Marcel Felder
Uruguayan tennis player
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::summary Uruguayan tennis player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Marcel Felder |
| country | |
| residence | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 2001 |
| plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $235,292 |
| singlesrecord | 20–14 |
| singlestitles | 0 |
| 0 Challenger, 17 Futuers | |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 227 (28 December 2009) |
| Wimbledonresult | Q3 (2012) |
| USOpenresult | Q1 (2009) |
| doublesrecord | 14–16 |
| doublestitles | 0 |
| 9 Challenger, 22 Futuers | |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 82 (11 June 2012) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | 1R (2012) |
| updated | 14 April 2022 |
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|name = Marcel Felder |image = |country = |residence = Montevideo, Uruguay |birth_date = |birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay |height = |turnedpro = 2001 |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney = $235,292 |singlesrecord = 20–14 |singlestitles = 0 0 Challenger, 17 Futuers |highestsinglesranking = No. 227 (28 December 2009) |Wimbledonresult = Q3 (2012) |USOpenresult = Q1 (2009) |doublesrecord = 14–16 |doublestitles = 0 9 Challenger, 22 Futuers |highestdoublesranking = No. 82 (11 June 2012) |WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2012) |updated = 14 April 2022
Marcel Felder (; ; born 9 July 1984) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. His highest ranking in singles was No. 227 on 28 December 2009. His highest ranking in doubles was 82 on 11 June 2012. Felder won a gold medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.
Tennis career
The right-hander achieved career high rankings of World No. 227 in singles in 2009, and No. 82 in doubles in 2012. In Davis Cup play, through September 2013 he was 21–14 in singles and 12–10 in doubles. As of September 2013, he held the Uruguay record for most Davis Cup wins in doubles.
His father is Geraldo, and his mother is Judith. He has a brother named Andres, and a sister, Celine. Felder began playing tennis at four years of age.
As a junior, his career-high rankings were # 4 in singles, and # 5 in doubles, both in 2002.
In February 2007 he played for the Uruguay Davis Cup team against Jamaica.
After testing positive for cannabis in 2007, Felder was banned for two months.
Felder won a gold medal in singles in men's tennis at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 27 (17–10)
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| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (17–9) |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (10–6) |
| Clay (7–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | India F5, Calcutta | Futures | Hard | AUT Zbynek Mlynarik | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | Portugal F10, Lisbon | Futures | Clay | FRA Gilles Simon | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1-2 | Mexico F2, Casablanca Satellite | Futures | Hard | GER Tobias Clemens | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1-3 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | USA Jesse Witten | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2-3 | Colombia F2, Bucaramanga | Futures | Clay | ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3-3 | Mexico F3, Chetumal | Futures | Hard | ITA Adriano Biasella | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3-4 | Colombia F4, Pereira | Futures | Clay | COL Juan Sebastián Cabal | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3-5 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | CAN Peter Polansky | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |
| Win | 4-5 | Costa Rica F1, San Jose | Futures | Hard | ECU Carlos Avellán | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4-6 | Brazil F1, Ribeirão Preto | Futures | Clay | BRA Ricardo Hocevar | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5-6 | Brazil F4, Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | BRA André Miele | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6-6 | Brazil F5, Uberlândia | Futures | Clay | BRA Eric Gomes | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6-7 | Brazil F6, Brasília | Futures | Clay | BRA André Miele | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 7-7 | Argentina F8, Oberá | Futures | Clay | ARG Alejandro Fabbri | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 8-7 | Mexico F9, Metepec | Futures | Hard | MEX Miguel Gallardo Valles | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 8-8 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | BEL Dick Norman | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 | |
| Win | 9-8 | Colombia F4, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | COL Alejandro González | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 10-8 | Brazil F1, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | BRA Rafael Camilo | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
| Win | 11-8 | Brazil F4, Fortaleza | Futures | Clay | BRA Eladio Ribeiro Neto | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 12-8 | El Salvador F1, Santa Tecla | Futures | Clay | ARG Agustín Velotti | 6–4, 7–6(9–7) | |
