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Marcelo Melo

Brazilian tennis player

Field	Value
name	Marcelo Melo
image	Melo MCM23 (57) (52883157216).jpg
caption	Melo at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
country
residence	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
birth_date
birth_place	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
height	2.01 m
turnedpro	1998
plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
coach	Daniel Melo
careerprizemoney	US $8,768,017
singlesrecord
singlestitles	0
highestsinglesranking	No. 273 (21 November 2005)
doublesrecord
doublestitles	40
highestdoublesranking	No. 1 (2 November 2015)
currentdoublesranking	No. 54 (10 November 2025)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	SF (2015)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	W (2015)
WimbledonDoublesresult	W (2017)
USOpenDoublesresult	F (2018)
OthertournamentsDoubles	yes
MastersCupDoublesresult	F (2014, 2017)
OlympicsDoublesresult	QF (2012, 2016)
AustralianOpenMixedresult	SF (2010)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	F (2009)
WimbledonMixedresult	SF (2010)
USOpenMixedresult	QF (2013)
updated	10 November 2025

Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo (; born September 23, 1983) is a Brazilian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He is a former world No. 1, which he achieved on 2 November 2015. Melo is the only Brazilian player who has reached number one in the ATP doubles rankings.

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 39 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

2007

After 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, 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. 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.

2008

In 2008, Melo partnered with André Sá and had a good campaign, winning three ATPs togetherCosta 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. They also participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

2009

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.

2010

In 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.

2011

In 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.

2012

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.

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.

2013: Wimbledon finalist, top 5 debut

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 the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Melo performed the best campaign of his career, reaching the final of the tournament. With this, Melo attained his best career ranking, at world No. 14.

In the 2013 US Open, he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career and again broke his personal record, reaching 11th position. 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. He also reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Paris, first reaching the world doubles top 5.

2014: ATP Finals runner-up and four more finals

In 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.

2015: First Grand Slam title and World No. 1

In 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. Melo and Kubot went on to win the tournament.

2016: Two Masters titles

After 22 weeks in ATP No. 1 doubles ranking, Melo was surpassed by Jamie Murray on April 4. Melo returned to ATP No. 1 doubles ranking on May 9 and he stayed until on June 6, 2016. Melo alongside Ivan Dodig won two Masters 1000 doubles tournaments (Toronto and Cincinnati).

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

Marcelo Melo with Łukasz Kubot at the Citi Open in 2017

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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

2018: US Open runner-up

Melo 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).

2019: Two Masters 1000 finals & one ATP 250 title

In 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.

Melo and partner Kubot were the second team to qualify for the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals. They qualified for the semifinals with a 2–1 record in the round-robin stage. In the semifinal they were defeated by eventual champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, 6–3, 7–6.

2020: 35th ATP title

In 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.

2021: New partnerships, reunion with Kubot

In 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.

2022: 70th final, tenth ATP 500 title

At 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.

2023: 600th career win and 1000 matches played

In 2023, Melo was runner-up at the ATP 500 in Rio and was three-time champion of the ATP 500 in Halle.

He reached 600 career wins at the 2023 French Open partnering John Peers past William Blumberg/Miomir Kecmanovic.

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). 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

At 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).

He was also champion of the ATP 250 Stuttgart and runner-up of the ATP 500 Washington, in both, together with Rafael Matos.

2025: 39th title and oldest champion in Rio

Melo won his 39th title with Rafael Matos finally triumphing with the title at his home tournament, the 2025 Rio Open on his eleventh attempt, having been a finalist in two previous editions. At 41 years of age Melo was the oldest champion in event history. Melo with 39–38 win-loss record in tour-level doubles finals, moved into a tie with Mate Pavic for most titles among active players.

Personal life

Melo's best friend on tour is Alexander Zverev. They first met at the 2015 Rotterdam Open.

Melo's older brother, Daniel, is himself a former tennis player who retired in 2006.

