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) Residence Campinas , BrazilBorn (1980-12-21 ) 21 December 1980 (age 43) Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1999 Retired 2013 Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $1,484,044 Career record 60–94 (at ATP Tour -level, Grand Slam -level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 50 (25 July 2005) Australian Open 2R (2005 , 2012 ) French Open 1R (2004 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 ) Wimbledon 2R (2011 ) US Open 3R (2004 ) Career record 11–25 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 118 (11 July 2005) Australian Open 3R (2012 ) French Open 2R (2005 ) Wimbledon 1R (2005 , 2011 )
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.
Mello won his lone ATP title at Delray Beach, defeating Vincent Spadea in the final.
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.
The sponsor for his clothes, shoes and racquets was Babolat .
ATP Tour Career Finals edit
edit 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)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit 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 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 , BrazilChallenger Hard Alexandre Simoni 7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 7–6(7–5) Loss 7–2 Dec 2001 Rio de Janeiro , BrazilChallenger Hard Kristian Pless 1–6, 1–6 Loss 7–3 Mar 2002 Salinas , EcuadorChallenger Hard Iván Miranda 3–6, 4–6 Win 8–3 Jul 2002 Campos do Jordão , BrazilChallenger Hard Maximilian Abel 7–6(7–2) , 6–3 Win 9–3 Aug 2002 Belo Horizonte , BrazilChallenger Hard Alexandre Simoni 6–3, 6–3 Loss 9–4 Oct 2003 Quito , EcuadorChallenger Clay Giovanni Lapentti 3–6, 7–6(10–8) , 3–6 Win 10–4 Nov 2003 Puebla , MexicoChallenger Hard Markus Hantschk 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Loss 10–5 Aug 2004 Belo Horizonte , BrazilChallenger Hard Janko Tipsarević 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 Win 11–5 Aug 2004 Gramado , BrazilChallenger Hard Janko Tipsarević 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Win 12–5 Jan 2005 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard Giovanni Lapentti 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0) Win 13–5 Apr 2006 Florianópolis , BrazilChallenger Clay Diego Junqueira 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) Win 14–5 Jul 2006 Campos do Jordão , BrazilChallenger Hard Ivo Klec 6–3, 6–4 Loss 14–6 Mar 2008 Leon , MexicoChallenger Hard Bruno Echagaray 0–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8) Loss 14–7 Jul 2008 Manta , EcuadorChallenger Hard Giovanni Lapentti 2–6, 4–6 Win 15–7 Jan 2009 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard Paul Capdeville 6–2, 6–4 Win 16–7 Aug 2009 Brasília , BrazilChallenger Hard Juan Ignacio Chela 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 Win 17–7 Jan 2010 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard Eduardo Schwank 6–3, 6–1 Loss 17–8 Apr 2010 Curitiba , BrazilChallenger Clay Dominik Meffert 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 2–6 Loss 17–9 Aug 2010 Campos do Jordão , BrazilChallenger Hard Izak van der Merwe 6–7(6–8) , 3–6 Win 18–9 Aug 2010 Salvador , BrazilChallenger Hard Thiago Alves 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Win 19–9 Jan 2011 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard 6–2, 6–1 Win 20–9 Oct 2011 Recife , BrazilChallenger Hard Rogério Dutra Silva 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Win 21–9 Oct 2011 São José do Rio Preto , BrazilChallenger Clay Eduardo Schwank 6–4, 6–2
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 , BrazilChallenger Hard Ricardo Schlachter Alejandro Hernández André Sá 7–6(8–6) , 6–7(5–7) , 5–7 Loss 0–3 Sep 2001 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Clay Marcos Daniel Adriano Ferreira Edgardo Massa walkover Loss 0–4 Jun 2002 Andorra Challenger , AndorraChallenger Hard Hermes Gamonal Shaun Rudman Wesley Moodie 2–6, 1–6 Loss 0–5 Jun 2003 Andorra Challenger , AndorraChallenger Hard Alexandre Simoni Rik de Voest Tuomas Ketola 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 Win 1–5 Oct 2003 Quito , EcuadorChallenger Clay Alexandre Simoni Ricardo Schlachter Hugo Armando 6–3, 6–4 Loss 1–6 Jul 2004 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard Alejandro Hernández André Sá 4–6, 4–6 Win 2–6 Jul 2004 Campos do Jordão , BrazilChallenger Hard Iván Miranda Alejandro Hernández André Sá 6–3, 6–4 Loss 2–7 Jul 2005 Biella , ItalyChallenger Clay Carlos Berlocq Tom Vanhoudt Gabriel Trifu 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 Loss 2–8 May 2006 Tunica Resorts , United StatesChallenger Clay Hugo Armando Jeff Morrison Bobby Reynolds 6–3, 6–7)5-7) , [9–11] Loss 2–9 Oct 2007 Quito , EcuadorChallenger Clay Hugo Armando Brian Dabul Marcos Daniel 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] Loss 2–10 Sep 2008 Quito , EcuadorChallenger Clay Caio Zampieri Leonardo Mayer Hugo Armando 5–7, 2–6 Loss 2–11 Jul 2009 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Marcos Daniel Sebastián Prieto Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 5–7 Loss 2–12 Aug 2009 Brasília , BrazilChallenger Hard Caio Zampieri Rodrigo Guidolin Marcelo Demoliner 4–6, 2–6 Win 3–12 Nov 2001 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Clay Franco Ferreiro Diego Junqueira David Marrero 6–3, 6–3 Loss 3–13 Aug 2010 Brasília , BrazilChallenger Hard Caio Zampieri Franco Ferreiro André Sá 6–7(5–7) , 3–6
(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.
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