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Melle van Gemerden (born 9 May 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.[1] Coined as ‘Mad Melle’ by the Dutch press, was part of a doping process in a Mauritius ATP Challenger in 2004, and peaked the ATP singles world ranking as nr. 100 by June, 2006.

Melle van Gemerden
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Born (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 43)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$214,727
Singles
Career record4–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (12 June 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2005)
French Open1R (2006)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US OpenQ1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 178 (4 April 2005)
Last updated on: 5 June 2021.

Career


Van Gemerden appeared in all Grand Slams and was also a Davis Cup representative member of the Netherlands team.[2] Coined as ‘Mad Melle’ by the Dutch press, he ranked nr. 1 player in the Netherlands, reached ATP singles world ranking nr. 100[3] by June, 2006 and was part of a cannabis doping during a Mauritius Challenger in 2004.

He marked the beginning of his career in 1997, with the Dutch Junior Champion under 18,[4] indoor and outdoor titles. In 1998–1999 he comprised the Jong Oranje [5]- a prized contract presented by the KNLTB to Netherlands' most proficient junior players. During a Mauritius Challenger tournament, late in December 2004, he was tested positive for a metabolite of cannabis or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Whilst the ATP tribunal accepted Van Gemerden had committed a doping offense[6] under the rules of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program with Exceptional Circumstances; the use of cannabis, in that case, was determined to not be for performance enhancing reasons. It was ruled he forfeit US$2,950 in prize money and all ranking points won at the Mauritius Challenger. Although he was eligible to return to competition immediately, Van Gemerden voluntarily sat out.[7][8] Coming after, in July 2005, he defeated Kristof Vliegen, triumphing the Scheveningen Challenger.

Van Gemerden played for the Netherlands Davis Cup team from 2004 to 2006. He took on Slovakia in the 2005 World Group quarter-finals and appeared both in the doubles, with Paul Haarhuis, and in the singles against Michal Mertiňák. He lost both of those matches and was also unable to register a win in the two other Davis Cup matches of his career, singles rubbers against Russians Nikolay Davydenko and Dmitry Tursunov in 2006.[9]

The Dutch tennis player begin his appearance at Grand Slams starting with the 2005 Australian Open, where he was drawn up against 31st seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, who won the match in four sets. The same year, he was a quarter-finalist in the 2005 Dutch Open, beating world number 46 Christophe Rochus en route. The following year, in 2006, he played in both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.[10] In France he lost in the opening round to Juan Mónaco but he made the second round of Wimbledon, beating Josh Goodall,[11] before being eliminated from the tournament by Mardy Fish.[10] Van Gemerden made it to US OPEN by 2008, being defeated by Jean-Yves Aubone at the first round.[12] Postliminary, in 2008, he began professionally coaching Ana Ivanovic, then ranked nr. 5 of the WTA Tour.[13] Van Gemerden carried as a professional tennis coach until November 2015, instructing the likes of Fernando Verdasco,[14] Sorana Cîrstea, and Thiemo de Bakker.[15]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals



Singles: 9 (4–5)


Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2000 Germany F6, Villingen Futures Clay Nikolay Davydenko 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–0 Jun 2000 Germany F7, Trier Futures Clay Nikolay Davydenko 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–1 May 2004 Germany F5, Esslingen Futures Clay Tobias Summerer 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–2 May 2004 Hungary F2, Hódmezővásárhely Futures Clay Kornél Bardóczky 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2004 Netherlands F2, Heerhugowaard Futures Clay Fred Hemmes Jr. 6–3, 6-3
Loss 3–3 Sep 2004 Tehran, Iran Challenger Clay Mariano Puerta 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Jul 2005 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Kristof Vliegen 6–4, 6-3
Loss 4–4 Aug 2005 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Oliver Marach 3–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Jun 2008 Netherlands F2, Alkmaar Futures Clay Thiemo de Bakker 6–4, 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 17 (6–11)


Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (6–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1998 France F10, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard Gordon Bergraaf Pavel Kudrnáč
Radim Žitko
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 May 1999 Germany F4, Villingen Futures Clay Martijn Belgraver Patrick Sommer
Rene Nicklisch
7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–2 May 2000 Germany F2, Esslingen Futures Clay Johan Settergren Ali Hamadeh
Jicham Zaatini
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2000 Germany F6, Villingen Futures Clay Johan Settergren Kris Goossens
Ionuț Moldovan
6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2000 France F23, La Roche Sur Yon Futures Hard Johan Settergren Martin Hromec
Wim Neefs
3–6, 6–1, 6–7(8–10)
Win 2–4 Jun 2001 Germany F4, Villingen Futures Clay Johan Settergren Frank Moser
Bernard Parun
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–5 Mar 2002 New Zealand F1, Blenheim Futures Hard Fredrik Lovén Ashley Ford
David Mcnamara
1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 2–6 Sep 2002 Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn Futures Clay Melvyn op der Heijde O. Hernandez-Perez
Gustavo Marcaccio
2–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 Oct 2003 Greece F3, Athens Futures Clay Christian Grunes Theodoros Angelinos
Konstantinos Economidis
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 3–7 May 2004 Hungary F2, Hódmezővásárhely Futures Clay Zsolt Tatár Kornél Bardóczky
Gabriel Moraru
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Win 4–7 Jul 2004 Hilversum, Netherlands Challenger Clay Fred Hemmes Jr. Attila Sávolt
Gabriel Trifu
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–7 Aug 2004 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Jean-François Bachelot Sebastian Fitz
Florin Mergea
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 5–8 Aug 2004 Bukhara, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Paul Logtens Michal Mertiňák
Pavel Šnobel
4–6, 2–6
Loss 5–9 Oct 2004 Bolton, United Kingdom Challenger Hard Peter Wessels Jeff Coetzee
Jim Thomas
5–7, 3–6
Win 6–9 Aug 2005 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Peter Wessels Oliver Marach
Daniel Köllerer
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–10 Jun 2008 Alessandria, Italy Challenger Clay Matwé Middelkoop Flavio Cipolla
Simone Vagnozzi
6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 6–11 Jul 2008 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Matwé Middelkoop Rameez Junaid
Philipp Marx
7–5, 2–6, [6–10]

References


  1. ITF Tennis Profile
  2. "Davis Cup player profile". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. "Melle Van Gemerden | Overview". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  4. "KNLTB winner titles" (PDF).
  5. "KNLTB.nl". www.knltb.nl. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  6. "ITF TENNIS ANTIDOPING".
  7. ITF Anti-Doping - Decision in the case of Melle Van Gemerden
  8. "Laatbloeier Van Gemerden heeft haast". De Volkskrant. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. Davis Cup Profile
  10. ATP World Tour
  11. "Britons handed tough draw at SW19". BBC. 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  12. "US OPEN 2008". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  13. "Van Gemerden hoopt op Ivanovic". NU (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  14. "Greatest Spanish Tennis Players  » Fernando Verdasco hitting in High Definition". www.greatestspanishtennisplayers.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  15. "Melle van Gemerden | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.



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