Performance timelines

Doubles

Current through the 2025 Metz Open.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L
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	1R	0 / 16	18–16
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	QF	2R	QF	3R	3R	W	SF	2R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1 / 19	33–18
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	SF	3R	2R	2R	2R	QF	F	QF	QF	3R	W	2R	QF	NH	QF	2R	3R	3R	QF	1/18	45–16
US Open	A	A	A	A	QF	3R	2R	3R	2R	3R	SF	SF	1R	1R	2R	F	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	0/19	30–19
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	8–3	5–3	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	4–4	2 / 72	126–69
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	A	NH	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	A	PO		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	1R	0/16	20–16
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	SF	2R	W	1R	SF	NH	1R	2R	2R	QF	1R	1/17	20–16
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	1R	0/15	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	1R	1/16	14–15
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	QF	QF	2R	QF	QF	SF	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	0/14	9–14
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	2R	QF	F	2R	W	2R	2R	1R	NH	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	1/14	10–13
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	SF	1R	2R	SF	W	SF	QF	QF	2R	1R	1R	QF	2R	2R	1/16	20–15
Shanghai Masters	not held	A	A	A	SF	W	QF	W	2R	F	W	F	not held	1R	1R	1R	3/11	23–8
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	QF	SF	SF	2R	W	SF	W	QF	1R	SF	2R	A	1R	2R	1R	2 / 17	22–15
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	10–8	1–9	9 / 137	157–127
Career statistics
Titles	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	6	3	6	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	2
Finals	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	4	5	2	3	6	7	4	10	5	6	3	0	5	2	3	3
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	28–25	24–28
Year-end ranking	430	186	147	116	34	19	36	39	27	20	6	6	1	8	1	9	7	10	29	39	50	39	54

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
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	A	0 / 4	6–4
Wimbledon	2R	1R	2R	SF	1R	2R	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	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	A	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	A	0 / 2	1–2

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	2013	Wimbledon	Grass	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	2015	French Open	Clay	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	POL Łukasz Kubot	AUT Oliver Marach
CRO Mate Pavić	5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11
Loss	2018	US Open	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	USA Mike Bryan
USA Jack Sock	3–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2009	French Open	Clay	USA Vania King	USA Liezel Huber
USA Bob Bryan	7–5, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]

Year-end championships (ATP Finals)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	2014	ATP Finals, London	Hard (i)	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	7–6(7–5), 2–6, [7–10]
Loss	2017	ATP Finals, London	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	FIN Henri Kontinen
AUS John Peers	4–6, 2–6

Masters 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2013	Shanghai Masters	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	ESP David Marrero
ESP Fernando Verdasco	7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2]
Loss	2014	Monte-Carlo Masters	Clay	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss	2014	Canadian Open	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	AUT Alexander Peya
BRA Bruno Soares	4–6, 3–6
Win	2015	Shanghai Masters (2)	Hard	RSA Raven Klaasen	ITA Simone Bolelli
ITA Fabio Fognini	6–3, 6–3
Win	2015	Paris Masters	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	CAN Vasek Pospisil
USA Jack Sock	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win	2016	Canadian Open	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	GBR Jamie Murray
BRA Bruno Soares	6–4, 6–4
Win	2016	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	NED Jean-Julien Rojer
ROM Horia Tecău	7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss	2017	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	RSA Raven Klaasen
USA Rajeev Ram	7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10]
Win	2017	Miami Open	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	USA Nicholas Monroe
USA Jack Sock	7–5, 6–3
Win	2017	Madrid Open	Clay	POL Łukasz Kubot	FRA Nicolas Mahut
FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2017	Shanghai Masters	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	FIN Henri Kontinen
AUS John Peers	4–6, 2–6
Win	2017	Paris Masters (2)	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Ivan Dodig
ESP Marcel Granollers	7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Win	2018	Shanghai Masters (3)	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	GBR Jamie Murray
BRA Bruno Soares	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2019	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Nikola Mektić
ARG Horacio Zeballos	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss	2019	Shanghai Masters	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Mate Pavić
BRA Bruno Soares	4–6, 2–6
Loss		2024	Monte-Carlo Masters	Clay	GER Alexander Zverev	BEL Sander Gillé
BEL Joran Vliegen	7–5, 3–6, [5–10]

