Marcel Felder Explained

Marcel Felder
Residence:Montevideo, Uruguay
Birth Date:1984 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay[1]
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 (pronounced as /es-419/; pronounced as /de/; born 9 July 1984)[1] 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 in singles in men's tennis at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Tennis career

The right-hander achieved career high rankings of World No. 227 in singles in 2009, and No. 82 in doubles in 2012.[2] In Davis Cup play, through September 2013 he was 21–14 in singles and 12–10 in doubles.[3] As of September 2013, he held the Uruguay record for most Davis Cup wins in doubles.[4]

His father is Geraldo, and his mother is Judith.[2] He has a brother named Andres, and a sister, Celine.[2] Felder began playing tennis at four years of age.[2]

As a junior, his career-high rankings were # 4 in singles, and # 5 in doubles, both in 2002.[5]

In February 2007 he played for the Uruguay Davis Cup team against Jamaica.[6] [7]

After testing positive for cannabis in 2007, Felder was banned for two months.[8]

Felder won a gold medal in singles in men's tennis at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[9] [10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 27 (17–10)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (17–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–6)
Clay (7–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1India F5, CalcuttaFuturesHard Zbynek Mlynarik3–6, 4–6
Loss0-2Portugal F10, LisbonFuturesClay Gilles Simon1–6, 4–6
Win1-2Mexico F2, Casablanca SatelliteFuturesHard Tobias Clemens6–2, 6–2
Loss1-3Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesHard Jesse Witten4–6, 4–6
Win2-3Colombia F2, BucaramangaFuturesClay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava6–3, 6–4
Win3-3Mexico F3, ChetumalFuturesHard Adriano Biasella6–3, 6–3
Loss3-4Colombia F4, PereiraFuturesClay Juan Sebastián Cabal6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss3-5Guatemala F1, Guatemala CityFuturesHard Peter Polansky6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win4-5Costa Rica F1, San JoseFuturesHard Carlos Avellán6–3, 6–2
Loss4-6Brazil F1, Ribeirão PretoFuturesClay Ricardo Hocevar2–6, 2–6
Win5-6Brazil F4, Caldas NovasFuturesHard André Miele6–1, 6–4
Win6-6Brazil F5, UberlândiaFuturesClay Eric Gomes6–2, 6–3
Loss6-7Brazil F6, BrasíliaFuturesClay André Miele2–6, 3–6
Win7-7Argentina F8, OberáFuturesClay Alejandro Fabbri6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win8-7Mexico F9, MetepecFuturesHard Miguel Gallardo Valles6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss8-8Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Dick Norman4–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7
Win9-8Colombia F4, BogotáFuturesClay Alejandro González6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win10-8Brazil F1, Santa MariaFuturesClay Rafael Camilo7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win11-8Brazil F4, FortalezaFuturesClay Eladio Ribeiro Neto4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win12-8El Salvador F1, Santa TeclaFuturesClay Agustín Velotti6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win13-8Mexico F4, GuadalajaraFuturesHard Christopher Díaz Figueroa6–3, 6–2
Loss13-9Mexico F6, PueblaFuturesHard Roman Borvanov6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win14-9Mexico F7, MoreliaFuturesHard Artem Sitak2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win15-9Ecuador F5, GuayaquilFuturesHard Iván Endara4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win16-9Mexico F8, LeonFuturesHard Adam El Mihdawy6–2, 6–3
Loss16-10Mexico F2, Mexico CityFuturesHard Víctor Estrella Burgos6–7(2—7), 6–2, 2–6
Win17-10Mexico F4, PachucaFuturesHard Manuel Sánchez3—6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 51 (31–20)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–8)
