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Marcelo Melo Lukasz Kubot
> Began playing tennis at age 9.
> Father, Janusz, is a football coach; mother, Dorota; sister, Paulina.
> Considers serve, return and forehand as his strengths.
> Favourite surfaces are clay and slow hard courts.
> Idols growing up were Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Stefan Edberg and Jonas Bjorkman.
> Named ATP Doubles Team of the Year in 2017 w/Melo.
> Awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in July 2013.
> Fitness trainer is Ivan Machytka.
Marcelo Melo
> Nickname is Girafa (giraffe) because he's tall.
> Began playing tennis at age 7 since his entire family played.
> Father, Paulo, is a systems analyst; mother, Roxane, is retired; brothers, Ernane and Daniel.
> Member of ATP Player Council for 2016-18 term.
> Named ATP Doubles Team of the Year in 2017 w/Kubot.
> Named Brazil's Best Male Athlete of 2017 by Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC).
> Considers his mental ability and volleys as his strengths.
> Favourite surfaces are hard and grass.
> Admires football great Ronaldo. Played the sport until he was 15. Stopped to dedicate more time to tennis.
> Favourite football team is Cruzeiro.
> Missed 2019 Australian Open due to back injury, ending streak of 47 straight Grand Slam appearances.