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 78 (40 titles, 38 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (2–2)
ATP Finals (0–2)
ATP Masters 1000 (9–7)
ATP 500 (12–12)
ATP 250 (17–15)

Finals by surface
Hard (24–23)
Clay (10–9)
Grass (6–6)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (34–30)
Indoor (6–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1–0	[](2007-estoril-open-men-s-doubles)	Estoril Open, Portugal	International	Clay	BRA André Sá	ARG Martín García
ARG Sebastián Prieto	3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win	2–0	[](2008-next-generation-adelaide-international-doubles)	Adelaide International, Australia	International	Hard	ARG Martín García	AUS Chris Guccione
AUS Robert Smeets	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	3–0	[](2008-brasil-open-doubles)	Brasil Open, Brazil	International	Clay	BRA André Sá	ESP Albert Montañés
ESP Santiago Ventura	4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win	4–0	[](2008-hypo-group-tennis-international-doubles)	Hypo Group International, Austria	International	Clay	BRA André Sá	AUT Julian Knowle
AUT Jürgen Melzer	7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11]
Loss	4–1	[](2008-stella-artois-championships-doubles)	Queen's Club Championships, UK	International	Grass	BRA André Sá	CAN Daniel Nestor
SRB Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	5–1	[](2008-pilot-pen-tennis-men-s-doubles)	New Haven Open, US	International	Hard	BRA André Sá	IND Mahesh Bhupathi
BAH Mark Knowles	7–5, 6–2
Loss	5–2	[](2009-delray-beach-international-tennis-championships-doubles)	Delray Beach Open, US	250 Series	Hard	BRA André Sá	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–2	[](2009-interwetten-austrian-open-kitzbuhel-doubles)	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	250 Series	Clay	BRA André Sá	ROU Andrei Pavel
ROU Horia Tecău	6–7(9–11), 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	6–3	[](2009-aegon-championships-doubles)	Queen's Club Championships, UK (2)	250 Series	Grass	BRA André Sá	RSA Wesley Moodie
RUS Mikhail Youzhny	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss	6–4	[](2009-international-german-open-doubles)	German Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	SVK Filip Polášek	SWE Simon Aspelin
AUS Paul Hanley	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6–5	[](2010-heineken-open-doubles)	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	BRA Bruno Soares	NZL Marcus Daniell
ROU Horia Tecău	7–5, 6–4
Win	7–5	[](2010-open-de-nice-cote-d-azur-doubles)	Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France	250 Series	Clay	BRA Bruno Soares	IND Rohan Bopanna
PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	1–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	7–6	[](2010-allianz-suisse-open-gstaad-doubles)	Swiss Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	BRA Bruno Soares	SWE Johan Brunström
FIN Jarkko Nieminen	3–6, 7–6(7–4), [9–11]
Loss	7–7	[](2010-open-de-moselle-doubles)	Open de Moselle, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	BRA Bruno Soares	JAM Dustin Brown
NED Rogier Wassen	3–6, 3–6
Win	8–7	[](2011-movistar-open-doubles)	Chile Open, Chile	250 Series	Clay	BRA Bruno Soares	POL Łukasz Kubot
AUT Oliver Marach	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	9–7	[](2011-brasil-open-doubles)	Brasil Open, Brazil (2)	250 Series	Clay	BRA Bruno Soares	ESP Pablo Andújar
ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss	9–8	[](2011-abierto-mexicano-telcel-men-s-doubles)	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Clay	BRA Bruno Soares	ROU Victor Hănescu
ROU Horia Tecău	1–6, 3–6
Loss	9–9	[](2011-open-de-moselle-doubles)	Open de Moselle, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	CZE Lukáš Dlouhý	GBR Jamie Murray