| Win | 13-8 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | GUA Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 13-9 | Mexico F6, Puebla | Futures | Hard | MDA Roman Borvanov | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 14-9 | Mexico F7, Morelia | Futures | Hard | NZL Artem Sitak | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 15-9 | Ecuador F5, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | ECU Iván Endara | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 16-9 | Mexico F8, Leon | Futures | Hard | USA Adam El Mihdawy | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 16-10 | Mexico F2, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | DOM Víctor Estrella Burgos | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 2–6 | |
| Win | 17-10 | Mexico F4, Pachuca | Futures | Hard | MEX Manuel Sánchez | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
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Doubles: 51 (31–20)
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| ATP Challenger (9–8) |
| ITF Futures (22–12) |
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| Hard (11–2) |
| Clay (20–18) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Uruguay F2, Montevideo | Futures | Clay | URU Martín Vilarrubí | ARG Brian Dabul | ||
| ARG Leonardo Olguín | 0–6, 2–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Chile F2, Viña del Mar | Futures | Clay | ARG Matias O'Neille | CHI Juan Ignacio Cerda | ||
| CHI Phillip Harboe | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 1–2 | Cuba F1, Havana | Futures | Hard | URU Martín Vilarrubí | CUB Ricardo Chile-Fonte | ||
| CUB Sandor Martínez-Breijo | 6–2, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 2–2 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | ARG Brian Dabul | BRA Franco Ferreiro | ||
| BRA Marcelo Melo | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 3–2 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | ARG Brian Dabul | USA Nicholas Monroe | ||
| USA Sam Warburg | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 4–2 | Venezuela F7, Maracay | Futures | Hard | ARG Brian Dabul | URU Pablo Cuevas | ||
| ARG Horacio Zeballos | 7–5, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 5–2 | Venezuela F8, Maracay | Futures | Hard | ARG Brian Dabul | VEN Piero Luisi | ||
| VEN David Navarrete | 7–5, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 6–2 | Colombia F2, Bucaramanga | Futures | Clay | ARG Brian Dabul | URU Pablo Cuevas | ||
| URU Martín Vilarrubí | 6–3, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 7–2 | Cuba F1, Havana | Futures | Hard | URU Martín Vilarrubí | CUB Ricardo Chile-Fonte | ||
| CUB Sandor Martínez-Breijo | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 8–2 | Uruguay F2, Montevideo | Futures | Clay | ARG Brian Dabul | URU Martín Vilarrubí | ||
| ARG Diego Cristin | 6–3, 6–0 | |||||||
| Loss | 8–3 | Argentina F8, Mendoza | Futures | Clay | ARG Brian Dabul | CHI Jorge Aguilar | ||
| MEX Daniel Garza | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 8–4 | Argentina F9, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | ARG Diego Cristin | ARG Brian Dabul | ||
| ARG Cristian Villagrán | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 5–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 8–5 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ESP Fernando Vicente | ARG Juan Pablo Brzezicki | ||
| ARG Leonardo Mayer | 6–1, 5–7, [12–14] | |||||||
| Win | 9–5 | Uruguay F4, Punta del Este | Futures | Clay | ARG Brian Dabul | ARG Guillermo Carry | ||
| ARG Antonio Pastorino | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 10–5 | Colombia F3, Cali | Futures | Clay | COL Pablo González | ECU Carlos Avellán | ||
| MEX Daniel Garza | 6–4, 6–0 | |||||||
| Win | 11–5 | Colombia F4, Pereira | Futures | Clay | COL Pablo González | COL Michael Quintero Aguilar | ||
| MEX Daniel Garza | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 12–5 | Italy F17, Teramo | Futures | Clay | ESP Miquel Perez Puigdomenech | ITA Enrico Burzi | ||
| BIH Ismar Gorčić | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||||||
| Loss | 12–6 | France F9, Toulon | Futures | Clay | ITA Adriano Biasella | FRA Augustin Gensse | ||
| ESP David Marrero | 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |||||||
| Win | 13–6 | Uruguay F1, Montevideo | Futures | Clay | ESP Miquel Perez Puigdomenech | ARG Pablo Galdón | ||
| ARG Alejandro Kon | 6–3, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 14–6 | Uruguay F2, Punta del Este | Futures | Clay | ESP Miquel Perez Puigdomenech | ARG Alejandro Fabbri | ||
| ARG Guillermo Bujniewicz | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] | |||||||
| Win | 15–6 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ARG Brian Dabul | BRA Márcio Torres | ||
| RSA Izak van der Merwe | 6–4, 7–6(11–9) | |||||||
| Loss | 15–7 | Netherlands F4, Breda | Futures | Clay | UKR Oleksandr Agafonov | NED Matwé Middelkoop | ||
| NED Thomas Schoorel | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] | |||||||
| Loss | 15–8 | Estonia F2, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | UKR Oleksandr Agafonov | FIN Harri Heliövaara | ||
| FIN Juho Paukku | 3–6, 2–6 | |||||||
| Win | 16–8 | Brazil F21, Campo Grande | Futures | Clay | BRA Rafael Camilo | BRA André Ghem | ||
