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Henrique Rocha

Henrique Rocha (born April 6, 2004) is a professional tennis player from Portugal. He achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 197 on 1 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 213 on 27 November 2023.[1]

Henrique Rocha
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 20)
Porto
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight handed, two-handed backhand
CoachRui Machado
Prize money$73,549
Singles
Career record1–2 (33.3%)[a]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 197 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 210 (22 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 213 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 220 (18 March 2024)
Last updated on: 2 April 2024.

Early career edit

From Maia,[2] by 2018 he was training at the Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor, in Cruz Quebrada.[3] He won Portuguese under-14,[4] and under-16 age-group titles.[5] In July 2020, he became the first tennis player born in 2004 to beat a player ranked in the world top 600 when he defeated Tiago Cação, number 547 in the world, in Figueira da Foz.[6]

Career edit

In 2023 he made his ATP main draw debut by winning through qualifying at the 2023 Estoril Open. He defeated higher ranked players Ryan Peniston,[7] and Máté Valkusz to reach the main draw. It was his first ATP tour qualifying event, having never previously even qualified for a Challenger tournament in 12 tries.[8][9][10]

He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Murcia Open defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili. He became the fifth player born in 2004 to accomplish the milestone after Luca Van Assche, Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen and Gonzalo Bueno. As a result he moved more then 50 positions up in the rankings reaching the top 200 at world No. 197 on 1 April 2024.[11] He also received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open.[12]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2023 M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Federico Gaio 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 M25 Mungia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay (i)   Pedro Vives Marcos 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jul 2023 M25 Bakio, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Lucas Poullain 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Sebastian Fanselow 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–0 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Valentin Royer 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Sebastian Fanselow 2–6, 3–6
Win 6–1 Nov 2023 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Hynek Barton 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–1 Mar 2024 Murcia, Spain Challenger Clay   Nikoloz Basilashvili 3–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Jaime Faria   Mick Veldheer
  Kai Wehnelt 		6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss 0–2 May 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay   Jaime Faria   Luke Johnson
  Sem Verbeek 		7–6(6–8), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 0–3 Sep 2023 M25 Mataró, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Jaime Faria   Rémy Bertola
  Gianmarco Ferrari 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 1–3 Jun 2023 M25 Martos, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Jaime Faria   Ramkumar Ramanathan
  Parikshit Somani 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–4 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Jaime Faria   Johannes Ingildsen
  Fred Simonsson 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 1–5 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Jaime Faria   Dali Blanch
  Martin Damm 		1–6, 2–6
Win 2–5 Oct 2023 M25 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Jaime Faria   Fred Gil
  Diogo Marques 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–6 Oct 2023 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay   Jaime Faria   Karol Drzewiecki
  Zdeněk Kolář 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–6 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Jaime Faria   Aleksandr Braynin
  David Pichler 		6–3, 6–1
Win 4–6 Apr 2024 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Jaime Faria   Jakob Schnaitter
  Mark Wallner 		7–5, 6–3

Notes edit

  1. ^ In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Summer Olympics, Davis Cup and Laver Cup

References edit

  1. ^ "Henrique Rocha". Henrique Rocha. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Fonseca, Daniela (September 11, 2019). "Henrique Rocha, athlete from Escola de Ténis da Maia, is the new under 16 national champion". noticiasmaia.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Henrique Rocha advances at Maia Open with big win". Bola Marela. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Ribiero, Gaspar (July 21, 2018). "Henrique Rocha é o novo campeão nacional de sub 14". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Ribiero, Gaspar (July 9, 2020). "Henrique Rocha says goodbye to Figueira da Foz with the best victory of his career". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Morgado, José (July 9, 2020). "Henrique Rocha: the first player born in 2004 to beat a top 600". Bolamarela.pt. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Baltazar, Daniel (April 1, 2023). "Henrique Rocha brilha na estreia em torneios ATP com vitória no Millennium Estoril Open". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "ATP Estoril Day 2 Predictions Including Dominic Thiem Vs Sebastian Ofner". 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ Baltazar, Daniel (April 2, 2023). "Henrique Rocha volta a deslumbrar com inédito apuramento para o quadro principal do Millennium Estoril Open". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Palmeira, Luísa (April 2, 2023). "Henrique Rocha shines and guarantees a place in the main draw of the Millennium Estoril Open". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "#NextGenATP Rocha downs Basilashvili for maiden Challenger title". 25 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Portugal's Rocha pedalling to serenity & success". 30 March 2024.

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