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Marcelo Melo reached the French Open mixed doubles final in 2009. He partnered with Anna-Lena Grönefeld and they were defeated in the final by Nenad Zimonjić and Katarina Srebotnik. This was Melo's first Grand Slam final appearance and he has since gone on to win two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with Martina Hingis and the 2021 Australian Open with Barbora Krejčíková.