| BRA Rodrigo Guidolin | 6–4, 5–7, [14–12] | |||||||
| Win | 17–8 | Brazil F23, Fortaleza | Futures | Clay | BRA Fernando Romboli | BRA Diego Matos | ||
| BRA André Miele | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–4] | |||||||
| Win | 18–8 | Panama F1, Panama City | Futures | Clay | URU Martín Cuevas | BUL Boris Nicola Bakalov | ||
| GER Alexander Satschko | 7–5, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 19–8 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | COL Carlos Salamanca | COL Alejandro Falla | ||
| COL Eduardo Struvay | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 20–8 | Mexico F5, Celaya | Futures | Hard | GUA Christopher Díaz Figueroa | MEX Luis Díaz Barriga | ||
| MEX Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 3–6, 6–3, [10—5] | |||||||
| Loss | 20–9 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | MEX Daniel Garza | ARG Brian Dabul | ||
| RSA Izak van der Merwe | 1–6, 7–6(7–2), [9–11] | |||||||
| Win | 21–9 | Mexico F9, Tijuana | Futures | Hard | MEX Daniel Garza | ESA Marcelo Arévalo | ||
| AUS Robert McKenzie | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | |||||||
| Win | 22–9 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | BRA Caio Zampieri | BRA Fabrício Neis | ||
| BRA João Pedro Sorgi | 7–5, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 23–9 | Recife, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ARG Guido Andreozzi | BRA Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli | ||
| BRA André Miele | 6–3, 6–3 | |||||||
| Loss | 23–10 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | CZE Jaroslav Pospíšil | ARG Carlos Berlocq | ||
| ARG Eduardo Schwank | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [7–10] | |||||||
| Loss | 23–11 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | ARG Diego Schwartzman | SRB Nikola Ćirić | ||
| MNE Goran Tošić | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) | |||||||
| Loss | 23–12 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | BRA Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli | ECU Julio César Campozano | ||
| ECU Roberto Quiroz | 4–6, 1–6 | |||||||
| Win | 24–12 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | CHI Paul Capdeville | CHI Jorge Aguilar | ||
| MEX Daniel Garza | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7] | |||||||
| Loss | 24–13 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | GER Frank Moser | USA Nicholas Monroe | ||
| USA Maciek Sykut | 6–2, 3–6, [5–10] | |||||||
| Win | 25–13 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | CHI Paul Capdeville | BRA André Ghem | ||
| BRA João Pedro Sorgi | 7–5, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 26–13 | Rio Quente, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ARG Guido Andreozzi | BRA Thiago Alves | ||
| BRA Augusto Laranja | 6–3, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 27–13 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | CRO Antonio Veić | ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver | ||
| ESP Iván Navarro | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–6] | |||||||
| Loss | 27–14 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ARG Máximo González | BRA Marcelo Demoliner | ||
| BRA João Souza | 1–6, 5–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 27–15 | Tunisia F17, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | URU Nicolás Xiviller | TUN Anis Ghorbel | ||
| ESP Oriol Roca Batalla | 1–6, 2–6 | |||||||
| Win | 28–15 | Tunisia F19, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | CHI Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán | ESP Carlos Taberner | ||
| JPN Kento Yamada | 6–3, 6–0 | |||||||
| Win | 29–15 | Tunisia F20, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | CHI Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán | ITA Antonio Campo | ||
| ITA Pietro Rondoni | 6–4, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 30–15 | Italy F16, Basilicanova | Futures | Clay | ARG Patricio Heras | BRA Eduardo Dischinger | ||
| POR João Domingues | 6–4, 6–3 | |||||||
| Loss | 30–16 | Germany F6, Saarlouis | Futures | Clay | ARG Manuel Pena Lopez | GER Sebastian Fanselow | ||
| GER Julian Lenz | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |||||||
| Win | 31–16 | Italy F22, Pontedera | Futures | Clay | ITA Antonio Massara | ITA Alessandro Colella | ||
| ITA Giacomo Miccini | 6–4, 6–1 | |||||||
| Loss | 31–17 | Italy F25, Padua | Futures | Clay | ITA Francisco Bahamonde | FRA Jonathan Eysseric | ||
| ITA Matteo Viola | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] | |||||||
| Loss | 31–18 | Uruguay F1, Punta del Este | Futures | Clay | URU Santiago Maresca | ARG Juan Pablo Ficovich | ||
| ARG Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 ret/ | |||||||
| Loss | 31–19 | Uruguay F3, Salto | Futures | Clay | ARG Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo | BRA Orlando Luz | ||
| BRA Marcelo Zormann | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 31–20 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | JPN Go Soeda | GBR Joe Salisbury | ||
| USA Jackson Withrow | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] | |||||||
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References
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