 Jamie Murray Bruno Soares |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2016 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Ivan Dodig |
 Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 2017 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
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7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 2017 | Miami Open | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Nicholas Monroe Jack Sock
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2017 | Madrid Open | Clay | Łukasz Kubot
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 Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2017 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Henri Kontinen John Peers
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2017 | Paris Masters (2) | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
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Ivan Dodig Marcel Granollers
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7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 2018 | Shanghai Masters (3) | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2019 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Nikola Mektić  Horacio Zeballos
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6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
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Mate Pavić Bruno Soares
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2024 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay |  Alexander Zverev
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 Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
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7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
ATP Tour career finals
editDoubles: 75 (38 titles, 37 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2007 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | André Sá
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Martín García Sebastián Prieto
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3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2008 | Adelaide International, Australia | International | Hard | Martín García
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Chris Guccione Robert Smeets
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6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2008 | Brasil Open, Brazil | International | Clay | André Sá
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Albert Montañés Santiago Ventura
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4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2008 | Hypo Group International, Austria | International | Clay | André Sá
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Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11] |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 2008 | Queen's Club Championships, UK | International | Grass | André Sá
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Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2008 | New Haven Open, US | International | Hard | André Sá
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 Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2009 | Delray Beach Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | André Sá
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Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2009 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | André Sá
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Andrei Pavel Horia Tecău
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6–7(9–11), 6–2, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2009 | Queen's Club Championships, UK (2) | 250 Series | Grass | André Sá
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Wesley Moodie Mikhail Youzhny
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6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jul 2009 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay |  Filip Polášek
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 Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jan 2010 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Bruno Soares
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 Marcus Daniell Horia Tecău
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2010 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Bruno Soares
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Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
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1–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Aug 2010 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Bruno Soares
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Johan Brunström Jarkko Nieminen
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), [9–11] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Sep 2010 | Open de Moselle, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares
|
 Dustin Brown Rogier Wassen
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Feb 2011 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Bruno Soares
|
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach
|
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 9–7 | Feb 2011 | Brasil Open, Brazil (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Bruno Soares
|
Pablo Andújar Daniel Gimeno Traver
|
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Feb 2011 | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | Bruno Soares
|
Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Sep 2011 | Open de Moselle, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Lukáš Dlouhý
|
Jamie Murray André Sá
|
4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 9–10 | Oct 2011 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares
|
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Feb 2012 | US National Indoor Championships, US | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Ivan Dodig
|
 Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
|
6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 2012 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares
|
Robert Lindstedt Nenad Zimonjić
|
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 11–11 | Jan 2013 | Brisbane International, Australia (2) | 250 Series | Hard | Tommy Robredo
|
Eric Butorac Paul Hanley
|
4–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Loss | 11–12 | Jul 2013 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | Ivan Dodig
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Oct 2013 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
David Marrero Fernando Verdasco
|
7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2] |
| Win | 13–12 | Jan 2014 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Julian Knowle
|
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
|
4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 13–13 | Feb 2014 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | David Marrero
|
 Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Apr 2014 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | Ivan Dodig
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 13–15 | Aug 2014 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Oct 2014 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Michał Przysiężny