BRA André Sá	4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss	9–10	[](2011-if-stockholm-open-doubles)	Stockholm Open, Sweden	250 Series	Hard (i)	BRA Bruno Soares	IND Rohan Bopanna
PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	1–6, 3–6
Loss	9–11	[](2012-regions-morgan-keegan-championships-doubles)	US National Indoor Championships, US	500 Series	Hard (i)	CRO Ivan Dodig	BLR Max Mirnyi
CAN Daniel Nestor	6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win	10–11	[](2012-if-stockholm-open-doubles)	Stockholm Open, Sweden	250 Series	Hard (i)	BRA Bruno Soares	SWE Robert Lindstedt
SRB Nenad Zimonjić	6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6]
Win	11–11	[](2013-brisbane-international-men-s-doubles)	Brisbane International, Australia (2)	250 Series	Hard	ESP Tommy Robredo	USA Eric Butorac
AUS Paul Hanley	4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss	11–12	[](2013-wimbledon-championships-men-s-doubles)	Wimbledon, UK	Grand Slam	Grass	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	12–12	[](2013-shanghai-rolex-masters-doubles)	Shanghai Masters, China	Masters 1000	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	ESP David Marrero
ESP Fernando Verdasco	7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2]
Win	13–12	[](2014-heineken-open-doubles)	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	AUT Julian Knowle	AUT Alexander Peya
BRA Bruno Soares	4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	13–13	[](2014-rio-open-men-s-doubles)	Rio Open, Brazil	500 Series	Clay	ESP David Marrero	COL Juan Sebastián Cabal
COL Robert Farah	4–6, 2–6
Loss	13–14	[](2014-monte-carlo-rolex-masters-doubles)	Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco	Masters 1000	Clay	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss	13–15	[](2014-rogers-cup-men-s-doubles)	Canadian Open, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	AUT Alexander Peya
BRA Bruno Soares	4–6, 3–6
Loss	13–16	[](2014-rakuten-japan-open-tennis-championships-doubles)	Japan Open, Japan	500 Series	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert
POL Michał Przysiężny	3–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10]
Loss	13–17	[](2014-atp-world-tour-finals-doubles)	ATP World Tour Finals, UK	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	7–6(7–5), 2–6, [7–10]
Win	14–17	[](2015-abierto-mexicano-telcel-men-s-doubles)	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg
MEX Santiago González	7–6(7–2), 5–7, [10–3]
Win	15–17	[](2015-french-open-men-s-doubles)	French Open, France	Grand Slam	Clay	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss	15–18	[](2015-citi-open-men-s-doubles)	Washington Open, US	500 Series	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	USA Bob Bryan
USA Mike Bryan	4–6, 2–6
Win	16–18	[](2015-rakuten-japan-open-tennis-championships-doubles)	Japan Open, Japan	500 Series	Hard	RSA Raven Klaasen	COL Juan Sebastián Cabal
COL Robert Farah	7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–7]
Win	17–18	[](2015-shanghai-rolex-masters-doubles)	Shanghai Masters, China (2)	Masters 1000	Hard	RSA Raven Klaasen	ITA Simone Bolelli
ITA Fabio Fognini	6–3, 6–3
Win	18–18	[](2015-erste-bank-open-doubles)	Vienna Open, Austria	500 Series	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	GBR Jamie Murray
AUS John Peers	4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6]
Win	19–18	[](2015-bnp-paribas-masters-doubles)	Paris Masters, France	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	CRO Ivan Dodig	CAN Vasek Pospisil
USA Jack Sock	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	19–19	[](2016-aegon-open-nottingham-men-s-doubles)	Nottingham Open, UK	250 Series	Grass	CRO Ivan Dodig	GBR Dominic Inglot
CAN Daniel Nestor	5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win	20–19	[](2016-rogers-cup-men-s-doubles)	Canadian Open, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	GBR Jamie Murray
BRA Bruno Soares	6–4, 6–4