ITF Futures (22–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–2)
Clay (20–18)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Uruguay F2, MontevideoFuturesClay Martín Vilarrubí Brian Dabul
Leonardo Olguín
0–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Chile F2, Viña del MarFuturesClay Matias O'Neille Juan Ignacio Cerda
Phillip Harboe
2–6, 7–6(7—4), 4–6
Win1–2Cuba F1, HavanaFuturesHard Martín Vilarrubí Ricardo Chile-Fonte
Sandor Martínez-Breijo
6–2, 6–3
Win2–2Manta, EcuadorChallengerHard Brian Dabul Franco Ferreiro
Marcelo Melo
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win3–2Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesHard Brian Dabul Nicholas Monroe
Sam Warburg
7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Win4–2Venezuela F7, MaracayFuturesHard Brian Dabul Pablo Cuevas
Horacio Zeballos
7–5, 6–4
Win5–2Venezuela F8, MaracayFuturesHard Brian Dabul Piero Luisi
David Navarrete
7–5, 6–4
Win6–2Colombia F2, BucaramangaFuturesClay Brian Dabul Pablo Cuevas
Martín Vilarrubí
6–3, 6–2
Win7–2Cuba F1, HavanaFuturesHard Martín Vilarrubí Ricardo Chile-Fonte
Sandor Martínez-Breijo
6–3, 6–4
Win8–2Uruguay F2, MontevideoFuturesClay Brian Dabul Martín Vilarrubí
Diego Cristin
6–3, 6–0
Loss8–3Argentina F8, MendozaFuturesClay Brian Dabul Jorge Aguilar
Daniel Garza
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss8–4Argentina F9, Buenos AiresFuturesClay Diego Cristin Brian Dabul
Cristian Villagrán
7–6(7—2), 3–6, 5—7
Loss8–5Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Fernando Vicente Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Leonardo Mayer
6–1, 5–7, [12–14]
Win9–5Uruguay F4, Punta del EsteFuturesClay Brian Dabul Guillermo Carry
Antonio Pastorino
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win10–5Colombia F3, CaliFuturesClay Pablo González Carlos Avellán
Daniel Garza
6–4, 6–0
Win11–5Colombia F4, PereiraFuturesClay Pablo González Michael Quintero Aguilar
Daniel Garza
6–3, 6–4
Win12–5Italy F17, TeramoFuturesClay Miquel Perez Puigdomenech Enrico Burzi
Ismar Gorčić
2—6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss12–6France F9, ToulonFuturesClay Adriano Biasella Augustin Gensse
David Marrero
6—2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win13–6Uruguay F1, MontevideoFuturesClay Miquel Perez Puigdomenech Pablo Galdón
Alejandro Kon
6–3, 6–3
Win14–6Uruguay F2, Punta del EsteFuturesClay Miquel Perez Puigdomenech Alejandro Fabbri
Guillermo Bujniewicz
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win15–6Campos do Jordão, BrazilChallengerHard Brian Dabul Márcio Torres
Izak van der Merwe
6–4, 7–6(11–9)
Loss15–7Netherlands F4, BredaFuturesClay Oleksandr Agafonov Matwé Middelkoop
Thomas Schoorel
6—4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss15–8Estonia F2, TallinnFuturesClay Oleksandr Agafonov Harri Heliövaara
Juho Paukku
3—6, 2–6
Win16–8Brazil F21, Campo GrandeFuturesClay Rafael Camilo André Ghem
Rodrigo Guidolin
6–4, 5–7, [14–12]
Win17–8Brazil F23, FortalezaFuturesClay Fernando Romboli Diego Matos
André Miele
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–4]
Win18–8Panama F1, Panama CityFuturesClay Martín Cuevas Boris Nicola Bakalov
Alexander Satschko
7–5, 6–3
Win19–8Pereira, ColombiaChallengerClay Carlos Salamanca Alejandro Falla
Eduardo Struvay
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win20–8Mexico F5, CelayaFuturesHard Christopher Díaz Figueroa Luis Díaz Barriga
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–3, [10—5]
Loss20–9Manta, EcuadorChallengerHard Daniel Garza Brian Dabul
Izak van der Merwe
1–6, 7–6(7–2), [9–11]
Win21–9Mexico F9, TijuanaFuturesHard Daniel Garza Marcelo Arévalo
Robert McKenzie
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win22–9Campinas, BrazilChallengerClay Caio Zampieri Fabrício Neis
João Pedro Sorgi
7–5, 6–4
Win23–9Recife, BrazilChallengerHard Guido Andreozzi Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli
