Rudolf Molleker

Rudolf Molleker (born 26 October 2000) is a German tennis player. He was born in Sieverodonetsk in Ukraine to Roman and Tanja Molleker and moved to Oranienburg in Germany when he was three years old. He is of Russian–German descent.[1][2]

Rudolf Molleker
Molleker at the 2019 French Open Qualifying
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceOranienburg, Germany
Born (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000
Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$358,416
Singles
Career record4–9 (30.8% at ATP Tour level)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 146 (29 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 218 (11 January 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon–
US OpenQ1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 398 (15 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 610 (11 January 2021)
Last updated on: 11 January 2021.

Molleker achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 146 in July 2019.

He trains at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in Sophia Antipolis (France) since 2018. [3]

Tennis career

2017

Molleker made his ATP main draw debut at the German Open after defeating Casper Ruud and Leonardo Mayer (who later won the tournament as a lucky loser) in the qualifying rounds.

2018

Molleker won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a wild card at the Heilbronner Neckarcup, defeating Jiří Veselý in the final.[4]

He won his first match at ATP-level at the Stuttgart Open, defeating compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round.[5]

At the German Open he beat former world No. 3 David Ferrer in the first round.[6]

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2021 Australian Open Qualifying.

Tournament20172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A Q1 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 3 5 0 0 9
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 2–3 2–5 0–0 0–0 4–9
Year-end ranking 566 207 164 217

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (1–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 Tunisia F25, Hammamet Futures Clay Elliot Benchetrit 4–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss 0–2 Apr 2018 Turkey F15, Antalya Futures Clay Nino Serdarušić 5–7, 2–6
Win 1–0 May 2018 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay Jiří Veselý 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 Poznan, Poland Challenger Clay Tommy Robredo 7–5, 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2017 Tunisia F25, Hammamet Futures Clay Elliot Benchetrit Aziz Dougaz
Anis Ghorbel		 7–5, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2018 Australian Open Hard Henri Squire Hugo Gaston
Clément Tabur		 2–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Rudi Molleker (16) erfüllt sich in Wimbledon seinen Kindheitstraum" (in German). B.Z.
  2. Reich, Anja. "Tennistalent Rudolf Molleker aus Oranienburg: Ist das der neue Boris Becker?" (in German). Berliner Zeitung.
  3. https://www.lemonde.fr/tennis/article/2019/05/28/roland-garros-les-dessous-de-l-usine-a-champions-mouratoglou_5468444_1616659.html
  4. "At 17, Molleker Joins Exclusive Club With Maiden Title". ATP World Tour. 21 May 2018.
  5. "ATP Stuttgart: Zverev sets Federer clash. First ATP win for Rudolf Molleker". Tennis World USA. 12 June 2018.
  6. "17-Year-Old Molleker Stuns Ferrer In Hamburg". ATP World Tour. 2018-07-23.
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