| Mel Baleson | |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Singlesrecord: | 6–13 |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q3 (1970) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (1969) |
| Doublesrecord: | 2–3 |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (1970) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (1968, 1970) |
Mel Baleson is a South African former professional tennis player.
A native of Johannesburg, Baleson featured in doubles main draws at Wimbledon and played collegiate tennis for the University of Nevada, Reno. He won the WCAC singles championship as a freshman, then had a sit out his sophomore and junior seasons due to a NCAA rule change, before returning as a senior in 1974.[1] [2]
Baleson and his cousin Glenn Grisillo set a Guinness World Record in 1971 for the longest continuous tennis match, at 73 hours and 25 minutes, to raise funds for the University of Nevada.[3]