Christophe Rochus (born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.

Christophe Rochus
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceAuvelais, Belgium
Born (1978-12-15) 15 December 1978 (age 45)
Namur, Belgium
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,753,294
Singles
Career record118–219
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 38 (1 May 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2000)
French Open3R (2009)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record34–73
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 62 (15 May 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2006)
French Open2R (2009)
Wimbledon1R (2005, 2006, 2009)
US Open1R (2005, 2006, 2009)
Last updated on: 19 August 2021.

Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournaments, Valencia and Rotterdam. Rochus' career-high singles ranking was world No. 38, achieved in May 2006.

ATP career finals edit

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2003 Valencia, Spain 250 Series Clay   Juan Carlos Ferrero 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands 500 Series Hard   Radek Štěpánek 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2000 Chennai, India 250 Series Hard   Julien Boutter   Saurav Panja
  Srinath Prahlad
7–5, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 2005 Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay   Olivier Rochus   Leoš Friedl
  Andrei Pavel
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2006 Doha, Qatar 250 Series Hard   Olivier Rochus   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles edit

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 4R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R 0 / 10 8–10 44%
French Open Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R Q1 3R Q1 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q3 1R 1R Q1 0 / 9 1–9 10%
US Open A Q3 1R 2R Q1 1R A 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 4–4 3–4 1–3 2–4 1–3 1–4 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–4 0–1 0 / 35 15–35 30%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A Q2 A A A A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Miami A A 2R A 1R 1R A 1R 4R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Monte Carlo A A Q1 A A Q1 A 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Madrid Not Held A 1R A 2R A A A A 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Rome A A A A Q1 A Q1 A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A Q1 Q1 Q2 A A SF 2R A A NMS 0 / 2 5–2 71%
Canada Masters A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A Q1 Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A 1R 3R A Q2 2R 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 5–7 5–5 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–3 0 / 28 15–28 35%

Doubles edit

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R A A 1R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 25%
French Open 1R 1R A A 2R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–3 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 0 / 12 3–12 20%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 16 (6–10) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–10)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1998 Great Britain F5, Hatfield Futures Clay   Luke Milligan 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Nov 1998 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard   Vladimir Voltchkov 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 1999 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay   Karim Alami 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2000 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay   Adrian Voinea 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–3 Jun 2001 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Adrian Voinea 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2001 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay   Nicolas Coutelot 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Mar 2004 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay   Olivier Mutis 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 3–5 Aug 2004 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, ret.
Loss 3–6 Feb 2005 Besançon, France Challenger Hard   Gaël Monfils 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 4–6 Nov 2005 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Challenger Hard   George Bastl 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 4–7 Sep 2007 Como, Italy Challenger Clay   Máximo González 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–7 Apr 2008 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay   Marcel Granollers 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 5–8 May 2008 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay   Nicolás Massú 2–6, 2–6
Win 6–8 May 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Carlos Berlocq 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–9 Aug 2008 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay   Victor Crivoi 6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss 6–10 Sep 2008 Orleans, France Challenger Hard   Nicolas Mahut 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 7 (3–4) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1998 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Julian Knowle   Tobias Hildebrand
  Fredrik Lovén
6–7, 6–1, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1998 Belgium F1, Louvain-la-Neuve Futures Clay   Olivier Rochus   Nicolas Coutelot
  Johann Potron
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2003 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Amir Hadad   Massimo Bertolini
  Giorgio Galimberti
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2004 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay   Tom Vanhoudt   David Škoch
  Jiří Vaněk
6–0, 6–1
Loss 1–4 Aug 2004 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Andrea Merati   Leonardo Azzaro
  Kornél Bardóczky
2–6, 0–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2010 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Fred Gil   Santiago González
  Travis Rettenmaier
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–4 Oct 2011 Chile F9, Talca Futures Clay   Germain Gigounon   Guillermo Hormazábal
  Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán
7–5, 6–2

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