Win	21–19	[](2016-western-southern-open-men-s-doubles)	Cincinnati Masters, US	Masters 1000	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	NED Jean-Julien Rojer
ROU Horia Tecău	7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Win	22–19	[](2016-erste-bank-open-doubles)	Vienna Open, Austria (2)	500 Series	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	AUT Oliver Marach
FRA Fabrice Martin	4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Loss	22–20	[](2017-bnp-paribas-open-men-s-doubles)	Indian Wells Masters, US	Masters 1000	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	RSA Raven Klaasen
USA Rajeev Ram	7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10]
Win	23–20	[](2017-miami-open-men-s-doubles)	Miami Open, US	Masters 1000	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	USA Nicholas Monroe
USA Jack Sock	7–5, 6–3
Win	24–20	[](2017-mutua-madrid-open-men-s-doubles)	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	POL Łukasz Kubot	FRA Nicolas Mahut
FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 6–3
Win	25–20	[](2017-ricoh-open-men-s-doubles)	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	POL Łukasz Kubot	RSA Raven Klaasen
USA Rajeev Ram	6–3, 6–4
Win	26–20	[](2017-gerry-weber-open-doubles)	Halle Open, Germany	500 Series	Grass	POL Łukasz Kubot	GER Alexander Zverev
GER Mischa Zverev	5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	27–20	[](2017-wimbledon-championships-men-s-doubles)	Wimbledon, UK	Grand Slam	Grass	POL Łukasz Kubot	AUT Oliver Marach
CRO Mate Pavić	5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11
Loss	27–21	[](2017-citi-open-men-s-doubles)	Washington Open, US	500 Series	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	FIN Henri Kontinen
AUS John Peers	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss	27–22	[](2017-shanghai-rolex-masters-doubles)	Shanghai Masters, China	Masters 1000	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	FIN Henri Kontinen
AUS John Peers	4–6, 2–6
Win	28–22	[](2017-rolex-paris-masters-doubles)	Paris Masters, France (2)	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Ivan Dodig
ESP Marcel Granollers	7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Loss	28–23	[](2017-atp-finals-doubles)	ATP Finals, UK	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	FIN Henri Kontinen
AUS John Peers	4–6, 2–6
Win	29–23	[](2018-sydney-international-men-s-doubles)	Sydney International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	GER Jan-Lennard Struff
SRB Viktor Troicki	6–3, 6–4
Win	30–23	[](2018-gerry-weber-open-doubles)	Halle Open, Germany (2)	500 Series	Grass	POL Łukasz Kubot	GER Alexander Zverev
GER Mischa Zverev	7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss	30–24	[](2018-us-open-men-s-doubles)	US Open, US	Grand Slam	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	USA Mike Bryan
USA Jack Sock	3–6, 1–6
Win	31–24	[](2018-china-open-men-s-doubles)	China Open, China	500 Series	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	AUT Oliver Marach
CRO Mate Pavić	6–1, 6–4
Win	32–24	[](2018-shanghai-rolex-masters-doubles)	Shanghai Masters, China (3)	Masters 1000	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	GBR Jamie Murray
BRA Bruno Soares	6–4, 6–2
Loss	32–25	[](2019-bnp-paribas-open-men-s-doubles)	Indian Wells Masters, US	Masters 1000	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Nikola Mektić
ARG Horacio Zeballos	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss	32–26	[](2019-noventi-open-doubles)	Halle Open, Germany	500 Series	Grass	POL Łukasz Kubot	RSA Raven Klaasen
NZL Michael Venus	6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Win	33–26	[](2019-winston-salem-open-doubles)	Winston-Salem Open, US	250 Series	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	USA Nicholas Monroe
USA Tennys Sandgren	6–7(6–8), 6–1, [10–3]