André Miele
6–3, 6–3
Loss23–10Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Carlos Berlocq
Eduardo Schwank
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss23–11Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Diego Schwartzman Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss23–12Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli Julio César Campozano
Roberto Quiroz
4–6, 1–6
Win24–12Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Paul Capdeville Jorge Aguilar
Daniel Garza
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Loss24–13Barranquilla, ColombiaChallengerClay Frank Moser Nicholas Monroe
Maciek Sykut
6–2, 3–6, [5–10]
Win25–13São Paulo, BrazilChallengerClay Paul Capdeville André Ghem
João Pedro Sorgi
7–5, 6–3
Win26–13Rio Quente, BrazilChallengerHard Guido Andreozzi Thiago Alves
Augusto Laranja
6–3, 6–3
Win27–13Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Antonio Veić Daniel Gimeno Traver
Iván Navarro
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss27–14Campinas, BrazilChallengerClay Máximo González Marcelo Demoliner
João Souza
1–6, 5–7
Loss27–15Tunisia F17, HammametFuturesClay Nicolás Xiviller Anis Ghorbel
Oriol Roca Batalla
1—6, 2–6
Win28–15Tunisia F19, HammametFuturesClay Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán Carlos Taberner
Kento Yamada
6—3, 6–0
Win29–15Tunisia F20, HammametFuturesClay Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán Antonio Campo
Pietro Rondoni
6—4, 6–2
Win30–15Italy F16, BasilicanovaFuturesClay Patricio Heras Eduardo Dischinger
João Domingues
6—4, 6–3
Loss30–16Germany F6, SaarlouisFuturesClay Manuel Pena Lopez Sebastian Fanselow
Julian Lenz
6—7(4–7), 3–6
Win31–16Italy F22, PontederaFuturesClay Antonio Massara Alessandro Colella
Giacomo Miccini
6—4, 6–1
Loss31–17Italy F25, PadovaFuturesClay Francisco Bahamonde Jonathan Eysseric
Matteo Viola
6—4, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss31–18Uruguay F1, Punta del EsteFuturesClay Santiago Maresca Juan Pablo Ficovich
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
4—6, 6–4, 6–7 ret/
Loss31–19Uruguay F3, SaltoFuturesClay Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo Orlando Luz
Marcelo Zormann
6—7(2–7), 4–6
Loss31–20Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Go Soeda Joe Salisbury
Jackson Withrow
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcel Felder | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Marcel Felder . ATP World Tour . 17 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Davis Cup – Player profile – Marcel FELDER (URU) . Copadavis.com . 17 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Team – Uruguay (URU) . Davis Cup . 7 April 2013 . 17 November 2013.
  5. Web site: JUNIORS – Player Profile – FELDER, Marcel (URU) . ITF Tennis . 17 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Johnson leads Jamaica into action . Jamaica Gleaner News . 9 February 2007 . 17 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111033533/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070209/sports/sports9.html . 11 November 2007 . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Uruguay blow away Jamaica on clay . https://archive.today/20130924075932/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070211/sports/sports11.html . dead . 24 September 2013 . Jamaica Gleaner News . 11 February 2007 . 17 November 2013 .
  8. Web site: ITF Tennis – ANTIDOPING – Articles – Decision in the case of Marcel Felder . www.itftennis.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312080537/http://www.itftennis.com/news/132346.aspx . 2017-03-12.
  9. Web site: Americans Shine at Maccabiah Games; Closing Ceremonies Draw More Than 20,000 . Jewishvoiceny.com . 31 July 2013 . 17 November 2013.
  10. Web site: US dominates the Maccabiah team finals. Aaron. Kalman. Raphael. Gellar. www.timesofisrael.com.