| Melvyn op der Heijde | |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Hoorn, Netherlands |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $100,988 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 231 (10 Oct 2005) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q1 (2006) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (2002) |
| Usopenresult: | Q1 (2005) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 259 (26 Dec 2005) |
Melvyn op der Heijde (born 11 June 1975) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.[1]
Born in Hoorn, North Holland in 1975, Op der Heijde came late to professional tennis. As a 21-year old in 1996 he was playing in the third division of club tennis, but made improvements when he switched to Amstelpark. In 1999 he earned an international ranking and had a surprise win over leading Dutch player Paul Haarhuis, as well as securing his first ITF Futures title in Verona.[2] [3] During his career he won six singles and three doubles tournaments at Futures level. He achieved a best world ranking of 231 and featured in the qualifying draws in three of the four grand slams.[4] [5]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy F7, Verona | Clay |  Rainer Falenti | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| 2. | USA F11, Orange Park | Clay |  Goran Dragicevic | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 3. | China F3, Jiangmen | Hard |  Zhu Benqiang | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 4. | Qatar F5, Doha | Hard |  Artem Sitak | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 5. | UAE F1, Dubai | Hard |  Alexander Hartman | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 6. | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Clay | Torsten Popp | 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn | Clay | Jan Weinzierl |  Emin Ağayev Thomas Blake | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2. | Ukraine F2, Gorlivka | Clay | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky | Ivan Cinkus  Gergely Kisgyörgy | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 3. | Germany F4, Riemerling | Clay | Edwin Kempes | Andreas Beck Torsten Popp | 7–5, 6–4 |