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 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
Mello won his lone ATP title at Delray Beach, defeating Vincent Spadea in the final.
2006
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.
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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 MelloCountry sports BrazilResidenceCampinas BrazilBorn 1980 12 21 21 December 1980 age 42 Campinas BrazilHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Turned pro1999Retired2013PlaysLeft handed two handed backhand Prize money 1 484 044SinglesCareer record60 94 at ATP Tour level Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup Career titles1Highest rankingNo 50 25 July 2005 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open2R 2005 2012 French Open1R 2004 2005 2010 2011 Wimbledon2R 2011 US Open3R 2004 DoublesCareer record11 25 at ATP Tour level Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup Career titles0Highest rankingNo 118 11 July 2005 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open3R 2012 French Open2R 2005 Wimbledon1R 2005 2011 Last updated on 29 April 2021 This biography of a living person includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early days 1 2 2004 1 3 2006 2 Sponsorship 3 ATP Tour Career Finals 3 1 Singles 1 1 title 4 ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals 4 1 Singles 30 21 9 4 2 Doubles 16 3 13 5 Grand Slam performance timeline 6 External linksCareer EditEarly days Edit 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 Edit Mello won his lone ATP title at Delray Beach defeating Vincent Spadea in the final 2006 Edit 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 Rene Lisnard in the first round and won in straight sets In the second round he faced 14th seed Vincent Spadea and lost Sponsorship EditThe sponsor for his clothes shoes and racquets was Babolat ATP Tour Career Finals EditSingles 1 1 title Edit LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard 1 0 Clay 0 0 Grass 0 0 Finals by settingOutdoor 1 0 Indoor 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1 0 Sep 2004 Delray Beach United States 250 Series Hard Vincent Spadea 7 6 7 2 6 3ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals EditSingles 30 21 9 Edit LegendATP Challenger 15 8 ITF Futures 6 1 Finals by surfaceHard 14 7 Clay 7 2 Grass 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1 0 Aug 1999 Uruguay F2 Jose Ignacio Futures Clay Marcos Daniel 6 7 7 5 6 3Win 2 0 Oct 1999 Paraguay F3 Asuncion Futures Clay Gergely Kisgyorgy 7 5 6 1Win 3 0 Jun 2000 Mexico F3 Merida Futures Hard Ignacio Hirigoyen 6 4 1 6 6 4Win 4 0 Sep 2000 Brazil F1 Vitoria Futures Clay Julio Silva 6 4 6 3Loss 4 1 Feb 2001 USA F4 Corpus Christi Futures Hard Damien Roberts 4 6 2 6Win 5 1 Apr 2001 Brazil F2 Teresopolis Futures Clay Rodrigo Cerdera 6 2 6 4Win 6 1 May 2001 USA F11 Vero Beach Futures Clay Thomas Dupre 4 6 6 2 6 4Win 7 1 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordao 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 6Loss 7 3 Mar 2002 Salinas Ecuador Challenger Hard Ivan Miranda 3 6 4 6Win 8 3 Jul 2002 Campos do Jordao Brazil Challenger Hard Maximilian Abel 7 6 7 2 6 3Win 9 3 Aug 2002 Belo Horizonte Brazil Challenger Hard Alexandre Simoni 6 3 6 3Loss 9 4 Oct 2003 Quito Ecuador Challenger Clay Giovanni Lapentti 3 6 7 6 10 8 3 6Win 10 4 Nov 2003 Puebla Mexico Challenger Hard Markus Hantschk 7 6 7 5 6 4Loss 10 5 Aug 2004 Belo Horizonte Brazil Challenger Hard Janko Tipsarevic 4 6 7 5 4 6Win 11 5 Aug 2004 Gramado Brazil Challenger Hard Janko Tipsarevic 2 6 7 5 6 4Win 12 5 Jan 2005 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Hard Giovanni Lapentti 4 6 6 2 7 6 7 0 Win 13 5 Apr 2006 Florianopolis Brazil Challenger Clay Diego Junqueira 6 3 5 7 7 6 7 4 Win 14 5 Jul 2006 Campos do Jordao Brazil Challenger Hard Ivo Klec 6 3 6 4Loss 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 6Win 15 7 Jan 2009 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Hard Paul Capdeville 6 2 6 4Win 16 7 Aug 2009 Brasilia Brazil Challenger Hard Juan Ignacio Chela 7 6 7 2 6 4Win 17 7 Jan 2010 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Hard Eduardo Schwank 6 3 6 1Loss 17 8 Apr 2010 Curitiba Brazil Challenger Clay Dominik Meffert 4 6 7 6 7 3 2 6Loss 17 9 Aug 2010 Campos do Jordao Brazil Challenger Hard Izak Van Der Merwe 6 7 6 8 3 6Win 18 9 Aug 2010 Salvador Brazil Challenger Hard Thiago Alves 5 7 6 4 6 4Win 19 9 Jan 2011 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Hard Rafael Camilo 6 2 6 1Win 20 9 Oct 2011 Recife Brazil Challenger Hard Rogerio Dutra Silva 7 6 7 5 6 3Win 21 9 Oct 2011 Sao Jose do Rio Preto Brazil Challenger Clay Eduardo Schwank 6 4 6 2Doubles 16 3 13 Edit LegendATP Challenger 3 12 ITF Futures 0 1 Finals by surfaceHard 1 6 Clay 2 7 Grass 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 0 1 Jun 2001 Brazil F3 Sao Paulo Futures Clay Marcos Daniel Diego Veronelli Adriano Ferreira 3 6 4 6Loss 0 2 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordao Brazil Challenger Hard Ricardo Schlachter Alejandro Hernandez Andre Sa 7 6 8 6 6 7 5 7 5 7Loss 0 3 Sep 2001 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Clay Marcos Daniel Adriano Ferreira Edgardo Massa walkoverLoss 0 4 Jun 2002 Andorra Challenger Andorra Challenger Hard Hermes Gamonal Shaun Rudman Wesley Moodie 2 6 1 6Loss 0 5 Jun 2003 Andorra Challenger Andorra Challenger Hard Alexandre Simoni Rik De Voest Tuomas Ketola 4 6 6 3 4 6Win 1 5 Oct 2003 Quito Ecuador Challenger Clay Alexandre Simoni Ricardo Schlachter Hugo Armando 6 3 6 4Loss 1 6 Jul 2004 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Hard Henrique Mello Alejandro Hernandez Andre Sa 4 6 4 6Win 2 6 Jul 2004 Campos do Jordao Brazil Challenger Hard Ivan Miranda Alejandro Hernandez Andre Sa 6 3 6 4Loss 2 7 Jul 2005 Biella Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq Tom Vanhoudt Gabriel Trifu 4 6 6 4 4 6Loss 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 6Loss 2 11 Jul 2009 Bogota Colombia Challenger Clay Marcos Daniel Sebastian Prieto Horacio Zeballos 4 6 5 7Loss 2 12 Aug 2009 Brasilia Brazil Challenger Hard Caio Zampieri Rodrigo Guidolin Marcelo Demoliner 4 6 2 6Win 3 12 Nov 2001 Sao Paulo Brazil Challenger Clay Franco Ferreiro Diego Junqueira David Marrero 6 3 6 3Loss 3 13 Aug 2010 Brasilia Brazil Challenger Hard Caio Zampieri Franco Ferreiro Andre Sa 6 7 5 7 3 6Grand Slam performance timeline EditKey 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 286ATP Tour Masters 1000Indian 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 External links EditRicardo Mello at the Association of Tennis Professionals Ricardo Mello at the International Tennis Federation Ricardo Mello at the Davis Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ricardo Mello amp oldid 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