|
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10] |
| Loss | 13–17 | Nov 2014 | ATP World Tour Finals, UK | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Ivan Dodig
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 14–17 | Mar 2015 | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Santiago González
|
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 15–17 | Jun 2015 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Ivan Dodig
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Loss | 15–18 | Aug 2015 | Washington Open, US | 500 Series | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–18 | Oct 2015 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Raven Klaasen
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
|
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 17–18 | Oct 2015 | Shanghai Masters, China (2) | Masters 1000 | Hard | Raven Klaasen
|
Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–18 | Oct 2015 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Jamie Murray John Peers
|
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6] |
| Win | 19–18 | Nov 2015 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | Ivan Dodig
|
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock
|
2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 19–19 | Jun 2016 | Nottingham Open, UK | 250 Series | Grass | Ivan Dodig
|
Dominic Inglot Daniel Nestor
|
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 20–19 | Aug 2016 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–19 | Aug 2016 | Cincinnati Masters, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău
|
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6] |
| Win | 22–19 | Oct 2016 | Vienna Open, Austria (2) | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Oliver Marach Fabrice Martin
|
4–6, 6–3, [13–11] |
| Loss | 22–20 | Mar 2017 | Indian Wells Masters, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
|
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 23–20 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Nicholas Monroe Jack Sock
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 24–20 | May 2017 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Łukasz Kubot
|
Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 25–20 | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Łukasz Kubot
|
Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–20 | Jun 2017 | Halle Open, Germany | 500 Series | Grass | Łukasz Kubot
|
Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev
|
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 27–20 | Jul 2017 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | Łukasz Kubot
|
Oliver Marach Mate Pavić
|
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11 |
| Loss | 27–21 | Aug 2017 | Washington Open, US | 500 Series | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Henri Kontinen John Peers
|
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 27–22 | Oct 2017 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Henri Kontinen John Peers
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 28–22 | Nov 2017 | Paris Masters, France (2) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Ivan Dodig Marcel Granollers
|
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 28–23 | Nov 2017 | ATP Finals, UK | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Henri Kontinen John Peers
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 29–23 | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Jan-Lennard Struff Viktor Troicki
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 30–23 | Jun 2018 | Halle Open, Germany (2) | 500 Series | Grass | Łukasz Kubot
|
Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev
|
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Loss | 30–24 | Sep 2018 | US Open, US | Grand Slam | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Mike Bryan Jack Sock
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 31–24 | Oct 2018 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Oliver Marach Mate Pavić
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 32–24 | Oct 2018 | Shanghai Masters, China (3) | Masters 1000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 32–25 | Mar 2019 | Indian Wells Masters, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Nikola Mektić Horacio Zeballos
|
6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 32–26 | Jun 2019 | Halle Open, Germany | 500 Series | Grass | Łukasz Kubot
|
Raven Klaasen Michael Venus
|
6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 33–26 | Aug 2019 | Winston-Salem Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Nicholas Monroe Tennys Sandgren
|
6–7(6–8), 6–1, [10–3] |
| Loss | 33–27 | Oct 2019 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek
|
3–6, 6–7(4−7) |
| Loss | 33–28 | Oct 2019 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Mate Pavić Bruno Soares
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 33–29 | Oct 2019 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
|
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
| Win | 34–29 | Feb 2020 | Mexican Open, Mexico (2) | 500 Series | Hard | Łukasz Kubot
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
|
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [11–9] |
| Loss | 34–30 | Oct 2020 | Cologne Indoors, Germany | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 35–30 | Nov 2020 | Vienna Open, Austria (3) | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot
|
Jamie Murray Neal Skupski
|
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Loss | 35–31 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Ivan Dodig
|
Rohan Bopanna Ramkumar Ramanathan
|
6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
| Loss | 35–32 | May 2022 | Lyon Open, France | 250 Series | Clay | Máximo González
|
Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 35–33 | Jul 2022 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Raven Klaasen
|
William Blumberg Steve Johnson
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 35–34 | Aug 2022 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | Raven Klaasen
|
William Blumberg Miomir Kecmanović
|
0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 36–34 | Oct 2022 | Japan Open, Japan (2) | 500 Series | Hard | Mackenzie McDonald
|
Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández
|
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 36–35 | Feb 2023 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal
|
Máximo González Andrés Molteni
|
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 37–35 | Jun 2023 | Halle Open, Germany (3) | 500 Series | Grass | John Peers
|
Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori
|
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 37–36 | Apr 2024 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | Alexander Zverev
|
Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
|
7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 38–36 | Jun 2024 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Rafael Matos
|
Robert Galloway Julian Cash
|
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 38–37 | Aug 2024 | Washington Open, US | 500 Series | Clay | Rafael Matos
|
Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow
|
5–7, 3–6 |
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