Loss	33–27	[](2019-china-open-men-s-doubles)	China Open, China	500 Series	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Ivan Dodig
SVK Filip Polášek	3–6, 6–7(4−7)
Loss	33–28	[](2019-rolex-shanghai-masters-doubles)	Shanghai Masters, China	Masters 1000	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	CRO Mate Pavić
BRA Bruno Soares	4–6, 2–6
Loss	33–29	[](2019-erste-bank-open-doubles)	Vienna Open, Austria	500 Series	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	USA Rajeev Ram
GBR Joe Salisbury	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Win	34–29	[](2020-abierto-mexicano-telcel-men-s-doubles)	Mexican Open, Mexico (2)	500 Series	Hard	POL Łukasz Kubot	COL Juan Sebastián Cabal
COL Robert Farah	7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss	34–30	[](2020-bett1hulks-indoors-doubles)	Cologne Indoors, Germany	250 Series	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert
FRA Nicolas Mahut	4–6, 4–6
Win	35–30	[](2020-erste-bank-open-doubles)	Vienna Open, Austria (3)	500 Series	Hard (i)	POL Łukasz Kubot	GBR Jamie Murray
GBR Neal Skupski	7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss	35–31	[](2022-adelaide-international-1-men-s-doubles)	Adelaide International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	CRO Ivan Dodig	IND Rohan Bopanna
IND Ramkumar Ramanathan	6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss	35–32	[](2022-atp-lyon-open-doubles)	Lyon Open, France	250 Series	Clay	ARG Máximo González	CRO Ivan Dodig
USA Austin Krajicek	3–6, 4–6
Loss	35–33	[](2022-hall-of-fame-open-doubles)	Hall of Fame Open, United States	250 Series	Grass	RSA Raven Klaasen	USA William Blumberg
USA Steve Johnson	4–6, 5–7
Loss	35–34	[](2022-los-cabos-open-doubles)	Los Cabos Open, Mexico	250 Series	Hard	RSA Raven Klaasen	USA William Blumberg
SRB Miomir Kecmanović	0–6, 1–6
Win	36–34	[](2022-rakuten-japan-open-tennis-championships-doubles)	Japan Open, Japan (2)	500 Series	Hard	USA Mackenzie McDonald	BRA Rafael Matos
ESP David Vega Hernández	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss	36–35	[](2023-rio-open-doubles)	Rio Open, Brazil	500 Series	Clay	COL Juan Sebastián Cabal	ARG Máximo González
ARG Andrés Molteni	1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	37–35	[](2023-halle-open-doubles)	Halle Open, Germany (3)	500 Series	Grass	AUS John Peers	ITA Simone Bolelli
ITA Andrea Vavassori	7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Loss	37–36	[](2024-monte-carlo-masters-doubles)	Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco	Masters 1000	Clay	GER Alexander Zverev	BEL Sander Gillé
BEL Joran Vliegen	7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Win	38–36	[](2024-boss-open-doubles)	Stuttgart Open, Germany	250 Series	Grass	BRA Rafael Matos	USA Robert Galloway
GBR Julian Cash	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	38–37	[](2024-mubadala-citi-dc-open-men-s-doubles)	Washington Open, US	500 Series	Hard	BRA Rafael Matos	USA Nathaniel Lammons
USA Jackson Withrow	5–7, 3–6
Loss	38–38	[](2025-argentina-open-doubles)	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	BRA Rafael Matos	ARG Guido Andreozzi
FRA Théo Arribagé	5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	39–38	[](2025-rio-open-doubles)	Rio Open, Brazil	500 Series	Clay	BRA Rafael Matos	ESP Jaume Munar
ESP Pedro Martínez	6–2, 7–5
Win	40–38	[](2025-winston-salem-open-doubles)	Winston-Salem Open, US (2)	250 Series	Hard	BRA Rafael Matos	POR Francisco Cabral
AUT Lucas Miedler	4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

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(2012). "History of the Marcelo Melo games at the ATP site". ATP.
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[https://tenisbrasil.uol.com.br/melo-e-matos-ficam-com-o-vice-nas-duplas-em-washington.html Melo and Matos are with the runner-up in the doubles in Washington]
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